Crock Pot Cajun Sausage Soup Recipe - 21 Day Fix Approved!

I love crock pot cooking - especially in the winter - set it, walk away, and return to a delicious smelling home and a hot, hearty meal with plenty of leftovers. And this recipe didn't disappoint!

It's gluten free, dairy free, grain free, and with a few little tweaks you could make it Paleo too.

Ingredients:

2 Packages of spicy Chicken Sausage

2 Medium sweet potatoes cubed

1 Lg yellow or sweet onion

1 large package of sliced mushrooms

1 red pepper, cut into bite size pieces

1 green pepper, cut into bite size pieces

3-5 cloves of garlic (depending on how much you like garlic)

1 can black beans, washed and drained

1 can green chilis

32 oz organic chicken broth

1 6 oz can tomato paste (organic if possible)

1 tbsp crushed red pepper

black pepper to taste

Directions:

Add chicken broth and tomato paste to crock pot and stir. 

Cut sausage, potatoes, onions and peppers into bite size cubes.

Crush garlic, and add all to crock pot.

Add beans, mushrooms, green chilis and seasonings.

Cook on high 4 hours, or low 6 hours. 

Enjoy!!

Serving size: approx 1 1/2 cups

Following the Portion Fix meal plan with the 21 Day Fix, Country Heat, Hammer & Chisel, Core de Force, 22 Minute Hard Corps, or any other Beachbody fitness program?

1 red, 1/2 green, 1/2 yellow

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Sweet Potato Chicken Stew Recipe

I love stew. And I love my crock pot. But I'm not a big beef eater, and I try to stay away from white potatoes. So this variation on a popular fall favorite, was a MUST.

So what's in it?

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, raw, cut into 1" - 2" cubes

3 large Sweet Potatoes, cut into 1" cubes

1 large Vidalia Onion, cubed

1/2 bag baby carrots

1 container sliced baby bella mushrooms (any kind will do)

1/2C beef broth

1/2C red wine

1 teaspoon salt free seasoning blend

Honest, that's it - I like to keep it as simple as possible!!

Partially cook the sweet potatoes in the microwave so they're easier to cut into 1" cubes.

Turn on your crock pot (I did 3 hours on high, and then 2 on low)

Throw everything in.

Mix it up.

Mix a couple times during cooking so the chicken doesn't all stick together as it cooks.

Cool and serve!!

Makes approx 8 servings!

Following the 21 Day Fix/Country Heat/Hammer & Chisel meal plans?

1 serving = 1 red, 1 yellow, 1/2 green

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Clean Eating Paleo and Gluten Free Crockpot Pork Roast with Apples & Butternut Squash Recipe

2.5 - 3 lb pork roast (trim fat)
2 fuji apples, cored and chopped
1 Bag frozen butternut squash
1 medium onion, chopped in large pieces
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cup water
1 tsp sea salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp dried cilantro
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried marjoram

Spray the bottom and sides of a 4.5 quart slow cooker.

Place half of the apple, squash, and onion chunks in the bottom of the slow cooker.  Place the roast on top, followed by the water.

Sprinkle the herbs and spices over the roast, followed by the remaining chunks of apple, squash and onion.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3.5 – 4.5 hours.

Once finished, remove and slice the pork roast.  Scoop the apple, squash, and onion chunks into a bowl and mash with a potato masher.

Enjoy!
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Greek Yogurt Buffalo Chicken Wraps - A Gluten Free, Clean Eating Crock Pot Recipe

One of my standard Sunday afternoon activities, is prepping my meals for the week ahead. I plan out all my snacks, pre-assemble my salads, wash my fruits, hard boil my eggs (free range organic, of course - and if you don't know why that matters, follow my blog - I'll get into it in a future post, for sure) and make a big pot or pan (or in this case, crock pot) of something I can portion out for my dinners for the week. 

Having healthy options at the ready, makes it a lot easier to stay on track, than it is to cheat, and sets me up mentally for the week as well, with some basic organization, so I don't have to think about what's for lunch (or breakfast, or snack, or dinner) once Monday hits and life gets CRAZY.

So this week, I tried a new recipe - Greek Yogurt Buffalo Chicken Wraps. Not only was it super easy; it was also flippin' yummy!

Greek Yogurt Buffalo Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 chickens breasts
  
• 1 1/2 cups of plain Greek yogurt (I used fat free)
  
• 2 cups hot sauce, divided (no need to get fancy; I used the store brand)
  
• Blue cheese crumbles (optional - and I used reduced fat)
  
• Sriracha Sauce
  
• Fresh Romaine Lettuce
  

Put the chicken breasts in crockpot with 1 cup of hot sauce. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Once chicken is cooked, drain the juice from the pot. Once juice is drained add the second cup of hot sauce to the pot. Then use your fork to shred the chicken, adding in the Greek yogurt. The chicken will shred easily. 

While it doesn't look like much more than a creamy mess, in the crock pot, it does get pretty when you plate it. Select large Romaine leaves, and place about 1/2 cup of chicken mixture inside. Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles, and drizzle with Sriracha. Fold up the bottom of the lettuce leaf, and fold over the left and right sides, pinning in place with a toothpick. Enjoy!

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