Here are a few of my favorite recipes! I have had people ask me what I cook for dinner so I'm going to be adding a few as I have time. I have a few recipes in some of my earlier blogs as well. If you have a dish that you love but it too high in calories let me know and I'll try and recreate it to be healthier! Hope you enjoy. Also, I rarely use measuring cups or spoons so some of the measurements are a guess! So make any adjustments that you like to suit your taste buds :)

Mushroom and Dijon Chicken

1  Chicken Breast(fillet for two pieces)

Half of an onion

Half of a red pepper

Half a carton of mushrooms

1 teaspoon of Mustard

Low calorie shredded cheese(pick the best they have at the store)

Place chicken on low heat in a cooking pan with no calorie cooking spray (yes, they have this in most grocery stores) I season with salt and pepper but feel free to change it up with any of your favorite seasonings. Chop the onion and red pepper. Place the pepper, onion and mushrooms in a separate pan with a tablespoon of the lowest calorie butter(I think mine is “promise” brand-check the labels on all butter and make the best pick) Let this sauté for about 5 minutes or until soft. Once chicken is cooked put a teaspoon of mustard or low cal honey mustard on the chicken and spread over the top. Then place the a scoop of the sauté mix on the chicken. Top with a tbsp of cheese. Place the top on the pan and let the cheese melt.

I pair this with red bliss potatoes and veggies. You can buy the Birdseye freezer kind or make your own. To make your own cut red bliss potatoes in quarters and put in a pot to boil. Once soft drain water and add garlic seasoning to taste and I can’t believe it’s not butter spray.

**The chicken is about 200 calories a piece.

Chicken Stroganoff(Also, tastes similar to a Marsala sauce)

1-Chicken Breast (Fillet the breast for two pieces)

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

½ carton of mushrooms

½ red onion

1 tsp garlic

3-4  dash of hot sauce(I use Pete’s Hot Sauce)

1 tsp parsley

½ bag of wheat egg noodles or any kind of wheat pasta

Cook chicken until done.(season as you like)Once cooked remove from pan and set aside. In the same dish put 1 tsp of low cal butter and sauté the chopped onion mushroom and garlic. Once sautéed add the can of cream of mushroom, hot sauce and ½ cup of Greek yogurt. Mix together add ¼ cup of skim milk to thin out the sauce. Cut chicken into strips and place in the sauce. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Bring water to a boil and cook pasta per directions on box. Serve the chicken and sauce over your choice of pasta.

 We like to cook green beans as a side with this dish.

This makes around 4-5 servings

**This is around 300 calories a serving

Weight Watchers Taco Chili (Crock pot)

This is  a weight watchers recipe and is DELICIOUS!!

2 pieces of chicken

1 can of kidney beans

1 can of black beans

1 can of corn

1 can of tomato paste

1 can of tomatoes with diced chilies

1 onion

1 package of taco seasoning

Place all items except chicken into your Crock pot on low. Make sure to drain the corn and kidney beans. Mix together and place Chicken on top. Let this cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Once cooked take chicken out and shred. Place chicken back in a Crock pot and mix together.

This is the EASIEST dinner to make and tastes sooooo good! Only 200 calories a serving and there are 6 servings for this dish. This is a must try!

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Tis' the season for this girl to eat every kind of pumpkin food there is!! This recipe is so easy, there is no way you can mess it up! It only has 3 ingredients and it's a healthy alternative. I originally found this recipe on a website and it called for 1 box of devils food cake mix and a can of pumpkin filling. You simply mix the two together and they are the most moist chocolate muffins ever! There is no pumpkin flavor at all. The pumpkin simply takes place of the oil and eggs. 

However, Candice inspired me when she told me she bought the Spice cake mix! I had to try it out. My other motivation for this recipe is my weakness for Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Muffins. They are soooo good and should be if they have more than 600 calories in them!! I was devastated when I found out this horrible news :( But I no longer have to crave those because these muffins only have 181 calories!! Try them out... I know you'll love them!!

Pumpkin Spice Muffins (181 calories)

1 Box of Spice Cake Mix
1 can of Pumpkin Filling
1/2 tsp of Pumpkin Spice

Set oven to 350. Mix ingredients together. You may feel the need to add water or milk, but you will not need it. The consistency is a little thick but it turns out perfect. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray or use cupcake liners. Scoop mixture evenly among 12 cupcakes. Bake for 20 minutes or until light brown. You can stick a toothpick or knife in them to see if they are done. If the toothpick comes out clean you are good to go!

When making the chocolate muffins mix the devils food cake mix and pumpkin filling and
cook the same way.

I did it!!!

Well last week I accomplished my goal...30 pounds lost since moving to Oklahoma! Whoo hooo!! (A total of 50 pounds since reaching my highest weight about two years ago) When I first started this blog I was a little nervous to share these goals because it showed my weakness...FOOD! But at the end of this journey I am proud of my accomplishments and not afraid to to tell people! I've gone from a size 10 to a size 4 and have gained so much knowledge on how to live a healthy lifestyle. Although I say the journey has ended, I know that this is only the beginning.

Don't forget...go check out www.myfitnesspal.com It's the main reason I was able to lose the weight!! It's a great tool to help you get started on your weight loss goals!