What a crock!

Thursday mornings are my toughest.

Wednesday night Zumba isn’t over until 9 p.m., so by the time I get home and actually ready for bed, it’s pretty late.

Waking up the next morning to drag myself to the treadmill is a challenge, but I somehow managed to do it (after 3 hits to the snooze button).

I guess if this were easy, we’d all be professional athletes who look like supermodels, right?

Ah, well. Let’s eat!

This photo and recipe came overnight courtesy of Hungry Girl.

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I recently purchased a Hungry Girl cookbook and will share recipes from it here, too, as I try them.

I haven’t tried this one, but it sounds delicious. And it already gets bonus points from me just because it’s cooked in a crock pot. I love anything that I can fix that will be ready when I get home from work.

If you try it, let me know how you like it. Also, please send me your favorite healthy recipes so I can share them here.

Enjoy!

Outside-In Turkey Tamale Pie

PER SERVING (1 cup): 230 calories, 7.5g fat, 481mg sodium, 21g carbs, 3g fiber, 3g sugars, 19g protein -- POINTS® value 5*


Get ready for an amazingly comforting, scoopable, Mexican-inspired dish, because HERE... IT... IS!!! Just a warning: This stuff is hauntingly delicious!


Ingredients:
1 1/4 lbs. raw lean ground turkey
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup fat-free chicken or vegetable broth
One 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes with chiles
1 small onion, chopped
3/4 cup canned sweet corn, drained
1/2 cup canned kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup sliced black olives, drained
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
Optional toppings: fat-free shredded cheddar cheese, fat-free sour cream

Directions:
Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Add turkey and spread it around to break it up a bit. Cook and crumble until meat is brown and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Drain any excess liquid and add turkey to the crock pot.

In a bowl, combine cornmeal with broth and whisk thoroughly. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Add cornmeal mixture to the crock pot along with all other ingredients. Mix thoroughly.


Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or on low for 7 - 8 hours.


Serve and, if you like, top each serving with cheese and/or sour cream. Mmmmmm!!!


MAKES 7 SERVINGS