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Friday, April 26, 2013

Breakfasts Under 350 Calories

Some of these look very good!!! Making me hungry!


Here is a Corn Flake Crusted Banana Stuffed French Toast for under 350 calories >>>>>>>

Monday, April 22, 2013

Butternut Squash and Fried Sage Pasta

from Self.com
Butternut Squash and Fried Sage Pasta

A hearty bowl of pasta plus savory cheese? You'd never know this whole-grain comfort food is diet-friendly! Squash supplies all the vitamin A you need for the day.



Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 oz whole-wheat penne
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 sage leaves
  • 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 medium butternut squash (about 2 lb), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan

PREPARATION

  1. Cook penne as directed on package.
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  3. Fry sage, turning once, until crisp on both sides, about 1 minute per side.
  4. Transfer to a paper towel.
  5. Add onion and garlic to skillet.
  6. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft and golden, about 3 minutes.
  7. Add squash, 3/4 cup water, salt and pepper.
  8. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until squash softens, 5 to 7 minutes.
  9. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking water.
  10. Return pasta to pot and add squash mixture; stir over low heat, adding some reserved cooking water if necessary, until pasta is coated, about 1 minute.
  11. Serve, garnished with cheese and sage.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Bacon Apple Chicken Stew

From Katrina Pollet, JDC

Ingredients
    2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
    1 TBLSP cornstarch
    2 TBLSP cider vinegar
    1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
    1 tsp dried parsley
    1 1/2 lb's raw boneless skinless chicken breast
    1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper (or to taste)
    3 c peeled and chopped Fuji apples
    2 c carrots cut into 1/2 inch coins
    2 c roughly chopped celery
    1 c roughly chopped onion
    6 slices center cut bacon or turkey bacon (I sometimes even use real bacon bits)
    Mrs. Dash regular to taste
In crockpot, combine broth with cornstarch and stir to dissolve. Add vinegar, garlic, and parsley, mix well. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the crockpot. Add all remaining ingredients except bacon and thoroughly stir.

Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours until chicken is cooked through.

Remove chicken and place in a large bowl. Shred with 2 forks, stir shredded chicken into the stew in the crockpot.

Cook bacon until crispy and sprinkle over each serving.

Makes 6 servings.

Serving 1 1/3 cups 230 calories 4g fat 570 mg sodium 17.5g carb 31g protein

Recipe from Hungry Girl Cookbook.