Stuffed Pepper Soup

If you haven't noticed I LOVE the skinnytaste.com website .  I tried this soup and again it's another one of my favorites.  It's very easy to make and is very filling.  This recipe has rice, ground beef, red and green peppers, diced tomatoes, chicken broth and a few other ingredients.  This soup is only 261 calories and the serving size is 1 1/3 cups of soup and 1/2 cup rice . 

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Enjoy

Jenn

Lasagna Cupcakes

These "cupcakes" are so cute and so delicious.  I find them very easy to make and you save on calories instead of eating traditional lasagna.   Theses are made with wonton wrappers which can be found in the refrigerator section with the fruit and veggies in the grocery store.  These are a big hit with my kids.  I found this recipe on emilybites.com.  She has tons of low calorie recipes.  Each "cupcake" is only 165 calories.

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When I make these I do a few changes to the recipe .  You can make them either way but I'll share the way I make them.

To make this you use a cupcake pan and layer each ingredient like you would lasagna.  Instead of keeping the meat and sauce separate I make a meat sauce.  When I use a lb of ground beef and one can of pasta sauce I have enough meat sauce left over to freeze so I can make them again.  Which helps on a busy night if the sauce has unthawed I just have to throw it all together and bake for 20 minutes. I substitute the ricotta cheese for fat-free cottage cheese.  No real reason why, I just have cottage cheese on hand more often.  The recipe says it make 8 "cupcakes" but when I make them I get 12.

I hope you enjoy this lasagna substitute as much as my family does.

If you try this recipe please comment below and let me know what you think.

Jenn

Coconut Chicken Salad with Warm Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

This is another recipe from skinnytaste.com.  This salad is extremely filling and delicious.  I have never tried coconut chicken before and now I'm in love .  The dressing is also very good.  My husband isn't a fan of vinaigrette dressings and even he loved it.  This salad is only 398 calories.  You can also customize your salad using different veggies in it.

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Enjoy

Jenn

Three Cheese Tortellini Mushroom Soup

My husband and I absolutely love this soup. I found this recipe on skinnytaste.com . I am in love this website . I have made so many low calorie meals from this website and loved them.  This mushroom soup is easy to make and is only 138 calories for 1 1/2 cups. This soup uses celery, onion, garlic, chicken broth, mushrooms and cheese tortellini. I don't always use the type of mushrooms that the recipe calls for.  I use either all white mushrooms or a mix of white and bella mushrooms. Whatever I have on hand at the time.  It tastes amazing which ever kind I use .  I really recommend trying this soup.  If you would like this recipe click here.

If you try this soup please comment below and tell me what you thought.

Jenn

Foil-Pack Chicken Fajita Dinner

I came across this recipe on the kraftcanada.com website . I love how it's really easy to make and there is hardly any clean up. Even better is each serving is only 350 calories. This recipe uses chicken breast, instant rice, taco seasoning, peppers, salsa, shredded cheese and tin foil. You make each serving in its own pack so you just have to put it on a plate and open the foil. Since each one is put together separately you can customize it if you want. When putting the kids ones together I don't add the peppers because they don't like them. That way I'm not picking through hot food to get them out. If you would like this recipe click here.

Jenn

Hotdog Octopus

My kids are very picky eaters, so I decided to make their dinner more fun. I took a hotdog and cut it half way down to the bottom, and made another cut the same way on the other side. I know an octopus has 8 tentacles but I wanted them to be thicker so only made 4, but you can cut more if you'd like. After the cuts I boiled the hotdogs until the "tentacles" started to curl up. They thought this was the best dinner ever, and never complained once about not wanting to eat. I hope your kids will enjoy this as much as mine did.

Jenn