Day 6: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? To Get In Our Crockpot.

Good evening you stellar human beings, and welcome to the penultimate day of our detox: Day 6. (Penultimate means "second to last" in case you don't know, like Ande didn't) Sorry this blog post is a bit late - we just got back from the ballet, and it was glorious. We really missed the gentle pattering of pointe shoes against marley.

Today was a lot like yesterday, in that we were still supposed to eat beef or chicken and tomatoes, but we were also supposed to increase our vegetable intake. So that brings us to breakfast:

Lovely isn't it? If you need help, it's cucumbers, carrots, and cherry tomatoes with pepper. Pretty refreshing and light for the morning. 

Lunch was a repeat of last night's dinner since we had some extra.

We kind of made a little salad out of it with lettuce, the salsa, and some grilled chicken. Once again, quite delicious. 

For dinner, we got a little crazy. Caitlin had a big craving for chicken cacciatore (and we needed to get rid of some vegetables), so that's what she made. It simmered in the crockpot all day and was ready for us when we got home from work today. 

Caitlin's Chicken Cacciatore (as in we don't know if this is how normal people make it):

2 lbs chicken (thighs or breasts)

1 onion

1 red pepper

2 green pepper

2 zucchini

5 tomato

3 garlic cloves

1 jar spaghetti sauce of your choice (we like Newman's Tomato and Basil)

1 can tomato paste

Salt & Pepper

Basil

Oregano

Red pepper flakes

Put the onion and chicken in the bottom of the crock pot and put everything else on top and mix it around a little, season it up, and cook 'er on low for 10 hours or high for 4. Either way, deliciousness will ensue. Only thing that would have made it better would be pasta (and maybe some freshly grated parmesan cheese...and garlic cheese bread...mmmm. Dammit.)

Very filling dish and makes enough for leftovers the next day. We might add a little more chicken next time though.

Well, folks, tomorrow is the last day of our detox. (We're actually a little sad about it) Day 7 is back to fruits and vegetables, with the addition of vegetable juice. Bluck. We don't even have a juicer, so it is sure to be an interesting day! Tune in tomorrow for Day 7: Same Fruit Different Day and watch us attempt to tackle a juicing day!

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