Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Recipe: Herb-crusted Chicken with “Velveeta Shells & Cheese Dinner”

*Note: This recipe for patients 3 months or more after bariatric surgery*

Ingredients
1-1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
½ tsp garlic Powder
4 small chicken breasts ( 1-lbs )
1 Tbsp. oil
1 pkg ( 12-oz) Velveeta Cheese Dinner

Directions
Combine Italian Seasoning & garlic powder ; sprinkle evenly over both sides of chicken breasts.

Heat oil in a large skillet ; add chicken ; cook  10 or 12 minutes  or until cooked through and evenly browned on both sides – turning occasionally.

Meanwhile , prepare the Velveeta Shells & Cheese Dinner – serve with chicken.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving
Serving Size: 8 servings
Calories: 220
Total Fat:  8 gm / Saturated fat : 2.25 gm
Total Carb.: 18.5 gm / dietary fiber : 0.5 gm & sugar : 2 gm

Total Protein: 17.5 gm 

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Recipe: Egg Muffin

Ingredients
6 large eggs
12 slices pre-cooked turkey bacon (sliced into thirds )
¾ cup shredded low fat Swiss or Monterey jack cheese
½ cup 1 % milk
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning

Directions
Spray muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 F.

Place 3 bacon pieces in the bottom of each muffin cup.

In a separate bowl , mix together all ingredients until well blended , except for ¼ cup of shredded cheese. Fill each muffin cup with ¼ cup of the egg  mixture. Sprinkle extra ¼ cup of cheese on top across  muffins.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until eggs  are set. Servings: 12.

Nutritional Analysis per serving ( 1 muffin ) :
Total Calories: 98
Total Fat: 7 gm
Saturated Fat: 2 gm
Total Carbs: 1 gm
Fiber: 0 gm
Sugar: 1 gm
Protein: 8 gm

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Recipe: Turkey Turnover

Ingredients
1 Envelope dry onion soup
1 Pound ground turkey ( Breast-meat)
1 Cup shredded 2 % low fat chesse
3Tubes reduced fat refrigerated-Crescent Rolls ( 8 in each tube)

Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix soup with meat in skillet and brown well. Blend in cheese
Unroll dough , separate rolls , and cut each triangle in half. Place spoonful of meat mixture in the center of each triangle.  Fold over , seal edges , and place on cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes. Servings: 24. 

Nutritional Analysis (2 turnovers)

Calories - 155
Fat - 7 gmProtein - 9 gmCarb. - 13 gm/ Sugar - 3 gm