The BEST Lasagna You Will Ever Try!

Sweet Potato Lasagna is one of those terms you hear and just kind of throw your nose up at the thought of. Am I right??

Traditional lasagna in it's fatty, high carbohydrate state has been more like a "cheat meal" favorite for years! But what if by substituting the bad ingredients and replacing them with healthy ingredients, you could actually enjoy this recipes as apart of your CLEAN EATING meal plan?

Be ready to fall in love.

What You Will Need:

• 2 lbs. lean ground turkey (93% and higher is preferred!)
• 3 medium sweet potatoes 
• 1 cup of cottage cheese (2%)
• 3 egg whites 
• 1 jar of organic tomato sauce (I used a basil herb sauce)
• 1 cup of mushrooms, chopped 
• 2 bell peppers, chopped 
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning 
• pink Himalayan sea salt 
• pepper 
• Mozzarella cheese (optional)

To Make:

1. Set your oven to 375F

2. Slice your sweet potatoes into THIN slices so once they're cooked they become soft. If you have a mandolin, i've found this is the easiest and quickest way to get your slices thin and even. 

3. Chop up your mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion. Set aside.

4. Mix your cottage cheese with the egg whites and set aside.

5. Saute onion with your minced garlic, then add the ground turkey once your onion becomes transparent. Add tomato sauce, mushrooms, bell peppers, and italian seasoning. Set aside.

6. Start building your lasagna! First spray your dish with non-stick spray. Then start layering your sweet potatoes, meat sauce, cottage cheese, and repeat!

7. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until your sweet potatoes are soft.

Note: The thicker your slices are, the longer the lasagna will take to cook. Be sure to take a tooth pick and stab the center of the lasagna to make sure the sweet potatoes are soft before turning the oven off. I've had to cook mine up to an hour. 

Your top layer should be the cottage cheese mixture! You can also add mozzarella cheese to the top if you're a cheese lover!

21 Day Fix Containers: 1.5 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Green, 1 Blue (only if using mozzarella cheese!)

Crockpot Chicken Burrito Bowl

I LOVE CROCKPOTS!!!

Seriously, you throw everything into the pot, put the lid on, and let it cook! Not to mention, allowing everything to just sit and simmer for HOURS always perfects the taste of any dish! It allows the meat to marinate, the veggies to absorb extra flavor, and needs no additional work!

This recipe is not only simple, but it's delicious, and 21 day fix approved!

What You'll Need:

• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts about 4 large breasts
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of onion powder
• 4 tsp. of garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons of chili powder
• 4 tsp. of cumin
• 2 tsp. of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 6 cups of low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 bell peppers, chopped 
• 12 oz. mushrooms 
• (2) 15 oz can of diced tomatoes, drained
• (1) 14 oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 3/4 cups of instant whole grain brown rice (optional)
• 1 cup shredded colby jack OR cheddar cheese 

 
Directions:

1. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker.
2. Pour chicken broth over chicken breasts and stir in canned tomatoes, olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
3. Cook on low for about 4 hours.
4. Remove chicken breasts from slow cooker.
5. Turn slow cooker to high and stir in instant rice and black beans.
6. Let cook 30-45 minutes on high, or until rice is tender.
7. Add chicken back in, cook for 20 minutes on high, or until chicken is warm.
8. Serve with fresh diced tomatoes, sour cream, green onions, avocados or guacamole, top with cheese. 

Serving Size: 1 Cup
21 Day Fix: 1/2 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue

Notes: Once finished, you can create a bowl with your choice of a complex carb (brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa) OR you can roll up in a burrito wrap (whole grain, spinach, kale, flax, etc.)! Prep a week of a lunches 5 different ways if you want! :)

Oatmeal Muffins - 21 Day Fix Style

So i'm going to take y'all back to 2002, I was 9 years old and ate anything and everything I could get my hands on that was PROCESSED, full of SUGAR, and had practically no nutrition. My favorite breakfast or snack was those little chocolate chip mini muffins in the package... anyone remember those? OMG SO GOOD. I look back now though, and they don't even compare to the HEALTHY, nutrition dense food I eat today. However, sometimes you just want that treat but without the guilt.. you with me?? I have good news for you... these muffins will become a MUST. You can make a large batch and store the extras in the freezer for later so they don't end up going bad! How convenient right? I love this whole NEW definition of "fast food".

Is you mouth watering yet???? Ya, me too.

These muffins are so EASY and versatile too! I can't wait for you to try them!

21 Day Fix Oatmeal Muffins
makes 12 servings

1 egg + 3 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups applesauce, unsweetened
1 banana, mashed
1/4 cup raw honey
2 1/2 cups, Gluten Free Old Fashioned rolled oats
1/8 cup chai seeds (optional)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
Optional toppings: blueberries, raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips, strawberries, pistachios, protein powder for additional protein 


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix eggs, vanilla, applesauce, banana and honey together in a bowl.
Add in oats, chia seeds (if using), cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well with wet ingredients.
Finally pour in milk and combine.
Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
Divide mixture evenly into muffin tin cups. I used a 1/4 measuring cup, measure just a tad under 1/4 cup to make 12 servings.
Add the toppings...

Bake 30 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool and enjoy or freeze them in gallon freezer bags or freezer friendly tupperware.

You can eat them like a muffin for an easy grab-and-go breakfast or you can eat them like oatmeal by simply putting in a bowl and stirring in a little warm milk. I store leftovers in the freezer, take one out the night before to thaw in the fridge and reheat in the microwave for about 60 seconds.

21 Day Fix Containers (2 muffins per serving with blueberries): 1 yellow, 1 tsp., 1/2 purple (add a red if you include protein powder)

ENJOY!

XOXO

Brianna

What is 22 Minute Hard Corps?

Imagine 8 weeks of military style bootcamp training with the same creator of the P90X workout series... Only now, you spend only 22 MINUTES a day working out getting the same results as an hour long bootcamp style class at your local gym.

Check out the video on the 22 Minute Hard Corps so you can get a feel on what to expect:

          

What YOU need to know:

22 Minute Hard Corps is exactly how you imagine a boot camp training to be... Intense, quick, and total body drills. Legendary trainer Tony Horton has created a challenging, but simple to follow workout program inspired by training program techniques used in the military.

Each workout is designed to get participants “boot camp fit” in just 8 weeks. Each day of the program consists of a series of total body rounds within the 22 minute workout window, rotating through functional resistance, cardio, and core focused workouts.  It was quick and it was FUN!

8 weeks,  22 minutes.  Period.

Who is this workout for?

Don't let the word "bootcamp" scare you into thinking you aren't capable of doing this workout, or are too out of shape to do something like this. 

THIS WORKOUT IS FOR EVERYONE!

Seriously, Tony designed this workout that everyone can move at the their own pace, modify the moves where they need to, AND you're doing the workout from home... aka you're in control of the pause button, so don't be afraid to use it!

My opinion so far:

I started this workout about a week ago and I was slightly skeptical about working out only 22 minutes a day. I used to be a "lets go to the gym and completely exhaust ourselves" kinda girl and sometimes that logic still creeps in.

A week in and i'm hooked! This is the FIRST workout i've been able to commit to doing at 5:30 am every morning (i'm not a morning person, this is still a struggle, but it gets done) because I tell myself - "in 22 minutes you will be DONE".

I finish the workout panting, sweating, yet feeling so proud because I seem to push myself harder for ALL 22 minutes since I know it's short.

This program has exceeded my expectations so far & I can't wait to see how my body transforms in the next 8 weeks!

What do you get with the program?

- 8 challenging workouts on 2 DVDs

- Quick Start Mission Guide

- 8-week Basic Training Action Plan

-Rations for Results Nutrition Field Guide

-Cold Start pre-workout drill

-Hell Week Challenge Card

-HARD CORPS: Battle Buddy Workout DVD (Network Exclusive)

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