Healthy Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Traditional potato salad is just loaded with fat, carbs and empty calories. But this healthy sweet potato salad recipe is a great alternative, with tons of nutrition and flavor, and none of the "bad stuff" in your traditional summer recipe, has a ton more nutrition, and about 100 calories less per serving!

INGREDIENTS
4 large sweet potatoes
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and quartered
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup sliced scallion
1/2 cup minced fresh mint leaves
1 or 2 fresh minced chiles (jalapeño, Thai, serrano, or habanero), or to taste
1/4 cup raisins (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into bite-size pieces. Put them on a baking sheet, drizzle with two tablespoons of the oil, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast, turning occasionally, until crisp and brown outside and just tender inside, about 30 minutes. Remove and keep on the pan until ready to dress.
Make the dressing while the potatoes cook. Put the remaining six tablespoons of oil in a blender, along with the vinegar, bell pepper, cumin, and zest if you're using it. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Purée until smooth.
Toss the warm potatoes with the scallion, mint, chiles, and raisins if you're using them. Add 1/2 cup of the dressing, and toss to coat, adding more if necessary. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

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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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Spiralized Sweet Potato Apple Bake

Last night I was craving a sweet side dish - but it had to be healthy. So I pulled out my spiralizer, and made this!

Preheat oven to approx 350 degrees

Spray glass 9x9 baking dish

Spiralize one large sweet potato

Spiralize one medium apple

Drizzle with a little bit of coconut oil

and sprinkle generously with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clove, mace, anything you'd consider putting in an apple pie, plus a little stevia to bring out the sweetness (optional!)

Bake for about a half hour and enjoy!

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