easy low cal meals

Are you asking for some? if so add me and I will share some of mine. My husband isn't on the journey with me either and the kids are just babies so Im basically on my own. I have several recipes I make for myself and then somewhere in the cooking process I will divide up one or two of the ingredients for my babies food.

I've been doing low carb lately and loving braciole. It's also low in calories incidentally but a little high in fat so it evens out kind of.
Anyway, 200 calories in ground beef (about 1/4 cup) 100 calories in mozzarella or parmesan. The last 100 calories is made of a combination of tomato sauce/olives/peppers; just a little of each. Its a simplified recipe but I like it enough, and im not that hungry after.

azucker88 wrote: »

Thank you that sounds good, @hactci AND I added you @newfutures

Very welcome

stuffed bell peppers are my absolute favorite and the best thing about it is that you can customize it in so many ways... when I am craving mexican food I will prepare ground turkey as if I was making tacos and instead stuff bell peppers with the ingredients, place in oven and voila! A very yummy meal... I also like to use brown rice sometimes and mix ground turkey, brown rice, corn and black beans together and stuff but the best thing is that you can add and omit so much to make this meal suit your needs and your families as well

I threw these beans together as a "lets see how this goes" kind a thing. I call it pantry creations lol because I just see what I can make with whats currently in my pantry. I saved the recipe because they turned out really really good. the only things I would do different next time would probably be to use low sodium veggie stock instead of the bouillon cubes. the sodium was way high. the stock would cut that down big time. I would also use red onion next time. maybe a pinch of chili flake but what I made that day is here. adjust as necessary @azucker88 you may like this


5 Ingredients Edit Recipe

• 1.00 cup, Navy Beans
• 8.00 ounce, Onion - Yellow, Raw
• 1.00 tbsp(s), minced garlic (jar)
• 3.00 link cooked, Turkey Sweet Italian Sausage
• 3.00 cube (5g) - makes 1 cup, Vegetable Bouillion Cubes




Nutrition Facts

Servings 5.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 156
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6 g 10 %
Saturated Fat 3 g 14 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 30 mg 10 %
Sodium 1522 mg 63 %
Potassium 182 mg 5 %
Total Carbohydrate 12 g 4 %
Dietary Fiber 3 g 11 %
Sugars 2 g
Protein 13 g 26 %
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C 6 %
Calcium 4 %
Iron 9 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

soak the beans overnight if using dry beans. I used dry. I soaked the beans then in a skillet browned the turkey and part of the garlic but did not cook the turkey all the way through. I added the turkey, remaining garlic and onions to the beans. then crushed the bouillon cubes and stirred those in as well. I then let it cook several hours on low. The beans were started in the morning and ready in between lunch and supper. Cook just until the beans are tender but soft. stir occasionally during cooking. as far as spices went I used a little parsley, dash of garlic salt and black pepper. I needed a no fuss, little effort meal that was healthy and would stretch over a couple days. Hope you all enjoy

Today I smashed up a whole avocado with 2 oz of shredded chicken (and a little salt). Rolled it in a high fiber tortilla. Yummy and filling.