I’ve been dieting for around a week and a half now. I’ve been posting a few recipes and after it’s over there’ll probably be dozens. Garlic roasted broccoli is one I’ll eat even when I’m not dieting. Here’s the recipe:
-Fresh broccoli head cut up in to pieces
-2 to 4 cloves of garlic sliced
-Olive oil enough to lightly cover everything
Roast in the oven at 450 degrees for about 20 minutes in foil wrapped around but leaving slightly opened. You only wrap around the foil to protect from burning. Cook till tender.
Slice bell peppers into 1/3 inch strips. Remove the seeds & ribs from jalapeno and finely diced them. Heat oil in large skillet and add bell peppers and saute over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until peppers are tender. Stir and adjust heat to prevent burning. Add jalapenos and cook on low until all tender. Do not burn. Season and chill in refrigerator.
4-6 tablespoons olive oil
4 large bell peppers.(red, green yellow)
3-4 jalapenos or 6 serrano peppers.
salt & spice to taste
heat up olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with garlic powder, seasoning, salt and onion powder. Saute for about 15 minutes on each side or until juice runs clear.(cooked chicken)
3 tablespoons olive oil.
4 boneless chicken breasts
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
serve with: steamed broccoli, spinach or squash.
Combine spices on a plate and roll the chicken in the mixture coating them well on both sides. Grill chicken on cast iron pot or griddle until cooked through. Top with salsa for more flavor.
4 Boneless chicken breasts.
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 1/4 teaspoon basil
serve with: steamed broccoli, tomatoes, walnuts
so 2011 I’m doing the weight loss challenge at work. Currently I weigh right around 173ish pounds and work out 3-4 times a week at a local gym called LA Boxing. I’m in great shape and probably near the best shape of my life with the exception of a high body fat percentage due to getting out of shape. I’d resolved to lose down to 155 pounds this year anyway but the extra incentive of beating everyone at work at something and making around $300 by winning the challenge makes it more interesting.
In the past attempting to diet always came down to “what do I eat”. When you’re on a diet you don’t feel like imagining what to eat and that can lead to weakness so I’m putting together a list of things I can eat and restaurants and specific meals I can eat. It’s my hope that these will give me some extra push to lose that 20 pounds I’m gunning for!
Pre-made foods:
Lean Cuisine
low fat vegetable soup
Healthy Choice Steam In
Restaurant List:
Ichiban – Miso Soup, Fish.
Whole Foods Restaurants
Chili’s Guiltless Salmon (500 calories)
Serops Express
vegetables
Olives
Broccoli
Asparagus
Artichokes
Spinach
Salad greens
Tomatoes
Brussels sprouts
Peppers – green, red or yellow
Okra
Onions
Radishes
Mushrooms
Gourds- cucumbers and squash
Zucchini
Pumpkin
fruit:
Apples
Apricots
Citrus fruits like lemons
Raspberries/blackberries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Cantaloupe
Mangoes
Watermelon
Cherries
Muskmelons
Cranberries
Nectarines
Currants
Oranges
Damson plum
Papaya
Peaches
Grapefruit
Pears
Grapes
Pineapple
Honeydew
Pomegranates
Prunes
Dry Snacks:
Raisins
Whole Grains
Meats:
egg whites
water packed tuna fish
chicken breasts
juice
V8
green tea
Day to Day Additives and Spices
Salsa
lemon juice
Snack Food
Cherry Tomatoes
Raisins
fruit bowl or veggie bowl
yogurt
oatleal
Easy Chicken Parmigiana Recipe
My mom makes this one for us from time to time and I can never get enough of it. You just have to love it and it makes everyone happy when she serves it so I took the time to write it down for the sake of future knowledge. My wife and I have been striving to broaden our cooking horizons for the sake of our little one. We want her to grow up with good food and not suffer from parents who can’t cook.
Ingredients:
boneless chicken breasts
cans of tomato paste
Roma tomatoes
olive oil
eggs
Italian bread crumbs
parmesan cheese shreaded
slices of mozzarella cheese
garlic, onions, salt, pepper, whatever other spices you like
Step 1: Make the sauce:
You want to use a blender to chop the roma tomatoes to whatever consistency you want and set them aside. Do more than you need so you have enough. In the pot you’ll be cooking the sauce in you want to pan fry the tomato paste with garlic, onions and spices to get all that flavor mixed in with the paste. Add your tomatoes and work it in to a taste that you like. To make it sweeter use either sugar, brown sugar, honey or your imagination. Alternative to making sauce is to buy a good sauce.
Step 2: Pan fry the chicken breasts in olive oil
This is frying 101 but with bread crumbs. Dip your chicken in the whipped eggs, cover them in Italian bread crumb and pan fry in olive oil. You may want to flatten the breasts out some before cooking.
Step 3: Putting it together
Using a glass baking pan the right size to layer with the number of chicken breasts you have. Place all breasts flat in the pan and put a slice(or two) of mozzarella on each breast. Cover the breasts with the tomato sauce you made and sprinkly it with parmesan and bake in the oven long enough for it to all get hot and melted.(don’t burn your cheese!) If you’re cooking the ingredients cold for some reason don’t sprinkle the parmesan until a few minutes before you take it out the oven.
Step 4: Server over pasta with bread and salad. It’s awesome!
