Olympic Broccoli Salad

I just had the BEST weekend in Canada. While visiting my dear friends Kelli, Hans and Kristen, Kelli made THE best broccoli salad for our adventure to the Olympics. I just couldn't get enough of this mixture so I thought I'd dub it "Olympic Broccoli Salad" in honor of my Canadian friends and the Olympic-sized fun we had.

 Olympic Broccoli Salad
6-8 cups of broccoli chopped into bite size pieces
1 cup carrots ½ red onion or white onion (add more if you like it more oniony)
½ c sunflower seeds or other nuts chopped up
½ c craisins
2/3 C FF vanilla yogurt
2 tsp pepper

Mix all ingredients. You can also add any other veggie you would like, I have had it with califlower and peppers as well. DELISH! Best when served after chilling in the fridge, as the flavors blend together nicely.

Mexican Omelet Wrap

Mexican Omelet Wrap

I love eggs and I usually make something yummy and extra special on Saturdays when I have more time.  This is a creation of my own that I really love and that sticks with me through the day.



Ingredients:
2 Eggs (Or Egg Substitute)
Red Peppers
Onions
Mushrooms
Cherry Tomatos
Basil
Cilantro
1 whole wheat tortilla







Saute peppers and onions using a tiny bit of Olive Oil. Add Mushrooms and then add the eggs, lighly beaten.  Cook until done, adding the cherry tomatoes, basil and cilantro at the end.  Wrap in a whole wheat tortilla.  DELISH!

Healthy Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Pizza

My family weighs in on Friday morning, and I LOVE that we do that so that we can have Pizza and Beer nights on Friday nights.  Our first Pizza Night used whole wheat pitas, but I will also post a whole wheat crust recipe that is quite delicious and super quick.

Ingredients

1 package whole wheat pitas

1 jar spaghetti sauce

Any Pizza Fixings you love...we used:

feta cheese

olives

peppers

onions

Laughing Cow Cheese

natural pepperoni

smoked ham

mushrooms

cheese

Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes until the cheese melts. YUM!

Paradise Taco Salad

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Costco's Mango Salsa, so any time I get an excuse to use it, I'm a happy camper. Here is a SUPER easy and quick Taco Salad recipe that is sure to spice up those tastebuds!


Paradise Taco Salad
2 tsp Olive Oil
1 Onion
2-3 tablespoons garlic
1 Can Cajun or Carribean Black Beans (or just use regular black beans, that's fine too)
1/2 package Shredded or Ground Bocca Hamburger
3 Cups Whole Grain Rice
1/2 Cup Taco Seasoning, or Taco Seasoning Packet


Taco Fixin's:
Lettuce or spinach
olives
tomatoes
Mango Salsa
FF sour cream
avocado
Non-Fat or Low-Fat Cheese (I personally just stick with the true fat cheese, but just use a lot less.  I like the taste better.  But to each their own...)


Saute onions and garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Stir in Bocca meat until heated through.  Mix beans in and Taco Seasoning.


Serve on Lettuce or Spinach with rice and listed Taco Toppings.  YUM!

Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry

January 4, 2010

Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
Recipe created by Katie's Mama

2 chicken breasts, sliced thin
1 pack of stir fry frozen veggies (de-thawed and drained of excess water)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 C Teriyaki Sauce
2 TBL soy sauce or 1 TBL fish sauce
sesame seeds (optional)

Heat Wok or skillet with sesame oil, sauté onions and garlic together for about 1 minute then add the chicken. After the chicken is no longer pink, add the veggies and the Teriyaki and Soy Sauce. Mix for about another minute until the veggies are heated through.

Serve with wild rice or brown rice and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the top if you have them.

YUM!

For my WW peeps....one serving is 1 Cup of stir fry, approximately 4 points...total of 8 points with 1 Cup of brown rice.

Wild Berry Crumble

Sunday January 3, 2010

I got to hang out with some dear old friends from High School and our families this weekend. It was soooo fun to see Tami and Dennis and their two cuties, Ethan and Isabelle, as well as Annie and the Terry's. Great food, super-great company and fun times with Yahtzee for All...(Dennis, my mom is STILL upset about that!)

So I decided that I would make dessert. But I wanted to do it in a healthy but yummy way, as it was only day three I wanted to make it count!

So I hopped on the inter-web to see what I could find. I found a Berry Dessert from All-recipes.com that looked delicious but was loaded with butter and sugar....probably why it sounded delicious. But I didn't let it deter me. I thought I could create something JUST as yummy but without all that fat and sugar. This is what I came up with:

Wild Berry Crumble

The Berry Part:
6 Cups mixed berries (a huge bag from Costco is AWESOME and has Marionberries, Raspberries and Blueberries-YUM!)
4 TBL flour
2 TBL cinnimon
zest of TWO lemons (IMHO you can't have TOO MUCH zest!)
1/2 C applesauce

The Crumble Part:
1 C oats
1/4 C flour
5 TBL brown sugar (1 TBL is 0 points!)
1/2 C applesauce

Toss the berry mixture together and put in a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the crumble part on top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until nice and bubbly. Serve with Natural Fat Free Frozen Yogurt...Delish!

Vegetarian Frittata

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Vegetarian Frittata

This is a DELISH breakfast that sticks with ya! OR, it's a great "Breakfast for Dinner" meal too! I found it in the From Pantry to Plate Weight Watcher Cookbook (pg 32) except I had to give it some extra spice...with being half Thai now and all... :)

1/2 C diced bell pepper
1/4 C diced onion
1-3 cloves garlic (depending on your own taste)
3 baked potatoes, sliced (it calls for canned potatoes, so go figure)
3 large eggs
3 egg whites (you CAN use the egg substitute here if you would like, but I'm trying to go all naturale!)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1tsp-3tsp cayenne pepper (depending on if you like it HOT or not!)
paprika
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro

Preheat broiler. Spray cast-iron or other oven-proof skillet with nonstitck spray. On medium heat add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic until softened, about 4 min.

Mix the eggs, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Pour over the veggies in the pan, gently stirring the egg mixture around the veggies. Cook for about 4 minutes, lifting the edges to allow the eggs to cook. Then place the pan in the oven with the broiler for about 2-3 minutes until the top is lightly browned. For those that are adventurous, go ahead and try to flip that frittata onto a plate. Me, I just sprinkle with paprika and cilantro and dig in.

1/4 of the pan is 2 points. So go ahead, WW peeps...have that second helping! :)