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MarieAnneN
MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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I was wondering if people would be interested to join me in the "new recipe" challenge.
I would suggest trying 3 new recipes per week, post the links or the actual recipe and share comments or reviews on them.

Anyone joining me?
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  • rsmugala
    rsmugala Posts: 35
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    I would like to try this!
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,118 Member
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    Sure I will I am trying new recipes every day this week just to change it up. Will let you know what I find.
  • prbyjennyd
    prbyjennyd Posts: 25 Member
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    I'm in!
  • jfrog123
    jfrog123 Posts: 432 Member
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    :drinker: Sounds like fun!
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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    Ok, then let me start first! Lol!

    Today only, I baked these to be ahead in my weekly meals :

    Turkey Meatloaf for dinner:
    http://www.hardbody.com/news/2010/11/09/jamie-easons-turkey-meatloaf-muffins-recipe/

    - Really simple to make and very tasty!

    This to snack and breakfast (healthy version):
    http://simpledailyrecipes.com/2873/fruity-banana-bread/

    - Amazingly smooshy and full of flavour!

    And finally this during the week-end (sorry for the french version):
    http://www.ricardocuisine.com/recettes/5275-poulet-roti-a-l-orange

    - Kids loved it and it is a all in one meal!

    Enjoy!
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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    Nobody to help me out here? sniff... :'(
  • rsmugala
    rsmugala Posts: 35
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    We cook a lot of vegetarian, and what I do a lot is replace ingredients with lighter things, but I'm not sure of the total calorie count. When baking, I use egg whites in place of eggs, and sugar free applesauce in place of oil. It will cut the fat more than half.

    I only use real butter and olive oil, and sautee a lot of veggies, and use herbs for flavor rather than added fat.

    I always use soy bacon bits, rather than real, and we eat veggie burgers instead of beef.

    I make veggie meatballs for my daughter with chickpeas, egg whites, bread crumbs, and herbs and flavorings, she loves it.

    I do have a recipe for almost no fat lasagna:
    Your marinara sauce of choice, low sodium/sugar, try Healthy Choice sauce
    I use veggies, like onions, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, and eggplant
    Here's the cheese layer:
    1 carton FF sour cream
    1 brick FF cream cheese
    1 carton FF cottage cheese
    a few cloves garlic
    1/2 green pepper, finely chopped

    To assemble, put sauce first, then noodles (uncooked), then raw veggies right on top of the noodles. This is important as the water content from the veggies will cook the noodles. Then layer the cheese layer, and repeat. I try to add sauce on top and sprinklye with a little parmesan.

    This bakes at 350 for 40-50 minutes, but let it sit and it will firm up as it cools down a little. It is YUMMY!

    We also make vegetarian chili with your beans of choice, onions, green peppers, and I use soy meat crumbles(MorningStar in the freezer or buy the dehydrated and rehydrate in water) in place of actual meat. It will be virtually fat free, and has a lot of protein. Enjoy!
  • knapowell
    knapowell Posts: 230 Member
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    I have found a new love of food and cooking through Pinterest, so I have been trying a lot of new recipes lately.

    Cream Cheese Chicken Chili - this was easy and I loved it, it was even better the next day
    http://www.plainchicken.com/2012/01/slow-cooker-cream-cheese-chicken-chili.html

    Changes to original: I used only 1/2 of the cream cheese (added at the end), I only used 2tsp of the the ranch mix, I cut down on the cumin and chili powder slightly (since I knew cutting down on the cream cheese would make the spices more potent, go for it all if you like it spicy)

    What I would change next time: I love everything about this recipe except the sodium. I'm definitely going to look for low sodium beans and rotel (or cook my own beans). I will probably use frozen corn and a little extra water, since I always have frozen vegetables on hand.



    Baked Oatmeal - This is AMAZING! I was not an oatmeal person prior to this, now I make a regular oatmeal version based on this and eat if for dessert. In my regular version I sub craisins for the blueberries.
    http://www.inspiredtaste.net/9928/baked-oatmeal-with-strawberries-banana-and-chocolate-recipe/

    Changes to original: subbed egg substitute for egg, unsweetened applesauce for ALL of the butter, added 2 bananas (to the oat mixture), 1/4 tbsp brown sugar total, 1/4 tsp of Chinese 5 spice, healthy sprinkle of cinnamon & nutmeg (or pumpkin/apple pie spice whatever you have on hand), 3/4 c blueberries on top instead of strawberries (strawberries got a little bitter the first time I made this), reduced chocolate chips (not much ;) and added them all to the mix, subbed 3/4 tsp orange extract for the orange zest, and added a couple of packets of sugar substitute to the wet ingredients

    What I would change next time: Not a thing!



    Crock Pot Honey Chicken - another easy recipe that even pleased my picky eaters
    http://ctworkingmoms.com/2012/02/02/tasty-thursday-crock-pot-honey-chicken/

    Changes to original: I used about 1/2 of the sauce while cooking the chicken, when it was done, I poured off the liquid in the crock pot and added the rest of the sauce. That way I didn't have all of the fat, and watered down sauce, and I still had enough sauce for serving.

    What I would change next time: not necessarily a change, but I use chicken thighs (personal preference). Next time I am going to try split chicken breast ( think bone in would work much better for this recipe than boneless skinless).
  • rsmugala
    rsmugala Posts: 35
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    Try this:

    Pumpkin Pie bake-cook in a loaf pan like pumpkin bread

    Large Egg, 7 egg whites or substitute
    Libby's - 100% Pure Pumpkin (15 oz Can), 1 container (1 4/5 cup (122g) ea.)
    Mccormick - Pumpkin Pie Spice, 1.5 tsp
    Vanilla extract - Imitation, no alcohol, 1 tsp
    ... Spices - Cinnamon, ground, 1 tsp
    Splenda Granulated for Baking - Sugar Substitute, 1/2 cup
    Kraft-Philadelphia - Fat Free Cream Cheese 8oz, 1 container (8 oz ea.)

    Combine all and put in a greased loaf pan

    Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until the inside is set. You can test it with a toothpick.

    Serves 6 large pieces: 85 calories/ 9 carbs/ 1 fat/ 12 protein/ 315 sodium
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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    Wow! Looks nice!

    Here will be my tries this week :

    http://www.eatingwell.com/search/apachesolr_search/enchiladas

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/overnight_oatmeal.html

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/rosti_potatoes_with_ham_cheese.html

    Just love this web site. All healthy, all nut facts are there... so good. :-D
  • mzhokie
    mzhokie Posts: 349 Member
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    This jambalaya recipe is good and simple. I made it for Fat Tuesday and my husband said any time I want to make it again I could! What I did to make it somewhat healthier is extra veggies....I had at least 1 cup of onions, celery and peppers each if not more. I just chopped away, so it's a pot full of veggies. I cut back to 2 T of oil and 1 cup of brown rice.

    The first time I made it with boneless skinless chicken thighs, sausage and shrimp. Second time I just used ground turkey because it's what I had on hand. You could make it and fix the rice separate. That way you can pick your own amount of rice and pour the jambalaya over top.

    http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Jambalaya-Michael-Symon?cid=facebook_chewmichaeljambalaya

    I'm horrible at guessing serving sizes. The recipe says 8 but I went with 6. With the ground turkey I'm coming in at 300 a serving. I loaded it all into the recipe feature here. I love that thing since I do a lot of stuff from scratch.
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
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    I'm game. Been menu planning for a while now, usually searching thru a dozen or so bookmarked recipe sites for ideas.

    Tonite was a new one -- Homemade Chicken Curry (http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/151480/Chicken-curry) - I would recommend halving the "tins" of diced tomato and using only one onion (it's what I did, ended up coming out pretty good). I added red bell pepper to the recipe and served it over Jasmine rice.

    Doing this later in the week as a side: http://steamykitchen.com/11868-roasted-cauliflower-recipe-bacon-garlic.html

    Probably with a new way to do pork chops (other than just shake-and-bake): http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Zesty-Grilled-Chops

    Always on the look out for new ideas, so keep posting!
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,606 Member
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    wow . sounds ambitious. 3 a week. I don't think I eat 3 meals a week at home. well,,,, make things to take on the run... but .. good luck
  • Wendyerickson
    Wendyerickson Posts: 73 Member
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    This is a great idea:)
  • DizsJourney
    DizsJourney Posts: 83 Member
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    bump
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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    wow . sounds ambitious. 3 a week. I don't think I eat 3 meals a week at home. well,,,, make things to take on the run... but .. good luck

    If you don't maybe it will help you to do more at home and less restaurant! ;-)
  • MarieAnneN
    MarieAnneN Posts: 205
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    This jambalaya recipe is good and simple. I made it for Fat Tuesday and my husband said any time I want to make it again I could! What I did to make it somewhat healthier is extra veggies....I had at least 1 cup of onions, celery and peppers each if not more. I just chopped away, so it's a pot full of veggies. I cut back to 2 T of oil and 1 cup of brown rice.

    The first time I made it with boneless skinless chicken thighs, sausage and shrimp. Second time I just used ground turkey because it's what I had on hand. You could make it and fix the rice separate. That way you can pick your own amount of rice and pour the jambalaya over top.

    http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Jambalaya-Michael-Symon?cid=facebook_chewmichaeljambalaya

    I'm horrible at guessing serving sizes. The recipe says 8 but I went with 6. With the ground turkey I'm coming in at 300 a serving. I loaded it all into the recipe feature here. I love that thing since I do a lot of stuff from scratch.

    This is something I will definitly try. I never did or had some and I am into trying new things a lot... ( got a good crowd to test on at home, they are all easy to satisfy food wise and good eaters).
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
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    I'm horrible at guessing serving sizes. The recipe says 8 but I went with 6. With the ground turkey I'm coming in at 300 a serving. I loaded it all into the recipe feature here. I love that thing since I do a lot of stuff from scratch.

    I usually take whatever it is I just made and throw it in an insulated bowl tared out on the kitchen scale. Divide by the number of servings and dish it up! Takes all the guess work out of it.
  • thinclo
    thinclo Posts: 164 Member
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    bump :) i'd love to say I'l join in but I already have next weeks meals made up in the freezer and they're not really anything special lol
  • kelleymonty
    kelleymonty Posts: 34
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    What a wonderful idea!

    Since starting the journey toward the new me, I've had to go recipe hunting. The old me cooked things that just weren't that good for you, and they tasted... well... bad!

    My husband tells me that my diet has made me into a better cook. I respond... this isn't a diet. this is a lifestyle change. Glad you're enjoying it ;)

    here's something I made for dinner tonight. It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    http://www.canadianliving.com/food/quick_and_easy/slow_cooker_chicken_and_sausage_gumbo.php

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