Grilled Sweet Pepper Poppers

When we go camping, one of our favorite things to make is Sweet Pepper Poppers. We love to grill as much as possible - not only is grilled food delicious, but clean-up is so much easier when you use the grill!

We've tried a few different things when making these, but always come back to the classic. Some people prefer to use turkey bacon in order to make them a little bit healthier. You're welcome to try hat, but we've found that regular bacon just adds a little something extra that you don't get with anything else. Maybe it's the bacon grease, who knows. Now, the original of these also uses jalapeños, but my mom and I totally fell in love with the mini sweet peppers. We're not fans of spicy food and some of the jalapeños we've used set our mouths on FIRE! We don't have that problem anymore!!

Here's the recipe:

SWEET PEPPER POPPERS

Servings: 4

1 bag of mini sweet peppers

1 8 oz. block of reduced fat cream cheese

1 lb bacon (can cut each strip in half)

seasoned salt

Cut the top off of each pepper and then cut pepper in half lengthwise. Scrape out all the seeds from inside of pepper. Using the back of a spoon, fill the pepper cavity with cream cheese. Sprinkle seasoned salt on top of cream cheese and then wrap bacon around entire pepper. Secure bacon with a tooth pick. Grill pepper on hot grill for 20 - 30 minutes flipping ever 10 minutes. Enjoy!

We like to set up an assembly line when we do these to make it easier. If I'm the only one working on them, I do one step at a time on all the peppers. This can be a little messy, but isn't that what camping is all about? Lol!!

So long for today...

Weekly Menu Plan & Fitness Recap {6/12}

Good morning from the beach! I just finished my run and am enjoying the absolutely beautiful morning while the rest of the family sleeps in. We've had a great time this weekend. This is definitely one of my favorite camping spots.

For the first time in awhile, I think we're NOT going to have a busy week! When was the last time I said that?! I'm hoping that nothing comes up to make me regret saying that though! I've definitely had many splurges this weekend, so it's  one to reign things in and get back on track this week.

Here's what I have planned:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Cheddar Ranch Chicken

Monday - Summer Vegetables with Sausage & Potatoes

Tuesday - Grilled Swai

Wednesday - Italian Baked Chicken Tenders

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Grilled Hamburgers

Saturday - Grilled Turkey Brats

Fitness Recap:

I took advantage of the opportunity and got my own 10k in yesterday morning. I'm still dealing with some pain in my left foot. I'm not sure what is causing it. Odd enough, it hurts more when I walk than when I run. Anyway...

Sunday - 4 mile run

Monday - PiYo Core

Tuesday - PiYo Sweat

Wednesday - 22 Minute Hard Corps Cardio 1

Thursday - Total Body Chisel

Friday - Yoga Fix Extreme

Saturday - 6.35 mile run

I hope you all have a great week! I might get crazy and post a new recipe soon!

So long for today...

Weekly Meal Plan & Fitness Recap {1/17}

Hey there! This is going to be a quick post, so please bear with me. We are having a great time camping this weekend! We're definitely not letting a little bit of rain bring us down! I'm feeling strong, still sticking to my 10 Day Cleanse meal plan and doing great!

 I will admit, I got pretty hangry yesterday afternoon/evening when we got back from shopping, but everyone survived :-)

Here's what I have planned for this week.:

Menu Plan:

Sunday - Grilled Pork Chops

Monday - Crockpot Balsamic Chicken

Tuesday - Turkey Tacos

Wednesday - Turkey Chili

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Grilled Shrimp

Saturday - Grilled Hamburgers

Fitness Recap:

Sunday - Body By Amy Tabata

Monday - 21 DF Total Body Cardio

Tuesday - 21 DF Upper Fix

Wednesday - 21 DF Lower Fix

Thursday - 21 DF Yoga Fix

Friday - 21 DF Plyo Fix

Saturday - 3.15 mile run

I hope you all have a great week! 

So long for today!