Stuffed Bell Pepper!

Counts as: 1.5 veggies, 1 protein, 1 NS entree, 1 free

1 Bell Pepper, any color, cut in half, seeded, washed
1 NS cheesy homestyle potatoes
2 slices turkey bacon
1 tbsp ff cheddar cheese
2 stalks green onions-chopped
1 dollup ff sour cream

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Spray baking sheet with PAM and bake bell pepper for 20 minutes.
*Meanwhile, chop bacon and fry until crispy.
*Cook NS taters per instructions.
*When pepper is finished, top with taters, bacon, cheese, and onions.
*Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
*Top with sour cream.
*YUM!

If you don't want to use a fork, cut pepper in 4's.

NS said that the whole bell pepper I used counts as 1 veggie and since green onions are unlimited, I marked it as 1/2 a veggie.

Since you're using partial servings of bacon/cheese, they count as 1 full protein serving.

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

YUM!



Counts as: 1 ns entree + partial fruit + free

1 NS Golden Poundcake

1/2 cup strawberries-diced
pinch splenda
pinch ff french vanilla powedered coffee creamer
dollup whip cream

*Mix strawberries, sugar, creamer, and a splash of water and nuke for 10-15 seconds.
*Split cake in half and nuke for 10 seconds.
*Add strawberries to lower cake. Add top half. Add whip cream.
*Have fun with your dessertgasm!

Almond Chicken and Rice

Counts as: 1 NS entree (carb included) + 1 veggie + Fat + Free

1 NS Chicken Breast Patty-rinsed
1 tbsp ff Italian Dressing
1 cup ff reduced sodium chicken broth
pinch garlic powder
1/2 cup broccoli florets
1/3 cup instant brown rice, uncooked
6 almonds, sliced

*Spray a frying pan with PAM spray. Add chicken and 1/2 tbsp of the dressing. Fry both sides until brown. Add in broth, powder, and rest of the dressing. Bring to boil and then Simmer on low for 3 minutes. Remove chicken and keep warm.

*Add broccoli and cook for 3 minutes uncovered. Add rice and half of the almonds. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 7 minutes.

*Serve with chicken and rest of almonds.

YUM!

A low GI carb serving of cooked rice is 1/3 cup. I cooked more because my SO wanted to try some. You'll have rice left over.
I was thinking of shredding the chicken and cooking it with the rice. Hmm...

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Preplan for this one. It needs to sit overnight!

Counts as : 1 NS entree + lots of free

1 Ns Pretzels-uberly crushed
2 tbsp strawberry cream cheese (save 20 cals and a free food if you use regular)
1 tbsp sf strawberry jelly/preserves
splash vanilla
splash egg whites
Couple sprays ICBINB spray

*Preheat over to 350 degrees
*Spray pretzels with butter and mix until semi-damp. Evenly distribute into 3 cupcake liners pressing firmly in the bottom.
*Slightly warm cream cheese and mix with jelly, vanilla, and egg. Evenly distribute into cupcake liners.
*Bake 10-12 minutes until firm.
*Let cool and then refrigerate overnight.

YUM!

Deviled Eggs without the fat!

NS dietitian approved!

Counts as: 1 protein + 1 veggie + free (even the cheese is free!)

2 cups roughly chopped cauliflower
10 hard-boiled eggs-chilled
3 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese, room temp
1/4 cup FF Mayo
1 tbsp relish
2 tsp minced shallots (or sweet onion)
1.5 tsp yellow mustard
pepper to taste
Paprika to top

*Place cauliflower in bowl and add 1/3 cup water. Cover. Nuke 6-8 minutes until soft.
*Drain excess water.
*Lightly mash cauliflower and add mayo.
*Mix in cheese, relish, mustard, shallots and pepper until smooth.
*Refrigerate for 1 hour.
*Halve eggs and set yolks aside.
*Distribute the cauliflower into whites and top with paprika.

Serving size is 6 whites! Only 112 calories per serving. :D

Use the extra yolk to make egg salad for your family.

Onion Blossom with Garlic taters and steak!

OMG. This was wonderful.

Onion Blossom

Counts as: 1 ns entree + 1 protein + 2 veggies + free

1 whole sweet onion-not peeled
1 NS Nutriflake cereal
3 egg whites
seasoning-seasoned salt, garlic powder, pepper

*Preheat oven to 400.
*Cut the top 1/2" of the onion off (from the pointy side). Leaving the bottom intact, peel off outside layer.
*Cut the onion in 1/8's making sure to stop 1/2 inch from the bottom.
*Place onion (cut side up) in a bowl full of ice water. Let sit 5-10 minutes until petals open up.
*In a sandwich baggie, crush cereal and add seasoning.
*Gently pry the petals apart if needed. Drain water and pat dry the bowl and onion.
*Saturate the onion with the eggs. Make sure to get in between all the petals, inside and out.
*Line baking sheet with foil.
*Transfer onion to baking sheet and coat in cereal. Get inbetween all petals and coat thoroughly.
*Bake for 40 minutes.
*Serve with ff ranch.

Garlic Taters and Steak

Counts as: 1 ns entree + 1 protein + free

NS cheesy homestyle taters
2 cloves garlic
pepper
1 oz steak (Schwann's 2oz steak shown in pic-counts as 1 protein)

*Mince garlic. Pepper steak press garlic into meat then fry until desired doneness.
*Add 1 clove garlic to taters and prepare as per directions.

Brush your teeth after this doozy!!!!

Caramel Apple Bites with Bacon

Counts as: 1 NS entree + 1 protein + 1/2 Fruit + Free

1 NS Apple Strudel Scone-Diced
1 tsp SF French Vanilla Powdered Creamer
1tbsp Warm water
1 Egg White
2 Dashes Cinnamon

*Dissolve creamer into water and add egg and 1 dash cinnamon. Mix well.
*Spray a small frying pan with PAM.
*Mix scone into egg and fry 2-3 minutes until golden.
*Top with 1 dash cinnamon, sf syrup, and caramel apples (see below). Serve with crisp bacon.

Caramel Apples

1/2 Apple-diced
Splash of SF Da Vinci Caramel Syrup
Dash of Cinnamon
Splash of water

*Combine all in small microwaveable bowl.
*Do not cover and nuke for 30 seconds. Stir and let cool for 1 minute.

Bacon
2 slices of turkey bacon fried to perfection