I Must Love Me Too

If you have neglected yourself,
make a sincere apology to thee.
Gather the "love-me-not-petals" of your life
and start counting "I-must-love-me-too".
In no time at all you have
a beautiful flower blossom within you. ~ Dodinsky Writings
Showing posts with label low sodium nutritional information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label low sodium nutritional information. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes

Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
Time 25 minutes
serves 4

4 skinless , boneless chicken breast halves
1 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
4 cups red and/ or yellow cherry tomatoes , halved
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Season chicken with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Over medium heat in non stick skillet, coated with olive oil, cook chicken for 10-12 minutes , turning once until internal temperature is at least 165F. Transfer to serving plate and keep warm.

Drain fat from skillet. Add 2 Tbsp water, vinegar, tomatoes, parsley and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 3-4 minutes, until tomatoes soften. Serve tomato mixture over chicken.

Per serving 190 calories, 25 g protein, 6 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 6.5 g fat , 1 g saturated fat, 75 Mg cholesterol, 380 Mg sodium. Mix it up Replace parsley with 1/4 cup chopped basil or 2Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon. Replace tomatoes with 1 cup pitted black and green olives, like Kalamata and Picholine, and 1/4 cup capers. Serve the chicken and tomatoes on a bed of fresh greens- like arugula and baby spinach - lightly dressed with olive oil and white wine vinegar.

Friday, May 20, 2011

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