{Whole30} Cilantro-Lime Chicken and Avocado Stuffed Jalapeños

These Cilantro-Lime Chicken & Avocado Stuffed Jalapeños are Whole30 approved and packed with flavor.  The perfect “clean” game day eat or appetizer!

My husband and I are eating Whole30 this month.  You can read all about what Whole30 is here but the gist of it is you cut certain foods from your diet for 30 days–like sugar, grains, dairy, legumes — in order to reset your nutrition, kick unhealthy cravings and eating habits, and improve your metabolism, and overall health.  

I’ve always been of the mindset “all things in moderation.” Eating healthy most of the time, indulging here and there, combined with regular exercise has always worked for me.  So why Whole30, then?  I  let myself eat pretty much whatever I wanted while I was pregnant and the first few months after, and it’s just time to get back into a healthier eating routine.  More fruits and veggies, a little less chocolate.  Know what I mean?  Get back to the basics of eating good, whole foods.  And yes, losing the last few pounds of pregnancy weight I gained would be nice too  

The great thing about Whole30 is that you still get to eat really good food and you’re not starving!  It’s not about counting calories and how much you eat, just what you eat.

These Cilantro-Lime Chicken & Avocado Stuffed Jalapeños pretty much rocked our dieting-dinner-world the other night.  Chicken and avocados get tossed in a simple marinade of lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, cilantro, and cumin, then get stuffed and baked inside jalapeños.  We even diced up the leftovers and scrambled them into eggs the next morning.   And hello, they’d be perfect for the Super Bowl!   

{{If you’re not eating Whole30, spread a little cream cheese in the jalapeños!!}}  

Cilantro-Lime Chicken & Avocado Stuffed Jalapeños

2015-01-08 01:05:48

Yields 12

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Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cups chicken, diced into small cubes (uncooked)
2. 1 avocado, diced into small cubes
3. 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
4. juice of 1/2 a lime
5. 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
6. 1 tsp cumin
7. 1/4 tsp salt
8. 1/4 tsp pepper
9. 6 jalapeños, halved lengthwise and de-seeded (more or less depending on size of jalapeños)

Instructions

1. Place uncooked chicken and avocado in a zip-lock bag. Add oil, lime juice, cilantro, cumin and salt and pepper and toss everything together. Marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spoon mixture into jalapeños. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro and a little squeeze of fresh lime juice!

Notes

1. ***if you're not eating Whole30 spread some cream cheese into the jalapeños before filling!

Kristy Denney https://boysahoy.com/