Day 5: Tuna Stew

Day 5 is complete... and that marks halfway through the cleanse phase of the 24 day challenge!  

Today's Menu:

Breakfast:  2 Scrambled Eggs, leftover turkey bacon (from Day 3)

Snack 1:  2 Hard Boiled Eggs

Lunch: Leftovers from Day 4 dinner

Snack 2:  Carrots

Dinner:  Tuna Stew with Peppers and Potatoes...  

So, I realize Tuna can be expensive, but when thinking about my meal plan for my challenge I asked for suggestions from my family... since they'd be eating it too.  And I tried to tweak things accordingly so that I could eat them.  One suggestion my Dad really wanted was a Tuna soup.  I found this recipe on a great blog and tweaked it a bit to fit the challenge.  AND!  The best part was... Tuna just happened to go on sale during the first week of the challenge!  It was awesome to get groceries ahead but I am still looking at about 5 ads for different grocery stores each week to check out who has the best prices.  

I will warn... this recipe had some heat to it.  If you would prefer little/no heat try it without the jalapeno and poblano peppers.  But Oh My Gosh!!!!  It was sooo good.  And with how late I've been staying at work all week... I emailed the recipe to my Dad and he actually cooked the meal tonight! :)

Tuna Stew  (Advocare Cleanse or Max Phase Friendly)

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

No fat/No calorie cooking spray

1 1/4 pounds tuna steak, cut into 1-inch cubes

Sea salt

1 sweet onion, finely diced

1 red bell pepper, finely diced

1 poblano pepper, finely diced

1 jalapeno, ribs and seeds removed, minced

2 large garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes

1 large tomato, diced

1 large sweet potato (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

3 cups fish stock or water

Instructions

Heat a large heavy bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven, spray with cooking spray.  Season the tuna with salt and sear it in batches over medium-high heat until browned on at least two sides, about 2 minutes total. Remove to a plate.

Add more spray and the onion, peppers, garlic, chile flakes, and 1 teaspoon salt. Saute over medium heat until the vegetables are very soft but not browning, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and potatoes. Cover with the stock or water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the broth has thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more salt as necessary.

Stir in the tuna. remove from the heat and let stand 3 minutes, until the tuna is heated through and just barely cooked.  Voila!

Happy, Healthy Eating!