Veggie Squares

12 servings
104 calories per serving (1 serving = 2 pieces)

8 oz. tube crescent rolls
3 oz. fat free cream cheese, softened
½ c low fat buttermilk ranch dressing
4 c raw veggies (cauliflower, bell peppers, carrots, broccoli)
Pam

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unroll crescent rolls. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam and press crescent roll dough into pan to form a crust. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool 15 minutes. Combine cheese and dressing and spread over crust. Place the veggies over the top, cut into 24 squares and serve immediately.

Caprese Salad

1 tomato
2 oz. part skim mozzarella
fresh basil
salt
pepper
sprinkle of garlic
1 tsp. olive oil
splash of vinegar

Combine and toss

Broccoli, sun-dried tomato, and dijon pasta with chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast, thawed
4 cup frozen fresh broccoli cuts
1/4 c dijon mustard
1 jar sun-dried tomato pesto
1 cup Kraft shredded parmesan, romano and asiago
16 oz elbow macaroni noodles, dry

In a pot, boil lightly salted water and add your pasta. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes, drain, set aside (keep 1/4 cup pasta water).

At the same time, in a large pan, cook your chicken a couple minutes on each side on medium heat til surface-cooked, then break up with a spoon into smaller pieces. Add your frozen broccoli and dijon and sun-dried tomatoes. Stir to coat and until broccoli and chicken cooked through. Add pasta water, cook a little further for a minute or two to let flavors marry. Add pasta and stir well to coat, a few minutes. Add cheese and stir until incorporated.

Serves 8



The dijon is the trick - a serving is 1 tsp, but at only 5 calories (and no fats or carbs) you can feel a little better about using more. Plus, it really packs a LOT of flavor! Enjoy!

How To Make Low Calorie Pizza

Pbf Signature Pita Bread Factory - Authentic Thin Style - 100% Whole Wheat Pita (Canada), 1 PIta (57 g) (I am going to try this with portabello mushrooms to get rid of the grains)
Mushrooms - Raw, 0.33 cup, pieces or slices
Butterball - Canada - Turkey Pepperoni, 15 slices
Cheese - Feta, 16 g
Cherry Berries - Grape Tomatoes Raw Red , 6 tomatoes
Olives - Black - Black Olives, 4 olives
Best Buy - Light Medium Cheddar Cheese, 30 gram
Oil - Olive, 0.5 tablespoon
Roasted tomatoes, fennel, peppers & onion sauce.(shelly's) (1/2 c per serv.), 0.5 serving
Peppers - Sweet, red, raw, 0.33 cup, sliced

Low Sodium Marinara

I used no salt added diced tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, low sodium V8, tons of fresh herbs AND I sauteed zucchini, baby carrots, yellow bell pepper, and onion together and then ran them through the blender so my son and husband wouldn't see the veggies.

Angela on myfitnesspal.com

Veggie Meatballs

Veggie Meatballs

1 lb lean ground turkey
1 lb lean ground beef
1 large onion
1 large zucchini
6 cloves chopped garlic, grated
2 egg, beaten
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
1 TBSP Italian seasoning
1 TBSP grated Parmesan
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp MDP's seasoning
1 c bread crumbs

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut onion and zucchini into large chunks and place in a food processor. Run on high until very finely chopped.
Mix veggies and remaining ingredients together until combined (I take my ring off and mush it up good with my hands or give it a good few rounds in the kitchenaid).

Form meatballs of desired size. I use an ice cream scoop for dinner size meatballs, and a melon baller to make appetizer/soup size.

Use a broiler pan (I just put a baking rack over a baking sheet or roasting pan) and spray the top rack with cooking spray. Place formed meatballs on sheet making sure they are at least 1/2".

Roast meatballs until they are well browned. Time will vary on oven and meatball size, but I find anywhere from 20-45 minutes.

Place in a crockpot with your favorite marinara sauce. To bump up the nutrition stats with a jar of sauce, throw a couple shredded carrots in. Cook 4-6 hours on low to set the sauce absorb.

You can also finish cooking them in a pot of hot sauce. Add meatballs to warmed sauce and cook 30-45 minutes on medium-low heat.

This makes 100 3/4" mini meatballs, or 25 regular 1 1/2" meatballs.

Stats each ball: (made with 85/15 turkey and pork, and homemade breadcrumbs)
Mini:
27 calories
1 carb
2 fat
2 protein
0 fiber
25 sodium

Regular:
108 calories
4 carbs
8 fat
8 protein
0 fiber
100 sodium