5 Healthy Meal Recipes on a Budget

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Goat cheese offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable and neutral in flavor.

red pepper flakes

🥗Healthier: fresh chili

💰Cheaper: black pepper

Fresh chili provides a fresh flavor without added cost.

In the slow cooker, add about 2 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs.

Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper.

Add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic to the slow cooker.

Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the chicken.

Add one can of diced green chilies to the slow cooker.

Pour in about 1 cup of salsa verde, using about half the jar.

Cover the slow cooker and set it to cook on low for about 5 to 6 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours until the chicken is ready to shred.

Prepare low carb, high-fiber taco tortillas for serving.

Cook cauliflower rice in the microwave, then toss it into a pan with a little oil or butter, salt, and pepper to improve texture.

Assemble a burrito bowl with cauliflower rice on the bottom, followed by black beans, saucy chicken, romaine lettuce, salsa, Greek yogurt, and tortilla chips.

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