Friday, April 23, 2010

Chili Roasted Vegetables

Serving Size: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes or less
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:
- 1 eggplant, peeled and diced
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- yellow squash, sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tomato, cut in chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place vegetables in a shallow baking pan or dish. Combine oil, water and seasonings in a small mixing bowl and stir well. Drizzle over the vegetables. Place baking dish in the oven and bake until vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally. Serve hot with your favorite entree.

Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 100; Calories from Fat; 60; Total Fat: 7g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 5mg; Total Carbohydrate: 10g; Dietary Fiber: 3g; Sugars: 5g; Protein: 2g

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Grilled Asparagus


Serving size: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes or less
Total time: 5 minutes or less

Ingredients:
- 1 pound asparagus spears, fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Preparation: Trim about 2 inches off the bottoms of the asparagus. Lightly coat the spears with the oil. Grill over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or to desired tenderness. Sprinkle with black pepper and balsamic vinegar. Serve hot.

Nutrition Information per serving: Calories: 60; Calories from Fat: 30; Total Fat: 3.5 g; Saturated Fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 0 mg; Total Carbohydrate: 5 g; Dietary Fiber: 3 g; Sugars: 3 g; Protein: 2 g

Friday, April 16, 2010

Grilled Beef Tenderloin


Ingredients:
- 4 (4 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks, trimmed, 1 inch thick
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Cooking spray

Directions: Rub both sides of steak with cut sides of garlic clove. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Prepare grill. Place steak on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 3 or more minutes on each side or until your desire of doneness.

Nutrition info: 152 kcal, 7.7 gm fat, 17.9 protein,

- Weight Watchers, five ingredient, 15 minute cookbook, 2007

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Lemon-Ginger Chicken


Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
- 8 (3 ounce) boneless chicken thighs
- Cooking spray

Directions: Combine first 5 ingredients in large ziploc bag; add chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Prepare grill and coat with cooking spray. Place chicken on grill, grill 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.

Yields 4 – serving size 2 thighs
Nutrition info: 22 caloriees, 7.8 gm of fat; 33.5 gm of protein

Weight Watchers, five ingredient, 15 minute cookbook, 2008

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Pesto Pasta with Scallops


Ingredients:
- 9 oz. package refrigerated fettuccine
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 1 3/4 lb sea scallops
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 5 lemon wedges

Directions: Cook pasta according to directions, drain and place in bowl. Add pesto and toss well. Sprinkle scallops with pepper. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in skillet on medium-high heat. Add half of scallops and cook 3-4 minutes on each side until done. Remove and repeat with the rest of the scallops. Divide pasta and scallops evenly and serve with lemon.

Serving size: 3 scallops with 3/4 cup pasta
Nutrition info per serving size: 354 calories, 10 gm fat, 33 gm protein, 33 gm of carbs

- Weight Watchers, 193 Twenty Minute Recipes, 2009

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Flavored Water


Take a pitcher and fill it 3/4 of the way full with water. Take fresh quartered strawberries, blueberries or cut up lemon and put in the pitcher. Refrigerate for an hour or so, add ice and you have a natural, low calorie, low carbohydrate refreshing beverage!

Pan Seared Salmon

Ingredients:
- 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp light butter

Directions: Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Add oil and butter to nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add fish - cook 6 minutes turning evenly - reduce to medium heat and cook 2-3 minutes until fish flakes.

Nutritional Info: 292 calories, 15 gm of fat, 36 gm protein


- Weight Watchers, five ingredient 15 minute cookbook, 2005