Clean Recipe: Chicken, Pumpkin & Basil with Zucchini 'Noodles'

One night after work, I threw together this is a totally random dish.....and it turned out to be amazingly delicious! I do have very fond feelings for pumpkin, basil and zucchini 'noodles' though so this is right up my alley as far as deliciousness goes.

If you prepare the pumpkin puree ahead of time (steam or bake pumpkin until soft; blend, process or mash to a puree) or have access to canned pumpkin puree, this is another pretty simple, super quick recipe.  

Enjoy!

Chicken, Pumpkin & Basil with Zucchini 'Noodles'

1 1/2 cups low salt chicken stock
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1 tsp chilli flakes (add more if you like more of a kick)
Salt and pepper
250g chicken breast, diced
1-2 zucchini peeled into noodles
Basil leaves to serve


Add a splash of the chicken stock to non-stick pan and saute garlic and diced chicken until brown.

Add remainder of the stock, pumpkin puree and chilli flakes.

Bring to the boil then simmer until sauce just starts to thicken.

Add basil and salt and pepper, simmer until sauce is thick.

Take the pan off the heat, add zucchini noodles and stir through to warm.

Serve with extra basil leaves to garnish. You might like to add shaved parmasan also but I didn't need it.

Makes 2 delicious serves.

Goals for 2013 - The 100 List

This post probably should have been written 18 days ago but better late than never I say!

The idea of The 100 List was from my sister, who was given the idea from her client Julia (HI JULIA!), who's friend does a 100 list every year.
So instead of writing down a few major goals for the year, I've made a list of 100 things I want to do, do more of and achieve this year. Some are health and fitness related, there's alot that involve eating and some are just completely random things I've never done before.
I love this idea and I'm super excited about ticking all of them off over the next 347 days. 

Here are all 100 of them. Read them....if you can be bothered!

1. Wake up in morning, look in the mirror and say 'life is good!'
2. Read at least one book a month
3. Get a pedicure
4. Write a blog post once a week
5. Keep and use a diary for a whole year
6. Go to a farmer's market
7. Visit Hawaii again
8. Have a meal at Veggie Bar
9. Have dinner at Mamasita
10. Get up to date on Revenge before it starts on TV again
11. Watch all remaining seasons of Gossip Girl
12. Host a party at home
13. Make whipped coconut cream and eat it
14. Visit Pearl Harbour in Hawaii
15. Floss twice a week
16. Plant a herb garden
17. Go to a concert
18. Bake a loaf of bread
19. Bake healthy gingerbread
20. Make a gingerbread house
21. Plan and go on a weekend away for our wedding anniversary
22. Tell Ronnie I love him every night before I go to sleep
23. Have a family dinner once a week at Mum and Dad's house
24. Have a lazy Sunday lunch in the Yarra Valley
25. Have a 3 course meal at Yering Station
26. Go to Phillip Island for the weekend with our dogs
27. Have a treat meal at the Pancake Parlour with my friend Julia
28.Visit my friend Genna in Sale once her baby is born
29. Save a minimum of $200 per week
30. Cut up and cancel my credit card by 31st Jan
31. Complete Run for the Kids in under 1 hour 20 mins
32. Complete a half marathon
33. Do a yoga class once a week
34. Walk the dogs a minimum twice a week
35. Run a sub 48 min 10km
36. Do 5 unassisted chin ups in a row
37. Go on a hike in Hawaii
38. Try kangaroo meat
39. Do the Sunday produce shop at the Victoria Market
40. Get a sports massage
41. Eat completely clean for a whole month, no cheats!
42. Try a Les Mills Grit class
43. Try a Les Mills Sh'bam class
44. Do at least one full hand stand pushup
45. Ride a motorbike
46. Go to a circus
47. Run the fire trail
48. Try smoked salmon
49. Give Ronnie a hug and kiss every night when I get home from work
50. Get a canvas printed of our favourite bridal party photo from our wedding
51. Clean up our backyard
52. Plant new plants in the front yard
53. Spend the day in the city with Ronnie
54. Make a pavlova from scratch
55. Eat sashimi
56. Catch up with a friend I don't see often
57. Get back into a daily facial cleansing routine
58. Take a deep breath whenever I feel myself getting stressed
59. Buy an expensive bottle of wine
60. Take a surfing lesson
61. Play a game of mini golf
62. Throw a baby shower for a friend
63. Go out on the town with the girls
64. Run from my house to Mel's house and back again (18k's!)
65. Bake a batch of macarons
66. Keep the spare room tidy
67. Plan a week away for New Year's
68. Have at least 2 alcohol free months
69. Do 50 pushups in a row
70. Sit down at the table and eat dinner together at least once a week
71. See at least one movie in Gold Class
72. Take a bath
73. Get an outdoor washing line
74. Have a lazy Sunday
75. Visit Ronnie's Pop's farm
76. Do an outdoor yoga class
77. Do a KX Pilates class
78. Go to the library
79. Maintain my current weight and BF %
80. Try meditation
81. Visit Yarra Valley Chocolaterie
82. Have dinner at Jacque Reymond
83. Make homemade cookies and cream ice cream
84. Catch up with my girlfriends at least once a month
85. Get my hair cut every 8 weeks
86. Smile as often as possible
87. Buy a food processor
88. Have my parents and in-laws over for dinner
89. Have a relaxation massage
90. Get a facial
91. Ring my grandparents every two weeks
92. See a movie at an outdoor cinema
93. Sleep in a tent
94. Go to Yarra Valley Dairy and buy some cheese
95. Do a winery tour
96. Go to at least one footy game
97. Make changes to improve my career
98. Go ice skating
99. Get my wedding dress dry cleaned
100. Buy a whole coconut, drink the water and use the flesh to make coconut milk, cream and butter YUM!