Jambalaya

Jambalaya

Yield: 4-6 servings

21 Day Fix Portions (per serving): 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 green

Ingredients

• 1, 8-oz package of  Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Brown Ready Rice (You can use regular brown rice too- I just like that this cooks in 90 seconds)
• 4 red containers protein of choice (mix-and-match as desired): diced chicken breast, shrimp, and/or all-natural turkey or pork sausage)
• 1½ green container (1½ cup) bell pepper (any color), diced
• 1½ green container  (1½ cup) fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 green container (1 cup) onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (or grated)
• Original hot sauce (to taste)
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce (I recommend Lea & Perrins becuase its all natural ingredients and not made with corn syrup- read your labels!)
• 2 tbsp pre-made or homemade cajun seasoning (2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried thyme, black pepper, cayenne pepper, plus ½ tsp salt)

Directions

1. In a saute pan, brown protein over medium-high heat (I would do sausage first, then chicken, then shrimp). Be sure to season the chicken and shrimp with cajun seasoning. *You might need to add a little Extra Virgin Olive Oil to your pan in between meats*. Remove proteins from pan and place in a bowl and cover with foil to keep warm
2. In the same pan, drizzle a little more EVOO and reduce heat to medium/medium-low. Saute onions, peppers, and garlic until tender. Season with hot sauce as desired.
3. Add the tomatoes into the pan and allow the tomatoes to heat through.
4. Cook the rice according to package instructions, then add it to the pan.
5. Add the cooked protein back to the pan as well
6. Give it a good stir so that everything is evenly combined. Add more hot sauce and worcestershire to taste.
7. Use a GREEN container (or 1 cup) to scoop out each portion

Lasagna Roll Ups

If you're on the 21 day fix 2 of these rolls equals out 1 Red, 1 Purple, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue, 1 Green

Ingredients:
9 Cooked Lasagna Noodles
1.5 Cups Fresh Baby Spinach
2 Cups Ricotta Cheese
1/2 Parmesan Cheese
1 egg
1/2 Teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound Ground Turkey Cooked
Spaghetti Sauce
1 Cup Mozzarella Shredded

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Cook Lasagna Noodles according to package instructions. Put ground turkey on skillet and add salt and pepper to taste. Crumble and cook until all pink has cooked out. Set aside.
2. Mix Ricotta Cheese, spinach, parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt in bowl. Add in ground turkey. Set aside.
3. In a baking dish, place 1 cup of pasta sauce around the bottom of the dish. Spread evenly.
4. Lay a piece of wax paper on your counter, place lasagna noodles on paper and dab with paper towel to make sure all moisture is gone.
5. Spread cheese mixture evenly over each piece of lasagna. Begin rolling one strip of lasagna at one end and roll all the way up. Place in baking dish seam side down. Continue process with all lasagna pieces.
6. Top lasagna rolls with sauce and mozzarella cheese. Place aluminum foil over dish tightly and place in preheated oven. Bake for 40 minutes. Serve immediately.

Ground Turkey Bake

8 greens (1 lb frozen spinach, 1 lb bag frozen tri-colored peppers and 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, partly drained) 
ground turkey (1 lb) 
4 reds low fat ricotta cheese 
8 yellows whole grain pasta 
4 blues mozzarella cheese  

  

Cook the ground turkey in a pan.  Then cook the frozen spinach, peppers and diced tomatoes in a larger pan. Mix ground tukery, vegetable mixture and remaining ingredients together into 9x13 and bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

Divide into 8 servings to make:  1R, 1G, 1Y, 1/2 B per serving

21 DAY FIX QUICK TURKEY TACO SKILLET

Turkey Taco Skillet

1. Spray pan with cooking spray and sauté 1 cup onion and 1 cup green pepper.

2. Add ground turkey. Use 4 reds (4 cups) to measure. Cook through.

3. Add a can of petite diced tomatoes with spicy jalapeños.

4. Use your yellow to measure out beans and frozen corn. This was about 2 full yellows, but made 4+ servings.

5. Sprinkle some chili powder, cumin and garlic powder to taste. I probably use a 1/2 tsp for each.

6. Cook until everything is hot and tomato juice has thickened slightly.

7. Eat alone, over rice, with cheese, avocado…whatever your little heart desires.

Makes 4 servings at 1.5 cups per serving

My 21 Day Fix measurements for 4 servings –  1 RED 1/2 GREEN 1/2 YELLOW 1/2 BLUE (I topped mine with cheese AND avocado, obviously).  If you eat over rice or any grains, you'll need to figure in those yellow containers.

3 DAY REFRESH RESULTS

I began my 3 Day Refresh after realizing how much of a toll my poor nutrition had taken on my weight and fitness results.

I weighed in on day one at 150.6 pounds.

Day one wasn't too terrible.  I didn't mix my fiber sweep well (COLD water, only about 5 ounces.  Shake and CHUG IMMEDIATELY).  Lunch was filling and I did okay until about 3:30.  I was starving.  Thankfully I had my Energize to drink before my workout.  It was just the boost I needed.  I was able to workout and the asparagus for dinner was so amazing 😍

Day Two:  I lost three pounds in ONE DAY.  With that confidence boost, day two was simple.  I nailed the fiber sweep.  Worked out like normal.  But went to bed with a headache.

Day Three:  Summer Birthday Day. This was haaarrrdddd... homemade cupcakes.  😍 but I was disciplined and ate my celery 

Results???   Almost 5 pounds lost!!  

My next round is July 5th... want to join me??

Roasted Asparagus with Almonds

This recipe is from the 3 Day Refresh and is amazing 😍😍

Makes one serving.

8 medium asparagus spears, ends trimmed
1 tsp. Olive oil
1 pinch sea salt
1 tsp slivered almonds

1.  Preheat oven to 400°Friday.
2.  Arrange asparagus in a single layer on a baking sheet.  Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with  sea salt.
3.  Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tender-crisp.  Remove from oven.
4.  Sprinkle with almonds

8 Weeks Later.... 22 Minute Hard Corps CRUSHED

When I first heard about this program, I just knew I had to have it.  No nonsense, functional fitness.  Some people like to dance.... I get it.  This girl looks like a baby giraffe and can't get down like that.  If my butt is going to burn, I want to be able to pinpoint the exact move that made it that way.  Boot camp style.  Tony Horton.  22 minutes... saaaaaaayyy whaaaaattt???

So so so excited to get my hands on this!

I had an amazing group of women doing this with me.  One even joined as a coach during the 8 weeks!  Lots of laughs.  Lots of cussing the same exercises.  Lots of admissions of poor food choices.  But not one single workout missed.  Not a one.  We even did Hell Week.

Dang it!

I will admit that the inches didn't fall off like I'd hoped.  I threw my scale away so I have no idea what changed in that department.  But I was getting stronger.  I went from 3 pound weights.  To 5 pounders... to 8s by the end.  I was able to keep up with the crew during gorilla crawls and mountain squats by the end.  And mountain climbers got easier.  But this program made me feel many emotions...

But I am thrilled with my results.  I am thrilled that I hung in there for 8 weeks.  My body is tighter, and my endurance is high.  I asked my body to do things I'd never dreamed it would--like 82 burpees within 22 minutes mixed with other cardio hell.  I am beyond proud of myself.  And this has been my biggest accomplishment.... my arms....

If you are considering a program, I'd love to help you find the right fit.  I'm off to bed now... I begin the 21 Day Fix tomorrow for the 4th or 5th time!