January is all about making the changes to your life that can help you to achieve your fitness and exercise goals, and one of the most important things when doing that is in looking at your diet.
Knowing what to eat can be a bit of a struggle sometimes, and eating chicken and broccoli gets boring fast, so the Man Cave is here with a quick handy recipe that will make life easier and tastier.
What you need for this recipe:
- 1/4 red cabbage
- 1/2 head of broccoli
- 1 carrot
- 2 spring onions
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 chicken stock cube
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sriracha sauce
- 1 lime, juiced
- handful fresh coriander, chopped
- handful cashews
- clove of garlic (optional)
- 1 orange (optional)
Cut the chicken up into pieces, and set aside. Prepare about 400-500ml of stock using the chicken stock cube and boiling water, and put it in a small pot. Here, you can get a bit creative with some optional extras to give the chicken flavour: add a clove of garlic (minced) and the juice of one orange to the stock, as well as a tablespoon of the sriracha sauce, or alternatively simply poach in the stock. Cook for about 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are cooked through. Using a knife and fork, pull the chicken apart and place in a bowl to cool slightly.
In a pot, steam the broccoli until it's done, with a slight crunch left for texture. Grate the carrot and the red cabbage, chop up the spring onions and coriander, and add to a large bowl together with the broccoli. Mix with juice of half of a lime, and add a tablespoon of olive oil if you want it.
Mix two tablespoons of yogurt, two tablespoons of mayonnaise (or you can go for four tablespoons of yogurt for a lower cal count) and two tablespoons of sriracha to the chicken, along with the juice of the other half of the lime, and mix until it's thoroughly spread throughout the mixture. You can add more sriracha if you like the kick, but this amount should be safe for pretty much everyone, even those who don't like their food too spicy.
Add the chicken to the salad, and serve with a handful of cashews sprinkled on top. If you can't get your hands on sriracha, then a spicy chili sauce or chipotle will work nicely with this recipe too.
This will make about 4 servings (depending on how hungry you are), but you can add extra chicken or serve with a sweet potato on the side if you're looking for something extra filling. Obviously, once you're fuelled and have let your meal settle, then get out there and get your workout in.
