Filet Mignon with Sweet Bourbon-Coffee Sauce

How To Prepare
Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
Sprinkle pepper over both sides of steaks. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add steaks; cook 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium; cook steaks 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Transfer steaks to a platter; cover and keep warm.
Add bourbon mixture to pan; cook over medium-high heat until mixture has reduced to 1/4 cup (about 3 minutes). Serve sauce over beef; sprinkle with parsley

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Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki

How To Prepare
1. Place chicken in crock pot. Sprinkle onions over the chicken.

2. In a separate bowl, combine Teriyaki, Splenda, vinegar, garlic, ginger and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.

3. Cover crock pot and cook on low for about 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Check after 4 hours.

5. Remove chicken from crock pot.

6. Skim fat from cooking liquid, if there is any.

7. To serve: Top 1 piece of chicken with a little sauce. Serve with 1 small baked potato or ½ cup brown rice. Mash some teriyaki sauce into the baked potato and drizzle with little more teriyaki sauce over the top. If using rice, place chicken on top of rice and drizzle teriyaki sauce all over top of chicken and rice. In addition the chicken could be shredded and topped on the potato or rice.

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Crock Pot Asian Pork with Mushrooms

How To Prepare
Directions:

Season pork on all side with fresh cracked pepper. Heat a skillet on medium-high heat, spray with a little oil and brown the pork on all sides for about 7 – 8 minutes.

In the crock pot, combine the broth, Mrs. Dash, balsamic, Splenda, sesame oil, garlic and ginger; add the pork and set the slow cooker to 8 hours on low.

Thirty minutes before the timer goes off, remove the pork and set aside to rest a few minutes; add the mushrooms to the crock pot, cover and cook on low for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, shred the pork using two forks.

When the mushrooms are tender, remove about 1 cup of the broth and reserve if needed. Add the shredded pork to the crock pot and mix well. If adding baby spinach, add at the end and cover a few minutes until it wilts.

Chicken and Wild Rice Salad

How To Prepare
1. To prepare dressing, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Gradually add oil, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Cover and chill.
2. Combine broth and rice in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Remove rice mixture from heat; cool.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 8 minutes on each side or until done. Cool; cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
4. Combine cooked rice, chicken, celery, carrots, cranberries, and red onion in a large bowl. Add dressing; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill.

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Mongolian Beef

How To Prepare
In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast sesame seeds for 1 to2 minutes, or until the seeds begin to turn golden brown; set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon teriyaki, 1 tablespoon potato flour, and minced garlic. Stir in beef strips. Let stand for at least 10 minutes.
In a separate small bowl, mix together water, 2 tablespoons teriyaki, 2 1/2 teaspoons potato flour, Splenda, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes; set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil for 1 minute; remove, and set aside. Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in the same pan. Saute carrots and white part of green onions for 2 minutes. Stir in green parts of the green onion, and saute for 1 minute. Stir in sesame seed mixture and beef. Cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens.

Marinated Tomatoes with Lemon and Summer Savory

How To Prepare
Place the tomato wedges in a medium bowl.
Combine lemon juice and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Pour dressing over tomatoes; toss gently to coat. Let stand 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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Low Carb Chicken Lettuce Wraps

How To Prepare
Instructions

1. In a large pan, brown the ground chicken over medium-high heat, breaking up the pieces. Pour into a colander, in the sink and drain fat. Return chicken to pan. When cool enough to handle, break up the chicken pieces until minced.

2. Add the scallions, water chestnuts, red pepper, teriyaki, ginger, water and sesame oil. Cook for a few minutes until the scallions and red pepper are soft. Keep warm.

3. In a small bowl, add all the dipping sauce ingredients and mix well.

4. To assemble each chicken wrap: Spoon about ⅓ cup of chicken filling onto one lettuce leaf and roll it up, if desired. Serve with dipping sauce on the side. This sauce is quite strong. You’ll only need 1 teaspoon of sauce per wrap. You can also set up the components on individual plates and serve family style. Let everyone make their own wrap.

Lemon Cilantro Turkey Tapas

How To Prepare
Zest or grate the lemon rind; chop and reserve. Squeeze juice from lemon. In medium bowl, combine lemon juice with cilantro, onion, 1 tablespoon oil, Splenda, and reserved zest.

Lightly sprinkle turkey with pepper. In large non-stick skillet, over medium heat, saute medallions in 2 teaspoons oil for 4 minutes per side or until golden brown and food thermometer, inserted in thickest portion of medallion, reaches 170ºF. Remove turkey from pan and stir into the cilantro mixture.

Over medium heat, sauté zucchini 1 minute. Fold into turkey mixture, mixing well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold over butter lettuce leaves.

Tips:

Of Spanish origin, tapas are little dishes, served on small plates, similar to the Chinese dim sum or the Middle Eastern meze. Although tapas may look similar to traditional appetizers, what differentiates them is their more pronounced and/or spicier flavors.

For a dining out experience or a trendy tapas party, select from a variety of tapas and enjoy several little dishes.

Thai Beef Salad

How To Prepare
Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Rub steak all over with teriyaki and black pepper. Place on a baking sheet; broil, turning once, 14 to 16 minutes for medium-rare to medium, respectively. Let rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix scallions, lime zest and juice, Splenda and crushed red pepper in a shallow dish. Slice the steak into thin strips against the grain and cut each strip into bite-size pieces. Add the steak to the marinade, along with any accumulated juices; toss well, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Place frisée (or endive), lettuce and mint in a salad bowl. Add the steak and marinade, drizzle with oil, gently toss, and serve.

Sweet Cabbage Salad

How To Prepare
Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well. Combine Splenda and remaining ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour vinegar mixture over cabbage mixture, tossing gently to combine. Cover; chill 1 hour.

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