Plenty of food for the whole family
Whether you’re training for your first race or in your tenth year of racing, you probably know that it’s important to fuel your body with food filled with vitamins and minerals to help keep your bones and muscles healthy and strong. It only takes one time to know that eating the wrong food while training can impact your results.
It is well known that chicken is a great source of protein and rice is high in carbohydrates, but did you know mushrooms are the only food in the produce section with vitamin D? This vitamin is necessary for the absorption of calcium which helps maintain strong bones. Running is a high impact sport and maintaining strong bones is important. Mushrooms also contain potassium, a mineral that works with sodium to balance electrolyte levels in your body, which regulate your heartbeat and prevents muscles from cramping.
This recipe is easy, gluten free and makes enough to feed the whole family!
Ingredients:
- 2 cans mushroom soup
- 3 chicken breasts (thawed)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups rice
- 1 cup of your favorite shredded cheese
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Cut each chicken breast into quarters
- Mix water, rice, garlic powder and soup into large bowl
- Grease 9×13” casserole dish with coconut oil
- Poor soup mixture into casserole dish to cover the bottom
- Place each piece of quartered chicken breast on top of first layer of soup mixture
- Poor remaining soup mixture into casserole dish
- Cover with tinfoil and bake for 55 minutes, or until chicken reaches 165° internally
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with your favorite shredded cheese on top
- Parmesan is delicious!