Recipe Thread!!

[jenscats5]

Another Hungry Girl recipe:

Upper Ques!
This simple recipe lets you make low cal quesadillas that could be easily mistaken for the fat-filled real thing. Need we say more? Go try it out!

Ingredients:
1 La Tortilla Factory Low Carb, Low Fat Whole Wheat Tortilla (small size)
1/4 cup shredded fat free cheddar cheese (or ff mozzarella, ff american, ff jack)
2 oz. chicken breast, grilled and sliced
1 Tbsp. green onion, diced
1 Tbsp. salsa
1 tsp. light sour cream

Directions:
In a pan lightly spritzed with nonstick cooking spray, set down your tortilla. Spread the cheese, chicken and green onion evenly on top. Let set (cheese will just be beginning to melt), then fold over. Cook on medium heat for a minute or so, flipping quesadilla halfway in between. Slide your quesadilla onto a plate and serve with the salsa and sour cream. Enjoy!


Nutritional Info:

Calories: 155
Fat: 4g
Sodium: 680mg
Carbs: 15.5g
Sugars: 1g
Fiber: 8.5g
Protein: 22.5g

*3 Points!!

 

[jenscats5]

Hungry Girl's Strawberry Cloud

Ingredients:
2/3 cup frozen strawberries (just plain- NOT in syrup!)
5 oz. light vanilla soy milk
2 tsp. Fat Free French Vanilla Coffee-mate powder (dissolved in an oz of warm water)
1 oz. Sugar Free Torani Strawberry Syrup
3 Splenda packets
3 large ice cubes
Fat Free Reddi-Wip

Place all of the ingredients in blender, except for the whipped cream. Blend on high speed for 30-45 seconds. Pour, and top with Fat Free Reddi-Wip. Strawberrylicious!

Serving Size: 12 oz.
Calories: 135
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 82mg
Carbs: 28g
Fiber: 2.5g
Sugar: 21g
Protein: 4g

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

Ingredients for Corned Beef and Cabbage Strudel
From weightwatchers.com

POINTS® Value | 5
Servings | 4
Preparation Time | 25 min
Cooking Time | 38 min
Level of Difficulty | Difficult


4 cup cabbage, all varieties, shredded
1 medium garlic clove(s), peeled and minced
1/2 cup canned chicken broth
2 cup frozen potatoes o'brien, thawed (potato, onion and red pepper)
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp caraway seeds
1 piece bay leaf
2 Tbsp lemon zest
1/2 pound corned beef brisket, cooked and diced
4 sheet whole-wheat phyllo dough
1/2 cup mustard


Instructions

Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage, garlic and broth. Sauté until cabbage is limp, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.


Stir in potatoes O’Brien, salt, pepper, thyme, caraway seed and bay leaf. Cook until potatoes are hot, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon zest and corned beef. Remove bay leaf. Remove from heat and cool mixture while preparing phyllo dough.


Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place one sheet phyllo dough, long-side facing you, on paper. Spray with cooking spray. Add second sheet of dough. Spray with cooking spray. Repeat twice more.


Preheat oven to 350°F.


Spoon corned beef filling across width of dough, starting 4 inches from bottom of dough. Mound filling into a 4-inch wide strip. Lift up bottom 4 inches of dough to cover filling. Using parchment paper as a guide, gently roll up phyllo dough. Place seam-side down on paper-lined cookie sheet. Ends of dough don't have to be tucked in. Spray strudel with cooking spray.


Bake until phyllo is browned, 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes. Cut into 4 slices and serve each with 2 tablespoons mustard.

 

[jenscats5]

The original version:

got lots of miscellaneous stuff in the refrig

well try my "kitchen sink" salad

all the amounts can vary according to what is in refrig
no need to cook anything else

here's the one i just had

1/2 chicken breast, grilled and chopped
1 hard boiled egg, chopped
2 green olives, chopped (left over from martini party)
2 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon sunflower seed
1 stalk celery chopped
1 tiny piece red onion, chopped
1 equally tiny piece red pepper, chopped
2 pieces miscellaneous cheese, diced (again left over from martini party)
1 wayward piece lo sodium no sugar added ham (don't ask)
1 teaspoon Dijon
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
mix altogether and enjoy


the variations are mind boggling

My version from this evening's dinner:

Got "rid" of some stuff in my fridge tonite!! Obi saves the day!!

4 oz. leftover grilled chicken breast
about 1 oz. red bell pepper
some chopped radish
little bit of chopped red onion
1/2 leftover plum tomato, seeded & chopped
6 chopped stalks of leftover grilled asparagus
2 chopped canned artichoke hearts
1/4 cup crumbled FF Feta cheese
about 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
Fresh ground black pepper
1 tblsp. Spicy Brown Mustard
2 tblsp. FF mayo
Drizzle Apple Cider Vinegar

Combine all ingredients together & YUM!!

 

[T-Cake]

If there is ONE thing I can bring to Elite it's FOOD and cooking. I'm good at that!

Thought I'd share a southwestern marinade I just tried last week on salmon. Fabulous and really easy; you can pretty much use it on any protein and it'll be 'delish'.

1 1/2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash hot red pepper sauce
1/4 cup water

For every 1/2 to 3/4 lb of protein, the amount of marinade above will suffice. (Good for at least 2 protein servings; up it if you need more.)

Puree the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Then toss it and the protein (salmon, chicken, etc.) in a ziploc storage bag. Coat the protein and then let it marinade for a minimum of an hour (overnight is fine too -- I marinated mine the night before and made it for dinner when I came home the next day).

When ready to eat, cook the protein in an oven at 400 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes on each side in a glass baking dish.

(For a whole meal, I roasted some red and orange bell peppers (1/2 pepper of each) in the glass dish for 20 minutes in the oven and then put the 2 salmon fillets right on top and cooked it on in one dish. Really great as leftovers for lunch the next day too at work!)

Super good and really easy -- just the way I like it.

 

[PawWax]

1 1/2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash hot red pepper sauce
1/4 cup water

OOH! T-Cake! That one I could actually do!

 

[T-Cake]

OOH! T-Cake! That one I could actually do!

Let me know how ya' like it.

 

[jenscats5]

Tonite's Kitchen Sink Salad:

Dressing:
2 tblsp. FF Ranch Dressing
Apple Cider Vinegar
Black Pepper
Hot Sauce
1 tsp. mustard

Mix together & toss with salad.

Salad:
2 Cups Shredded Romaine Lettuce
1 cup spring mix
4 oz. chopped, grilled chicken
1 slice turkey bacon, cooked & chopped into bits
1 Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick, chopped
2 chopped artichoke hearts
1-2 ounces of each, chopped: Cucumber, carrot, bell pepper, radish
1/2 plum tomato, chopped
1-2 tblsp. hulled sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds

Mix all ingredients together & toss with dressing.....Enjoy!!

 

[que_66]

I rcvd this in my email from the Splenda website. I don't cook much in the way of sweets but this sounded pretty good. I also don't have a light in my oven.


Meringue Bites with Strawberries and Cream

A perfect pick-up dessert for your next party

Makes: 40 (1 1/2-inch) meringues
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Standing Time: 8 hours or overnight

4 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup SPLENDA® Sugar Blend for Baking
1 cup light sour cream or reduced-fat whipped topping
40 strawberries
Optional Garnish: fresh mint leaves

--PREHEAT oven to 250° F.
--Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
--BEAT egg whites, cream of tarter and vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy.
--ADD SPLENDA® Sugar Blend for Baking, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and SPLENDA® Sugar Blend for Baking dissolves.
--SPOON heaping tablespoonfuls of mixture onto baking sheets.
--BAKE 1 hour and 15 minutes(if meringues begin to brown, reduce oven temperature to 225° F); turn oven off.
--Let meringues stand in closed oven with the light on for 8 hours or overnight. Store in an airtight container.
--TOP each meringue just before serving with 1 scant teaspoon of sour cream and a strawberry. Garnish, if desired.

Nutrition Information per serving

Serving Size 1 meringue
Calories 25
Calories from Fat 5
Total Fat 0g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 10mg
Total Carbohydrates 5g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 4g
Protein 1g

Exchanges per serving: 1/2 Starch

This recipe, when compared to a traditional recipe, has a 33% reduction in calories, a 40% reduction in carbohydrates and a 45% reduction in sugars!

 

[jenscats5]

Thank you Aries!!

Speaking of WW tortillas.... this recipe is awesome!!!

JUst cut/break tortillas into ~2in pieces. Toss in a bowl, spray with cooking spray,sprinkle cinnamon and splenda/brown sugar(optional) over them and coat evenly... more cooking spray. Line them in a pan (sprayed w. cooking spray)... bake at 350 deg. F until crispy(15-20min). Tastes soooo good!!!!

*this recipe is usually done with olive oil.... but I like the low fat recipe better

** Great dip for these is ff cottage cheese mixed with ff cream cheese ... add cool whip, splenda, fresh fuit.... mix well and refrigerate for a couple of hours.... Enjoy!!!