Recipe with a Rant

I used Factor for about a year along with a bunch of friends. We eventually got sick of it and over a few months we all cancelled. They keep trying to get me to come back though. I get an email with some kind of deal at least every other week. This was part of a response I sent to one of those ads. Where I told them I was fed up with all the meals that were a chicken breast with some sauce on it and riced broccoli or riced cauliflower as a side.

This is what I came up with in my rant reply at 2 AM. I just picked stuff they already used and added a few extra suggestions if they wanted to try something new.

Warm Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

• Shredded Chicken
• Vinaigrette (pick one and add some oil)
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Mixed citrus (orange, lemon, grapefruit)
• Raspberry and Lemon
• Shredded Brussel Sprouts
• Vegetables (pick one or two)
• Carrots
• Cocktail Onions
• Bok Choy
• Shredded Cabbage
• Fennel (fronds or thinly sliced stalks)
• Herbs (optional, but here are some suggestions)
• Basil
• Tarragon
• Rosemary

Directions

Toss everything together, make sure you put more acid and less oil in the vinaigrette than you normally would. Cover lightly and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. You could also stir fry it if you want to avoid the microwave.

Here is another idea I had for a side to go with it.

Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients:

• Steamed Brown Rice
• Diced Canned Beets
• Diced Celery or Carrot
• Optional Veggies (You want things that are small or cut about the same size as the beets.)
• Peas
• Onions
• Corn
• Edamame
• Sauce (You want something thin so it helps the rice separate.)
• Vinaigrette From the Chicken Salad
• Plain Yogurt and Herbs
• Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Lemon Juice, and Sambal or Generic Crushed Red Peppers
• White Vinegar, "Italian Seasoning", and Oil
• Sour Cream and Finely Chopped Hot Peppers or Hot Sauce
• Whatever sauce packets you have leftover from all your Chinese takeout.

Directions

Mix everything in a bowl and scoop out servings.

If you want to make it keto friendly replacer the brown rice with riced cauliflower or broccoli stems. To make it vegan choose a non-dairy sauce and replace the chicken with fried tofu or edamame. You could also add mushrooms or mushroom sauce to either dish.