Not sure if this is the absolute correct way to count it, but I used 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce last night and counted it as a vegetable. I was told at my COD today that I counted it the right way. Obviously, I shouldn't use jar sauce very often, but she said that when I did, to make sure that I chose sauces that didn't leave an orange "ring". Those have more fat. I made one of my DH's fave dishes that we call lasagne chicken but it's really much like chicken parmesan. I was proud of myself because I pounded the chicken thin, seasoned it with lite salt, pepper, garlic powder, and italian seasoning (left out the egg wash and bread crumbs), browned it in a non-stick skillet sprayed with Pam, and then transferred it to a baking pan where I put 1/2 cup of sauce over each piece. After it baked for 30 minutes, I topped each piece with a slice of provolone. It was so yummy! Didn't even miss the breading.
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Maranara sauce
Definitely going into the menu plan for this week!
and people don't even know. It includes breading and cheese - and counts as 1 protein, 1 veg and 1/2 a dairy (which my COD questioned since it is one serving of cheese cut across four portions...but whatever...)
