Lazy Lasagna

This is my lazy version of lasagna. Will it taste the same as your grandma's? Probably not... But, does it get the job done? Yes! This is delicious and is unfortunately more of a comfort food than a health food. Exercise portion control on this bad boy :) 

Lazy Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 lb of ground beef (or ground turkey or chicken) 

1 bag of mozzarella cheese (shredded) 

2 cans of tomato sauce 

1 bag of cheese ravioli 

Directions: 

preheat oven to 400 degrees 

make ravioli according to package directions 

brown meat in separate pan and drain off all extra fat 

in 13x9 pan, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce, add a layer of ravioli, a layer of meat, and a layer of cheese. Add a second layer of ravioli, meat, sauce, and cheese. Place in oven for approx. 20 minutes or until cheese has become golden brown. Let cool for about 10 minutes and serve! 

This is a recipe I created when I was searching through my fridge and found beef and ravioli. It's amazing how working with what you've got yields creative results! This also freezes well if you'd like to make it ahead of time for those busy nights or camping trips! Just skip putting it in the oven, cover, and freeze. Before eating, you will need to thaw it and bake in oven until golden brown and bubbling. 

Approximate 21 day fix containers per 1 cup serving: 

1.5 yellow 

2 blue 

.5 green 

.5 red 

Serving suggestion- Since this is fairly high in blue containers, feel free to only put half of a bag of mozzarella cheese on top instead of putting an additional layer within the lasagna. Also, limit yourself to 1 cup/1 serving and serve with a heaping salad of greens, chopped veggies, and a vinaigrette dressing.  

Lemon-Basil Chicken

Lemon Basil Chicken 

Friends, this is a quick recipe I created to utilize my TONS of basil growing. It's so simple and so delicious!

Ingredients, makes 1 serving:
Boneless/skinless chicken breast
1/2 lemon -- juiced
3 fresh basil leaves-chopped
1 tsp avocado oil (or olive oil or coconut oil)
salt-free lemon pepper seasoning
garlic salt

Directions:
Place oil in sauté pan, add chicken on medium heat. Sprinkle garlic salt and lemon pepper seasoning on top of breast. Cook for 3-4 minutes, flip, and coat the other side with seasoning. Continue cooking until no longer pink in the middle or when it reaches an internal temp. of 165 degrees. Place on plate, squeeze fresh lemon juice on top of it, place chopped basil on top as well. Serve and enjoy!

I absolutely love this served with freshly steamed broccoli with the other 1/2 of lemon squeezed on top of it. Another great option is to serve this over rice.

If you want to be a bit more fancy-- blend the lemon juice and fresh basil with olive oil (about 1 tbs per breast), fresh garlic (1/2 clove per breast), and salt and pepper to taste. This makes a really delicious and quick sauce and can be used over chicken, shrimp, fish, etc etc. It tastes so light and flavorful and fresh. Can't wait to hear how you like this!

For 21 Day Fix folks, here are the container equivalents: 1 red, 1.5 green, 1 tsp (chicken and broccoli). If you add rice, that's 1 yellow container.

On the Go: 21 Day Fix approved healthy options for when time is of the essence!

Breakfast:

Oatmeal: follow instructions for oatmeal preparation (1 yellow container), add orange container of chia seeds, purple container of fresh berries, add to taste: cinnamon and salt

Breakfast tacos: 2 corn tortillas (1 Yellow), 2 scrambled eggs (1 red), salsa (1/2 Green)

Parfait: greek yogurt (1 red), fresh berries (1 purple), chopped almonds (1 orange)

Old faithful: 8 egg whites (1 red), mozz cheese (1 blue), 1 piece toast (1 yellow)

Tried and true: 1 scoop shakeology (1 red), 16 oz. unsweetened vanilla almond milk (1 yellow), 1/2 banana (1 purple), 1 tsp peanut butter (1 tsp)

21 Day Muffin: 1 egg (fry and break the yolk), 1 turkey bacon (together = 1 red), slice cheddar cheese (1 blue), 1 eng. muffin (1 yellow)

Lunch:

chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans = 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green

chicken, brown rice pasta, tomato sauce- 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green

brown rice, chili, cheddar cheese- 1 red, 1.5 yellow, 1 blue

ground turkey, rice, cilantro, lime, bell peppers, onions, garlic (sautée together)- 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green

chicken salad w/ fresh berries and balsamic dressing - 1 red, 2 green, 1 purple, 1 orange)

ground turkey, rice, asparagus, garlic/onion/lemon/red pepper- 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green

chicken, smashed sweet potatoes, broccoli- 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green

Dinner:

chicken, pesto, zucchini, tomatoes - 1 red, 1 orange, 2 green

chili- 1 red, 1 yellow (feel free to add toppings like green onions, jalapeños, tomatoes, etc)

chicken nuggets (almond and flaxseed coating), mashed cauliflower, green beans- 1 red, 2 green

chicken, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes- 1 red, 2 green

Snacks:

apple, celery, almond butter- 1 purple, 1 green, 2 tsp

1 greek yogurt- 1 red

Trail mix (dried blueberries, cherries, cranberries, walnuts, almonds, cashews, choc chips) --4oz - 1 orange

2 egg salad ( 2 eggs, salt and pepper, 2 tsp mayo), celery, nut crackers- 1 red, 2 tsp, 1 green, 1 yellow

apple (1 small fuji), ½ c. grapes, 10 almonds, nut crackers, monterrey jack cheese- 1.5 purple, 1 orange, 1 yellow, 1 blue

hard boiled egg, hummus, carrots, chicken- 1.5 red, 1 blue, 1 green

hummus, chicken, cut veggies- 1 blue, 1 red, 1 green

Fitness Binder

I'm in the process of creating a free fitness binder! I personally love organization and feel like this helps me plan and visualize my success. When it becomes available, please feel free to download the documents, 3-hole punch them, put in a binder and start!

My binder has become my fitness bible. I keep my favorite recipes here, log my measurements, track my containers and nutrition, workout schedules and calendars, and much more in this bad boy. Let me know if you'd like to see something in particular to be included!

To your success! 

Xo, 

Erica