Mystery Vegetables
I had a class today at my center about vegetables.
There were some great recepies I wanted to share with everyone.

Mock Sweet Potatoes
2 large yellow squash
allspice, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon to taste
2 packets of Splenda
Butter Pam Spray
Cut up squash thinly, spray pan with Pam spray. Stir fry the squash with spices to taste add Splenda until they start to get clear.
Replaces: 4 oz. cooked vegetables

Eggplant Parmesan
1 eggplant
2 oz parmesan cheese
Tomato Basil HNS
Mrs. Dash Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder

Cut up eggplant, mix tomato basil supplement with water, onion powder, garlic powder, & Mrs. Dash Italian Seasoning together, pour over eggplant, sprinkly with parmesan cheese and bake in oven at 350 degrees, until eggplant is tender.
Replaces: 4 oz cooked vegetables

DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER I ATE THIS THAT IT IS ONLY A MAINTENANCE OPTION! CHECK YOUR MENU AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN EAT THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE IT.
Bok Choy Happy
Bundle of Bok Choy
2 tbsp. Bragg Aminos
1 packet splenda
1/4 tsp. sea salt
ginger powder
cut up bok choy into 1-2 inch pieces. Put in skillet with a little Pam spray. Add the bragg aminos, splenda, salt, and ginger to taste. Stir fry until tender.
Replaces: 4 oz cooked vegetables

Endive Salad
1 large haed endive
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp wine vinegar
3 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced and crushed
a few drops balsamic vinegar
1/3 teaspoon sea salt
pinch black pepper
1/3 teaspoon basil leaves
1/3 teaspoon oregano leaves
1/3 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
Replaces: 8 oz vegetables


All of these recipes were given to me from the center. Hope everyone enjoys!!

Thank you Struggling Nicole for recipes .

Patzi

OMG I just created my new favorite snack. It tasted just like cookie dough (all it was missing was the chocolate chips!)

I took 1 package vanilla cream pudding supplement, about 4 T water, 1/2 tsp maple extract, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Mix until dough consistency. It was fabulous!

I love that these recipes include the meal plan day option. I need that to help me process the menu I am on.

These recipies do not use HSNs

TALAPIA WITH GREEN BEANS

Ingredients
Pam cooking spray
1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, plus more for garnish
1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
6-8-ounce tilapia fillets (thawed and dried with a paper towel before cooking)
5-6 ounces green beans (thin french style if availble)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tsp lemon juice

Directions

Place a large skillet (nonstick) over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the fish with the oregano and parsley. Spray the bottom of the pan with pam then add the fish and cook 3-4 minutes. Flip and cook through, 1 to 2 more minutes. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.

Add the green beans and garlic powder to the skillet and cook about 2 minutes. Season pepper if desired. Stir in the lemon juice and 1/4 cup water, then cover and cook until the beans are tender, about 3 more minutes. Remove from heat and add tomoatoes to the pan and cover for about 1 minute just to warm the tomatoes slightly.

Measure out your portion of fish and beans/tomatoes and enjoy.



CROCK POT PORK ROAST
1 pork loin roast
20 oz Diet Rite (or other diet pop that is on plan)
6 oz veggies of your choice (we like cauliflower, mushrooms, green onions)
garlic powder and onion powder to taste
Chives (optional)

Put roast in crockpot, sprinkle with garlic powder and onion powder and add pop. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (it will not hurt it if it cooks longer than this). Remove roast from crockpot and either slice it like a roast or shred it for "pulled pork". Serve with veggies. (could serve this in a tortilla with salad veggies, with bread or melba and the cooked veggies, could be used on a salad, etc. )


CUCUMBER SALAD

Ingredients
1 large cucumbers, cubed
1 serving cottage cheese
2 sprigs fresh mint, chopped
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp olive oil
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)

Directions
Place cucumbers in a large salad bowl, and set aside.
In a small food proccessor or using a mixer combine cottage cheese, mint, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and pepper until well blended and smooth. Pour over the cucumbers, and mix until well coated.


You can find all kinds of recipies on the internet. I usually search for the protein I want to use an then adjust the recipie to fit the plan.

Mariah

Tuna Pico de Gallo

I made this for lunch, but it could also be for dinner. Adjust protein and veggies for your menu.

4 oz. tuna
2 roma tomatoes- chopped
2 green onion stalks- chopped
1 jalepeno or red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp lime juice
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
-garlic powder, pepper, chili powder, cumin to taste ( used about 1/2 tsp each as I like mine seasoned well).

Mix together. Makes a mexican tuna salad basically. I enjoyed it for lunch!

I had another class the other day and just wanted to share some of the recipes.

Mock Corn Beef and Cabbage
Using a round steak or Buffalo meat, place in a large pot and add water to cover, add 20-50 black peppercorns, 1 T cider vinegar, mustard seeds 1-3 tsp. garlic powder, and 2 bay leaves. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce heat to a slow simmer and cook, covered, until a fork can easily penetrate the centere of the meat. A 3- to 4- pound round steak will take 2 1/2 to 3 hours, but always check steak for right texture. Add wedges of fresh green cabbage to the pot during the last 15 to 20 minutes of cooking. When the meat is tender, remove it to a cutting board and let stand for about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain the cabbage and keep warm. Cut the mock corned beef, against the grain, into thin slices and remove to serving plate or platter. Serve with the warm cabbage. **This is a low sodium recipe**

Mock Spaghetti
1 pkg. Cream of tomato supplement dissolved in 1/2c water
4 oz ground turkey breast
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 oz green onion, chopped
1/2 spaghetti squash
Bake squash upside down in 1/4 c water in oven for 45 minutes or microwave at 5 minutes per lb. Brown turkey, add onion, and stir in supplement. Add seasoning and cook for 10 minutes. Strip out squash, weigh 4 oz. and serve sauce over it.
Servings: 1 Replaces: 4 oz. protein, 4 oz vegetables, and creamy

MRC Beer
Green tea cranberry supplement
diet ginger ale
Mix supplement with 6-8 oz of ginger ale
servings: 1 Replaces: 1 HNS

Peach Berry Cobbler
1 medium peach
3/4 cup strawberries
molly McButter to taste, cinnamon to taste, maple flavoring to taste, vanilla flavoring to taste, artificial sweetener to taste
Mix these ingredients together and place in 8x8pan
Topping:
1 pkg vanilla cream pudding supplement
cinnamon to taste, artificial sweetener to taste, Molly McButter to taste
Mix topping ingredients together until crumbly. Spread on top of above mixture, bake at 350 for 45 minutes
Servings: 2 Replaces: fruit & 1/2 creamy

Collard Green Chips
4 oz Collard greens pre cut
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
Cayenne pepper to taste
sea salt
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, and collard greens ina 1 gallon zip lock bag. Sprinkle cayenne pepper and sea salt over the coated collard greens. Arrange leaves in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake the collard greens at 300 for 18 minutes for crispness and remove the leaves that are done. Allow the leaves to cool, then enjoy.
Replaces: Vegetable at lunch or dinner Servings:1
Revision for lunch serving: sprinkle collard chips with 2 oz parmesan cheese and bake as directed.
replacesrotein and vegetable for lunch servings:1
(This would be a great replacement for popcorn or munchie type foods)

A couple of ideas -

GRILLED SIRLOIN WITH MUSHROOMS AND ASPARAGUS (using grill pan stove)
Preheat grill. Spray lightly with Pam for grilling and place sirloin on grill (can season with whatever spices you like) cook to your taste (165 degrees internal temperure is medium). Remove from grill.

Spray grill lightly with Pam for grilling and add baby portabella mushrooms that have been cut in half and asparagus spears that have had the bottom 1/3 cut of. Grill for about 2 minutes and then turn over. Slowly pour about 1/4 cup of water around the grill pan. This should steam and bubble a lot. Cook 2-3 min more or until mushrooms and asparagus are tender.

I like to serve this with 1/4 c quinoa in the center of the plate, measure out my steak and place it on top of that with the mushrooms and asparagus on top of the steak and sprinked with chives.


GROUND TURKEY TACO SALAD

Cook ground turkey and season with taco seasoning. Measure out your portion and put it back in the skillet. Add 1/4 cup salt-free rinsed black beans and cook 2-3 min until the beans are warm. Turn off the heat and add in 1 small diced tomato and stir. Prepare salad with your favoriate veggies - mine included spinach, romane, leaf lettuce, cucumber, green onion, green peper and grape tomatoes.

Place salad in the center of a pretty plate, top with meat/beans and enjoy.

Mariah

Thanks so much for creating this blog. It makes it so easy to find the recipes. You're awesome.

I am enjoying this blog very much. I started a month ago and couldn't find any recipes, Well there are plenty of them on here. I am not using the pkgs so it is a bit harder to figure out how to do thing.

Thanks so much for being here.

MRC Chocolate Brownies

1 hot cocoa (or double chocolate pudding)
3 T water
1/2 tsp olive oil
1 scoop of Super Chocolate (MRC product)
1 packet sweetner (optional - I did not use this and it was still very sweet)

Stir ingredients together and put in a bowl Microwave 30-45 seconds - don't over cook. (30 seconds was perfect for me and it is very yummy warm - if you like gooey brownies you could cook it for 20 seconds).

These are very awesome!

Mariah

BBQ CHICKEN. One of Center's Memorial Day BBQ recpipes

2-4 oz. chicken breasts
1pkg. cream of tomato supplement
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1pkg.artificial sweetener
1/4 cup boiling water

Season to taste with garlic, onion and chili powder

Mix tomato supplement and next 5 ingredients in blender. Let stand.Pour over chicken breasts and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

TIP : Can also add cooked, shredded chicken breast to the sauce for a shredded barbecue chicken.. Place on top of toast at dinner.

My note.. The chicken was shredded and kept warm in a crockpot, and there were corn tortillas to put it into ..
Serves 2

Patzi

YUMMY! THanks for posting, Patzi--I've been really missing BBQ sauce!

It serves 2 , Natalie.. Will go and put that on recipe, as I forgot.

Patzi

MRC Recipe from Graduation party.
STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
SERVES 1
1 oz. green onions, sliced
3 oz. spinach
4 oz. cucumbers, sliced
3/4 cup strawberries, quartered

DRESSING
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 tp. apple cider vinegar
2 pkgs. articicial sweetener
2 tsp. canola oil
1/4 tsp. poppy seeds

Toss salad, mix dressing, drizzle and enjoy

Patzi