Thursday, February 2, 2012

Bacon-Spinach Turkey Meat Loaf with Tomato Jam





160 Calories per Serving

Holy cow new favorite recipe!!! This meat loaf was amazing. The prep was super easy and relatively quick and I love how low calorie it is. I steamed some broccoli to serve with it so the whole meal wound up being about 200 calories or so. Also, there was a ton left over afterwards. The hubs and I could eat it again for dinner, but he wanted to take it to work for lunch haha. I highly recommend this recipe and encourage yall to try it!!


prep time:20 min
start to finish:1 hr 40 min
makes:8 servings
1large onion, chopped (1 cup)
4cloves garlic, finely chopped
Meat Loaf
1tablespoon Muir Glen® organic tomato paste
1lb lean ground turkey
1box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
1slice uncooked bacon, chopped
1/4cup fat-free (skim) milk
1/2cup Progresso® panko crispy bread crumbs
1teaspoon salt
1/4teaspoon pepper
1egg
1egg white
Jam
2tablespoons packed brown sugar
1tablespoon lemon juice
1can (28 oz) Muir Glen® organic whole peeled tomatoes
2teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1.Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, place 1/2 cup of the onion and half of the garlic; reserve for jam. Spray 8-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add remaining onion to skillet; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Reduce heat to low; add tomato paste. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in remaining garlic.
2.Spray broiler pan with rack with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix onion mixture and all remaining meat loaf ingredients. Shape into 8x5-inch loaf on rack in broiler pan. Bake 1 hour or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F. Let stand 10 minutes.
3.Meanwhile, make jam. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add reserved onion and garlic to skillet; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden. Add brown sugar and lemon juice, stirring to loosen browned particles from bottom of skillet. Stir in remaining jam ingredients; break up tomatoes with spoon. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken. Strain jam though fine strainer; discard liquid.
4.To serve, cut loaf into 8 slices; top each slice with about 3 tablespoons warm jam.
    Nutritional Information
1 serving: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol65mg; Sodium 570mg; Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 8g); Protein 17Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 60%; Vitamin C 10%; Calcium 8%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1/2 Starch1/2 Other Carbohydrate1/2Vegetable1/2 Lean Meat1 1/2 Very Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Source: Eatbetteramerica.com

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Asian Chicken and Rice


300 Calories per Serving

**Ok first let me say that the above picture is from the website that I got the recipe from. I completely forgot to take a picture of the meal after I was done cooking. The hubs and I were in a hurry to get out to door so it completely slipped my mind... I will say though that what I made looked just like this- minus the almonds!** 

This was a great meal and SOOO FAST! I made a couple of changes though. I'm not a fan of almonds so I left those out and added some chopped up mushrooms that I had left over from the night before. I highly recommend this one- and the hubs loved it too. Yay Asian Chicken and Rice! :)


prep time:10 min
start to finish:15 min
makes:4 servings
1package (8.8 oz) precooked brown rice
1/2cup Green Giant® frozen peas
1pound chicken breast tenders, halved crosswise
1tablespoon oil
1/4cup bottled stir-fry sauce
2tablespoons oven-roasted sliced almonds
1.Heat rice in microwave according to package directions.
2.Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and stir peas and chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until peas are crisp-tender and chicken is no longer pink. Stir hot rice into skillet. Stir in stir-fry sauce; heat through. Sprinkle each serving with almonds.
    Nutritional Information
1 cup: Calories 300 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 65mg;Sodium 460mg; Total Carbohydrate 24g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 1g); Protein 31Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A8%; Vitamin C 8%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch0 Other Carbohydrate0 Vegetable4 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Source: Eatbetteramerica.com