Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs

Sometimes we just need to make our meals simple and satisfying, along with keeping it clean!  I made this new recipe just trying it out since I need more crock pot recipes for my challengers, and this hit the spot! Hope you all like!!

Ingredients:

• 1 large egg
• 1 pound 99% lean ground turkey
• 1/3 cup Panko whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 2 Tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoons dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 large onion sweet onion, sliced
• 1 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes

Directions

1. Beat the egg in a large mixing bowl. Add the ground turkey, Panko, 2 Tablespoons olive oil, parmesan, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Mix everything up just so the ingredients are combined – avoid overmixing. Roll into desired size balls, about the size of a golfball works well. Place all rolled meatballs on a large baking sheet.

2. Place onion slices in the bottom of the crockpot, topped with 1 can of crushed tomatoes.

3. Coat a large skillet with remaining Tablespoon of olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Lightly brown the meatballs (only 6-8 meatballs at a time) for about 1 minute on each side. Layer the meatballs into the crockpot as you’re browning each batch. Once all browned meatballs have been added to the crockpot, pour remaining can of tomatoes on top.

4. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Serve with whole wheat pasta or with whole wheat bread as a meatball sub and serve with a side salad. 

Would love your feedback once you try it!! Post how much you love it in the comments below!! 







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Crock Pot Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet potatoes are yummy right?? Its a great treat to have for the holidays, but what about changing it up a bit and turning it into a yummy casserole? You literally just throw the ingredients in and walk away until its finished!! Thats my kind of recipe right there!!

Ingredients:
5-7 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup toasted pecans

Directions:

1. In a small mixing bowl, stir applesauce, light brown sugar, EVOO, and cinnamon together. 
2. Lay sweet potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker. 
3. Pour applesauce mixture over potatoes. 
4. Cover and cook on low until potatoes are tender, about 6-8 hours. 
5. Blend potatoes in a mixer until nice and smooth. Sprinkle with nuts and serve.

Hope you can use this recipe for a nice family holiday dinner, and more!! 

Always remember to use portion sizes and drink lots of water to stay full longer!!

BODY BEAST WEEK 2 PROGRESS UPDATE

Ok time to update! My 2nd week of Body Beast in the bag!! I am so darn excited about the results I am getting so far in this program and not killing myself over it!! I was doing 2 workouts a day for so long that I forgot how only 1 workout 30-45 min can actually works!! 

 Keeping that nutrition on track and doing that 1 workout a day will go a long way!

My food was almost RIGHT on track! Even though I did go out a few days this week, I made healthy choices!! Going to Red Robin is a place I usually have a big cheat meal.. loaded nachos and all lol.. But I went for a good healthy Southwest Chicken Salad! SCORE!!!! This is showing me I'm getting a little stronger and building more will power! This just shows if you never give up, you CAN and WILL accomplish your goals!! 

I was so proud that I have increased all my weights this past week on every workout! Its crazy how increasing your calories can help your energy so much and still give you results!!! I know they haven't changed much, but it's only been 2 weeks and I do feel very different! That is what counts!! Its not always about the scale! Honestly, the scale has not changed and I only weighed myself 1 time so far... but I have come to realize that scale means crap! It does not show muscle put on, clothes fitting different, energy gained, and confidence gained!! 

My SHAKEOLOGY has been a meal I get in every day.  I drink my Shakeology post workout because I add in my Performance Line Post Recovery Shake (tastes like a frosty), add my Creatine, and Glutamine to help with my muscle repair and prevent muscle soreness.

Part of me having this healthy lifestyle is rubbing it off on my boys! I want to be able to inspire them to want to exercise and be active and it is an amazing feeling to see them so excited to get into sports and run around like little animals!!

It was my son's first day of soccer and although he pouted when someone took the ball off him, we were successful in getting him to understand this healthy lifestyle!  They are always asking me, "Mommy, is this healthy?" and its a great feeling to know they are wanting it to be healthy because they know its best for them!

One meal I had this week was a new recipe Crock Pot Taco Soup and it was so yummy!! 

So easy to make and the boys loved it too!! Who ever said clean eating had to be hard?!?

As my mother came to visit for the weekend, we did a kick butt workout and she joined me in the Body Beast workout!! Usually, when I am with her, she makes me do CIZE, but it was my time to pick!! lol 

We had our energy drink and we were ready to rock lol!! Ok, we have a lot of fun together! Again, it's all about sharing the healthy lifestyle together!!!

 Post workout, we finished off with some home made Chicken N Broccoli Mac N Cheese before my momma had to leave me!  What was even better was the fact that instead of my boys eating that crappy pre made mac n cheese, they dug into this and loved it.... along with the added ketchup!! 

Overall, it was a great week! Lots of healthy food, exercising, and keeping motivated!! Having the support of my family and team also is such a huge part of my success!! 

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Healthy Crock Pot Taco Soup

Sometimes when I don't sleep well at night, I cook!! Lol I know I'm crazy! But Cooking is something I love doing and it makes me happy! So I make chili often, but wanted to switch it up a little and this new recipe turned out AWESOME!! 

Yes, you can probably tell by my eyes I should be sleeping lol!! :P 

CROCK POT HEALTHY TACO SOUP with TURKEY MEAT

Ingredients: 4 Servings

• 1 lb lean ground turkey meat
• 1 32 oz can of low sodium organic stewed tomatoes (leave juice in)
• 1 16 oz can black beans (rinsed out with water)
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp Tumeric
• 2 tsp Cumin
• 2 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 cup Organic shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients in crock pot and put on med high for 6 hours.
2. Top off with 1/8 cup Moz cheese
3. ENJOY!

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