Makeover Toffee Crunch Dessert

I got this one from the 2011 Taste of Home Comfort Diet Cookbook.

1 1/2 cups cold fat-free milk

1 pkg (1 oz.) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix

2 cartons (8 oz each) fat-free whipped topping, thawed

1 prepared angel food cake, cut into 1-inch cubes

4 Butterfinger candy bars, crushed

- In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 min. Let stand 2 min or until soft-set. Stir in 2 cups whipped topping. Fold in the remaining whipped topping.

- In 13x9 dish coated with cooking spray, layer half of the cake cubes, pudding mixture and crushed candy bars. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Yield - 15 servings

3/4 Cup per serving - 177 calories, 3 g fat, 255 mg sodium, 33g carb, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

TGIF

I need to get my "honey" to realize that just because it's Friday doesn't mean we can pig out! We had Apple Bee's tonight. I hate those stupid $20 deals where you get two meals and an appetizer. Geeze... we don't need the stupid appetizer! If there's one thing I've learned about losing weight it is that planning ahead and making your meals at home is the best way to lose weight. In this fast paced world it is really hard to do this, but if you can get your week organized and have the ingredients on hand it is definitely how you lose weight. I need to be better at that. Everyone go out there and organize your week starting with this weekend!!!

Super Easy Side Dish

Cheesy Broccoli and Corn
1 (12 oz.) pkg. frozen broccoli

1 (12oz.) pkg. frozen corn

1 can healthy request cream of chicken

4 oz. Velveeta cheese (cubed)

1/2 C. skim milk

I bought the green giant steamers and put them in microwave for a couple minutes so they were thawed out.

Mix Corn and Broccoli with cheese. Mix soup and milk and pour over top. Put in crock pot on high for 2-3 hours or until heated through.

Serves 6 - 132 Calories per serving (approx 3/4 cup)

Homemade Fish Sticks

Homemade Fish Sticks

1/2 C all-purpose flour

1 egg

1/2 C. corn flake crumbs

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning

1/2 tsp paprika

1 pound cod fillets, cut into 1-inch strips

Butter-flavored cooking spray

- Place flour and egg in separate shallow bowls. In another shallow bowl, combine the corn flake crumbs and seasonings. Dip the fish fillets in the flour, then egg, then roll in the crumb mixture.

- Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Spritz fish sticks with butter-flavored spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 min or until fish flakes easily with a fork, turning once.

Yield - 3 servings @ 263 Calories per serving.

Brunch Enchiladas

Sorry it's been awhile since I posted a recipe!



Here is a good one for brunch or anytime of the day to try for your family. I got this one from Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet cookbook.

Brunch Enchiladas

2 C. fully cooked ham

1/2 C. chopped green onions

10 whole-wheat tortillas

2 C. shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1 T flour

2 C. skim milk

1 1/2 C. egg substitute

- Combine ham and onions; place 1/3 C. down the center of each tortilla. Top with 2 T cheese. Roll up and place in a greased 13x9 baking dish.

- In another large bowl, combine the flour, milk and egg substitue until smooth. Pour over tortillas. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

- Remove from the fridge 30 min before baking. Cover and bake at 350 for 25 min. Uncover; bake for 10 min. Sprinkle with remanining cheese; bake 3 min longer or until the cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 min before serving.

10 servings - 289 Calories per enchilada

Agave Nectar

I have been sick but I am feeling better - I will try to update the weekly menu plans soon!

I have been wanted to post about Agave Nectar.  I have started using it a lot in place of sugar/sweeteners and you can even use it instead of syrup on pancakes.  I use it in place of sugar for smoothies & it works great. 

I found a great website that has a lot of information on it:
http://www.allaboutagave.com/substituting-agave-nectar-for-other-sugars.php

Meaty Breakfast Bake

We are having this for supper. You can change many options on this dish. We decided to make it meaty but you could just chose one meat or no meat, or add veggies, or use egg beaters instead of eggs! The possibilities are endless! :)

6 Eggs

1/2 C. Skim Milk

5 oz. Fully Cooked Diced Ham

1 pkg. Frozen Shredded Hash Browns

1/2 pkg. Jennie-o Breakfast Lovers Sausage

1 C. Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Finely Shredded Cheese

2 T Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon

Spray baking dish with non-stick spray, lay 1/2 of hash browns in bottom, top with meats and sprinkle with 1/2 of cheese. Repeat. Mix the eggs and milk and pour over top. Bake 40-45 min at 400 degrees or until knife comes out clean.

Depending on how much you want here are two different servings and calories.

Serves 6 - 373 Calories

Serves 8 - 279 Calories

More Roasted Veggies

Cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms! YUMMMM!

Cheeseburger Soup

Tonight was a good night for soup! This was really good and comforting considering we are all sick in our house. :( I made warm breadsticks to go along with it.

Cheeseburger Soup

1 pound 93% Ground Beef (browned)

1 carton of chicken stock (broth) or 4 cups

1 C. Shredded Carrots

2 T minced Onion (I used Tastefully Simple Onion Onion)

1 pkg Uncle Bens Whole Grain Brown and Wild Rice Pouch (90 sec in microwave)

3 C skim milk

1/2 pkg (1 pound) Velvetta Cheese (cubed)

1 C light sour cream

In a big pot put chicken stock and add carrots and onion. Cook until tender. Add browned meat, cheese, heated up rice, milk. Simmer, stirring occasionally, but don't boil. Right before serving whisk in sour cream.

Serves 10 - 1 Cup Servings

281 Calories per cup

Crispy Chicken Strips

Tonight we had a delicious recipe I found on www.fitnessmagazine.com, I modified it a little bit. Served it with slice potatoes, I sprayed with Crisco cooking spray. Very good meal!

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients 12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken-breast halves 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 C Crushed Cornflakes (I used cornflake crumbs by Kellogg)

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Cut chicken into 3-by-3/4-inch strips. In a shallow dish, combine egg, honey, and mustard. In another dish, stir together cornflake crumbs and pepper.

2. Dip chicken strips into the egg mixture; roll in crumb mixture to coat. Arrange chicken strips on an ungreased baking sheet.

3. Bake about 12 minutes, or until outsides are golden and chicken is no longer pink.

Large Egg, 1 Egg	70
Albertson's - Yellow Mustard, 1 tsp	5
Honey, 1 tbsp	64
Tyson - 100% All Natural Chicken Breast Tenderlions, 12 oz	300
Kelloggs - Corn Flake Crumbs, 1 cup	300
Add Ingredient

Total:	739	93	7	84	3	2
Per Serving:	185

Healthy Dipping Sauces (provided by www.fitnessmagazine.com)

Ditch the standard ranch dressing and stir up one of these low-cal sauces.

1/4 cup Dijon mustard + 1 teaspoon honey = Homemade Honey Mustard

1/4 cup ketchup + pinch chili powder = Kicked-Up Ketchup

1/2 cup low-fat sour cream + fresh lime + fresh cilantro = Zesty Sour Cream

1/2 cup low-fat mayo + 1 teaspoon dried dill + 1 teaspoon garlic powder = Spiced Mayo

Turkey Reuben Quesadillas

Today for lunch I decided to make Turkey Reuben Quesadilla, they turned out pretty good! Sorry for the bad picture, I wanted to snap one of it while making it but had a lot going on today. Enjoy!

Turkey Reuben Quesadillas

Sprayed skillet with olive oil spray, laid pita bread on bottom, layered with 1 T thousand island, then laid cheese, turkey and sauerkraut on top, placed another pita bread and sprayed that with the olive oil spray. Flipped when brown.

Joesph's - Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Flour Pita Bread, 2 Pita	120
Franks Kraut - Sauerkraut, 2 Tbsp	5
Deli Meats - Turkey Breast, 2 slice	40
Kraft Light Done Right - Thousand Island Salad Dressing, 2 TBPS	60
Kraft - Deli Fresh Extra Thin Swiss Slices, 1 slice	60
Calories for entire quesadilla	285