Day 29 - Stuffed Peppers

I can't wait to share with you guys what we had for dinner tonight. It was SO SO good! It got 2 thumbs up from at least 3 members of our family (the verdict is still out with Jake) and it was pretty, too.

But first, here is what the rest of my day looked like:
Breakfast - 1 whole, 4 white scrambled eggs, 1 spoonful coconut manna
Snack - Primal Pac
Lunch Part 1 - steamed zucchini and squash
Had to run out to meet the teacher
Lunch Part 2 - Homemade Chicken Salad made with homemade mayo (only about 2 tbsp for the whole thing), grapes, walnuts. I used the chicken salad as a "dip" for some carrots
Pre-workout snack - 1 small applesauce, 1 egg white
Workout:
Row 1000meters
50 Thrusters (35#)
30 Pull-ups
Ros 800 meters
50 Thrusters (35#)
30 Push-ups (game standard)
Total time: 19:23

And for dinner...These wonderful things:












Wouldn't these be pretty at Christmas time with red and green peppers???

Ingredients:
4 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
3 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 yellow squash, finely chopped
1 zucchini, finely chopped (not in the recipe. i added this to ours)
3 carrots, finely chopped
1 lb.top quality sausage (recipe calls for 1.5lbs but that was too much for me. also, go my sausage from whole foods)
1 lb. grass-fed beef
1 tbsp. garlic powder
sea salt and black pepper to taste
2 tbsp dried oregano (i used only 1 tbsp)
3 cups fresh basil, chopped
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
5-6 bell peppers

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350
-Fill a large soup pot with water and bring to a boil
-While waiting for the water to boil, cover the bottom of a large skillet with the olive oil and over medium heat saute the onion, celery, and carrots until the onions become translucent.
-Crumble in the ground beef and sausage and add the dried seasonings to the meat before it's entirely cooked
-Add the yellow squash, zucchini, basil, and tomatoes. Mix well and let the meat and veggies cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally for another 10-15 minutes.
-In the meantime, remove the tops of the bell peppers, and rinse well to remove all seeds.
-By now the water should be boiling. Place the bell peppers gently into the boiling water and submerge them for 5-6 minutes or until the peppers are just a little soft, but not falling apart.
-Pull the bell peppers out with tongs and arrange in a large glass baking dish. Fill/Stuff each bell pepper with the meat mixture and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
-Enjoy!