Monday, June 28, 2010

Creamy Mexican Dip

Ingredients:
1 cup - plain fat-free yogurt, Greek-variety recommended
1/2 cup - salsa, hot chipotle variety suggested
3/4 cup - avocado, diced
1/3 cup - cilantro, fresh, chopped
1/4 cup - red onion(s), chopped
1/2 tsp - ground cumin
1/2 tsp - table salt, or more to taste

Garnish
1/4 cup - avocado, diced
1 Tbsp - cilantro, fresh, chopped
1 Tbsp - red onion, chopped


In a medium bowl, stir together yogurt and salsa until blended; stir in remaining ingredients except garnishes. Cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.

When ready to serve, transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with garnishes.
1 point for 1/4 cup.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Blueberry Coffee Cake

1 - blueberry muffin mix (with can of blueberries) - reduced fat mix if you can find it
½ c. unsweetened applesauce
½ c. skim milk
2 T. reduced calorie margarine - melted
1 egg (use egg beaters)
1 tsp. vanilla

Drain the can of blueberries. In a bowl combine the blueberry muffin mix, applesauce, milk, 2 T. melted margarine, egg, vanilla and mix with hand held mixer. Fold in blueberries.

Pour into 8x8 baking pan that has been sprayed with non stick spray.


TOPPING: (optional)
3 T. flour
2 T. sugar
1 T. reduced calorie margarine - softened
½ tsp. cinnamon
Mix together and sprinkle on top of the above mixture.

Bake 350 for 45 minutes
1/12 is 3 points.

Chicken Packets

1 can corn drained
1 can black beans drained
1.5 cups hot salsa

Mix that together in a bowl.

Cut 4 pieces of foil to put the chicken breasts on and spray with Pam.
Put chicken breasts on foil. Season with garlic powder, cayenne, onion powder, and lawry's. Divided the 'bean/corn/salsa' mixture over the 4 chicken breasts. Fold and close packets and put on a baking sheet. Bake at 450 for 18-20 mins. My oven takes longer then 20 minutes. I usually have to cook mine 15 more minutes.

Serving with Uncle Ben's 90 second spanish rice. You'll need to calc points for the rice. I think its 1/2c for 2 pts.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients

1 cup mushrooms
1 cup green pepper, chopped
1 cup cooked onions
1 cup cooked spinach (reduce a 9oz bag of spinach)
16 oz Egg Beaters Southwestern, Refrigerated
8 oz Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey breakfast sausage links
1 1/2 cups Kraft Fat-free shredded mozarella cheese
2 serving(s) Joseph's Lavash Bread (or reduced fat crossiant rolls, 2 tubes per pizza)


Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a medium sized baking sheet with pam and then place the one lavash bread on the pan. (If using crescent rolls, then lay those out and spread them over the pan forming a crust. Then bake the crust for about 8 min before adding toppings). Set aside. In a medium pan sautee bell pepper, onion and mushrooms, and spinach and cook until tender. In a separate pan cook the turkey sausage until browned. Drain the turkey sausage, and use the pan to cook the egg beaters.
Take the pan with the lavash bread and place the eggs on top of it. Then layer the sausage and then vegetable mixture. Top the pizza with the fat free cheese. Place the pizza in the oven and cook for 10 minutes or until cooked to your perfection. Cut into 8 pieces and enjoy!

8 Servings/ 3pts per serving