Chinese Dim sum!

Chinese Dim sum!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Buffalo Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:
5 laughing cow (blue cheese or your flavor choice)
1/4 pound Blue Cheese
2 tbsp hot sauce
2 carrot
2 celery stalks
2 pounds of chicken breast (thin sliced)
1/2 red onion
1/4 cup white wine
 2tbls butter
2tsp garlic
2tsp parsley
2tsp paprika
salt n pepper  to taste








 1.shred all vegetables in with grader or in presser put into bowl w/ hot sauce
 2.cut laughing cow in half so its easy to spread on cutlets
 3.crumble blue cheese
 4.spread 1/2 laugh cow , 1 tbsp veg mix , crumble blue cheese in middle roll up place in pan and repeat till done
 add wine ,butter, water,spice on top bake at 350 degrees for 45 min


438 full recipe
50 calories each 2 per serving. = 100 cal Listed as Clara's Homemade - Buffalo Stuffed Chicken

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Chicken Gone Green!

1 lb chicken breast cut in 1 inch cubes
4 oz can or jar artichoke heart sliced and chopped
1/2 red pepper chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
1/2 0f 10 oz box of spinach (CHOPPED)
3tbsp balsamic vinegar
2tsp olive oil
salt pepper to taste
2tbsp white wine
1 cup chicken stock
1 box couscous

In a pan cook chicken  till brown  then remove place in garlic , pepper spinach for 5 min simmer with cover then put chicken and artichoke back in pan for 5 to 7 min on low add salt and pepper add vinegar,chicken stock; wine.
 Serves 6
137 per serving before near east couscous (after 357)
*couscous may vary depending on brand 

Monday, July 11, 2011

Pizza Night!

Do you love Margarita pizza but hate the calories? This is a cheesy healthy alternative for your favorite pizza!


Ingredients:

Whole wheat dough
part skim ricotta
 1 ounce part skim mozzarella
 12 grape tomatoes sliced in 1/2
basil garlic and pepper







 Roll out your dough on a floured surface.
 to 16 inch circle place on pizza pan bake crust for 10 minute on 400 then remove from oven
and start with ricotta cheese next mozzarella then sliced tomatoes basil garlic pepper place back
place on pizza pan bake crust for additional 10 minute on 400 then remove from oven


 listed under Clara's Homemade : Whole Wheat Margarita


154.78 per slice.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Chinese Dim sum!

Yesterday we received an email from a reader who loves Chinese food but hates grease and had some dietary restrictions. This reader was on a dairy and cheese free diet and was looking for a lo-cal replacement for his favorite Chinese snack!


Low Cal Dim-Sum.

Serving Size 10 dim sum- 90 calories per serving
Makes 45

Ingredients
45 wonton wrappers ( or tofu wrappers) which can be found in your local Asian market or produce section.
One pound of pork chop meat
two carrots
two stalks of celery
one head of garlic
one root of ginger (or a 1/4 pound of ground)
Four blades of scallion
one teaspoon cilantro
two teaspoons of  white wine
Black pepper
1 egg

1- Process all veggies in food processor
2- Put meat in bowl with all veggies and yolk of egg, mix and add spices  and wine and soy sauce ( for your taste)
3- Roll into meatballs and put in center of wonton wrapper.
4- Bring all corners to top and twist
5- Line cookie sheet with wax paper and spray with cooking spray
6- line on cookie sheet and freeze for 10 minutes
7- Put in steamer 10 minutes


If you don't have a steamer you can use a metal strainer over a pot with a cover.

You can also freeze raw for up to 60 days in freezer safe bag.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Colorful Pasta after a Flashy Holiday

I made this light dish after a long weekend of BBQs. Its a break from red,white and blue but still has a colorful flair. 

146 calories per serving

1/2 lb of chicken sausage
1/2 lb of garden Delight penne pasta
1/2 of red onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic chopped
3 tbsp of olive oil
1tsp of parsley
1tsp of dill
1tsp of basil
salt & pepper
6-0Z cream cheese.


place pasta in a pot of boiling water until cooked
place in pot olive oil chopped garlic and onions until lite brown.
add in all spices add cream cheese, and save a cup of water from drain pasta . mix together top with Parmesan cheese  and serve.
makes 6

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Spinach Pie

1-10 oz box of spinach  (chopped)
6-oz  feta cheese
1-1/2 chopped onion
1- clove garlic
1- egg
1 tsp. olive oil
1 pack puff pastry shells 
dash salt & pepper

Cook and drain spinach for 6minutes in microwave, mix in sauteed onion and  garlic in olive oil mix together with egg salt and pepper full pastry shells place on greased cook sheet bake for 25 to 30 min. at 325

makes 10

serving size 1 pastry 146 calories each.
on myfitness pal under Clara's Homemade Individual spinach pie