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Hey Ladies and Gents! Welcome to Thin Meals! Here you will find recipes I have tweaked a bit to fit your new or existing healthy eating lifestyles. While on my weight loss journey I got tired of eating veggies and boring chicken breast and fish all the time while still making my hubby marinated roast, super greasy cheesy baked mac n cheese and yams so I started experimenting with my favorite fatty recipes trying to make them healthier and have come up with some great dishes! I love food and now with my healthier versions of my all time favorite dishes, I can still enjoy it. So check out my recipes, try them out and don't be afraid to ask a question or tell me your thoughts.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Turkey Wraps

So I had some left over turkey fillets and decided to be creative and do something different with them. I hope you guys enjoy!
Servings: 2/ 1 wrap each

Ingredients:


2 Butter Ball Turkey Fillets
1 cup Bird's Eye Normandy Blend
1/4 cup Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1 cup 2% milk
2 tbs Blue Bonnet Light Butter
2 tbs all purpose flour
Mccormick Roasted Herb & Garlic Seasoning

Instructions:


Preheat oven to 350.
Cook Veggies with 2 tsp of Seasoning until really soft and chop it up.
Take each turkey fillet one at a time, place in a large zip lock bag and smash flat and sit aside.
Place butter in a skillet at medium heat and allow to melt. Add flour and stir. Add milk and cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and the sauce has reached the consistency of your choice. Take half of the sauce and pour it into the veggies and mix well. Place a spoonful of the veggie mix onto one end of both fillets and roll them up almost like a burrito but with ends open. Place in a baking dish with folded side down. Pour remainder sauce on top of wraps and shake a small amount of seasoning on top. Bake for 45 minutes uncovered.


Nutrients:

Calories: 328Carbs: 15Fat: 12Protein: 38Sugar: 8Sodium: 313

Cajun Turkey Pasta

Omg! This is my favorite creation yet! I almost ate two servings but luckily my hubby put it up for his lunch today. lol
Servings: 4/1 cup per serving

Ingredients:

2 Butter Ball Turkey Fillets cut in strips(cut each in half and then in strips)
1/2 a Red Bell Pepper cut in strips
1/2 A Green Bell Pepper cut in strips
2 tbs of all purpose flour
1 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 tbs Cajun Seasoning
1 tbs Vegetable Oil
2 tbs Blue Bonnet Light Butter
1 1/2 cup Penne Pasta

Instructions:

Cook Penne Pasta following box directions.
Heat Skillet on Medium and add vegetable oil. Drop in turkey strips and 1 tbs of Cajun Seasoning. Stir and allow to partially brown and then add bell peppers. Cook all the way through until juices run clear and take the skillet off the heat. Spoon out the meat and peppers into a dish and sit aside. Place skillet back on oven and put it on Low. Add butter and flour and mix together. Then add milk and cheese and stir until cheese is melted and the sauce is as thick or thin as you want. Pour pasta, the rest of the seasoning and meat/peppers into the skillet and mix all together.


Nutrients: 
Calories: 294Carbs: 29Total Fat: 9Protein: 22Sugar: 6Sodium: 156


Photos

Sooo I just wanted to say that the pics do not give these dishes any justice! I am sorry if they are blurry and dark. I have been taking them on my phone which has a sucky camera lol. I also been taking them on my camera but I lost my usb cord so once I get a new one, I will load better pics. Thanks everyone for checking out my recipes! Let me know how they work for you!

Salsa Chicken

This is a super fast meal you can make in like 30 minutes! My aunt would fry chicken wings and then saute them with salsa, so I decided to lighten it up a bit :)

Servings: 4/1 piece per serving

Ingredients:

2 Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast with fat trimmed
2 cups of Mild Chunky Salsa
Cooking Spray
1 tbsp McCormick Roasted Herb, Garlic and Onion Seasoning

Instructions:

Heat skillet on Medium and generously spray with your cooking spray.
Slice each chicken breast into 2( take the chicken breast and starting from the top fat half insert knife in the middle and cut straight across). 
Place chicken in skillet and add half tbsp on top. Once you see it turning white around the edges flip it over and sprinkle the remainder of the seasoning. (You may have to spray additional cooking spray to keep from burning)
Once chicken is cooked through(clear juices running out). Add the salsa and mix it around and under the chicken breast. Cook for 5 minutes on low. And your done! Serve with veggies or brown rice or both for a complete meal!


Nutrients:

Calories: 140Carbs: 6Fat: 2Protein: 23Sugar: 6Sodium: 960

Saturday, February 25, 2012

No Fat Oatmeal Cookies!

These cookies have NO FAT!!! You can add nuts if you like when adding raisins. I do not like nuts so they aren't included in the recipe. Enjoy!


24 Servings/ 1 per serving


Ingredients:


  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • 1 cup self rising flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cookie sheet and sit aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, white sugar, and applesauce. Sift together the flour, nutmeg and cinnamon; stir into the applesauce mixture. 
Add the rolled oats and raisins; stir until combined. 
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet and slightly flatten them with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool slightly before removing from the baking sheet.

Nutrients: 
Calories: 57Carbs: 14Fat: 0Protein: 1Sugar: 7Sodium: 64

Guilt Free Yummy Brownies

I looooove chocolate and this brownie recipe will definitely satisfy your chocolate cravings. They are only 88 calories! If you don't like the taste of whole wheat flour, omit both all purpose and whole wheat flour and add 1 cup of self rising flour. It will only be 107 calories and taste even better!
 16 servings/ 1 per serving

Ingredients:

Nonstick Spray
4 tbsp Light Blue Bonnet Butter
2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Cold water
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.
Spray pan and sit aside. Melt butter in a small pot, remove from heat and stir in sugar, water and vanilla. Mix both flours, coca powder and chocolate chips in a separate bowl. Pour sugar mixture into the flour mix and stir together. Pour batter into pan and cook for 15 - 18 minutes.

Nutrients:

Calories: 88Carbs: 16Fat: 2Protein: 1Sugar: 10Sodium: 33

Friday, February 24, 2012

Chunky Quesadilla

So tonight me and the hubs had these really good quesadillas. Yummers! They were fun, fast and easy to make.   I usually make them with regular tortillas and tons of cheese but these call for whole wheat tortilla's more meat and veggies and less cheese, enjoy!

Chunky Quesadilla


Ingredients:
2 Chicken Breasts Cut in strips w/fat trimmed
1 cup Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Green Bell Pepper Sliced in strips
1/2 Red Bell Pepper Sliced in Strips
1 tsp Parsley Flakes
1 tsp McCormicks Roasted Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1/2 tsp Onion Powder
Cooking Spray

Instructions:
Heat pan on medium and spray cooking spray into it.
Drop strips of chicken breast into pan along with the parsley flakes, onion powder and McCormick Seasoning and stir. Allow chicken to cook evenly by continuing to stir it. Add both red and green peppers and stir together. Cook for about 5 minutes or until peppers and chicken are cooked through.
Section the chicken stir fry into 6 sections. Take each tortilla and place the stir fry on one side of the tortilla, add cheese and fold in half. Place quesadilla on pan and press with spatula flip over once it has browned a bit and brown the other side. Cut in half and enjoy.

Nutrients:

Calories: 245Carbs: 26Fat: 7Protein: 28Sugar: 4Sodium: 471

Thin Cheese Pizza

This is the base of a great pizza. You can enjoy it just like it is or play around and add all kinds of veggies. It's a quick and easy lunch or dinner. Enjoy!

Thin Pizza
1 serving

Ingredients:
1 Whole wheat tortilla
2 tbs Thin Pizza Sauce
1/4 cup Shredded Part Skim Milk Mozzeralla Cheese
1 tsp Parsley Flakes

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400.
Place tortilla on a pizza pan or cookie sheet and bake in oven for about 3 minutes.
Add sauce and spread cheese evenly on tortilla. Place back in the oven for about 5-8 minutes or until cheese is melted to your liking. Remove pizza out of oven and sprinkle parsley flakes evenly on pizza.

Nutrients:

Calories: 182Carbs: 24Fat: 9Protein: 16Sugar: 5Sodium: 720

Pizza Sauce

Quick pizza sauce that's lower in calories and really good!

Serves 6/ 2 tbs each

Ingredients:
1 small container Hunt's Tomato Basil Garlic and Oregano Sauce
4 tsp White Sugar
1 tsp Parsley Flakes

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together!

Nutrients:

Calories:22Carbs: 5Fat: 0Protein: 1Sugar: 4Sodium: 220


Thursday, February 23, 2012

Stuffed Shells

Stuffed Shells
Serves 6/ about 6 shells each serving

Ingredients:
1 Box Jumbo Shells
1 Package Morning Star Crumbles
4 cups Ragu Chunky Spaghetti Sauce (Tomato,Onion,Garlic)
1 cup Shredded Low Moisture/Part Skim Milk Mozzarella Cheese
Cooking Spray
Seasonings of your choice( I use Parsley Flakes and Garlic Powder)

Instructions:
Preheat oven 375
Place big pot of water on and allow it to come to a boil. Drop Shells in and let cook until they are almost cooked through.
Drain Shells and sit aside.
Heat pan and spray with your cooking spray.
Drop the bag of frozen crumbles into pan and stir as it cooks through. 
Once crumbles are cooked through add 3 cups of the sauce and any additional seasoning you may like and stir together. 
Let cook on Medium for about 5 minutes.
Take a spoon full of the sauce and spread at the bottom of your baking pan. 
Then take each shell and using a regular spoon, stuff each one with the sauce mixture and place on baking sheet.
Once all are stuffed, spread remainder sauce over the top of the shells and sprinkle the cheese evenly on top.
Pop in the oven uncovered and allow cheese to melt and enjoy.



Nutrients:
Calories: 420Carbs: 60Total Fat: 9Protein: 23Sugar: 12Sodium: 790



Soft Light Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft Light Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serves 12/ 1 per serving

Ingredients:
1/4 cup White Sugar
1/8 cup Brown Sugar
1/8 cup no sugar added Applesauce
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Egg Whit
3/4 cup Self Rising Flour
1/4 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Cooking Spray

Instructions:
Preheat Oven to 375
Stir together white and brown sugar, applesauce, vanilla extract and egg white until smooth.
Combine flour into batter until all well blended.
(optional) Place dough in fridge for 10 min.
Using a teaspoon, drop dough onto greased cookie sheet
Bake 8-10 min.
Cool & Enjoy!

Nutrients:

Calories: 74Carbs: 15Total Fat: 1Protein: 1Sugar: 9Sodium:100



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