I thought I'd try to make dough for pizza night and I came across this recipe. 3 ingredients, healthy and so easy!!!
Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions!
Serves 2-4 people
Time: 45 min
What You'll Need:
1 cup Self Rising Flour
1 cup or 8 oz Chobani 0% Plain Greek Yogurt
2 Tbsp Dry Salt Free Italian Seasoning
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Lightly spray pizza pan with non-fat cooking spray
3. Add all ingredients above into a bowl, mix well until dough begins to form
4. With flour covered hands and counter top, roll your dough into a ball
5. Then, roll the dough out into a crust and put on the prepared pizza pan
*Before:
*I had to flip in onto the pan:
6.
Add your favorite toppings to the dough. If you need some healthy ideas see this recipe
7. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes
8. Remove from heat, slice and enjoy!!
*This crust made 8 slices and I paired it with Turkey Pepperoni (I used Pavone Brand), Dei Fratelli Brand Pizza Sauce, minced garlic, sliced Yellow Onion, and Green Peppers! This came to 113 calories per slice!
Serving Size:
1 Whole Pizza Crust 588 calories
Total Calories: 588 Calories
*Thanks again to this awesome website for a great recipe! http://www.theskinnyfork.com/blog/3-ingredient-pizza-dough
I love to put random things in water to see if it tastes good, lol! You should too! These are a few water combos that are delicious and add so much flavor to your bland water. PLUS they add extra vitamins and minerals you need!
*Add into water bottle (mine hold 3 cups), stir/shake vigorously:
Combo #1:
4 Raspberries
1 Thick Slice of Lemon (cut into 4 pieces)
3 Fresh Mint Leaves (torn if you'd like)
Combo #2:
2 slices Fresh Cucumber (cut into 4 pieces)
2 Fresh Mint Leaves
1 Thick Lemon Slice (cut into 4 pieces)
Combo #3:
1 Fresh Strawberry (diced)
1 Lemon Slice (cut into 4 pieces)
2 Fresh Mint Leaves (torn if you'd like)
Combo #4:
1 Fresh Strawberry (diced)
1 Lime Slice (squeezed and dropped in)
Combo #5:
1 Thick Slice of Watermelon (diced, no rind)
2 Fresh Mint Leaves (torn if you'd like)
Combo #6:
8 Blueberries
1 Strawberry (sliced)
Combo #7:
1 Strawberry (sliced)
1 Lime Slice (squeezed and dropped in)
Drink up! :)
I have never made anything vegetarian because I have a protein based diet but I recently had The Girls over for an Asian Inspired Family Night. My friend Libby is a vegetarian so I looked up some new recipes to try but every one had some sort of sauce that wasn't vegetarian (fish sauce, etc.). So I went with making an all veggie blow out stir fry with my homemade "Asian" sauce! Luckily, I have made stir fries in the past so I had an idea of what I was doing and everyone enjoyed it!! The best part was that it only was $5 total to make!!! Scale this recipe down if it's a small get-together because I used over a POUND of veggies! Also if you'd like to add meat to this I totally recommended it! It will change the below nutritional info but if you're like me, where you need a high protein meal to keep you feeling full, add some meat!
Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions!
Serves 6-8 people
Time: 1h15min
What You'll Need:
For the sauce:
1/2 cup Tamari Sauce
2 tsp Rice Vinegar
1 tsp Chili Garlic Sauce
4 Tbsp Light Brown Sugar
6 cloves Garlic (minced)
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp White Pepper
For the Stir Fry:
1 Red Bell Pepper (168 grams), sliced
1 Green Pepper (167 grams), sliced
8.8 oz Snow Peas, cleaned
1 large Red Onion (8.7 oz), sliced
2 1/2 cups chopped Carrots
6 cups Zucchini (Julienne Peeled to look like noodles, then chop up the center)
4 cups Broccoli (1 head)
1 bunch Green Onion/Chives, loosely chopped (24 Tbsp worth)
4 oz Fresh Mushrooms, loosely chopped
1 tsp Chili Garlic Sauce
Directions:
1. Combine all the ingredients for the sauce (above), mix well, set aside
2. Wash all veggies
3. Chop, clean, dice, slice all veggies. This will take you a while
4. In a Wok or large saute pan, lightly spray with non-fat cooking spray
5. Add all veggies into pan/wok, cover, stirring every few min making sure all veggies get cooked
*Before:
6. After about 15-20 min, your veggies will look bright and start to soften, this is the time you add the Sauce
7. Heat through, covered
8. Turn off heat, serve and enjoy!
*After:
*Mine made about 15 cups worth!!
**We enjoyed our Family Night pot luck style. I made the main dish, Libby made fresh Veggie Spring Rolls with Hoisin Sauce (THESE WERE TO DIE FOR BTW), Alyson made an awesome beverage which I have no idea what was in it (lol) and Mallory made a refreshing Pear Pie with a Frangipani middle, which was so naturally sweet and delicious (it was like a tart in my mind). It was such a great time cooking together and catching up!!!
1 Serving Size:
1 cup Stir Fry 60 calories
Total Calories: 60 Calories
So I love noodles but I don't like to eat them because I can't make them myself (time, etc.) and because of calories! But like you've seen before, veggies make the best alternatives! In the past you've seen Spaghetti Squash used for noodles and ZUCCHINI can too! It's a great way to squeeze in extra veggies and kick out those refined carb-filled noodles.
*This is just a recipe for the noodles and not a whole dish.
**You will need a Julienne Peeler like this: http://www.amazon.com/Zyliss-30700-Julienne-Peeler/dp/B0018ICHH2
or another veggie peeler/noodle maker like this: http://www.amazon.com/Merite-Spiral-Slicer-Vegetable-Kit-Spiralizer/dp/B00ISMG8N0/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1425836867&sr=1-2&keywords=veggie+noodle+maker
Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions!
Serves 2
Time: 20 min
What You'll Need:
6 small Zucchini (green or yellow)
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
Directions:
1. Wash your zucchini
2. With a firm grip, apply the peeler from top to bottom for the longest noodle possible, circling the whole Zucchini. Once you hit the center where you see the seeds, stop and start back on the next green side. The center doesn't make good noodles because it's so soft. Do this to all of the Zucchinis! You can use the "core" that's leftover and throw it into your spaghetti/sauce or whatever you're making or toss it!
*Should look like this:
*Leftover "core":
3. In a saute pan, lightly spray with non-fat cooking spray, place noodles and spring with Garlic Powder (Do NOT at any water or extra oil, the Zucchini is naturally full of water and it will come out when you're cooking)
4. Cook covered for about 5-8 min, until the Zucchini starts to wilt/bright green
5. Add it to your favorite pasta sauce and enjoy!
*I paired mine with Chicken Alfredo :) Adds LOTS of color too :)
1 Serving Size:
1 cup Zucchini Noodles 20 calories
Total Calories: 20 Calories
Since I am a HUGE soup fan, naturally I made a new soup recipe on this cold Sunday. Try to look for low fat sausage, I went with a Turkey Sausage from Butterball.
Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions!
Serves 4-6 with leftovers
Time: 1 hour
What You'll Need:
12 oz Turkey Sausage (I used Turkey Sausage: Polska Kielbasa by Butterball)
1 Bunch of Fresh Kale (about 10 oz)
1 small Yellow Onion
4 (15 oz) cans White Beans (I used No Salt-Added Cannellini Beans)
5 cups Chicken Broth (I used Low Sodium)
5 Cloves Garlic, minced
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Mrs Dash Extra Spicy Seasoning
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Dice Onion, throw into large cooking pot that's been lightly sprayed with non-fat cooking spray
2. Slice Turkey Sausage throw it into the pot and then add Minced Garlic. Start to sautee
*Before:
*After:
3. Wash and roughly chop Kale, set aside
4. When the Onions are soft and the Sausage begins to brown, add Kale, Mrs. Dash, Garlic Powder, Bay Leaf, 4 cups of Broth, bring to a boil then simmer for 5-10 min
5. In a strainer, add all the cans of Cannellini Beans, rinse thoroughly
6. In a blender add 1 cup Broth and 2 cups rinsed Cannellini Beans, blend until smooth
7. Finally, add blended Bean/Broth mixture and the rest of the rinsed Beans to the pot, heat through
8. Take out Bay leaf, measure out portions and enjoy!!
*Mine made 13 cups worth!
1 Serving Size:
2 cups Soup 349 calories
2 tsp Grated Parmesan Cheese 20 calories
Total Calories: 369 Calories
*A huge thanks to this website for a great recipe! I only switched up a few things. http://www.fivehearthome.com/2014/09/21/easy-white-bean-kale-sausage-soup/?crlt.pid=camp.2kK2ucdwyLa4
