Teriyaki Chicken and Miracle Noodle Stir Fry

I felt like some Asian stir fry tonight so I broke out my WOK!

Ingredients: For two servings
Any veggies you want!
I used....
Carrots
Broccoli
Red Peppers
Green Beans
4-6 Chicken Tenderloins (small)
Miracle noodles (you can use any noodles you want but these have zero calories!)
Teriyaki marinade
Soy sauce
Oyster Sauce
Teriyaki sauce
Sesame Oil

 So I marinated my chicken for about 5 hours in a bag in the fridge. I put teriyaki marinade, soy sauce, and oyster sauce in the bag with the chicken. Then cooked the chicken on high heat for about 5 minutes per side.

 I sliced up all my veggies and steamed the green beans and broccoli.

 I put about a tablespoon of each of these in the wok except for the sesame oil. The sesame oil was only about a tsp.

 

 I threw the red peppers and carrots in the wok with the miracle noodles for about 5-7 minutes.

 Then I put the cooked and chopped chicken and the steamed broccoli and green beans in the wok and cooked for another 3-5 minutes. Shake the wok occasionally to flip the stir fry.

 

 Split in half and enjoy!!!

 

Basil, Lemon, and Sage Seared Tuna Steak with Wild Rice and Steamed Veggies

Okay this one was just me winging it when I was at Fresh Market and saw their Tuna steaks and decided they looked really good.


Ingredients:
Tuna Steak
Box of Wild Rice
Fresh Green Beans
Fresh Broccoli
Basil Leaves
Sage Leaves
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Pam or Healthy Choice Spray

I made one portion of Tuna but the veggies and Rice ended up being double portions.

 I chopped up the veggies and put them in a steamer pot. You can also use the microwavable bags.

 

 I made the veggies and the rice and then went to boxing!!!

 Put a tablespoon of oil in your sauté pan and wait to turn on the heat until you have your tuna soaking.

 I used a sage leaf, a tablespoon of lemon juice, a few small basil leaves, and some oil spray for my marinade.

 I put the tuna steak into the marinade in the bowl about 5 minutes before I turned on the heat in the sauté pan.

 Turn heat up to high and wait about 3 minutes to put your tuna in the pan.

 Leave your tuna on the pan for about 3-5 minutes on the first side and then flip.

Leave your tuna on the other side for about the same amount of time. This gives you a hard caramelized outside and a pink inside. If you like your tuna cooked more, turn down the heat and leave on the pan for an extra 1-2 minutes per side.

Enjoy :)

Lemon Pepper Shrimp with Broccoli and Miracle Rice

So this one was a quick meal for me. I didn't really have a written recipe but this is about what I used.

1/2 lb of shrimp
1 tbsp. of lemon pepper
1 tbsp. of lemon juice (I just cut up a lemon and use half for juice and half for garnish)
1 bag of miracle rice
1 big floret of broccoli
*this makes about 2 servings

 Peel and devein the shrimp and mix with lemon pepper seasoning and lemon juice.

 This is what miracle rice looks like! It has almost nothing in it.... it's mostly filler but it also has zero calories.

 I steamed my broccoli at the same time that I was seasoning my shrimp.

 Rinse your miracle rice in cool water before cooking it in your fry pan.

 Put some smart balance spray on your fry pan and add the shrimp on high heat for about 2 minutes per side.

 Add your steamed broccoli and your rice to the fry pan and let simmer for 5 minutes.

Plate and enjoy!!!!

This is a very low calorie dish... It works better for a meal where you don't have to be full all day so plan accordingly!

Whole Wheat Pizza!

Okay here's the recipe I started with...
http://pinchofyum.com/easy-whole-wheat-pizza-dough

I've tried a ton of pizza crust recipes and have had pretty good luck with white pizza crust. Whole wheat has alluded me until this recipe...this was delicious!

1/4 cup white flour
2 1/2 tsp yeast
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
1 cup warm water
2 1/3 cup whole wheat flour

You'll notice the difference in the flours... that was actually an accident...but it worked out really well!
Preheat your oven to 375 deg F

 You put all of the ingredients except the wheat flour in a bowl and mix with electric mixer until smooth. Then pour in the wheat flour and fold in by hand until completely mixed. Then allow to rise in a warm place covered in a dish towel for 10-15 min. I went to a kickboxing class and let it rise for an hour...No harm done..

 Cut your risen dough in half for two pizzas. I froze the other half of the dough.

 Roll out into (sort of) a circle.

 Add anything you want and stick into the oven for 20 minutes!

 Now... I used my 20 minutes to make a fort to eat my pizza in....

All done! This was delicious... Let it stay in the oven for a bit longer if you want a crispier crust. Or you can bake your crust for 5-10 minutes before adding toppings!

Then I had a pretty nice dinner in my fort.... :-D

Who's Heard of PB2?!

So I went to boxing tonight instead of last night so the whole wheat pizza will be tomorrow night... So this is my pre-workout snack!

This stuff is delicious...

 PB2 is something like 1/4" of the fat calories of regular peanut butter.... and this one is chocolate!

So I made a waffle sandwich! 1 whole wheat low cal waffle, 1/2 a serving of the PB2 Chocolate, and a few raspberries! yum...

Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Bake

Okay, here's the recipe I started from.
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed-shells/

I found that this made about 6 servings instead of 4.
Half a bag of big round noodles
1/4 of a medium onion chopped into small squares (see the post from 9/10/13)
1/2 of a zucchini
3 pieces of salami
A few chopped up mushrooms
1 can of tomato sauce and 1 can of tomato paste
3/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Smart balance cooking spray
2 cups of finely chopped spinach
A few sprigs of basil
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella (I used veggie cheese)
1 egg white

Pre-heat your oven to 375 deg F

 I put all of the chopped vegetables and salami or meat of your choice in a fry pan coated with some Smart Balance spay and sauteed until slightly brown. (I also tossed in a dash of basil and some red pepper flakes at this point) At the same time start to cook your pasta according to the directions.

 At the same time, I chopped up the spinach and the basil leaves.

 I poured the sauce and tomato paste mixture (can of tomato sauce, can of tomato paste, sugar, salt, and pepper) into the vegetables once they were done and let simmer on low while I made the cheese mixture.

 I beat the egg white, ricotta, cottage cheese, mozzarella, spinach, and basil together in a separate bowl.
Then I added half of the sauce from the frying pan to the cheese mixture.

I stuffed my pasta with the cheese mixture and put in a 9x9 glass pan.

Once I had all of the pasta stuffed, I arranged it more like lasagna than the stuffed shells.

I   put the other half of the sauce on top of the pasta in the pan.

I used a veggie parm cheese as a topping to the pasta before I put it in the oven.
Cook for between 20 and 30 minutes until the top is a little brown.

I served it with a side salad with a light vinaigrette dressing.

You can also make this with any pasta of your choice and have a spaghetti or pasta bake. This can also be done in the crockpot if you want to pre-make it and throw it all in at lunch time to be ready for dinner. Shoot me a question if you want crockpot details. :)

Honey Lime and Red Pepper marinated Shrimp with Tofu Noodles

Okay here's the recipe I started with...

http://thedoughwillriseagain.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/honey-lime-shrimp/

Now, here is what I put into the bag. (this is for two servings)

1/2 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 T olive oil
2 T honey
2 T lime juice from the bottle

1/2 lime cut and put in bag

1 cloves garlic, diced
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes

 Then I peeled and de-veined the shrimp.

Here's my bag of shrimp and marinade that I put in the fridge for an hour and a half!

 Then while the shrimp were marinating.... I went to Cardio Boxing!!!! Take your hour to hour and a half to do some cardio or strength exercises...just for fun...

Okay I got back from the gym and washed off my tofu noodles.

 While my noodles were rinsing (you can use rice, rice noodles, or lo mein noodles if you want) I put my shrimp in a pan and put over high heat.

I left them alone for about a minute and a half and flipped. After another minute I put my tofu noodles into the pan.

You're almost done!!! I sectioned the food into two portions and plated it.