Sweet Sloppy Joes!

Ingredients:
2 pounds Hamburger
2/3 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons Mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup katchup

Preparation
Cook Hamburger until almost done and add chopped onion, continue to cook until hamburger is cooked thoroughly and then add remaining ingredients.

1/4 cup is 86 calories!!
If you use a Western Family Bun the total is 196!

Wild West Sizzlin' Chicken Tacos

Ingredient
1 pound cooked chicken strips
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
4 Old El Paso® Stand 'N Stuff™ taco shells (.7-oz box)
1 medium red bell pepper, diced 
1/2 cup barbecue baked beans (I use Bush's Grillin' Beans Southern Pit Barbecue)
1/4 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled

Preparation                                      
Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, toss chicken strips with cumin and paprika to coat. In 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish, stand taco shells side by side.
Fill each shell evenly with seasoned chicken (about 2 oz) Spread 1 Tablespoon red peppers evenly over chicken. Top each with 2 tablespoons baked beans and 1tablespoon cheese. Sprinkle half a strip of  bacon on top.
Bake 8 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted.

Total Calories for one Taco is 269

Orginal recipe is from Betty Crocker click Here 

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

Chicken Milano

My husband is an amazing cook and is always finding amazing recipes for us to try. Last night he did this one and it is already one of my favorites!!

Ingredient 
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon basil, crushed
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
salt and pepper (just a pinch, add more if needed after it is done)
1 can (14 1/2 oz) Italian Style Stewed Tomatoes
1 can (16 oz) Cut green Italian beans or Lake cut green beans, drained
(I just used regular cut green beans and it was yummy)

Preparation
Rub garlic over chicken. Sprinkle with basil and red pepper, if desired. In skillet, brown chicken. stir in tomatoes. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium heat, 8-10 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir in green beans; heat through. Do NOT boil.

Calories for 4 oz chicken and 1/4 cup of tomatoes and green beans is  122 calories!

 (The original recipe came from 'The Pleasures of Cooking')

Rachelle's Spaghetti Sauce

I love Spaghetti and have been creating this recipe from one I learned over a year ago. I like to make it my own. The original was from Kris's Grandma Doman, Kris's mom showed me how to make it in 2009 and I have changed some of the ingredients and added some! :)

Ingredient

1/2 tsp. butter
2/3 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 pound hamburger
1 (10.75 oz) can Tomato Soup
1 (15 oz) can Tomato Sauce
1 (7.3 oz) can Sliced Mushrooms
2 tsp Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp. Basil leaves
1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
1/2 tsp. Oregano
1/2 tsp. Ground Thyme
1/2 tsp. Parsley Flakes
1/2 Cup water


Preparation

Saute onions and celery in the butter. Then add in raw hamburger to the onions and celery. When hamburger is almost all cooked add in Basil, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Ground Thyme, Parsley Flakes. Let it cook for a few minutes while stirring to help the flavors blend. Then add Tomato Soup, Tomato Sauce, Brown Sugar and sliced mushrooms and water. Let boil until it is the consistency that you like. 

1/2 cup of Sauce is   117 Calories

Easy Oven Lasagna

Ingredient 
1 pound Hamburger
1 jar spaghetti sauce (1 lb 10 oz) (I like to use Six Cheese by Ragu)
Lasagna noodles (not oven ready)
1 1/4 cups Mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese


Preparation

Brown hamburger. Add water, sauce, salt, and bring to a boil. In a 9x13 baking pan, layer sauce, uncooked pasta, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Repeat layers 3 times ending with sauce and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake at 375 for 1 hour.  When done cut it into 15 slices.

Calories for on slice is  216 calories!


We like to serve it with a salad and cheesy garlic bread!

(thanks Emily C. for the recipe!)

Egg White Omelet

Egg White Omelet is what I love to have in the mornings!!

Ingredient
2 Egg whites
1 tablespoon Cheddar Cheese

Preparation
Put Egg whites in pan and start to cook when the top layer is still runny add the cheese and finish cooking!

Total for this is 66 calories!!

I like to add a little salt and pepper to mine!

English Muffin Pizza

Ingredient

English Muffin
Pizza Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese

Preparation
Cut the English Muffin in Half, spread 1 Tablespoon pizza sauce on each half, then add 1 tablespoon of Mozzarella Cheese to each half.

The whole meal is only 157 calories!!

I love making these! I like to toast mine in the toaster first then add the toppings and put them in the oven on broil! Makes them tasty!!

Make sure to check the different brands of English muffins for the calories. I have used the Fred Meyer brand and also the Albertsons brand and they are both only 110 calories where the Walmart brand is 130 calories just for the muffin.  (if you use Walmart brand add 20 calories)

To make if fun for your kids let them make faces with olives and the pepperoni or any other toppings!