What are you cooking tonight?

[court811]

balsalmic and honey glazed pork chops and red pepper grits and green beans (it's a cooking light recipe and it yummy and only about 400 cals)

[jchiara]

Ooohh - I love Cooking Light Magazine!! I'm supposed to lose like 30 pounds (ideally) and it's amazing how the calories add up. It's just me and the kids tonight so I was thinking maybe pasta with veggies...but more veggies for me with less pasta....I also want to try out this receipe, but I think it'll be so fattening???

Cold Peanut Noodles with Chicken
Ingredients
8 ounces Dry fusilli* pasta (8 ounces of dry fusilli = about 4 cups cooked pasta)
2 cups Chopped, cooked chicken**
1-1/2 cups Sugar snap peas or Chinese pea pods
1 cup Diced red pepper
1 cup Chopped green onion
1 cup Shredded carrot
3/4 cup (+) Peanut Sauce (recipe follows)
Garnish: Chopped peanuts, sunflower kernels, or toasted sesame seeds

Peanut Sauce
1-1/2 cups Hidden Valley® Organic Ranch
2/3 cup Old-fashioned-style crunchy peanut butter
1-1/2 tablespoons Low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon (+) Red pepper sauce***
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
Preparation
Prep Time: 45 min.

Blend all sauce ingredients together. Use a food processor for quick preparation. Adjust level of heat by adding more red pepper sauce to taste. Reserve. Extra sauce can be refrigerated for use at a later time. It also makes a tasty dip for vegetables.
Makes about 2-1/2 cups sauce.

Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain, rinse, and cool.
Prepare other ingredients and toss all together. For best results, chill before serving.
Garnish just before serving.

* Any curled or twisted pasta is suitable
* * In a rush? Use ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken or any leftover cooked meat.
***Add more hot sauce if you like it spicy! Red pepper flakes can also be added.

Makes 6 servings

[boobeary]

Originally Posted by jchiara

Ooohh - I love Cooking Light Magazine!! I'm supposed to lose like 30 pounds (ideally) and it's amazing how the calories add up. It's just me and the kids tonight so I was thinking maybe pasta with veggies...but more veggies for me with less pasta....I also want to try out this receipe, but I think it'll be so fattening??? Cold Peanut Noodles with Chicken Ingredients 8 ounces Dry fusilli* pasta (8 ounces of dry fusilli = about 4 cups cooked pasta) 2 cups Chopped, cooked chicken** 1-1/2 cups Sugar snap peas or Chinese pea pods 1 cup Diced red pepper 1 cup Chopped green onion 1 cup Shredded carrot 3/4 cup (+) Peanut Sauce (recipe follows) Garnish: Chopped peanuts, sunflower kernels, or toasted sesame seeds Peanut Sauce 1-1/2 cups Hidden Valley® Organic Ranch 2/3 cup Old-fashioned-style crunchy peanut butter 1-1/2 tablespoons Low sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon Rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon (+) Red pepper sauce*** 1/2 teaspoon Sugar Preparation Prep Time: 45 min. Blend all sauce ingredients together. Use a food processor for quick preparation. Adjust level of heat by adding more red pepper sauce to taste. Reserve. Extra sauce can be refrigerated for use at a later time. It also makes a tasty dip for vegetables. Makes about 2-1/2 cups sauce. Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain, rinse, and cool. Prepare other ingredients and toss all together. For best results, chill before serving. Garnish just before serving. * Any curled or twisted pasta is suitable * * In a rush? Use ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken or any leftover cooked meat. ***Add more hot sauce if you like it spicy! Red pepper flakes can also be added. Makes 6 servings

Sounds tasty! Yeah, peanut butter isn't low fat though so I'm not sure how many calories it would be.

I love Cooking Light too though and made carrot souffle yesterday - bf loved it. I halved the sugar, doubled the salt, and added garlic though.
I also cooked ham, green peas, biscuits, and bf made potatoes, onions, and peppers. We'll be eating that for like 2 days!

[court811]

Originally Posted by jchiara

Ooohh - I love Cooking Light Magazine!! I'm supposed to lose like 30 pounds (ideally) and it's amazing how the calories add up. It's just me and the kids tonight so I was thinking maybe pasta with veggies...but more veggies for me with less pasta....I also want to try out this receipe, but I think it'll be so fattening??? Cold Peanut Noodles with Chicken Ingredients 8 ounces Dry fusilli* pasta (8 ounces of dry fusilli = about 4 cups cooked pasta) 2 cups Chopped, cooked chicken** 1-1/2 cups Sugar snap peas or Chinese pea pods 1 cup Diced red pepper 1 cup Chopped green onion 1 cup Shredded carrot 3/4 cup (+) Peanut Sauce (recipe follows) Garnish: Chopped peanuts, sunflower kernels, or toasted sesame seeds Peanut Sauce 1-1/2 cups Hidden Valley® Organic Ranch 2/3 cup Old-fashioned-style crunchy peanut butter 1-1/2 tablespoons Low sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon Rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon (+) Red pepper sauce*** 1/2 teaspoon Sugar Preparation Prep Time: 45 min. Blend all sauce ingredients together. Use a food processor for quick preparation. Adjust level of heat by adding more red pepper sauce to taste. Reserve. Extra sauce can be refrigerated for use at a later time. It also makes a tasty dip for vegetables. Makes about 2-1/2 cups sauce. Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain, rinse, and cool. Prepare other ingredients and toss all together. For best results, chill before serving. Garnish just before serving. * Any curled or twisted pasta is suitable * * In a rush? Use ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken or any leftover cooked meat. ***Add more hot sauce if you like it spicy! Red pepper flakes can also be added. Makes 6 servings

this actually doesn't sound too unhealthy. not that much peanut butter for the whole recipe, and many people forget that pb is good monounsaturated fat, so it's a good fat. I think that sounds delish! you could make it even healthier with whole wheat pasta (if your kids will eat it!) yum!!

[pretty1983]

yummy,yummy!

[twin53]

kung pao chicken with rice and potstickers

[jchiara]

Sounds like me! I'm making Trader Joe's Veggie Eggrolls, chinese veggies with snap peas, bamboo shoots and mushrooms and left-over spaghetti for the sweet and wonderful child that's picky... But I'm still gonna make my Ranch/Peanut Butter Pasta receipe. I think I'll go to get the rest of the ingredients tomorrow and I'll let you know how it turns out!

[Neeya]

Hours of boredom cooking tonight! I only do this type of cooking when I have like half a day to do it:


-Home made key lime pie for SO; 30 hand-squeezed key limes, zest, and because a simple graham cracker crust doesn't do it for SO, a crust made of graham cracker crumbs and Famous Amos vanilla cream sandwich cookie crumbs for a crust with homemade whipped cream! Squeezing those limes is a PAIN IN THE ARSE

-Tex mex style dinner:

.Homemade salsa, with onions, tomato, garlic, parsley (SO and I hate cilantro), salt/pepper, jalepenos, hot sauce, lime juice

-Black beans: chili powder, lime juice, salt, parsley, onion, red pepper (no cumin, hurts my belly)

-Lots of hand-shredded cheddar and monterey jack cheese

-Homemade avocado dip: one avocado, salt, pepper, bit of garlic, bit of onion, jalepenos, bit of tomato, bit of sour cream, bit of white wine vinegar

-yummy corn chips, Xochitl I believe, consistently tasty!


No idea where this is going yet, hah! I think nachos with every possible fixing

[court811]

Originally Posted by Neeya

Hours of boredom cooking tonight! I only do this type of cooking when I have like half a day to do it: -Home made key lime pie for SO; 30 hand-squeezed key limes, zest, and because a simple graham cracker crust doesn't do it for SO, a crust made of graham cracker crumbs and Famous Amos vanilla cream sandwich cookie crumbs for a crust with homemade whipped cream! Squeezing those limes is a PAIN IN THE ARSE -Tex mex style dinner: .Homemade salsa, with onions, tomato, garlic, parsley (SO and I hate cilantro), salt/pepper, jalepenos, hot sauce, lime juice -Black beans: chili powder, lime juice, salt, parsley, onion, red pepper (no cumin, hurts my belly) -Lots of hand-shredded cheddar and monterey jack cheese -Homemade avocado dip: one avocado, salt, pepper, bit of garlic, bit of onion, jalepenos, bit of tomato, bit of sour cream, bit of white wine vinegar -yummy corn chips, Xochitl I believe, consistently tasty! No idea where this is going yet, hah! I think nachos with every possible fixing

sounds delish! I'm not a big cilantro fan either! can I come to your house for din?

[marlizzle]

Gawd everything sounds sooo good! My stomach's grumbling. My bf is on a strict diet of protein, protein, and more protein haha. So we have very, very boring dinners:

I'm baking a salmon fillet, with just EVOO (so Rachel Ray!), salt and pepper. And some corn. BORING!! SNOOZE...

[tigerdrago28]

I just made a pot of egg noodles. I want to go to Neeya's house, too. That sounds yummy. I love Mexican food.

[coach4me]

Add me to the list of folks who want to go to Neeya's house. Yummy mexican food!

tonight I think we are having chicken breasts.... sauteed but unclear as to how Ill season them... maybe dijion mustard and dill?

I have some asparagas that must be used, so i'll probably steam it with carrots and broccoli.

Can you tell that DH and I are trying really hard to eat healthier?

[katheryn]

I think I am going to make one of my favorite shrimp recipes. First I saute a couple of slices of thick-cut bacon (cut into small pieces) until cooked but not crunchy. Then I pour off all but about a tablespoon of fat. I add the shrimp (about 10-12), stir, then season with ginger and anise. Then I pour on about three tbs. of a sweet and spicy garlicy hot sauce I love (It's called Smack My Sweet Ass and Call Me Sally from Tijuana Flats). Then I saute that for about a minute. Finally, I shake in a handful of flour to make the sauce adhere to the shrimp and stir until coated. It is so tasty! I usually serve it with brown rice seasoned with anise, ginger, and a dash of hot sauce.

[LAltiero85]

Nothing for me yet, but for my love, Sloppy Joes and Mac n cheese (it's what he ordered!?!?!) But I won't eat any of that . Surprisingly tho, he doesn't actually weigh 300lbs. like he should because of his diet. lol...I want him to eat heathy...

[LAltiero85]

Pasta with my delicious home-made tomato sauce....mmmm....sooo good!!!