Vegetarian Chili

This is a great recipe if you're going to be gone all day and don't want to cook when you get home. Just toss it all in and leave it alone. You'll have a healthy, hearty meal when you return.

You will need:
1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can of pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can of kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can of light beer
1/2 -1 cup of water
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of corn
1 potato peeled and diced
1 small sweet potato (half large)  peeled and diced
1 small onion diced
1 small zucchini and/or yellow squash, diced
1/2 cup nacho jalapeños (optional)
3 Tablespoons chili powder
1 Tablespoon ground cumin
a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper
1-2 dashes of cinnamon
1 Tablespoon of brown sugar
Plain greek yogurt
cheese

* I always opt for "no salt added" or "low sodium" beans and canned veggies when at all possible.

1. Dump all the ingredients into the crock pot except for the yogurt and the cheese.
2. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs. 
3. Serve with cheese and greek yogurt or eat it plain.

Makes about 6 ish servings, freezes well.

Work Out With Me Friday | Sexy Summer Beach Arms

Work Out With Me Friday!

Todays workout is ARMS!!! Its super simple and can be done ANYWHERE by ANYONE!  I used to do this in my dorm room in college. We'll be doing 12 of each exercise and repeating the whole thing at least once. If you're a pro, or using lighter weights try to shoot for 3 sets!

All you need is a light set of weights preferable 3-5 lbs you can get them HERE on Amazon. BUT if you don't have weights you CAN still do the workout! You can't get off of it that easy! There are zero excuses!

If you are a beginner (never worked out before in your life) just start with using 2 cans of food such as pinto beans or pasta sauce. They range between 1 and 2 lbs per can. Just be aware that fluid ounces and regular ounces aren't always the same. Later on you can make weights (see below) or go buy a set.

How to make weights:
Find 2 empty bottles laying around your house or in the trash and fill them with dirt, sand, rocks or anything else you can find. You can add cotton balls or an old sock to the bottles so your weights don't double as maracas! Just stick them on the scale and weigh them out as you fill. :)

Chicken Sloppy Joe - Crock Pot

I love finding recipes for my crock pot. And these chicken sloppy joe's are SO good and so incredibly easy LITERALLY anyone with a crock pot can do it. Not to mention they're half the fat of a normal sloppy joe, which always makes me happy.

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Ingredients: 

Yield: 5-8 servings (depending on who's eating) 

3-4 medium sized chicken breasts (I use the ones from Costco, that come in packs of 12)

1/2-1 whole small white onion

1-2 bell peppers (any color)

1 can Manwich Sloppy Joe

Hamburger Buns

1.) Chop up the onions and the peppers ( I cut mine smaller but its totally your preference) 

2.) Put half of the onions and peppers in the crock pot

3.) Add the chicken to the crock pot

4.) Add the rest of the onions and peppers on top of the chicken

heres the hard part ;)

5.) Pour in the sloppy joe sauce

Cook on low for 6-8 hours or whenever you get home from work if its longer than that...

6.) With 2 forks pull the chicken apart. You can do this in the crock pot or on a cutting board but I usually just keep it in the pot. ( I don't like dirtying extra dishes)

7.) Put the chicken on a bun, maybe add a little extra sauce from the crock pot and enjoy

AND you're done.

It requires almost no effort and all you need to do is make a veggie and you have yourself a meal for the family. I use 3 chicken breasts and it feeds my husband (who eats 2 or 3) and myself. We also have left overs for him to take for lunch the next day.

*Works great as a freezer meal. Prepare it all on the weekend and toss it in a freezer bag or 2 if you know you have a busy week. One morning just empty it all into the crock pot and you're done. I've never had a problem with cooking frozen chicken in my crock pot.

*The chicken is also really good on rice or in a tortilla or even open faced on a piece of wheat toast if you don't have buns at home. 

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