Cavemen had sausage, right?!
"Paleo?! You mean that caveman stuff? So you're telling me you want me to eat twigs and grass and meat and stuff?! Gross."
No, no, no that's not what I want! The point of our up coming month long Paleo challenge isn't for you to dislike eating. Sweet Cheeks LOVE eating!! As with all of our challenges, you may take this one to whatever level works best for you. If there is a teeny tiny bit of sugar found in the salsa you love to pour over your morning eggs, it's okay, eat it. If you love chowing on Trader Joes chicken mango sausages (I do, I do!!), that's fine, it's a great protein source. You MUST enjoy what you're eating for this challenge to work. Paleo isn't a temporary fad diet, it's a way of life.
So what's the point of all this then? To continue to challenge your relationship with food. To cut cravings and bad habits, to change the emotional connection you have with food, to understand the impact of all the irritating foods you don't even realize are causing you to feel groggy and foggy, to cut back on muffin tops and love handles and sausage casings or whatever you call it, and to just flat our feel pretty darn amazing (and of course, PERKY!!).
Sausage Stuffed Tomatoes
1 pound uncooked sausage, squeezed out of casing (There are a variety of sausages you can use for this recipe, I chose Trader Joes Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage)
4 large firm tomatoes - red, yellow or orange
1 medium onion, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook the sausage and onion together in a skillet until mostly cooked through. Drain any excess fat.
Chop the tops off of the tomatoes and scoop out the insides with a spoon.
Place the tomatoes in an oven proof dish.
Fill the tomatoes with the sausage mixture.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
Enjoy!
Inspired by Recipe Source.
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