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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.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Pancakes!

I really wanted pancakes this morning so I played around with my super already basic recipe and came up with these! They are only 97 calories per pancake! And you can enjoy them with sugar free syrup which is like 35 calories for 1/4 cup or smashed bananas!

9 servings/ 1 per serving

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Self Rising Flour
1 tbs Equal Sweetener
1 1/4 cup milk
1 egg white
2 tbs butter (melted)

Instructions:

Mix sweetener and flour and make a well in it.
Pour in the milk, egg and melted butter.
Mix until smooth.
Pour by 1/4 cup unto skillet and once bubbles form flip over.

Nutrients:

Calories: 97Carbs: 17Fat: 2Protein: 4Sugar: 2Sodium: 294
my old recipe yielded this, and only 6 serving: ( I would normally eat like 2 or 3 too smh)


Calories: 184Carbs: 28Fat: 5Protein: 6Sugar: 6Sodium: 484

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Breakfast Pie

I just threw this together this morning and omg it was soooooo good!. I will definitely be making this often. It is GREAT with salsa too, just 10 calories more.

2 Servings/ 1/2 a pie per serving

Ingredients:
3 Banquet Turkey Breakfast Sausage
2 whole eggs
2 egg whites
1/3 cup finely shredded mild cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp parsley flakes
1/2 tsp Mccormick Roasted herb & garlic seasoning
Vegetable cooking spray


Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425.
Spray pie pan and sit aside.
Cook sausage following microwave directions, cut in bite size pieces and sit aside.
Scramble eggs, egg whites, parsley flakes, seasoning, 1/2 the cheese and the sausage and pour into pan.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take out and evenly sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.


Nutrients: 


Calories: 197Carbs: 2Fat: 8Protein: 12Sugar: 1Sodium: 340

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Stuffed Meatballs & Rotini Pasta

So I have been out of town for the last week and have not needed to cook so therefore no new recipes. BUT, today I made stuffed meatballs & Rotini pasta for dinner and decided to share my new creation. I have been doing really good making my own sauces. I hope you guys like it!




Servings 5/3 meatballs & 1 cup pasta per serving

Ingredients:
24 oz ButterBall Ground White Turkey 97% Fat Free
1/4 cup Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs
3 1/2 cups Hunt's Petite Diced Tomatoes
1/2 cup Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
3 cups dry Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta
2 tbs Parsley Flakes
4 tsp Granulated Sugar
1 tbs Oregano
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions:
Preheat oven at 400.
Cook Pasta as package says and sit aside.
Drop meat in a large bowl and add bread crumbs and 1 tbs Parsley Flakes. Mix with your hands but do not work the meat too much.
Make 16 balls about the size of a golf ball.
Stick your thumb into each ball and stuff with cheese. Pinch close, and roll again to make a perfect ball.
Place balls on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 25 minutes.
Take Diced tomatoes, sugar, the rest of the parsley flakes, oregano and garlic powder in a pot, mix together and cook on low/medium heat.
Take balls out and drop in tomato sauce and cook for another 5-10 minutes on low heat.
Plate and serve!


Nutrients:


Calories: 390Carbs: 40Fat: 8Protein: 40Sugar: 8Sodium: 652