Thinner Dinner
Salmon Teriyaki
Serves 3 One thing you’ll see in my recipes often is that I don’t rely on jarred sauces and dressing for my dinners! However, if you find a good teriyaki sauce don’t try to replicate it! Teriyaki is surprisingly low in calories and a little goes a very long way! Ingredients: 1lb salmon filet 1/4c […]
Roasted Veggie Steak Salad
Basically leftover dinner, thrown over a lot of lettuce with avocado and balsamic dressing! Ingredients: 4oz lean steak like sirloin 2c of roasted vegetables (peppers, onions, brussel sprouts) 2 tbsp balsamic vinegarette 3c mixed green salad (kale, baby spinach and romaine work best) 1/2 rip avocado, sliced Directions: toss everything together in a large bowl […]
General Tso Tofu
Not hard to replicate this great tasting dish and transform it to be vegetarian! Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 block of firm tofu, squeezed dry (place towel on tofu and heavy object on that and let water soak out for 30 minutes). SLICE cornstarch Sauce ingredients: 1/4c hoisin sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp honey […]
10 minute General Tso’s Chicken
Great dish and comfort food for when it’s cold and you really feel like a hearty meal! Calories can be reduced by cutting the oil you use to cook the chicken. In many chinese restaurants they cook with a lot of oil. That oil contributes to the calories in your food that make you gain […]
Vegetable Lo-Mein
This Lo-Mein Recipe has tons of flavor and very low in calories! I added a lot of vegetables that are crunchy and delicious to make you feel like you’re eating more lo-mein but really? You’re eating your veggies 🙂 (insert dancing girl emoji) Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/2 package of lo-mein noodles (I like Roland brand) […]
Baked Tofu
Another way to make this simple protein! This one is versatile. If you make a batch of it I guarantee you can throw it into most of your dishes to add some extra lean protein all week! Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 block of firm tofu 1 tbsp good olive oil Salt Pepper Garlic Cornstarch Directions: […]
Chicken and Broccoli
If you don’t have chicken or broccoli in your house to make this quick easy dish…then I really don’t want to know you (KIDDING)!! Serves 4 Ingredients: 2, 8oz chicken breast cut into 1/2” cubes 1/3c soy sauce 1tsp sesame oil 1tsp sriraxha 1tbsp honey Sprinkle of cornstarch Garlic powder 1Tbsp cooking oil 3 scallions […]
Vegetarian Meatloaf
Because even when you don’t eat meat, you still crave a little heartiness 🙂 Mushrooms do it for me. Here’s the recipe! This was a cooking light recipe, I rendered it after a few times to fit the calories i feel should be in a product like this. My moto is always to have calories […]
Baked Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1lb Salmon (wild or farmed with BAP certification) 1/2 tbsp. butter Spices: salt, pepper, garlic 1 tbsp. lemon juice For the Yogurt Dill sauce: 1/2c 2% or full fat plain greek yogurt 2 tbsp. low fat mayo 2 tbsp. chopped fresh dill 1 garlic clove, minced (or use Dorot frozen cube) 1 […]