dinner ideas

Thanksgiving Ideas?

jenniferpturner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:58 GMT

How are Alli users handling Thanksgiving dinner? Any good food ideas?

Chili

blkrse — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:24 GMT

How much chili could you eat and could you put cheese on it and how much?

pasta side dish recipes?

Sarahalderson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:01:00 GMT

Hi! im looking for any good pasta side dish recipes with veggies?

thx sara

Chicken tonight? Try this

PattiDoss — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:12:04 GMT

I saw on Rachael Ray the other day, she had Ruby who had lost oodles of weight. Rachael showed her a new way to do chicken, I dont know what the calorie count is etc, but this chicken was delicious! Here's how I made it.

After patting dry the breast I put on about 1 Tablespoon dejon mustard, rub it all over each breast. Then dip each breast in dried bread crumbs, spray each piece with evoo the type in the can, bake at 400 for up to 30 min. and crispy.

My leftovers I sliced thin and used the next day on my salad, it is YUM OOOO

Stuffed Acorn Squash, for 1800 cal / 19g fat diet

fishystuff00 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:39:24 GMT

This is a fairly low calorie, with fat that only goes over by 1 gram. Delicious! You will need to watch your sodium intake for the rest of the day as this is pretty high in it. You can cut sodium down by reducing amount of olives and ham.

1/2 Acorn Squash

1/4 Cup Spagetti Sauce

1/2tsp Olive Oil

2oz Turkey Ham

1/2c Canned Pineapple Tidbits

1/4c Shredded Mozerella Cheese

12 Olives, Diced

1/4 Yellow Onion

1) Bake squash until done (About 45 minutes)

2) While squash is baking, sautee onion in olive oil.

3) After squash is baked, layer all ingredients inside of it

4) Bake again for an additional 30 minutes

Nutrition information is as follows:

Calories- 478

Fat- 20g

Saturated Fat- 4.5g

Cholesterol- 45mg

Sodium- 1,250.5mg

Total Carbs- 60.5g

Fiber- 12g

Sugars- 20g

Protein- 20.5g

Vitamin A- 29%

Vitamin C- 66%

Calcium- 20%

Iron- 13%

Enjoy!

-Chris

Cheese & Veggie Stuffed Chicken

zomgname — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:55:33 GMT

This is now my favorite way to eat chicken. I got so tired of plain old chicken. I'm not listing the calories from the veggies and it is such a small amount and I'm really not sure how many are in what I used. Not much I know!
This is for 2 chicken breast. Adjust to half ingredients for only one.

Ingredients
Two 4oz chicken breast.
2% Swiss (1 slice, 4.5g of fat, 70cal) or 2% Shredded Mozzerlla Cheese (1/4 cup, 4g of fat,70cal)
Chopped Green Onion - about a tablespoon
Diced Tomato - about a tablespoon
Chopped Mushrooms - about a tablespoon
Mrs. Dash Original Blend - to taste
Garlic Powder - to taste
Cajun Seasoning - to taste
Pan butter flavor spray
Toothpicks
*Chicken nutrtional information varies. My bag has 120cal/4g of fat in one breast. Some only have 120/1, according to online resources.

Directions
Thaw chicken.
Pre-heat oven (toaster ovens work) to 400F. *You may also grill this.
In a bowl mix together veggies.
Once your chicken is thawed, slit a pouch into the side of the breast.

Add cheese into the slit, followed by the veggie mixture until "stuffed" - save a little bit of the mixure to sprinkle on tops of chicken. You then need to close it up as tight as you can with toothpicks. Works best to 'thread' them through the meat.
*Alternativly, you can wait until chicken is cooked and then add the cheese and nuke in the microwave until melted. I personally don't like doing this, but if you want the max amount of cheese in there, go ahead and leave the cheese out for now.

Add remaining bit of veggie mix to top of chicken, and season to taste, then spray lightly with Pam to promote browning. Spray bottom of your baking pan lightly.
*For cooking I suggest you place the breast into something that has raised edges and fits as close as possible to the size of the chicken.

Let it cook until the breast reaches 165F. Then turn up the heat to 450 and cook for an extra few minutes to promote browning and crispness on the top. After it's done, let it rest for about 3-5 minutes.

Sidenote
As this cooks, the water from the veggies as well as juice from the chicken and metled cheese is going to be coming out. It looks messy and gross, but it does not effect the flavor. I haven't found a way to really stop it yet. But this is normal. Make sure if cooking in a stovetop grill that is slanted and designed to grill off fat juices that you put a plate under the end or cook over the sink, as a lot will be coming out. Use something with raised edges if you put it in the oven.

Roasted Garlic Chicken Recipe

Kamda232894 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:16:01 GMT

Servings 4

You will need:

Cooking spray

2 teaspoons olive oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 teaspoons brown sugar

4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Heat oven to 500 degrees F. Line a shallow roasting pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.

Heat olive oil in nonstick skillet over medium low heat until hot. Add garlic and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar until well mixed.

Place chicken breast halves in prepared pan. Spread garlic mixture evenly over chicken.

Bake at 500 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear. Chicken should be a nice golden brown. The hot temperature carmelizes the sugar and garlic for a terrific flavor.

161 Calories per serving

4g Fat

27g Protein

3g Carbohydrate

0g Fiber

68g Cholesterol

78mg Sodium

I tryed this recipe last night & I loved it. I served it with a salad and a baked potato with shredded fat free cheese. If you love garlic you will love this meal! My family even loved it and it was a LOW FAT MEAL. I tricked them good. :-)

Want more chicken?

zomgname — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:16:59 GMT

..No, you probably don't, do you!

I have yet another chicken recipe. You would think it's all I eat. It's just that I know it's what a lot of us eat, and I'm personally always trying to do something different with chicken so it doesn't get unbearable.

Roughly 410 cals and 6g of fat. Carbs are the sneaky one here, about 60 assuming you can only find noodles with 40-something grams of carbs. They're more of just a filler, so if you want to leave them out or replace them with something you think will work, thats fine.

Ingredients
-HUNTS Mushroom Spaghetti Sauce*
about 1 cup, 90cal 1g of fat
-Fresh white mushrooms
about 3-4 large mushrooms diced in large chunks.
-Red & Green Bell Pepper
about 2 tablespoons each, diced
-Onion
about a teaspoon, diced
-Pre-minced Garlic
about half a teaspoon
-Med. Skinless Chicken Breast
120cal, 4g of fat* varies
[Garlic powder, cajun season, season salt, mrs. dash original - seasonings I use for chicken]
-Spahgetti noodles*
about 2 ounces or less, 140cal 1g of fat, 40-50 carbs

*Use olive oil cooking spray and preferably a non-stick pan.
*You can use your favorite sauce or even make your own. I'm just pretty picky about it and this is the brand I found that isn't too sweet or saltly.
*Noodle nutrition varies, and you can use any type of noodle you like. I just had some spahgetti noodles I needed to get rid of. They have a lot of carbs, so if you want to use less than 2 ounces, that's better.

Cook noodles as package directs. Place thawed chicken in a non-stick pan lightly coated with olive oil spray. Season chicken to taste, both sides and cook until done.

In a small pan add mushrooms, peppers, onion and garlic with a few sprays of olive oil and about a teaspoon and 1/2 of water. Place over med. heat, stirring frequantly at first to prevent sticking/burning until they start to steam well. Cook until mushrooms are softened, and then add spaghetti sauce. Bring to a light boil.

Remove chicken from pan and cut into bite sized pieces, Optionally, also wipe the pan out. Combine sauce, noodles and chicken into the pan and evenly coat. You want more chicken and veggies than noodles and you want it all liberally covered, so add noodles in parts to make sure they wont thin it out too much. If you feel you need to, you can add some more sauce to the pan and re-heat.

This is pretty low-fat and low-cal, so it leaves room for a little dessert if you wish, just remember the carb count in the noodles. Personally, I ate mine with a small salad and opted for Lite instead of FF dressing, and corn on the cob sprizted with Pam butter flavor and salt. It was delicious and very filling.

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Mignon & Rice Dinner

minnesotamike — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:50:07 GMT

I picked up these bacon wrapped turkey mignon's at Walmart. They are frozen and you get 2 in a box for $3.62 which is super cheap. 270 calories and 4 grams of fat in each. I cooked one on the bbq while basting it in a cajun injector marinade that has no fat. Then for a side, I did half a bag of the uncle bens ready rice that goes in the microwave for 90 seconds. I go with the long grain/wild rice blend. Half a bag is 3g fat and 220 calories. And for desert, a jello pudding cup of the sugar free boston cream pie. Only 1g fat and 90 calories.

Beef - Moo,Moo-

TheFarthestStar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:08:48 GMT

Would some of you mind tossing out recipes that use beef?

Also, if you know how much fat and calories can you post that as well.

I thought if posted this in such a way it would be easy for future reference for everyone.

Thanks,

The Farthest Star

Pork -Oink,Oink-

TheFarthestStar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:09:35 GMT

Would some of you mind tossing out recipes that use pork?

Also, if you know how much fat and calories can you post that as well.

I thought if posted this in such a way it would be easy for future reference for everyone.

Thanks,

The Farthest Star

Getting tired of Fat Free Italian dressing with every salad?

kimkelso — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:00:44 GMT

My uncle (gourmet chef) shared this recipe with my family this weekend. I realized that it was fat free due to not adding oil, and it was absolutely delicious! I thought I would share it here. It definitely will make you forget about regular FF Italian.

Buy the Good Seasons Italian dressing mix (get a four pack), buy a good balsamic vinegar and a rice wine vinegar. I also bought the good seasons dressing mix bottle. Don't follow the directions on the packet, do this:

Mix 1/2 cup balsamic, 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar, 1/2 cup plus two tablespoons water, and 3 packets dressing mix into a small sauce pan, or microwave safe bowl (preferably a measuring cup with a spout). Heat to just before boiling... Let sit until room temp, then pour into a bottle and keep on your counter or in pantry (don't refrigerate).

There is no oil in it, so no fat, and it won't go rancid in your pantry. You can add a tbsp or so of oil to your salad then top off with this dressing, or skip it all together. I made it yesterday, and it is sooooo good.

Veggies - w/o meats -

TheFarthestStar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:11:44 GMT

Would some of you mind tossing out recipes for vegetable dishes that do not have meat mixed with them?

Also, if you know how much fat and calories can you post that as well.

I thought if posted this in such a way it would be easy for future reference for everyone.

Thanks,

The Farthest Star

Chicken -Bawk,Bawk-

TheFarthestStar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:08:08 GMT

Would some of you mind tossing out recipes that use chicken?

Also, if you know how much fat and calories can you post that as well.

I thought if posted this in such a way it would be easy for future reference for everyone.

Thanks,

The Farthest Star

Update: Zip-Lock Steam Bags

PatBairdRD — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:28:07 GMT

Well, I did it!!! Tonight I made salmon with green and yellow squash. I'm amazed that something so simple tasted so terrific; and it couldn't be easier!!!

Yes, we moderators DO learn from you too. Thanks to those who recommended them!

Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dietitian

P.S. I wouldn't recommend these for freezing...only microwaving as the package recommends...or contact the manufacturer and confirm.

Turken Loaf

MissRo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:03:27 GMT

This is something I made up the other day I wanted to come up with something different to fix for dinner so I combined Ground Turkey and Ground Chicken to Make Turken Loaf Here is what you need

1 Lb of Ground turkey

1 Lb of Ground chicken

1 can of Fat free Cream of Chicken soup

1/4 C buttermilk

2 Eggs

1-2 tsp of Cayenne Pepper (for that extra kick)

Bread Crumbs (Panko if you can get it)

1 loaf pan

In a large bowl Combine the ingredients in a Large bowl Put enough bread crumbs to form a loaf but not too much to make it look dry.

Once combined place Turken in a loaf pan Cover with Foil Preheat oven to 350

Cook for 20-30 mins It may be less cause ground turkey and chicken does not take long to cook

If you have a large Family double the meat

Enjoy :)

Go to healthy dinners on busy nights

weight2drop — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:26:52 GMT

Hi All,

What does everyone make on busy nights? Many times our family is running around until 7:30 and when we get home its late and everyone is starving! Any suggestions? I do use a slow cooker a couple of times a week, but that can get old. Any tips are appreciated! Thanks.

Spaghetti Sqauash (what do u do with it)

Marcie1965 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:18:40 GMT

Hi, My husband brought home sp. squash last nite. Im staring at it and dont know any recipe for it. I am a vegetarian. Any idea what i can do with it. I do eat lots of salads and stuff. i am boiling it right now. But need some recipe to make with it.

thanks,

Marcie

How I convert a recipe

lighthouse_nancy — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:21:43 GMT

I am one that doesn't want to avoid eating something so I try to figure out what I can do to reduce the calories and fat and there are some recipes that you just can't adjust, but I do try.

So here is a recipe and I will put what I substitute in parenthsis

Chili Dog Nachos

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan (I use 1/4-1/2 cup veggie or chicken broth)
1 pound ground sirloin (I use lean ground turkey)
Salt and pepper
2 hog dogs, sliced into 1/2- inch pieces, she used huge hot dogs (I used 4 turkey hot dogs Ball Park ones have 45 calories and 0 fat per link)
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 sack yellow corn tortilla chips (used baked tortilla chips)
1 sack, 10 ounces, shredded yellow Cheddar (fat free cheddar cheese)
Sour cream, garnish (1 tablespoon fat free sour cream)
Salsa, garnish (1 tablespoon but this is low cal)
2 scallions, chopped

Heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add oil (this is where I add the chicken 1/4 cup chicken broth and add more if needed and do more of a stew/poaching method) and the beef, and begin to brown and crumble with a wooden spoon, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then add chopped hot dogs and continue browning, another 3 minutes. Add onions and seasonings, Worcestershire, chili powder, and cumin. Cook another 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and simmer 5 minutes more.

I skip the next step because it is hard to control the portion when it is dumped in a casserole dish. I count out how many chips for the recommended serving found on the back of the bag. Put on the chili mixture, top with 1 tablespoon fat free cheese, 1 tablespoons fat free sour cream and 1 tablespoon salsa.

Preheat broiler.

Arrange corn chips on a platter or in a casserole dish. Top the chips with the cooked chili dog topping. Cover the chili dog sauce with cheese. Melt cheese under hot broiler, 2 minutes, until melted and bubbly. Garnish with sour cream, salsa and chopped scallions.

The recipe as she has it is around 960 calories and 55 grams of fat

My version 429 calories and 7 grams of fat.

I can usually get 6 servings out of this recipe because 1/4 of the recipe is just to much. I take the serving size of chips, but place 1/6 of the chili mixture on top of the chips. Then I have reduced the calories even more to 355 calories and 5 grams of fat.

So take a recipe and see where you can use lower calorie/fat ingredients. I have been able to reduce calories and fat in quite a few recipes. There have been some recipes where I haven't been able to adjust and then I reserve that recipe to having once or twice a year where there are a lot of people to help eat it. Like deviled eggs, I don't like fat free mayo or fat free salad dressing. They have a sweet taste to me. So when I make deviled eggs I make it at Christmas when I have a full house and I eat just one egg half and have my guests eat the rest.

Need non- chicken recipes!

trhender — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:48:24 GMT

My family loves chicken, but chicken does not agree with my husband at all! I don't want to give TMI, but it goes right through him - litterally within 30 min. So I am looking for some non-chicken recipes I can use for dinner. Any suggestions?

Vegetarian foods

SueKru08 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:31:15 GMT

I'm writing just to give a few suggestions and perhaps to be heard. I am a vegetarian who is training to run my first marathon this year. I'd run the half two years ago and figured that I would go all out this year. Well, anyway, I do tend to tweak the recipes that I find on here to meet my needs and to substitute if I am going out on a long run (anything over ten miles) to add extra proteins.

My thought is this... I've been using the recipes found herein for the last few days and find that most of the meal plans include a TON of fruit. I don't mind eating the fruit so much but I would like to see more vegetables. I had the potstickers the other night for dinner and while they were good, that was the only vegetable that the entire days worth of meal planning included. And if you know what a potsticker is, that's not a lot of room to fill the tiny little triangle shape with veggies.

Please add more to featured recipes so that I don't have to do so much substitution please.

Thank you!

Calorie intake

tsilva21 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:05:11 GMT

The plan wants me to take in 1800 calories a day, I dont even come close to that most days, like today I only had 1,178. Do I need to make that calorie amount or is less ok?

Thanks,

Taryn

Zip lock steam bag?

carolynann913 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:02:11 GMT

I saw them on Biggest Loser. Has anyone used these yet? Im worried about cooking meat in the mircowave, but it would be nice for work.

Boneless Pork Chops

peanut.807 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:24:59 GMT

I bought some for dinner tonight. Can someone give me some ideas of what I can do to prepare them with some flavor but keep them low fat? I'm used to all the breading etc and know that I need to avoid that here. Thanks!

Any eggplant recipes?

fwilliams62 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:30:35 GMT

I'm figuring eggplant and onions go together. What else can I add to it. Maybe ground turkey? What seasoning? I welcome any suggestions.