Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Just A Few Low Cal Recipes :)



Egg Bake- makes 2 servings (108 calories each)

Quaker - Lightly Salted Rice Cake (1/2 Starch), 1 cake      
Cheese-Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - Colby & Monterey Jack 2% Milk, 1/4 cup
Aldi - Real Bacon Bits, 2 Tbsp.     
Egg White - 1 Egg Whites, 1/2 cup            
Aquafina Water - 16.9 Oz., 2 oz.

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. take the rice cake and break it in half, then in half again so you have a total of 4 pieces, set aside. Spray two soufflé dishes with cooking spray, and in a small bowl, beat eggs and water and set aside. in each cup put in 1 tbsp. of bacon bits, and top with two pieces of rice cake in each. Finally pour half the egg mixture in each cup and then bake for 5-10 minutes or until egg is fully cooked. After removing it from the oven, place 1/8 of a cup of cheese on each cup and enjoy!



Open Egg Sandwich -77 calories

Quaker - Lightly Salted Rice Cake (1/2 Starch), 1 cake      
Eggs - Fried Egg White, 1 large egg           
Generic - Turkey Bacon (25 Cal), 1 slice

Preheat oven to cooking directions for the bacon, next set a rice cake out on a plate. While the bacon is cooking, fry the egg white and then place the egg white on top of the rice cake. When the bacon is ready, carefully remove it from the oven and rip/cut the slice into two pieces and place on top of the egg and rice cake.
Also yummy if you add some shredded cheese, peppers, or anything else you would like for a few added calories.




Rice Cake “Nachos”- 103 calories

1tbsp ground beef
1 rice cake
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. cumin
Dash of onion salt
Dash of garlic powder
Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. shredded Colby jack cheese

First, measure out all the spices in a small bowl and put off to the side.
Next, brown the hamburger in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Once fully cooked drain any grease and dispose of properly, then add the water and the spices with the drained hamburger in the frying pan. Mix thoroughly and let simmer on low heat until almost all the water has evaporated.
Now on plate, put the rice cake, top with the hamburger and shredded cheese. Microwave for 10 (you may repeat the cook time once more if needed) or until cheese is melted. *note: DO NOT MICROWAVE RICE CAKES FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS AT A TIME!




Homemade Sun Dried Tomato Herb Soup- makes 5 servings, 18 calories each

32 oz. Low Sodium Chicken Broth
8 oz. water Two 5-6" celery stalks
1/10 medium white onion
0.5 oz. Sun dried tomatoes (nit packed in oil)
1/2 tsp. Basil
1/2 tsp. Thyme
1/2 tsp. Rosemary
1/4 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper

In a blender, combine water, broken up celery, onion, and tomatoes. Blend until the tomatoes are small red flakes. Put mixture in a pot, add seasonings and bring to simmer. Add broth, bring to boil, serve in 8 oz. servings.


Homemade chicken broth- 5 calories per 8 oz.

One large boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut up)
3-4 cups of water
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley

Simmer for two hours, so the broth has a yellow tone to it. Strain, and serve.



Vegetable Fajita- makes 5 servings, 75 calories each

    2 teaspoons olive oil
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    2 green bell peppers, sliced
    2 yellow bell peppers, sliced
    1/2 onion, sliced
    1 cup mushrooms, sliced
    3 green onions, chopped
    Lemon pepper to taste

In a large frying pan over a medium heat, sauté olive oil and garlic. Let the garlic sauté for 2 minutes, stir in the green and yellow bell peppers. Let the peppers sauté for 2 minutes, stir in the onions. After two minutes add the mushrooms and green onions to the frying pan. Season the vegetables with lemon pepper to taste and stir well. Cover the frying pan and cook until all of the vegetables are tender.
Put some of the fajita mix on top of your rice cake and ta-da! J