White Chicken Chili, brussels sprouts and bacon, grilled pineapple!

So I tried a few new recipes last night during our weekly roommate dinner night. A white chicken chili that was very easy to make, brussels sprouts and bacon, and some grilled pineapple!

Here are the links to the recipes:

White Chicken Chili

Brussels Sprouts and Bacon

Grilled Pineapple

So now time for the review.

The Chicken chili was by far the easiest to make. The salsa verde gave it a bit of a kick, and while omitted the Cumin (I had no Cumin nor chili powder in my cupboards) and added a can of three bean blend, it still came out pretty good. Not amazing, but good. The taste really reminded me of a fancy chicken noodle soup, it had that same flavor. So, next time I make chicken chili, I will try another recipe.

 The brussels sprouts and bacon was good, but my husband didn't care for it. I'm not surprised, he's a picky eater after all. I left out the sauce mentioned in the recipe, and it came out great without it, but I'm not certain if it's something I would make again. Only because I can't decide if I even like brussels sprouts yet, and these were a little more time consuming to make.

I'll try another recipe, but this is something I will keep on the back burner. There may be something else I can add to it in the future that will help me like it more.

Everyone enjoyed the grilled pineapple, coated in brown sugar and cinnamon. This was probably not great as far as health food goes, but I think it's still better than eating ice cream. We didn't have a real grill on hand, so we used the small foreman grill for these. It created a sticky mess, but not too terrible to cleanup. I would happily make this part of the meal again!

So that was dinner last night.

Tonight's dinner will be nothing special, just bacon and beans. So, here's breakfast and lunch for today = )

Leftovers! Brussels sprouts with some pieces of cheddar cheese,  chicken chili, sugar snap peas and celery, strawberries and pineapple, cottage cheese, granny smith apple, and green tea (not in picture)

As far as a progress report, I am down 5lbs since I started eating this way last Monday. Friday to Sunday could be a dangerous time since I am allowed to eat non diet foods for three days, so I will have to make sure I go to the gym and eat healthy breakfast and lunch.

This diet also helps me crave healthy foods instead of all bad ones which is awesome, and only aids my goal in not just loosing weight but having a healthier lifestyle. Yay!