Thursday, January 20, 2011

Side Dishes

One of my favorite side dishes is the steamer bags of vegetables! They are healthy and even the ones with cheese are really low in calories! My kids LOVE the cauliflower with cheese! They just eat it up!

The Green Giant is the brand I get so check the calories if you buy something else.
Roasted potatoes with Broccoli           1/2 Cup 110 calories
Cauliflower and three cheese sauce     1/2 Cup 45 calories

Click here to go to Green Giant website and get a coupon for  $.50 off

Also other great side dishes are
Green Beans                           1/2 cup  20 calories
Whole Kernel Sweet Corn      1/2 cup  60 calories

Chicken Parisian

Ingredient
1/4 Cup unsifted flour
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
8 oz mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup dry white wine vinegar
2 cubes chicken-flavored bouillon
2 teaspoons chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves

Preparation
In plastic bag, combine flour, paprika and pepper. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; shake to coat. In skillet, brown chicken and remove from pan. In same skillet, add remaining ingredients; simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until tender.

4 oz chicken is approximately 223 Calories

Creamy Ranch Pork Chops

Ingredient  
4 pork chops
1 can (10 3/4 oz) Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup
1/3 Cup Milk
1/2 package of Dry Ranch Dressing
Paprika

Preparation
Cook Pork Chops until brown. Mix soup milk and 1/2 package salad dressing together in a bowl and pour over the pork chops. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes or until done. Sprinkle with Paprika.

4 oz Pork Chop approximately 228 calories
Creamy Ranch Mix is  71 calories

Total Calories is 299!

Serve with Rice and Green Beans!