Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hannah's Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Makes 6 servings Prep time Under 30 minutes Total time 1 Hour

Nutritional Information

Calories 170 Fat 3g
Protein 25g Cholesterol 50mg
Carbohydrates 10g Sodium 130mg
Saturated Fat 1g

Ingredients

olive oil spray
1/2 cup onion, minced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 package JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE® Extra Lean Ground Turkey Breast
salt, to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth, divided
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
3 large sweet red bell peppers, washed
1/4 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet with olive oil spray; heat over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; saute two minutes or until softened. Add extra lean ground turkey breast. Add salt, garlic powder, and cumin. Break meat apart and cook over medium heat for 14-16 minutes, or until well done, 165°F as measured by a meat thermometer. Add tomato sauce and 1/4 cup chicken broth. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about five minutes. Add cilantro or parsley. Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds and stem. Place in baking dish. Spoon 1/3 cup of the turkey mixture into each pepper half. Pour remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth in the bottom of the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry

IngredientsCaloriesCarbsFatProtein
Chicken Costco Frozen - Breast, Boneless, Skinless, 28.8 oz. (112g)86407173
Kirkland - Special Blend of Frozen Vegetables Stir-Fry Blend, 6 cup2404806
Aloha Shoyu - Lower Salt Soy Sauce, 8 tbsp0800
Total:1104567179
Per Serving:1849130
*Makes about 6 one-cup servings

Chop it up and saute it in oil and onions (but not too much oil) then dump in the veggies and shoyuand let it sit for awhile.
We served over Winco's bulk Long Grain Brown Jasmine Rice (1/4 cup uncooked is 160 calories)

Biggest Loser Nachos


*I varied fromt his a bit, but not much.  They were great.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Turkey Meatball Sub

(picture shows 2 servings)

For ONE serving:
one half of a whole wheat hoagie roll (110)
4 Foster Farms frozen Italian style meatballs (212)
1/4 c Hunt's original spaghetti sauce (25)
1/2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese (10)

357 calories

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Tuna Pita Snack

IngredientsCaloriesCarbsFatProtein
Franz - 100% Whole Wheat Thinwiches, 1 bun1002214
Great Value - Mayonaisse, 0.5 tbs50060
Costco- Kirkland - Solid White Albacore Tuna, 2 oz70
 
Total Calories 220
*should've used lite mayo but we didn't have any

Ham & Veggie Piled Pita

1 whole wheat pita flatbread
1 c chopped romaine lettuce
1 oz shredded mozarella cheese
1 oz diced raw tomato
1/3 c chopped/diced ham

Pile it all on the pita, bake 7-8 minutes at 350 to melt the cheese.

353 calories

Loaded Baked Potato (Calorie Counted)

1 small russett potato
1/3 c chopped/cubed ham
1 oz green onion
2 Tbs. lite sour cream
1/4 c canned chili
1/4 c shredded mozarella cheese

329 calories