Why do this?

DO WORK! It's a saying used to motivate people, particularly at the gym, or in my case, at CrossFit.



DO EAT! In my experience, when people work out they are afraid to eat. In reality, it's not the case. It's more that they don't know what to eat. It's ok to eat. In fact, when you're working out, you HAVE to eat!



Over two years ago, I got fed up with how I looked and felt so I decided to embark on a "lifestyle change" (I refuse to say diet). That included exercise and eating right. Over the years, I have learned a lot about nutrition, what to eat and what not to eat. By no means do I claim to be a nutritional expert. I'm just some schmo that's learned from reading and speaking with people that are smarter than me.



That being said, I've developed various recipes using natural and organic ingredients that were not only lower in calories and tasted great, but are also good for you!



CrossFit is supposed to be hard, eating right shouldn't be! So work hard and DO EAT!!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Bacon Wrapped Veggie Stuffed Chicken - 400 Calories

Bacon, chicken, veggies, what's not to love? Oh, did I mention BACON?? There aren't alot of spices in this recipe because the bacon adds alot of flavor and the cumin and marjoram add a nice, clean flavor.



8 Ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast, split almost all the way through and pounded to about 1/4 inch thin
3 Strips of nitrate free, uncured bacon
4 Asparagus spears
1/2 Red bell pepper, sliced thin
1/4 Red onion, sliced thin
1ish Cup leaf spinach
1 Teaspoon minced garlic
Marjoram
Cumin
Salt
Black pepper
Splash of vegetable broth

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray a nonstick pan with olive oil from the misto and heat on high. Add the onion, garlic, red bell pepper, and asparagus and saute for 3 minutes. Add the spinach and a splash of vegetable broth. Saute until the spinach is wilted and remove from heat. Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt, pepper, cumin, and marjoram. Place the vegetables on the chicken breast, then fold/roll closed. Wrap the chicken with the bacon. Place on a pan and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove from the oven and let rest for 5 - 7 minutes and serve.
Serves 1
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