Tatum M.’s Winning Recipe

Tatum won the 8week challenge potluck recipe contest with this one. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ingredients
¾lb Breakfast Sausage (I used the Boulder brand kind with no sugar or nitrates in it)
1 acorn squash, cut in half, seeds removed
½ yellow onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
salt and pepper, to taste
2 Eggs (optional)

Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2) Place acorn squash cut-side down onto a baking sheet.
3) Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the acorn squash is soft when you press on the skin.
4) Remove from oven and let cool.
5) While the acorn squash is cooking, add a tablespoon of some kind of fat to a large pan over medium heat (I like to used bacon fat or coconut oil) then add the garlic and onion.
6) Stir around to keep from burning.
7) Once the onions become translucent, add the breakfast sausage to the pan.
8) Once the breakfast sausage is almost all the way cooked through, turn the heat to low and add just the inside of the cooked acorn squash. (Do this by using a spoon to scoop out the insides, leaving just the skin of the acorn squash. Be careful not the tear the skin!).
9) Mix the acorn squash and the breakfast sausage together then scoop it back into the acorn squash skin.
10) Once both of the acorn squash halves are full, press the middle in with a spoon to make a little resting spot for an egg.
11) Crack an egg on top.
12) Place back in the oven to cook for 10-15 minutes or until egg-cooked preference.

If you don’t want to add an egg and wait for it to cook then it can either be left off or one can fry/cook it to your liking and top the finished squash off with it. I do recommend putting the squash back in the oven after the mixture is back in the skins - it helps the flavors to mingle/cook together and the top to get a bit browned. Enjoy!

Workout of the Day
Partner relay for 9 sets:
3 reps Bench press (3 sets narrow, 3 sets wide, 3 sets regular) @ 60-70%
2-3 reps Strict pullups or muscle ups (no failures)

P1 does bench, then P2 does bench. P1 does pullups, then P2 does pullups. Continue until 9 sets have been completed.
Death by..
On the first minute, do 10 calorie row. On the second minute do 2 Deadlifts (225/155 lb.). Add 2 deadlifts each rounds until failure.

EXTRA CREDIT
Standing strict press to a 5RM

Post your scores to the whiteboard.