Laura's Healthy Enchiladas

My beautiful sister-in-law, Laura Kobar, came to visit us this past fall. She's a multi-talented actor, model, fitness competitor, and she's currently working on her PhD in holistic nutrition. 


While she was visiting, she shared her recipe for Healthy Enchiladas, and they are delicious. There is no sacrifice of taste and they're loaded with good stuff!! I'm so excited to share them with you! 

Forgive me for not taking pictures of each step... I forgot until they were already out of the oven and had cooled down a little. 


Ingredients:
3 boiled chicken breasts, shredded
2 T coconut oil (This is the brand I use.)
2 C chicken broth
1/2 C chopped green pepper
1/2 C chopped onion
2-3 zucchini grated
1 small can chopped green chilis
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
Mild enchilada sauce
1/2 C cheese of your choice


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
Put 2 T coconut oil in skillet and melt. 
Add chicken broth, onion, and green pepper. Cook until soft. 
Add zucchini and chicken. Stir. Cook 5 minutes.
Add green chilis and cilantro. Cook 5 minutes.


Pour 1/2 can enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish.
Scoop mixture into tortillas, roll, and place in a baking dish.
Pour rest of sauce onto tortillas and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake for 20 minutes, allow to cool a few minutes before serving.

Note: I used red peppers instead of green this week. It added a nice color and flavor. Also, I think next time I'll add black beans to the mix. What do you think?


These are great for lunch the next day, too!



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Cheers to all my mommy friends,

Guilt-free Stuffed Pasta Shells

When the days and nights get cold, I want hearty comfort food. This morning, while I had a day off of work, I cooked several entrees for the week. One of them I want to share with you... my Guilt-Free Stuffed Pasta Shells.

Back when Hubs and I were first married, I made stuffed shells quite a bit, having learned how from his mom. We haven't had these in a while, and since we've been in a rut lately with our menu, I decided to try them again with a healthier twist.

I hope you'll try them and let me know what you think. They passed the "14-year-old-picky-eater-test." I hope they pass yours. :)


Ingredients:
1 box jumbo shells, you will need about half the box
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 cup diced onion
2 T oil (I use coconut oil)
1/2 T parsley flakes
1/2 C low-sodium cottage cheese
1 egg
1 pkg frozen, chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
24-30 oz. Pasta sauce (I make my own with canned tomato sauce and this Italian seasoning.)
1/4 - 1/2 C mozzarella cheese for topping

• In a large pot, cook jumbo shells as directed on package
• While shells are cooking, place 2 T oil in pan. When hot, add diced onion. When onion cooks, transfer to small bowl. 
• In same pan, cook ground chicken until no longer pink. Add cooked onions and parsley flakes and stir. 
• In large bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg, spinach, 1 C of pasta sauce, and mozzarella cheese. 
• When chicken cools, add to mixture and stir.
• When pasta finishes cooking, drain and allow to cool.
• Place 1 C pasta sauce in bottom of 9x13 baking dish
• Use spoon to stuff cooked shells with chicken filling. Place seam side down.
• Pour remaining pasta sauce over shells and sprinkle with cheese
• Cover with foil and cook in 350-degree oven for 20 minutes.

Cheers,

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Life is Like a Cup of Coffee

Everyday we wake up and we get to choose how we perceive, how we react, and what our attitude will be. Everyday we make these choices. Choose to be kind, respectful, loving, and thankful. Life is special and the relationships that are formed with others are important. You are worth having a life filled with happiness and joy. Whatever you put your mind to today, you will accomplish. Go out and do it, and have a great day and week!

XOXO,

How to Get it All Done. (Seriously.)

(This is my personal blog, so I'm sharing my dirty laundry. I hope you're okay with that. If so, read on.)


Confession time.


I once had a boss I didn't like.


Not because I was criticized by this boss. I'm an athlete. I've been coached, criticized, pushed my whole life.


What I really disliked was that this boss would criticize me for stuff that I had always been praised for. (Just giving it to you in a nutshell... believe me, I could go on and on.)


Anywho... I was once criticized because boss said that I worked better with a deadline. Boss said, "When people are really passionate about things and are team players, they do what needs to be done early and without deadlines."

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Hmmmmm.....


Me, the "rule-follower, pleaser, want-to-do-it-right-not-wrong" person that I am started to doubt. Myself, that is.


(Looking back on it, now several years later, the coach in me yells, "Hogan! What were you thinking?!!?")


What I should have done is let it roll off my back. Shoulda. Coulda. Woulda.

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What does all this have to do with getting it all done? There's a point. I promise.


Ask my friends. I get a lot done. Not that I don't feel overwhelmed sometimes. Or choose to drop some balls. But I'm a good multi-tasker, and at the end of the day, I get it done.


My secret is in my prioritizing. And by meeting deadlines. On the deadlines.


What I mean is, I know just how much time I have to get something done, and by using ALL of my time, I fill it up. 


So... do you meet deadlines or do it earlier? What's your secret?

Become a Silhouette Cameo Ninja!

Did I tell you I love Pinterest? hee.hee.

I got my daily kick in the pants with this pin yesterday:

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This pin sums up my goals for 2012. I could end my post here. BUT. I'm going to tell you about it anyway... I need you for the accountability. And I'm good with that.

Professional baseball pitchers have pitching coaches in the bullpen with them. Tiger Woods has a coach. Business leaders like Ali Brown and Fabienne Fredrickson have mentors. Accountability is good.

I've been coaching others for over 20 years. Helping them set goals, developing a plan, helping them stick to it, and celebrating along with them. My focus will continue to be on helping others reach their goals, but this year I'm also focusing on letting others help me reach mine.

I want to look back on this list at the end of the year and celebrate with you. SO... in no particular order... here's my list.

Learn.

-Read 30 minutes each day
-Join a tribe, community, group. Fitness. Blogging. Business.
-Learn more about make-up application from my friend, and Birmingham's Best Make-up Artist, Lindsay Garrett.
-Learn more about Raw Food, Paleo, Holistic Nutrition, Whole Food.

Teach.
-(Continue to) host a monthly 10-day health & wellness challenge via Facebook.
-Add pitching workouts to my Softball Pitching Workbook.
-Host more skincare & wellness classes
-Add members to my business team

Create.
-Finish chandelier make-over
-Finish pallet wood project
-Try 1 new recipe per month
-Become a Silhouette Cameo ninja!

Do.
-Run in 3 races this year.
-Get all birthday gifts to recipients on time.
-Stick to family chore chart.
-Clean and organize storage room.
-Move my body to become a BuffMother
-Go camping with family
-A lot (if not all) of these: 74 Simple Things You Can Do to Brighten Your Spouse's Day. (Isn't #9 clever??)
-Create and follow a budget.


That's it. Learn. Teach. Create. Do.

What's on your list for the New Year?



I'm creating more accountability here:

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