Does anyone have any recipes from the L A Lite Cookbook?!
Does anyone have any recipes from the L A Lite Cookbook?
I would really appreciate it if you could give me a recipe or two from this book.
Answers:
Enjoy, I didn't foget dessert, it's at the bottom.
Vegetable Ziti Bake
Nutritional Value
1 Starch, 2 Vegetables, 1 Dairy
Ingredients:
1/4 cup (60ml / 40g) diced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup (60ml / 30g) thinly sliced carrots
1/4 cup (60ml / 18g) sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup (60ml / 28g) thinly sliced zucchini
1/2 tsp (2.5ml) garlic powder
1/2 cup (125ml / 28g) fresh spinach
2/3 cup (175ml / 106g) cooked ziti
1/4 cup (60ml) lite tomato sauce
1/2 cup (125ml) part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 tomato, diced
2oz (56g) part-skim
mozzarella cheese
nonfat cooking spray
Prep:
Coat skillet with nonfat cooking spray; heat over medium flame
Add onion, garlic and carrots to skillet and sauté
1-2 minutes, or until onions begin to soften.
Add mushrooms, zucchini and garlic powder, and sauté 2 minutes. Add spinach and cook until wilted. Remove vegetables from heat and set aside.
In large mixing bowl, combine ziti, ricotta cheese, tomato sauce and vegetable mixture.
Coat casserole dish with nonfat cooking spray. Pour ziti mixture into casserole and top with diced tomato.
Cover and bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Serving size: 1 Cup (250 ML)
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Sweet & Sour Chicken
Nutritional Value
1 Protein, 2 Vegetables, 1 Fruit
Ingredients:
6 or 8oz (168 or 224g) boneless-skinless, chicken breast
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces
2 Tbsp (30ml) red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp (15ml) cornstarch
3/4 cup (200ml / 147g) fresh pineapple, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces
2 Tbsp (30ml) brown sugar substitute
2 Tbsp (30ml) ketchup
1/2 tomato, seeded and diced
1/2 cup (125ml) low-sodium chicken broth
Nonfat cooking spray
Prep:
Cut chicken into strips or 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces.
Coat skillet or wok with nonfat cooking spray. Add onion and green pepper; stir-fry over medium heat until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove and set aside.
Coat skillet or wok, again, with nonfat cooking spray. Add chicken pieces and stir-fry over medium heat until chicken is cooked through.
Mix vinegar, cornstarch, chicken broth, brown sugar substitute and ketchup together.
Add sauce to skillet, or wok, with chicken. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
Return onion and green pepper to skillet or wok. Stir in pineapple chunks. Cover and cook 2 minutes, or until heated through. Stir in tomato just before serving.
Serving size: 1
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Chocolate Truffles
Nutritional Value
1 Dairy
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp (45ml) fat-free cream cheese
2 packets sugar substitute
1 tsp (5ml) rum extract
2 Tbsp (30ml) unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
Prep:
Combine cream cheese, sugar substitute, rum extract, and 1 Tbsp (15ml) cocoa powder
Mix well until all ingredients are blended.
Refrigerate 15 minutes.
Roll mixture into small balls (approximately 6).
Roll balls in remaining 1 Tbsp (15ml) of cocoa powder.
Serving size: Size according to plan