Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

I saw something like this on Pinterest, but kind of did my own thing. I am not a huge lasagna fan and my boyfriend is not a huge spaghetti squash fan, but figured I'd give it a whirl anyways. (It has cheese in it - so couldn't hurt).  Let me tell you how amazing it is and I can't wait to make it again.  My boyfriend has already requested it be added to our dinner rotation. 

It takes about 5 min to prep the squash, and total cooking time 50 minutes to an hour.

Ingredients:
1 Spaghetti Squash
Cottage Cheese 2%
Ground Turkey
Tomato Paste (8 oz)
Mozzarella Cheese 
Basil 
Oregano
(other Italian spices you enjoy) 

Directions: 
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F 

2. Slice your spaghetti squash in half long ways.  Scoop out the seeds and gook in the middle, like you would a pumpkin. 

3. Rub the inside of the spaghetti squash with some olive oil.

4. Place the inside of the spaghetti squash face down so the outside of the squash is outward.

5. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.

6. While that is cooking - chop an onion.  I didn't measure this you can put a little bit or a lot of onion depending on your taste.  I'd say I used about 1/4 a cup.  Put the onion in a pan with some olive oil and let it start to cook.

7. Add a tablespoon of minced garlic to the pan and let that cook for 2 minutes or so with the onion.

8. Add 1 package of ground turkey - about 1 lb. and cook that with the onion and garlic.  Add your spices to the meat at this point and let it cook with the turkey.  I did about 10 leaves of fresh basil chopped and about 1 tsp of oregano. 

9. Once the turkey is cooked add tomato paste and mix it with the turkey, onion, garlic mixture. 

10. Set this aside so the tomato paste does not burn.

11. When your Spaghetti Squash is finished take it out and flip the squash over so the inside is facing up. 

12. Using 2 forks - one to hold the squash in place and the other to scrape the squash into "noodles"

13. Once you have most of the squash scraped - I moved it all to one side and added a spoonful of cottage cheese and a spoonful of the meat mix.  Then move the squash on top and fill in the other side. I then added a layer of cheese - you do not need a lot of cheese just a light sprinkle over the top.  Then add a layer of meat, then another thin layer of cottage cheese and sprinkle of cheese. 

14. Put this back in the oven for about 10 minutes. 

15. ENJOY!

I mixed mine up inside the spaghetti squash before I ate it so I got a good mixture of squash, turkey, cottage cheese and cheese! 

To make 21 Day Fix Approved you can measure out the turkey mixture you add in 1 red, cottage cheese in 1 red, cheese in 1 blue, and the squash as 2 green. 

Guilt Free Wings Made at Home

Football season is here.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE wings when watching Football.  I think the two should go hand in hand.  Literally, one wing in each hand.  I also really like staying home on Sunday's and not going to a bar to watch the game.  ALSO, I don't want to eat fried wings all of the time. Here is my solution.... and I'm sure it could be better for you depending on the sauces you use. 

First you need to get some wings! I got them at Costco and put them in my freezer.  I got 6 packages of 10-12 wings for $13. They are all packaged individually for easy storage.  

Marinade! I take the wings out the night before and marinate them on the sauce.  I did BBQ and Buffalo in my picture.  I didn't have zip lock bags, so I just did it in some Rubbermaid containers. Worked out great.  I let them sit from about 6 pm until around 11am.  

Then we grilled them on Med heat for about 20 minutes.  You should use the excess sauce while grilling.  We have a brush we use.  Just add more sauce when you flip them. 

The first time I made them we were having a party, so I didn't want them to get cold before everyone could enjoy them.  I put them in my crock pot for about 2 hours on low.  (I have a casserole crock pot  get your crock pot here ) Honestly, they were the best wings.  They were crispy from the grill, but still moist from the crock pot! 

I cannot wait to make these again..... this weekend.

Sweet Potato Hash - 21 Day Fix Approved

So I had a pack of Chicken Apple Sausage and had NO idea what to make with it.  Honestly, I hadn't even tried it before.  I found a recipe online and it is seriously, and I mean seriously the BOMB.COM!  I had it for dinner and it made enough for me to have it as breakfast the next two days.

PS it took maybe 20 minutes to make from cutting veggies and cooking.

Ingredients:
Al Fresco Chicken Sausage Apple (you could use different brands)
1 Red Pepper
1 Zucchini
1 Green Apple
1/4 Onion
1 Sweet Potato
Eggs

First thing I did was wash my sweet potato and poke it with a fork.  I cook it in the microwave for 3 minutes on one side, flip and cook on the other side for 3 minutes.

Then while that is cooking, put some extra virgin olive oil in a pan and heat up.  You probably want to use a pan that has higher sides, so that your veggies don't fall out.

Dice your onion first.  I used about 1/4 of an onion, but by all means if you're an onion lover feel free to add more.  My boyfriend calls them poison, so I can't add too many. (even though he doesn't know 1/2 the time I add cooked onion to meals) Add them to the pan and let them start cooking.

Next, dice up a red pepper and add it to the pan.  Once that is added I sliced the zucchini in rounds then cut the round into 4 pieces (so it was 4 triangles). Add that to the pan.

Dice an apple into small pieces and add that to the pan.  I used 1/2 an apple the first time and the second time a whole apple. I like it with the whole apple better.

Once the sweet potato is cooked, you can cook the Al Fresco Chicken Sausage in the microwave! (SAY WHAT!) Crazy right.  If you're using a different brand than what I used check the cooking instructions.  I don't want anyone getting sick.  I cooked the 4 sausages on a plate for 1 min then flipped them over and cooked for another 2 minutes.

Your potato is going to be HOT! So, what I do is slice it so that it can cool off a little bit.  Once it's cooled so you can touch it the skin should come off relatively easy.  Then cut it into smaller pieces.  It's going to be a bit mushy, but that is ok! Add that to the pan with everything else.

Once the chicken sausage is cooked, slice it into smaller pieces and add to the pan.  I sliced it then cut the slices in half to make them go further.

While that is all cooking, cook 2 eggs over easy in a separate pan.  I know sounds weird, but trust me it's so good.

Don't fill your plate with this! Seriously, a little bit goes a long way.  I put some in my bowl and thought that isn't a lot maybe I should add more. Then I said to myself NO ASHLEY, you can come back and get more if you really think you need it.  Top with the fried egg.  Then break the egg up and enjoy!

You can measure everything out with your containers and cook an individual serving or you can try to measure after you cook it all.  I would say it's about 1/2 a yellow, 1 green, 1.5 red, and 1/2 a purple.

PS - if you want to eat it as leftovers at home with a pan where you can cook more egg go for it, but you can also eat it with out the egg and it's still amazing.  I had it at work for breakfast and was in heaven.

I hope you enjoy!!