Zucchini Pizza

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 4 zucchinis
• 4 oz ground turkey
• 1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheese
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• ¼ cup diced mushrooms
• 1 cup marinara sauce
• Salt, pepper and oregano to taste
• Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Sauté garlic with cooking spray on the stove at medium heat. Add mushrooms and turkey to cook until brown.
3. Add marinara sauce. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle salt, pepper and oregano. Stir all the ingredients until simmering.
4. Prepare zucchini crust by slicing them in half and scooping out the pulp. Place on a baking sheet.
5. Spoon the sauce-mixture in the middle of each zucchini crust.
6. Bake in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese, and return to the oven, baking until golden brown.

Nutrition Info. (per 1 serving):

Total Calories - 110

Total Protein - 6 gm

Total Fat - 6 gm

Total Carbs - 8 gm

Buffalo Chicken Cups

Yields: 24 cups

Ingredients:

• 2-3 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 24 wonton wrappers
• 1 tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles
• 3 scallions, sliced thinly

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. Brush chicken breasts with olive oil. Then sprinkle evenly with smoked paprika and chili powder.
3. Place in a baking dish and cook for 20-30 minutes (until the center of the chicken is no longer pink).
4. Remove chicken from oven. Let cool, then shred.
5. Fit the wonton wrappers into each of 24 mini baking cups (keep the corners of each wrapper open). Bake for 5 minutes or until very lightly browned. Keep these wontons in the baking cups.
6. Stir together the melted butter and hot sauce in a medium-sized bowl. Add shredded chicken and stir until well-coated. Fill each wonton cup with 1-2 tbsp. of chicken, and top with bleu cheese.  
7. Return the wonton cups to oven. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese softens and melts. Remove from oven, and top with scallions.
8. Serve warm.

Nutrition info per cup:

• 70 calories
• 4.6 gm carbs
• 2.7 gm fat
• 6.5 gm protein

Egg Muffin Recipe

Yield: 12

Ingredients:

• 6 large eggs
• 12 slices pre-cooked turkey bacon (sliced into thirds)
• 3/4 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup 1% milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning

Directions:

1. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Place 3 bacon pieces in the bottom of each muffin cup.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together all ingredients until well blended, except for 1/4 cup shredded cheese.
5. Fill each muffin cup with ¼ cup of egg mixture.
6. Sprinkle extra 1/4 cup of cheese on top across muffins.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are set. Serve while hot.

Nutritional Info. (1 muffin per serving):

Total calories - 98

Total fat - 7 gm

Total carbs. - 1 gm

Total sugar - 1 gm

Protein - 8 gm