Cajun Stuffed Peppers

With summer around the corner that means green peppers are coming into season FRESH from the garden soon!

I could never find a stuffed pepper recipe I LOVED so I just made up this simple one on my own.

Stuffed Peppers

3 cups of cooked rice (brown or long grain)
4-6 green peppers
1/2 lb turkey sausage (lean ground beef or turkey would work too)
8 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp Cajun seasoning, or to taste (I love Tony Chachere's brand)
Grated cheese

Have rice cooked and ready to go.

Cut tops off of green peppers and clean out the insides. For softer peppers boil in a pot of water for 5-10 minutes (they don't cook long in the oven later). Set aside.

Cook sausage until done. (I like to cut up the pepper tops, minus the stem, and cook that along with the peppers.) Add cooked pepper and sausage mixture to rice in a bowl. Add in Cajun seasoning and tomato sauce and stir.

Place peppers in a baking dish. Stuff them to the top with rice and sausage mixture. Top with cheese.

Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until cheese is nice and melted.

Makes 6 stuffed peppers. (I made 4 and just had extra rice to eat.)

Beachbody Coaching Misconceptions

Loud and proud... I am a Beachbody Coach!!

I LOVE my job... Yes I do, but there are a lot of misconceptions about what it takes to be a coach! 

I'm here to give it to you the facts 😉 

1. You can only work out at home with Beachbody programs to be a coach...... WRONG! 

We represent a health and fitness lifestyle. MANY coaches prefer the gym and some teach classes! Exercise is exercise 😉

2. I have to drink Shakeology.... WRONG! 

Coaches drink Shakeology because we freaking love the stuff and we value what it does for us!

3. You have to be in awesome shape and know lots of things about health and fitness...... WRONG.

I still had weight to lose when I started and I knew NOTHING about health and fitness! 

4. You have to eat 100% clean ALL THE TIME... WRONG! 

We are imperfect just like everyone else and struggle to find that healthy balance! 

SOO now that I have cleared that up.... Why haven't you joined my team yet?!

I am always on the lookout for people who want to make a difference not only in their own lives, but others!

If you'd like to be a member of The Fitspiraiton or to get more info click HERE.

Baked Spaghetti Squash + Pizza Crust

Are you a spaghetti squash fan? I tried it for the first time a year or two ago and I think it's so fascinating! Delicious when cooked the right way too!

It's great to use as a noodle replacement, a simple side dish, or in as a PIZZA crust.  I was pleasantly surprised at how well the pizza crust turned out!

FIRST this is how you actually COOK a spaghetti squash so you can use it in a recipe. 

Baked Spaghetti Squash: 

1.  Preheat oven to 350

2.  Cut fresh spaghetti squash in half and scoop out all the seeds. 

3. Bush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

4. Foil line a cookie sheet with foil and place upside down (opposite of photo). 

5. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the "noodles" are tender an easily shred. 

Now here is how you can make an awesome pizza crust out of the cooked squash!

Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust: 

• 1 medium/large spaghetti squash or about 3 - 3 1/2 cups (This will make a medium sized pizza for 2-3 people)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 400. 

Wrap measured out squash in a cheese cloth, clean kitchen towel, or a layer of paper towels. SQUEEZE SQUEEZE SQUEEZE the excess water out. The more water you get out, the crispier the crust will be. 

Once water is out, place in a mixing bowl with the remainder of the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. 

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out the mixture as thin as you can get it. (About a 10 in circle)

Bake for 20 minutes and then carefully FLIP it over and bake another 10 minutes. 

Remove from oven, add desired toppings, and bake in the oven until the toppings are done. 

(Original recipe can be found at http://sharedappetite.com/recipes/gluten-free-spaghetti-squash-pizza-crust/)

Rosie's Beachbody Transformation

In honor of Transformation Tuesday, I want to share with you an AMAZING one from a coach on my team!

Rosie has been working SO hard and I couldn't be more proud of her. She used Beachbody fitness programs (mainly the 21 Day Fix), Shakeology, and clean eating to get her results!

Read her story below!

(Words from Rosie)

" When I say Beachbody has changed my life I'm not just blowing smoke. 

My mentality before Beachbody on losing weight?? Just starve yourself. Shame yourself into feeling so bad and so crappy about your body and your appearance that your emotions take over and shut down your common sense and you STARVE yourself to see results! 

New mentality?? Work your ass off, give your body ALL the vital nutrients it deserves and needs, wake up every morning with a game plan and a schedule and fuel that with a healthy lifestyle and THATS how you see REAL RESULTS! 

I joined Beachbody literally lost, with no clue on how to lose weight and get TRULY healthy. I felt daily anxiety about my appearance and my life. I felt like it was just passing me by and I had stopped TRULY living. I felt secluded and cut off from the rest of the world and honestly I felt depressed. I was always putting everyone's needs before mine and leaving myself to drown in anxiety with an emotional cup that was NEVER being refilled. 

Fast forward to today. I have NEVER felt more fulfilled. I have honestly found my niche. I have found my community. I have found my happiness... I have found MYSELF I have found my CONFIDENCE. 

I have a giant group of some of the most amazing people I have ever met behind me and I have made so many amazing friendships through out this process. I no longer feel secluded or alone but instead I feel COMPLETED and EMPOWERED. 

.... THIS is how I got THESE results and THIS is the program that I have lost 18 POUNDS on."

AMAZING story right?! This could be YOU next!

If you're ready to start on your own journey click HERE and let me help you get the support and the tools you need to find your own success!