Fit Friday - Soup and Sleep....MMMMMMM

Happy Fit Friday! Miss Ruthie is here with a yummy and winter perfect soup for you on this cold Friday. And I am talking sleep. If you follow me at all you know that it has been a rough week for sleep. My little guy has been an amazing sleeper since he was 2 months old. His baby sister has not been and certainly is not. She didn't sleep through the night until she was almost one. And even still most nights she wakes up at least 2x and cries for a minute. This weekend my husband and I are getting away for a night, I am so excited for a night of sleep without any crying.

Chicken Tomatillo Soup is a simple slow cooker dinner that everyone will love!  Chicken Tomatillo Soup is a yummy soup for these cold winter months before spring hits! We love this soup at my house. I put it in the crock pot in the morning, go about my busy day, and come home to this warm soup ready for my son and I to enjoy together!  Chicken Tomatillo Soup is filled with great protein: chicken, beans, and cotija cheese!! If you love all types of warmth like my kids and I do, enjoy this delicious soup in front of a fireplace wrapped up in a cozy blanket! Don't forget to try our other favorite winter slow cooker soups... Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup, Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup, Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup!!

 

Chicken Tomatillo Soup

Recipe Type: Main

Author: Ruthie A Knudsen

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 4 hours

Total time: 4 hours 20 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts, thawed
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 jalapeño, sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 (12 ounce) jar of tomatillo salsa
• 1 (14 ounce) can of black beans
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 4 ounce cotija cheese crumbles
• tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Spray the ceramic insert of slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. Turn on, add all ingredients; stir.
3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours, low 6-7 hours.
4. Shred chicken and serve with a sprinkle of cotija cheese crumbles and tortilla chips.
5. Enjoy! 

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Chicken Tomatillo Soup will keep those winter blues from setting in!! 

There is more to fitness besides nutrition and getting in the gym, a component that is often disregarded but rarely forgotten; SLEEP.  We all need it, we all strive for it, but are we all getting it? I know that I am not getting all of the sleep that I need, I can't wait until my youngest sleeps through the night. The goal should be seven hours of sleep a night, seven hours of good sleep.

Signs that you aren't getting enough sleep:

*Foggy brain; We all push our kiddos to get more sleep so that they are awake and alert for school. It is the same thing for us. We should be striving for enough sleep in order to focus on all of the things required of us on a daily basis.

* Unhappy; My kids all know that mom is a grump when sleep has been lacking.

*Workouts hard; Runs a bit slower than normal, weights feeling heavy even though you have breezed through those workouts before?

*Struggling with weight; If you have ever tried to lose weight you know that everything has to come together just right; sleep is definitely a necessary block.

Recognizing that you need sleep is a good first start. Now let's talk about what we need to be doing to get a good nights sleep:

Now you need to get it all put together. Eat right, move your body, and sleep!

Happy Fit Friday! :) 

Much Love and Peace~ Nichole & Ruthie