Skinny Garlic Chicken

How To Prepare
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Set aside.

2. In small nonstick pan, add oil and garlic. Sauté garlic until tender about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in maple syrup and water.

3. Place chicken breasts in the foiled lined baking dish. Cover with garlic and maple syrup mixture.
Sprinkle with a little pepper, to taste. At this point, you can place in refrigerator and store until ready to bake. If you store in refrigerator, it might take a little longer for the baking time.

4. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes until chicken is completely cooked. Cooking time will depend on the size and thickness of the chicken. Be sure to check for doneness after 15 minutes.

5. To serve: Plate each breast and spoon a little sauce over each.

Makes 4 chicken breast (each serving, 4 ounces of chicken with sauce)

Skinny Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

How To Prepare
1. Coat a large nonstick pan or wok with cooking spray. Add 1 teaspoon oil. Add chicken and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the top. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is completely cooked, about 4 minutes. Remove from pan and add to a plate. Set aside.

2. Coat the same nonstick pan with more cooking spray. Add all the veggies and water. Stir-fry for about 3 minutes until broccoli softens. Stir in ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Continue to cook and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add back chicken, add teriyaki sauce, maple syrup and vinegar. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.

Makes 4 large servings, each serving ~2 cups

Scallops and Artichokes

How To Prepare
Thaw scallops, if frozen. Cut any large scallops in half. Set aside.
2.
For sauce, in a small bowl stir together water, potato flour, 1/2 teaspoon lime peel, lime juice, Splenda, bouillon granules, and pepper. Set aside.
3.
Run cold water over artichoke hearts until partially thawed. Cut any large artichoke hearts in half. Set aside.
4.
Pour cooking oil into a wok or large skillet. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Preheat over medium-high heat. Stir-fry artichoke hearts and green and red sweet peppers in hot oil for 1-1/2 to 3 minutes or until sweet peppers are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from the wok.
5.
Add half of the scallops to the hot wok. Stir-fry about 2 minutes or until scallops turn opaque. Remove scallops from the wok. Repeat with remaining scallops. Return all scallops to the wok. Push scallops from the center of the wok.
6.
Stir sauce. Add sauce to the wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return cooked vegetables to the wok. Stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through. Serve immediately over hot cooked couscous or rice. Sprinkle with additional finely shredded lime peel, if desired. Makes 4 servings.
Make Ahead Tip

Prepare vegetables; cover and chill up to 4 hours before cooking.

Savory Beet Soup

How To Prepare
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Add broth and next ingredients (through bay leaf). Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes or until beets and potato are tender. Discard bay leaf.

Place one-third broth mixture in blender or food processor; process until smooth. Place puréed mixture in a large bowl. Repeat procedure twice with remaining broth mixture. Return pureed mixture to pan. Warm soup over low heat for 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice.

Divide soup evenly among each of 8 bowls.

Pair with a protein dish for a complete meal

Roast Pork with Sweet Onion-Rhubarb Sauce

How To Prepare
1
Preheat oven to 450°F.
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Mix 1 teaspoon oil, coriander, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the mixture into pork. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast the pork until an instant-read thermometer registers 145°F, 15 to 17 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
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Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, stirring occasionally, until browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons water; continue cooking, stirring often, until the onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes more, adding water a tablespoon at a time if necessary to prevent burning. Stir in rhubarb, vinegar and syrup and cook, stirring often, until the rhubarb has broken down, about 5 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the sliced pork and sprinkle with chives.

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Poached Halibut with Lemon-Herb Sauce

How To Prepare
1. Combine first 6 ingredients.
2. Combine water and next 4 ingredients (through cilantro sprig) in a large skillet; bring to a low simmer (180° to 190°). Add fish; cook 10 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Remove fish from pan with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Serve with sauce.
Sustainable Choice: Halibut is a readily available, sustainable option with mild flavor and firm flesh.

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Picadillo

How To Prepare
Cook meat in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, crumbling it with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a colander; drain off fat.
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Add oil to the skillet. Add onion, 1/4 cup scallions and garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring often, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chili powder, oregano, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomato paste, water and the browned meat; stir to blend. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Season with pepper. Garnish with the remaining scallions.

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Louisiana Chicken and Vegetables

How To Prepare
Add the chicken on both sides with the seasoning blend and thyme

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink in the center. Transfer to a serving platter and cover to keep warm.

Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the skillet, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the bell pepper and onion for 4 to 6 minutes, or until beginning to brown on the edges, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat.

Stir in the water the black pepper. Spoon around the chicken. Serve with the low sodium hot-pepper sauce.

Egg white Oats with bananas and berries

How To Prepare
BOIL: Bring water to a boil in a sauce pan. Add quick oats, cinnamon, & vanilla.. turn heat to low.

EGGS: Separate egg whites and whisk in bowl until until foamy.

WHISK: Once oats have absorbed most of the water (approx. 5 mins) whisk in egg whites and cook on low for 1 minute.

FINAL TOUCHES: Serve in bowl & top with lemon juice, banana, berries, nuts & shredded coconut….ENJOY YOUR NEW BODY:)

*OPTIONAL: Add No sugar maple syrup and/or a dash of coconut aminos. Try adding cook sweet potatoes, squash or apples. Replace water with low-fat coconut or almond milk if you want a creamier meal.

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Yam Mousse

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Instructions
  1. Boil yams in a pot of water. Drain yams. Take boiled yam in a mixer and add 1/2 ripe banana, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract and 1 cup water. Make a paste of this yam. Pour unsweetened rice milk in a pan and add yam paste in it. Add some roasted fennel seeds in this mixture. Now add Splenda and boil mixture. Transfer the mousse into glasses. Place yam mousse in the refrigerator to chill. -http://www.foodfood.com/recipes/yam-mousse/
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