Sunday, August 26, 2007

Fettuccine with sautéed mushrooms, spinach, and tomatoes

Approx. 300 calories (2 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
  • 4 oz. dry fettuccine
  • 4 oz. fresh spinach
  • 8 medium mushrooms
  • 2 medium Roma tomatoes
  • 1 Tbs. chopped garlic
  • fresh basil, to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • red pepper flakes, to taste
  • olive oil
Directions
  1. Chop the basil, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and garlic.
  2. Lightly spray a non-stick sauté pan with olive oil.
  3. Add the garlic, black pepper, red pepper, basil, and mushrooms to the hot pan.
  4. Once the mushrooms start to lose their water, add the tomatoes.
  5. Once the tomatoes start to lose their water, add the spinach, and sauté until the spinach wilts.
  6. Serve over cooked pasta.
  7. Garnish with fresh basil or spinach.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Mozzarella with a tomato/basil salsa

Approx. 110 calories (5 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 Roma tomato
  • 6 leaves fresh basil
  • 2 oz. Mozzarella cheese (low fat)

Directions
  1. Remove seeds from the tomato.
  2. Chop the tomato and basil in a food processor.
  3. Arrange spinach on the plate.
  4. Add sliced mozzarella and top with the salsa.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Spinach and feta salad

Approx. 60 calories (3 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 2

Ingredients
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1/4 tomato
  • 1/4 small red onion
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese (tomato/basil)
  • balsamic vinegar
Directions
  1. Arrange spinach on the plate.
  2. Add a tomato slice, red onion, and feta cheese.
  3. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Mini fruit tart

Approx. 250 calories (6 grams of fat) per serving. Recipe serves 4

Ingredients
  • 4 pre-made pie shells (tart size)
  • 1/2 cup low fat vanilla pudding
  • 1/4 cup apricot jelly
  • 1 cup of each: Blueberries Strawberries (sliced) Raspberries Mandarin Oranges
Directions
  1. Spoon approx. 1/8 cup of pudding into each shell.
  2. Arrange fruit on top of pudding.
  3. Heat apricot jelly until liquified - add 1 Tbs. water if necessary.
  4. Brush the jelly glaze over the top of each tart.
  5. Let cool before serving