Heart-Healthy: Stuffed Avocados Recipe

Are you looking for a fresh, healthy, and flavorful lunch idea? This “heart-healthy” recipe really packs a ton of nutrients into a single meal!

Avocados contain a wide variety of nutrients, including 20 different vitamins such as vitamin K, C, E, B5, B6, Folate, and Potassium. They are also high in monounsaturated oleic acid, a “heart-healthy” fatty acid and are a great source of fiber....Plus, the chicken offers a terrific source of lean protein!

Total Time 30 Minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients:

• 2 Whole avocado
• 1 Cup chicken
• 1/2 Cup salsa
• 1 Tomatoes
• 3 Green onions
• 1/8 Cup cheese
• Cilantro

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cover a cookie sheet with foil. Place avocados cut-side down on the pan to cook. Put the pan in the oven and cook for about 10 minutes. Keep the avocado halves on the pan after removing them from the oven and set the pan aside.

Heat oven to broil.

In a small bowl, mix your chicken and salsa together.

Flip over your avocados and add your salsa chicken, tomato, onions, cheese and cilantro evenly over each one. 

Once your oven is ready, put your avocados back in the oven and broil them for 2 minutes.