Cheesy Garlic Baked Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

4 - boneless skinless chicken breasts -thin
4 - garlic cloves, minced
4 - tablespoons brown sugar
3 - teaspoons olive oil
1 - teaspoon salt
1 - cup of cheese

DIRECTIONS:

1 - Preheat oven to 375°F and line a casserole dish with tin foil this will help with the clean up afterwards lightly grease it.

2 - In small sauté pan, sauté garlic with the oil until tender.

3 - Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar & a teaspoon of salt

4 - Place chicken breasts in a prepared baking dish and cover with 3/4 of the garlic and brown sugar mixture.

5 - Add salt and pepper to taste.

6 - Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

Within the last 10 minutes before removing it out of the oven put your cheese on top then put the remaining brown sugar and garlic mixture on top of the cheese and let bake 10 minutes or until cheese is fully melted.

Healthy Skillet Lasagna

A quick, healthy, and delicious skillet lasagna!

Author: Christine Skari
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, diced
salt and pepper
½ tsp red pepper flakes
1lb lean ground beef (93% lean)
8 lasagna noodles, broken
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
⅓ cup water
6 oz part skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup 1% cottage cheese
optional: parmesan cheese

 Instructions:
 1.) Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the chopped onion and cook until translucent (4-5 minutes). Stir in the garlic and ½ tsp salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.

 2.) Add in the ground beef, breaking the meat into pieces and cooking until no longer pink.

 3.) Layer the lasagna noodles over the meat and pour the tomato sauces and water over the pasta. Cover and bring the dish to a simmer, then lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes or until the pasta is done. Season the lasagna well with more salt and pepper to taste.

 4.) Take the lasagna off the heat and roughly stir in the cottage cheese. Top with big chunks of mozzarella and let sit covered for 5 minutes or until cheese it melted.

If desired, I recommend it, top with parmesan and basil.

Nutrition Information Serving size: ⅙th recipe Calories: 385 Fat: 12.6g Saturated fat: 5.4g Carbohydrates: 33g Sugar: 4.1g Fiber: 3g Protein: 32.5g Cholesterol: 61mg

Cowboy Caviar

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can seasoned black-eyed peas, drained

1 (15 ounce) can seasoned or plain black beans, drained

3/4 cup frozen sweet corn, thawed
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 to 3 tomatoes, diced
10 jarred jalapeno pepper slices, diced
1/3 cup cilantro, chopped

1 ripe avocado, chopped

Tortilla chips

Dressing:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1/2 lime, juiced

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine black eyed peas, beans, corn, green onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro in a medium bowl. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, Dijon mustard, and salt and pepper. Pour over bean mixture. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Just before serving, add avocado and gently stir to combine. Serve with tortilla chips.

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CUCUMBER SALSA

16 Calorie CUCUMBER SALSA

Ingredients:

2  cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber

1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato

1/4 cup chopped red onion

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

4-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh cilantro

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

1-1/2 teaspoons lime juice

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt

Baked tortilla chip scoops

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice, cumin and seasoned salt. Pour over cucumber mixture and toss gently to coat.

Serve immediately with chips. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup (calculated without chips) equals: 16 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: Free food.


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Ooopsies "Bread"

This recipe is great for diabetics, people with gluten allergies or people just trying to cut out carbs.

Do  you have a hard time living without bread? Ooopsies are a good option. It’s a “bread” without carbs and can be eaten in a variety of ways.

INGREDIENTS:
3 eggs
3.5 ounces of cream cheese
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder or cream of tarter (can be excluded)

DIRECTION:
Separate the eggs, with the egg whites in one bowl and the egg yolks in another. Whip the egg whites together with the salt until very stiff. You should be able to turn the bowl over without the egg whites moving.

 Mix the egg yolks and the cream cheese well.

If you choose, add 1-tsp of cream of tarter or baking powder (this makes the Ooopsie more bread-like).

 Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mix – try to keep the air in the egg whites.

 Put 6 large or 8 smaller Ooopsies on a baking tray.

Bake in the middle of the oven at 150° C (300° F) for about 25 minutes – until they turn golden.

 You can eat Ooopsies as bread or use them as a bun for a hotdog or hamburger. You can also put different kinds of seeds on them before baking them, for instance poppy, sesame or sunflower seeds.

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