heartgirl

CHALLENGE - MEMBER RECIPES

Posted on 06/08/08, 08:40 pm

Do you have a healthy recipe you'd like to share with the group? Please post it here and be sure to provide the calorie content and the number of servings. It may also be helpful to provide the resource, if known.

Thanks for sharing! :]

• Reply #11 06/19/08  11:28am
  
  caneygirl
  Cabbage with Turkey Sausage 1 med. head cabbage; 1/2 pkg.Louis Rich Link Turkey sausage(sliced); salt/pepper/splenda/water. Wash and shred 1 cabbage. In large pot, saute sliced sausage in 2tbs.olive oil. Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium/low. Add 1/3 of shredded cabbage and sprinkle with salt;pepper; and 1 teaspoon splenda. Continue this procedure(adding salt,pepper,splenda) till all cabbage is in the pot. Stir to mix sausage throughout.Cover & cook over low/med heat till cabbage is done to your taste. Freezes well. I do not know calorie count since this one of my homemade recipes. Check the Turkey sausage label for nutrition info. Enjoy!!
• Reply #12 06/19/08  1:26pm
  
  caneygirl
  I posted my recipe and it didnt get on here even through it showed my name as posted. maybe it will show up later??
• Reply #13 06/19/08  4:03pm
  
  KACKY
  I just got a recipe today from my boss:
  
  1 Med. Potato
  1 Med. Sweet Potato
  1 Red Bell Pepper
  2 Carrots
  (slice these all long way, 1/2" slices)
  
  Toss these 4 ingredients with salt, pepper and 2 TBS Olive oil.
  Put in 13 x 9 x 2 Pan
  
  1 Red Onion 1/4" thick, approx. 8 slices
  2 Zuchinni (cut lengthwise)
  2 Large Tomatoes 1/4" thick, approx. 8 slices
  3 TBS Italian Bread Crumbs
  1 Cup Parmesan Grated Cheese
  
  On top of the potato mixture layer the red onion, then the zuchinni then the tomatoes on top of that
  
  Mix Together the Bread Crums and Parmesan Cheese and Spread over top of tomatoes.
  
  Drizzle 1-2 TBS Olive Oil over Bread Crumb/Parm. Mix and Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes until brown or vegetables are soft to your liking.
  
  I haven't tried this dish but it's supposed to be a vegetable lasagna dish.
  
  I would probably use less Olive Oil to make it healthier and maybe do w/o the bread crumbs but we'll see. Hope you like it and I will let you know what I think when I try it.
  
  They said it was awesome so I have to try.
  
  A dish that I motified is called Fake Stuffed Peppers:
  Cut 2-3 Colored Bell Peppers into bite size pcs. I usually cook in water in the microwave until tender (we like soft but not mushy, still has a crisp to it).
  I cook a bag of brown rice (boil in a bag)
  I cook 1 lb. Ground Turkey and add 1 onion diced
  
  Mix together the peppers, rice and meat with a jar of spaghetti sauce and put in a 13 x 9 pan, bake at 350 for 20-30 min. (enought to heat). My husband likes when I bake with sharp cheddar cheese but I usually top mine w/garlic seasoning and parm. grated cheese right before I eat after I have heated. - YUMMY!
  
  
• Reply #14 06/19/08  4:08pm
  
  KACKY
  Another dish I make is with zuchinni (bite size), bell peppers (diced) and onions (diced) cooked in light olive oil and then add cooked chicken (bite size pcs), can top all this after cooked on rice or just eat as is with parm. grated cheese.
• Reply #15 06/19/08  8:22pm
  
  heartgirl
  WOWWW .. thanks for all the great recipes. They all sound YUMMY and HEALTHY!!! Am definitely going to print these off and try them beginning next week and after ... till I get through all of them. (PS - Already bought my groceries and have plans for this week)
  
  QUESTION: Would it be beneficial for us to take your recipes and load them onto the blog for future reference? Please tell us yes or no. Also .. if yes, please let us know if you'd rather have them under the category they fall under (breakfast, soup, entree, etc) or whether you would just want to view them all under member recipes.
  
  Thanks Everyone!!!
• Reply #16 06/19/08  10:00pm
  
  ladybleu
  O.K here is another one of my favorites. This meal takes about 20 minutes to prepare and make. Not sure on the calories. Will be back with that later.
  
  Awesome Turkey Burgers
  
  1 Pound of Lean Ground Turkey
  1 TBS of Crushed Red Pepper flakes(1 tsp if you like)
  1 TBS of Seasoned Salt
  1 TBS of Minced Garlic
  1 egg(large) or equivalent of 1 egg in egg substitute(preferred)
  2 Palm fulls of fat free bread crumbs
  1 medium onion chopped finely
  
  
  Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Make sure all ingredients are mixed well. Preheat large frying pan on medium low heat and spray with cooking spray. Divide burgers into equal parts. If done correctly, you should come out with 4 4oz patties. Place in pan and allow burgers to cook for about 7 minutes on each side or until done all the way through. Top with a piece of fat free cheese and enjoy. For a side chose any leafy green or a great salad. *Omit the cheese if you have overdosed on protein for the day* To make it a little funkier you could add some fat free cheddar cheese to the mix prior to cooking as well. These burgers are so great and so filling.
  
  Enjoy.
  
• Reply #17 06/20/08  12:21pm
  
  lucindamart...
  Turkey Green Chili (Chili Verde) and beans for burritos:
  
  Beans -
  ~1 1/2 cup pinto beans (app)
  ~6 cups water
  ~1/2 teaspoon canola oil
  
  Place the beans, water, and canola oil in crockpot...simmer on slow all day long (app 5 hours at my altitude). Can also be cooked on pan on stove. *Add salt if desired.
  
  
  Turkey Chili Verde -
  
  ~1 lb ground turkey
  ~1 onion, finely diced (I prefer white)
  ~1 tomato, finely diced
  ~fresh jalapeno to taste, finely diced
  ~fresh garlic to taste
  ~salt to taste (although I personally use none and allow each person to salt their own food at the table)
  ~flour, app 2 tablespoons
  ~Several cups of water, depending on your desired consistency/thickness of chili
  
  First brown the turkey meat on the stove. I use a small amount of water to lubricate the pan so that no oil, etc. is needed. Just about 2 teaspoons usually does the trick. After the meat has browned, sprinkle the flour on top of it. Turn the meat and flour with the heat on the pan until the flour has browned well. At this point I add my onion, garlic, and chili and brown them just slightly and very quickly. Next add tomatoe and water. Add salt if desired. Simmer all ingredients until your chili has reached the consistency that you desire. Thicker chili is better for burritos in my opinion...but to each their own.
  
  When our family wishes to make burritos with the beans cooked as above, I simply strain some out of the crockpot and smash them with a hand potato smasher with some of the broth that they have cooked in instead of refrying them. Add a whole wheat tortilla (we buy the soft taco smaller size so that we can control portions), a small pinch of low-fat cheese, and some fresh veggies like tomato, lettuce, onion, cilantro, etc...and you have a great burrito! We also sometimes enjoy what we call 'chili bowl', which is a bowl of the beans mentioned above topped with a serving spoon of the green chili and a pinch of cheese and onion without the tortilla.
  
  **Someone help me here, not sure of caloric content...but have definitely modified the recipe to sidestep some of the unhealthy pitfalls of cooking Mexican food with this recipe.
  
• Reply #18 06/20/08  12:22pm
  
  lucindamart...
  Heartgirl...if you add them to the blog...I think that by type of meal, ie. breakfast, snack, entree, etc., would be awesome. Just my voice!
• Reply #19 06/20/08  6:14pm
  
  VegiHiker
  I just posted this in another discussion - but here it is again ...
  
  don't know about you - but it's definitely 'burger season' here in WI. Here's a great way to make a low-cal 'burger' that's really satisfying.
  
  Start with a Boca orig. vegan burger and grill (make sure the grill is REALLY clean - or brown in a non-stick pan w/ 1 tsp canola & 1 tbsp water + 1/2 tsp tamari sauce. Once it's brown - top w/ onion & a few thin slices of avocado (and brown them) (I use thin avocado slices like I used to use cheese slices). When its done I load it up with sliced fresh veggies.
  
  I found these great buns that are 80 cals each - hope you can find something like that too. I lightly spray the bun w/ spray olive oil & sprinkle Mrs. Dash or some other seasoning on them and toast. The whole thing comes out to about 300-350 cals depending on your toppings and bun.
  
  If you like mayo on your burger - you can substitute w/ - a soy-based mayo alternative. I like nayonaise - just 35 cals/serving.
• Reply #20 06/22/08  9:30am
  
  lja114
  Lately, I've been keeping a big container of homemade coleslaw on hand. Here's how I make it:
  
  Take a bag of the chopped cabbage / carrots, put it in a big plastic container, along with whatever low-fat salad dressing you like (I just tried honey-mustard and it's great!), and shake it to coat the slaw. Keep it in the refridgerator -- makes an easy, great snack or side dish. I also like to throw 1/4 c. sunflower seeds (one serving) on mine, as a garnish.
  
  Perfect late-night snack. Wait a minute. Vincent D'Onofrio is a perfect late-night snack (any "Law and Order: CI" fans out there?), but I digress.
  
  xoxoxo,
  lja

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