Everything-in-the-Pantry Dinner

Sometimes we just have days where we need something tasty, something healthy...and we just have a bunch of weird ingredients laying around. This was the birth of this recipe.

This recipe is gluten free, paleo, dairy free.... and FULL of protein. It takes about 15 minutes from pan to plate, and it's delicious, the perfect post-workout dinner.  It's nice to spend a little time making and cooking a recipe that has pizzazz, but sometimes, we just need to eat, and eat quick. So instead of  calling for pizza or digging into some microwave burritos, throw this together (literally) and you'll have a dinner that satisfies and doesn't waste your time (and that uses up that can of diced tomatoes that has been sitting in your cupboard for a year).

Everything in the Pantry Dinner
Gather:
1lb. lean ground turkey or lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 15oz can of diced tomatoes
3 tbsps Tabasco, Frank's Red Hot, or Hot sauce of choice (you can add more or less, up to you!)
Salt and pepper to taste
1tbsp oil
Avocado, mashed

Method:
1. Heat ground meat, onion salt and pepper and oil in a pan until meat is cooked through and onion is soft.
2. Add hot sauce and tomatoes and allow mixture to simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt/pepper/hot sauce if desired
3. Mix in mashed avocado when serving, mix well.

The avocados give this a creamy, dreamy texture that will make you forget all about cheese and sour cream! This can be made ahead for the week, (although avocados should be cut just before eating) or just made when needed for a quick dinner. If you're not keen on a paleo diet, and you want to add more protein, try adding half a can of black beans, or serve mixture in warm corn tortillas.

Eating healthy isn't hard, just make sure to be prepared!

See you back here next week for another delicious, healthy recipe to help you reach your fitness goals.