Serves about 4-6 Ingredients: 3 Chicken Breasts 1 Egg ¼ cup milk 1 cup Bread Crumbs Olive Oil 24 oz. jar Marinara or Arrabbiata Sauce (Rao’s Arrabbiata sauce is the best!) 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese 1 bag of grated Low-Fat, Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Fresh Basil Instructions: Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees. … Continue Reading
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10 Easy & Healthy Salad Recipes
Strapped for time and cash but want to eat healthy? Is the daily struggle trying to figure out what to have for lunch or dinner all too real? Why not give salads a spin! 10 Easy & Healthy Recipes (PDF) When done right, salads are a great way to incorporate lots of healthy… Continue Reading
Greek Salad with Kalamata Olives
About 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients: Dressing: 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp Dijon mustard Salt and fresh ground pepper Juice from ½ lemon 1/8 -1/4 cup red wine vinegar Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) Salad: 2 heads romaine lettuce, cut into 1” pieces 1… Continue Reading
Classic Caesar Salad
About 4 to 6 Servings Download PDF of Recipe Ingredients: Dressing: 1 tsp anchovy paste 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp Dijon mustard Juice from ½ lemon Worcestershire sauce Freshly ground black pepper Extra virgin olive oil Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Salad: 2 heads romaine lettuce, cut into 1” pieces Instructions: To Prepare Dressing:… Continue Reading
Butter Lettuce with Shrimp, Avocado & Macadamia Nuts
Ingredients: 16 Medium Sized Shrimp 1 Baby or Butter Lettuce 1 package Sugar Snap Peas (about 2 cups) 1 Avocado ½ Red Bell Pepper ½ Lemon Cocktail Sauce (optional) Macadamia Nuts Dressing: 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice 1 Teaspoon… Continue Reading
Pesto Sauce
Ingredients: 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves 1/3 cup pine nuts 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1-2 garlic cloves Olive Oil Black Pepper Directions: Wash and pat dry the basil leaves. Cut off stems. Peel and dice garlic. In a blender or food processor, add basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and garlic with 1/2 cup… Continue Reading
Wilted Spinach
Serves 2 – 3 Ingredients: 1 large bag of spinach (pre-cleaned and dry) Olive Oil 2 cloves of garlic, cleaned and diced 1 lemon, cut into quarters with seeds removed Salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper Directions: In a large saute pan, add a few tablespoons of olive oil and diced garlic and cook… Continue Reading
Eat Breakfast & Lose Weight
In January, many of us try to make good on our New Year’s resolution to lose weight. If you’re thinking that you can kick start your weight loss program by skipping breakfast, consider this: 78 percent of successful dieters from the National Weight Control Registry regularly ate breakfast. Breakfast provides nourishment after a fasting… Continue Reading
Creamy Pesto Chicken With Sun Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients: 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves 1/3 cup pine nuts 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1-2 garlic cloves (cleaned) Olive Oil 2 chicken breasts (cleaned, sliced and pounded into thin slices) Flour 1/3 to ½ cup of low-fat milk 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes Black Pepper and Red Pepper To Make Pesto Sauce: In… Continue Reading
Fresh Nectarine-Ginger Cake
Ingredients: 2 large eggs ¼ cup milk 1/3 cup olive oil 1 lemon (grate zest; reserve lemon) 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 ½ cups flour 5 large ripe nectarines, about 1 ½ pounds (washed and dried) ¼ cup… Continue Reading