14 days and counting!

Just a quick moving update...

We are officially leaving Texas in 14 days, I cannot believe it. We decided to do what's called a partial DITY/PPM move where the military will hire a moving company to move our heavy stuff and we will get paid to fill our cars with stuff basically...pretty good deal if you ask me! I have been done working for over a month now and it's been so helpful to have this time off to schedule move out inspections, cleaning companies, pack, etc. I wouldn't have done it any other way. The movers will be here on the 18th & 19th to pack up our house and we will be hitting the road on the 23rd...two cars, Trevor and I, and of course little Soph <3 This is going to be a BIG transition for our family and we would love your prayers, as always! 

Oh yeah, we got to choose our ACTUAL house a few weeks ago! We have our address and our new home! We will be moving in on the 26th! Please pray that all goes as planned :) 

Next blog post from Sippi (as Chels likes to call it!) 

Chicken Cacciatore

What you need

• 2-3 chicken breasts (depending on how big your family is!)
• 1 box whole wheat linguine pasta
• 1 (28 ounce) jar healthy spaghetti sauce (we like Newman's Own sauce)
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 diced onion
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic

What to do

• Put the chicken in the crockpot and add your spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• Cover your crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours (for most...may be 7-9 depending on your crockpot)
• You can either shred the chicken by pulling it apart with a fork or serve it as the whole chicken breast. Serve whichever you'd prefer over whole wheat linguine for a healthy pasta dish!

**I modified this recipe and added our own flare! Original recipe came from www.allrecipes.com**

Healthy chicken salad!

I decided to try this recipe when our marriage class at church had a "picnic" theme for our potluck dinner and I was determined to find a HEALTHY chicken salad. When I think picnic, I think chicken salad for whatever reason. I found a Weight Watchers recipe and modified it by adding extra things that sounded yummy to us and changing some of the measurements! It came out delicious! I also took the leftovers to work in a whole wheat tortilla for lunch today <3 

What you need

• 1lb chicken breast
• 1/2 cup diced dill pickles
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1/2 cup reduced fat mayo
• 2 tablespoons reduced fat sour cream
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 handful of walnuts
• 1/2 cup chopped red grapes
• Salt & pepper to taste

How to make it

1) Boil chicken until there's no pink inside. Drain water and set chicken aside to cool. Cut into small cubes. 
2) Pour chicken into a bowl and add pickles, celery, mayo, sour cream, mustard, lemon juice, walnuts, grapes, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix well and store in refrigerator until just before serving. This is delicious with crackers or a whole wheat tortilla!