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B has been CRAVING BBQ, no we did not eat any while we were down South. How was that possible? Anyway, I found a DELISH recipe on Courtney’s blog.
Recipe:
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 can of Campbell’s French Onion Soup (10 1/2 oz).
- 1 cup of ketchup
- 1/4 cup of cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp of packed brown sugar
- 1 bottle of smokey bbq sauce (no measurement, just covered until it was coated)
Directions:
Mix soup, ketchup, cider vinegar and brown sugar. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours, or high 4-5 hours, or until done. Remove chicken from slow cooker. Cool slightly, then shred using 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker and add bbq sauce. Mix and reheat through, about 5-10 minutes.
Let me be honest and say that MOST crock pot recipes are not my favorite. This was so good, that I am making sandwiches with it today for lunch. It is EASY, so dust off that crock pot!
Courtney added roasted veggies and I couldn’t argue. That sounded wonderful. So, I made my own veggie mix for the side:
Red peppers, zucchini, squash and parsely. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour on a bit of olive oil. Roast at 375 for 25 minutes–YUM!
Dinner is Served!
Now for the Fitness Plan. When in the world am I going to fit in my running? Half Marathon is in November. Hopefully some of these classes will count for my short runs and Saturdays will be my long (er) runs. I hope to do 7-8 miles this Saturday.
Questions of the Day:
If you are training for a long race, how many times a week do you run?
Do you alternate with other activities? If so, what are they?
I seem to always be training for a race these days. I run 4 or 5 days, cross train with elliptical or a class 1 or 2 days and rest one day. I usually do one long run and the others are 3-7mi. This recipe looks yummy!
I need more running in my life!!!
I’m training for Reach the Beach right now, and aiming for 20-25 miles per week + 2-3 days of cross/strength training per week as well. Mostly short runs, and one longer run on Sunday Runday!
Great plan! I know you guys are gonna rock that race!
I love when people post their fitness/training plans. It always gives me inspiration to change up my own. Wishing you the best!
Thanks so much!
That food looked great and very summery!
So I’m a running coach and I would definitely recommend that you drop a class or two/week throughout the half training and insert running instead. This will get you to the start line much more comfortably and make the race more enjoyable. Good luck!
I so wish I could drop a class, but it’s my job. Curious if you think I can still run the half or if I need to add in running on top of my classes?
I have chicken in the crock pot today!
Looks like you’ll be shaking what your momma gave ya this week!
And that recipe sounds soooo good. I have to try it! Courtney always makes such fabulous things.
i adore zucchini and summer squash simply roasted with a big handful of fresh parsley. so perfect!