Thursday, October 27, 2011

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!

2 comments:

  1. Heather- Here is one of my favorite recipes made with turkey. It's called Turkeyloaf Cupcakes with Sweet Potato Frosting. It's from Joy Bauer (she is the health queen). It's really yummy and my dad loved them (without knowing it was turkey until after)

    Makes 8 cupcakes (serving size = two cupcakes )

    1 yellow onion, finely chopped
    1 red pepper, finely chopped
    2 carrots, peeled and chopped
    1.25 pounds lean ground turkey
    2 egg whites
    1 packet Taco seasoning mix (preferably reduced sodium)
    ¼ cup ketchup

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Liberally coat muffin tray with oil spray and set aside.

    Coat a large skillet with oil spray and sauté onions about 3-5 minutes over medium heat. Add peppers and carrots and sauté an additional 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

    In a large bowl, add ground meat, egg whites, cooled vegetables, and taco seasoning packet. Using your hands, mush ingredients together until they are fully incorporated. Allot the seasoned meat mixture into 8 muffin cups, smoothing the tops of each mini-meatloaf to make it level. Bake for 20-25 minutes. NOTE: the mini meatloaves will generate some mushy goo on the top....simply wipe it off and discard after they cool. Cooked mini-meatloaves may be frozen for up to 2 months.

    Whipped Sweet Potato Frosting:

    Bake or microwave 4 medium sweet potatoes, remove skin, and mash potatoes with a splash of skim milk, 1-2 tablespoons whipped butter and Kosher salt to taste. Frost each mini meatloaf with a dollop of whipped sweet potato.

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  2. Awesome! Thanks so much! I may have to try this over Thanksgiving!

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