Saturday, January 14, 2012

Greek Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

This is a great dressing for gyros or greek anything!

1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and shredded
1 c fat free plain yogurt
4 green onions, finely chopped
1/2 t minced garlic
1 T olive oil
1 t lemon juice
1/4 t salt

Combine in a small bowl and refrigerate until serving time.  Makes 4 2 T servings.

Barbecue-Stuffed Potatoes

This is just a fun variation to the regular baked potato.

Bake potatoes.

Shredded chicken in barbecue sauce

Reduced fat cheese

Fat free sour cream

Cut the baked potato in half.  Fill with the barbecue chicken.  Sprinkle with cheese and serve with a dollop of sour cream.

Chili Garlic Glaze for Fish

3 T chili sauce
1 t minced garlic
3 medium green onions finely chopped
2 T low sugar orange marmalade
1 t reduced sodium soy sauce

Stir together and brush on fish.  Broil for 5 minutes. Turn over and brush with sauce again.  Broil for 5 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.  Brush with sauce once more before serving.

Spinach Fettuccine Alfredo - the LIght version

16 oz uncooked fettuccine
8 oz frozen chopped spinach
1 T light butter or margarine
1/2 t minced garlic
2 oz fat free cream cheese softened
3/4 c reduced sodium chicken broth
3 T flour
3/4 c grated reduced fat Romano or Parmesan cheese
3/4 c fat free half and half
1 t salt
8 slices turkey bacon, cooked crisply and crumbled

Cook fettuccine, drain, reserving 1/2 c of cooking water. Cook spinach as directed on package and squeeze dry. In a nonstick frying pan, combine water, cream cheeese, garlic and butter - cook over medium heat and whisk until smooth.

In a small bowl, stir flour and broth until smooth.  Add flour mixture to skillet, stirring with whisk until blended.  Heat to boiling, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.  Remove from heat and add cheese, half and half, salt and pepper and spinach and stir until smooth.  Toss with noodles and sprinkle with bacon.

Honey Chicken Coleslaw

2 cooked and cubed chicken breasts
1 bag coleslaw mix
1/3 c apple cider vinegar
1 T olive oil
3 T honey
1/2 t ground black pepper
1/4 t kosher salt
1 thinly sliced red bell pepper
1/2 c slivered almonds
1/2 c roasted, non salted sunflower seeds

Combine vinegar, oil, honey, pepper and salt.  Toss other ingredients togethe then drizzle dressing over and toss.