Category: Low Calorie

Low Calorie, Pork, Recipe, Recipes, Slow Cooker

Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowls

Nicole

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My coworker brought this for lunch one day and it was delicious. I am not much of a pork eater (I don’t come from pork country), but I really enjoyed it. We ended up reheating it in the slow cooker for a few hours and it was excellent.

This would make a great pot luck recipe if you need one. First on the stove top then to the slow cooker. I think if you brown the meat you could do the remaining steps in the slow cooker also.

Ingredients: 

Teriyaki Sauce

  • 1/2 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 cup water
  • tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar or less as desired
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or less as desired
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons warm water
  • Ground Turkey
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound Ground Turkey
  • 1 cup finely chopped carrots
  • 2 large carrots peeled and grated
  • 2 green onions diced, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. Mix soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, red wine vinegar, sugars, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir with a whisk until sugar is dissolved.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons warm water and cornstarch until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
  3. Heat sauce over medium high heat. Slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture and simmer until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
  4. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and cook until soft.
  5. Crumble ground turkey and garlic into the pan and cook until turkey is about half cooked. Add grated carrots and chopped carrots and continue to cook until turkey is no longer pink.
  6. Pour teriyaki sauce over cooked turkey and vegetable mixture and stir. Simmer for about five minutes to combine the flavors.

Spoon meat over rice or noodles. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.

**I am not sure where this recipe is from. If I owe you credit please let me know.**

Air Fryer, Chicken, Low Calorie, Recipe

Asian Chicken Burgers (Hungry Girl)

Nicole

burger

This recipe is very easy and very delicious. Hungry girl uses an air fryer to make  burgers, I just used a grill. You can make them anyway you want to. These burgers are full of a nice Asian flair and have a nice crunch. I would say if you have a crunch/texture issues you might not care of these.

Next time I make this recipe I am going to turn them into lettuce wrap verses patties. I think they would be even better. This is certainly a recipe I will make again. It is easy, could be made ahead, and has a great flavor too. I am including my version of the recipe below. Check out www.HungryGirl.com for the full recipe!

Ingredient:

  • 16 oz. raw extra-lean ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, drained and diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tsp. Siracha sauce (more if you like it hot)
  • 2 tbsp. teriyaki sauce
  • 2 tsp. low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium-large bowl and mix well. Form into 4 burger patties I weight mine out to be even.
  2. Set your grill to a medium high temperature. Spray the grill with nonstick spray. Place each patty in a single layer. These burgers can also be made in the air fryer. (350 degrees)
  3. Cook on each side for 6 minutes or until the center of your burger reaches 165 degrees.
  4. Serve on a bun, lettuce wrap, or on its own. Can be topped with ANYTHING!!
Chicken, Low Calorie, Recipe, WW Friendly

Mushroom Spinach Chicken

Nicole

 

This recipe is delicious and surprisingly easy to make. I didn’t know if I was going to have enough time to make it last night but I ended having plenty because I didn’t expect it to go so quickly. I saw a recipe online that is similar and that is what I was planning on making except the reviews were so horrible that I changed my minded and decided to take the concept of what this person was trying to accomplish and give it my own spin.

This recipe turned out marvelous and surprisingly everyone told me how much they loved the spinach in it. I think people smell canned spinach and assume that anything with cooked spinach is going to taste like canned smells. Well that couldn’t be further from the truth. I find that adding spinach to a recipe is a great way to get in extra veggies!

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 large can mushrooms -drained
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 cup onion sliced
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme
  • 4 cups fresh spinach
  • Prepared Brown Rice

Directions:

  1. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces place chicken in a zip bag with flour and shake to coat. To a medium pot add oil and allow to heat through, then add all the chicken in and cook until the chicken is brown.
  2. Remove chicken and set aside.
  3. Leave any drippings in the skillet then add onion, and garlic to the skillet and cook until the onion becomes soft.
  4. Add chicken broth to the pot slowly and with a whisk work up any bits that may be on the bottom of the pan.
  5. Next add white wine and cook until the wine becomes less fragrant about 5 minutes.
  6. Then add remaining spices, mushrooms, and the chicken back in.
  7. Cook for another 5 minutes then add in the spinach. Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes for thickness of the sauce.
  8. Serve over pasta or brown rice or even alone! This would be amazing over mashed potatoes! Ummm wish I had thought of that earlier!

Dessert, Low Calorie, Recipe, WW Friendly

3-1-2 Microwave Chocolate Cake in a Cup (3 Weight Watchers Smart Points)

Nicole
This recipe is amazing… I mean amazing! I didn’t think it would be but in fact it’s awesome!! It’s so simple and delicious! Mix, measure, microwave and eat! Maybe it should be called the 3 M’s cake!

This is one of those recipes you can keep on hand for cake emergencies like a guest coming over or a chocolate cake emergency. If you are someone who doesn’t like angel food cake you might not like this cake because it’s spongier like angel food. The angel food cake is what makes the entire cake rise so you won’t want to replace it with anything else.

This really is a fun recipe and something that is so easy to make with the kids. They will love it and freak out that they can actually have a cake in 1 minute. I think this recipe is also great because you won’t have cake laying around all the time waiting for you to eat it. This is an emergency cake or a quick cake. Enjoy

Ingredients:

  • 1 box Angel Food Cake Mix
  • 1 box Chocolate cake mix (or any flavor)
  • Water
  • Zip Bag
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Toppings
Directions:
  1. Mix the 2 cake mixes together in a gallon zip-lock bag. Then shake-shake-shake… yes you can dance around the kitchen without looking weird… you have a purpose! Then the mix is ready!
  2. To make the cake
  3. In a coffee cup or a ramekin mix 3 tablespoons cake mix with 2 tablespoons water; and optional chocolate chips
  4. Mix together and microwave for 1 minute. Let this rest for a few minutes and serve with toppings.
  5. My toppings were chocolate syrup, cool whip and sprinkles.

Original Recipe Source

Chicken, Fall, Low Calorie, pasta, Recipe, Soup, WW Friendly

Rustic Chicken Noodle Soup

Nicole

With all the early cold weather we have been having soup and stew have been on the dinner table all week. We had this soup last night and I must say it was probably one of the best chicken noodle soups I have ever had.

I didn’t really get the recipe from any one place it was more a combination of recipes I had seen online, a recipe my grandmother would make, and my own ideas. I am stunned how good this recipe turned out to be. It’s nice a hearty yet light and delicious.

What makes it kind of rustic in my opinion is that everything is basically a rough chop you don’t really need to measure or be precise on anything just chop and go. This is a huge time save and makes for a hearty delicious soup!
It’s so easy to make its almost criminal. I had everything chopped and cooking in less than 30 minutes now that’s my kind of recipe. If you are looking for something quick, easy, and delicious this is the recipe.

 

One of my favorite parts of this recipe is the fact that most things in it are pantry staples so you don’t have to spend a fortune to make it. It’s a great way to use up left over chicken, pasta, and vegetables that will be leaving this world soon. This recipe could be a base for just about anything you want to add to it. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 12 oz., Cooked Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast -diced
  • 4 medium, Carrots – cut into ½ inch rings
  • 1 Onion Medium White – rough chopped
  • 4 Celery Stalks – rough chopped
  • 4 oz., White Button Mushrooms-  thick sliced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves – minced
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Can light Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1/3 cup Chardonnay
  • 1 cup dry, Fusilli
  • 3 oz. Raw Spinach

Directions:

  1. To a large pot add prepared onion, celery, and carrots and olive oil. Cook until the onion and celery are tender.
  2. Add garlic and chardonnay. Cook until the chardonnay is reduced to half.
  3. Add light cream of mushroom soup, diced chicken breast, mushrooms, chicken broth and water.
  4. Bring to a boil then cook on low for 1 hour occasionally stir to ensure nothing is sticking or burning.
  5. After 1 hour add fusilli bring soup to a boil then turn the soup back down to medium low and cook for about 15 minutes or until fusilli is tender.
  6. For the last 5 minutes of the fusilli’s cooking time add spinach. Serve with a hearty crusty bread on the side.