What Did You Make For Lunch/dinner?

[DebiC 181]

Not that I really eat the same thing every day. But always looking for new ideas. It's only me most of the time so I don't have much interest in making casseroles or anything with more than about 3 ingredients!

I'm not really watching carbs-I allow myself 1 bread/starch max each day. Love the sandwich thins/bagel thins (can only eat 1/2 at a time)

Today I Pam sprayed a corn tortilla and grilled it. Top with 1/4 cup fat-free refried Beans, onion, fresh salsa and 3 Tlb Fat free cheddar cheese.

What quick, easy things do you make (outside of shakes of course)?

Share some ideas????

[JackieOMonroe 123]

My go to lunch is a slice of havarti with a slice of deli turkey on top, sweet hot mustard on that, and then rolled into a cigar shape for eating. I also make tuna salad with mustard instead of mayo and have that on crackers. I HATE cucumbers, but I'm going to try to get over it so that I can use them as a cracker substitute. I like veggies dipped in hummus, scrambled egg with any veggie or cheese added and salsa on top, oven baked salmon or tilapia, homemade turkey meatballs, cottage cheese and fruit, cottage cheese with pepper, baked paprika chicken, grilled cheese with any filling combination (havarti, provolone, cheddar, pesto, Tomato, apple, etc), Soup (the pourable cartons from Henry's/Sprouts or the containers from Fresh & Easy are my favorites), greek salad, homemade mini pizza... I'll keep adding as I think of more.

[Happy Camper 266]

I also do the brown turkey breast from costco with a Baby Bel cheese round - total calories 120 or if I add another piece of turkey it is like 170. I also eat the following:

1/2 banana with 2 tsp skippy Peanut Butter

Peeled and sliced apple (chew well) dipped in skippy Peanut Butter (this has fat in it but, I use very little)

Albacore tuna mixed with Johnny Garlic's ceasar dressing instead of mayo (you can find both at Costco)

Shrimp dipped in cocktail sauce (yummy and lots of protein)

Campell's cheese Soup mix with chicken Breast (I found this on the forum, it was okay goning to try other versions)

chicken Enchilada (microwaved chicken breasts in garlic and bouillon, then shredded them, opened a can of enchilada sauce dipped my whole wheat tortilla in the sauce, sprinked with fat free cheese, added a couple mexican stewed tomatoes and rolled them up - baked only until cheese was melted and sause bubbled. I could only eat 1/2 but had the other half for Breakfast today yummy.

Smiles ~

Sandy

[Indymom 132]

I buy the carmelized onion chicken burgers from costco - they are pretty expensive but they are a yummy lunch and EASY. They are about 4 oz so I can usually eat 1/2 to 3/4 of one of them along with some veggies for lunch. Very good.

I also try to buy a rotisserie chicken from costco at least once a week - we have it for dinner one night then I use the leftovers for a lot of meals. Right now I'm loving a chicken greek salad - I put about 2-3 oz of the chicken on a small bed of greens with diced cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, a couple sliced black olives and this yummy greek Salad Dressing recipe I found online.

I also love buffalo-wing flavors so I'll dice up a few oz of the chicken, and saute in a small saucepan with some Frank's red-hot buffalo wing sauce and a little shredded 2% cheese.

The other night I made a turkey tetrazzini without the Pasta - I sauteed some sliced mushroom and onion in a saucepan, then I made a roux with a little flour/butter and added milk until it was a nice white sauce consistency. I stirred in a few oz of diced white meat turkey breast I had left over from Christmas dinner, and added a dollop of sour cream and salt/pepper. It was really good, even without the spaghetti noodles and buttered breadcrumbs on top.

[favoredone 590]

Oh wow!! I think my mouth just watered!!! That was the first time since surgery!!!!! LOL

[DebiC 181]

Indymom-Share Greek Salad Dressing recipe? Please?

[Indymom 132]

Here's the recipe (it makes 120 servings so obviously you'll want to pare it down some - I did 8 servings and it made a lot)

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Absolutely-Fabulous-GreekHouse-Dressing/Detail.aspx?prop24=etaf

I calculated it to be 78 calories, 8 grams of fat and 1 gram of carbs for 2 tbsp - but my salads are so small these days that I usually only use about 1 tbsp. It's really good. If you refrigerate it, set it out for a while before serving as the olive oil tends to get clumpy. I used my immersion blender to make it really emulsified.

[DebiC 181]

Indymom-Thanks. I just looked it up and it sound fabulous. I bet it would make a great chicken marinade too.