Showing posts with label sandwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sandwich. Show all posts
Grilled Cheese and Asparagus
Grilled cheese, what's not to like... carbs, cheese, butter... yeah, not so much health food, but still tasty!
So what to do to health this one up...
- Whole wheat bread
- Shred your cheese (taste goes WAY farther this way without using as much)
- Add a condiment to kick up the flavor (my choice: mustard!! and I don't mean the crap neon yellow stuff)
- Add a heaping side of grilled veggies
- Grill it in a pan with a tiny tiny bit of butter, or a light spray of olive oil
Why hello there good looking...how are you today.... ok enough small talk, lets chow!
Skinny Buffalo Wing Sammies
John and I both love buffalo wings, but rarely eat them. He will basically only eat chicken breast meat, sans the skin... so I've tried making a bunch of "healthy buffalo wing" recipes. They have gone by well, but nothing amazing. My version is adapted from The Most Decadent Diet EVER! (page 78) and it is a keeper. We wrapped the tenders up along with the colorful coleslaw also found in the same book (recipe to come tomorrow).
Boneless buffalo strips
1.5 Tbs whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 lb chicken tenders
1/4 cup Anchor Bar Wing Sauce (you know the place where buffalo wings were invented!!)
3-4 glugs Franks Red Hot
Mix dry ingredients and one at a time dredge tenders, shake off excess and place on a baking sheet edges not touching. In a large non-stick pan sprayed with olive oil, cook tenders 2-3 minutes per side. Work in batches so tenders aren't touching. Place cooked wings into a bowl and toss to coat with Anchor Wing Sauce and Franks Red Hot.
We wrapped these bad boys up in whole wheat Flat Out wraps cut in half, along with some tasty low-cal coleslaw!! Come back tomorrow for the colorful coleslaw recipe!
Boneless buffalo strips
1.5 Tbs whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 lb chicken tenders
1/4 cup Anchor Bar Wing Sauce (you know the place where buffalo wings were invented!!)
3-4 glugs Franks Red Hot
Mix dry ingredients and one at a time dredge tenders, shake off excess and place on a baking sheet edges not touching. In a large non-stick pan sprayed with olive oil, cook tenders 2-3 minutes per side. Work in batches so tenders aren't touching. Place cooked wings into a bowl and toss to coat with Anchor Wing Sauce and Franks Red Hot.
We wrapped these bad boys up in whole wheat Flat Out wraps cut in half, along with some tasty low-cal coleslaw!! Come back tomorrow for the colorful coleslaw recipe!
Microwaved eggs?
I'm not a fast food eater. I think the last time I was at a McDonalds or something to that effect was a good 6 years ago ... and that time was because I had no other option, a friend's mom brought us out to eat and that's where she brought us. So it would have been rude to refuse. Before that one day (oh the belly pains) I hadn't had fast food probably 3 years prior. Not to say I didn't have my love afair with big macs when I was a kid. I was a swimmer, and I ate me weight in food most days haha. What's that you say two big macs and a large fry? Bring it on. Oh but not anymore, I think it would kill me hehe.
Back to the microwaved eggs. Egg mcmuffins were another tasty thing the old fast food eating me liked. Even though fast food and I broke up all those years ago, I still think about those egg mcmuffins sometimes... so what's a girl to do? Make her own! I mean it's not rocket science!
AND if you have a handy dandy egg microwaver from the 60's or 70's that you found in the attick of your parents house... you're in luck! Actually you're all in luck, Amazon seems to sell them here. Mine looks more old school, but same concept.
Whole wheat english muffins toasted up. Some Jennie-O lean turkey bacon. Fat free cheddar slices (or part skim, or full fat) this is an occasioin that the fat free kind doesn't weird me out. Wegmans has a fat free cheddar slice that actually melts and tastes pretty darn good! Plus we all know mcdonalds cheese isn't real... or is it?? It can't be...
Anyway you can just crack an egg into each side, or in my case scramble up one whole egg with an egg white and dump half into each side. Microwave it up, and you have authentic circular eggs just like your favorite fast food place. Much healthier, and in my opinion tastier!
CHOW!!!!
Back to the microwaved eggs. Egg mcmuffins were another tasty thing the old fast food eating me liked. Even though fast food and I broke up all those years ago, I still think about those egg mcmuffins sometimes... so what's a girl to do? Make her own! I mean it's not rocket science!
AND if you have a handy dandy egg microwaver from the 60's or 70's that you found in the attick of your parents house... you're in luck! Actually you're all in luck, Amazon seems to sell them here. Mine looks more old school, but same concept.
Whole wheat english muffins toasted up. Some Jennie-O lean turkey bacon. Fat free cheddar slices (or part skim, or full fat) this is an occasioin that the fat free kind doesn't weird me out. Wegmans has a fat free cheddar slice that actually melts and tastes pretty darn good! Plus we all know mcdonalds cheese isn't real... or is it?? It can't be...
Anyway you can just crack an egg into each side, or in my case scramble up one whole egg with an egg white and dump half into each side. Microwave it up, and you have authentic circular eggs just like your favorite fast food place. Much healthier, and in my opinion tastier!
CHOW!!!!
Veggie Sandwich - vegan friendly
This time of year all I want to do is eat tons and tons of fresh veggies! With the farmers markets buzzing I picked up some wonderful homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers last week. This paired along with some hummus, chick peas, and lettuce makes a delicious quick lunch.
Veggie Delicious Sandwich
1 tomato sliced
1/2 small cucumber sliced thin
1 leaf green leaf lettuce torn to fit bread
1/4 cup canned chick peas rinsed
2 Tbs garlic hummus
dash of salt and fresh cracked pepper
2 slices of bread or a roll
Chow!
PS I forgot I also added some sprigs of fresh parsley to this sandwich as well! Super tasty :)
Balsamic Chicken Mushroom Onion Sandwich
Here is a quick 20 minute healthy meal for you! There is no need to eat frozen dinner packages that don't fill you up to save time. This is a very quick and easy meal that will satisfy without hurting your waistline. I made these friday night after long day at work followed by an intense spinning class. Simple quick easy and satisfying!
Balsamic chicken sandwich with mushrooms and onions (serves 2)
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
balsamic vinegar
black pepper to taste
1/2 container sliced fresh baby bella mushrooms
1/2 medium sweet onion (chopped)
2 whole wheat rolls
romaine lettuce leaves
Place chicken in a bowl or bag and piece a few times with a fork. Pour 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and black pepper to taste over the chicken and set aside while grill heats up. I don't have an outdoor grill so I used my handy George Forman grill but you can easily cook the chicken outside on your grill.
While grill is heating, lightly spray a pan and start sauteing chopped onion. Once brown add mushrooms along with 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and black pepper to taste, cook until vinegar is reduced to a thick sauce.
Once grill is hot, cook chicken for 7 minutes or until done. (don't over cook they get chewy and dry BLEH)
Cut rolls and place a chicken breast along with a helping of the onion/mushroom mixture and top with a lettuce leaf and the top of the roll.
Enjoy!
Corn on the cob
(a great summer side any night of the week!)
4 ears of corn husks removed and silk cleaned off
pot of water
Fill a pot with 3-4 inches of water (enough water to cover the corn ears) set the stove on high and bring to a boil.
Place corn into the water and let boil 4-5 minutes, using a spoon make sure to rotate them in the water bath so all sides cook.
Remove from water and let cool. (Again over cooking will leave the corn soggy and bland)
Top with some pepper, red hot, or whatever else floats your boat.
Chow!
Super easy BBQ chicken sandwich
Sorry for the lack of pictures... but I felt like writing about this anyway since I made it last night. So for all of my friends who say they don't like to cook and complain about what they eat... this is so easy yes even YOU can do it! :D First go to the store and buy a club pack of skinless chicken breasts. Individually pack them in freezer zip lock bags and chuck them in the freezer for later use. Keep 1 or 2 breasts out for cooking now.
Super easy BBQ chicken sandwich
1-2 skinless chicken breasts
whole wheat bread
lettuce
tomato
2-4 Tbs masterpiece original BBQ sauce (or BBQ sauce of your choice)
Plug in a George Forman grill and let it heat up. Once it's hot lightly spry both sides of the chicken breasts (or the grill) with olive oil and toss on the grill, close the lid and let cook 7 minutes. Remove and tear chicken apart into bite size pieces. Cover with 2-4 Tbs BBQ sauce and toss to coat. Spoon onto bread and top with lettuce and tomato. Quick and easy and you are eating dinner within 20 minutes of turning the grill on!
No turning the oven on to heat up the house, perfect if you don't have access to a real outdoor grill (darn apartment living) and the chicken comes out moist and not at all dried out.
yum
Super easy BBQ chicken sandwich
1-2 skinless chicken breasts
whole wheat bread
lettuce
tomato
2-4 Tbs masterpiece original BBQ sauce (or BBQ sauce of your choice)
Plug in a George Forman grill and let it heat up. Once it's hot lightly spry both sides of the chicken breasts (or the grill) with olive oil and toss on the grill, close the lid and let cook 7 minutes. Remove and tear chicken apart into bite size pieces. Cover with 2-4 Tbs BBQ sauce and toss to coat. Spoon onto bread and top with lettuce and tomato. Quick and easy and you are eating dinner within 20 minutes of turning the grill on!
No turning the oven on to heat up the house, perfect if you don't have access to a real outdoor grill (darn apartment living) and the chicken comes out moist and not at all dried out.
yum
Tuna fish sandwich
Tuna fish is a wonderful thing, packed full of protein and low in calories. AND it's super quick to make up. I make this for John at least once every weekend. He calls it a BLT (I know, no mention of tuna yet I know exactly what he means when he asks for one). Actually getting him to ask for one is the hard part. He's a sweetie and hates asking me to cook for him so I'm always asking what I can make him and he says I don't have to... I then start listing... how about I make you an egg scramble... pasta? a BLT? At this point his eyes perk up so I know that is the one he feels like. hehehe. He still can't seem to believe that I love cooking for him and it's no trouble.
BLT (tuna melt)
1 can tuna
2-3 pepperoncini rings cut up
2 Tbs hummus (garlic flavor is what we use)
couple splashes red hot (chili sauce)
black pepper to taste
1 flat out low carb wrap (or a whole wheat wrap)
1/4 cup grated cheese (we use kraft fat free varieties)
2-3 slices Jennie-o lean turkey bacon
lettuce
tomato
Mix tuna through black pepper. Cook turkey bacon and set aside, after removing bacon, place a wrap in the pan over medium heat. Sprinkle cheese on top. Once melted remove from pan and pile on bacon, tuna mixture, lettuce and tomato.
Chow!
Happy Mothers Day (how to make hard boiled eggs)
I was lucky to grow up in a house where one/both/all of Mom / Dad / Nana cooked everyday. Being a vacuum cleaner when it comes to eating (even from a young age) I was probably always underfoot in the kitchen and I'm assuming it was easier to teach me to cook, so I could help them, instead of them constantly falling over me :) It made learning very easy.
After my first year of college followed by two years of being an RA (resident adviser) I finally moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with a real kitchen! Mom/Dad/Nana packed me away with lots of recipes yet even with all of this instruction built into me my whole life there was always one recipe I could never remember or find when I needed. That recipe was hard boiled eggs... I know you're thinking easy easy... yet I could NEVER remember. For years my mom would get the call... Hi mom, umm how do I hard boil eggs again?? I must have done this enough times that Mom declared she was going to tattoo it onto me so I'd always have it :D Thankfully this threat never materialized! So for mothers day... Mom I'm making hard boiled eggs and not asking you for the recipe :) .... I must say I'm still a bit scared you will carry out the tattoo threat! hehehehe
How to hard boil eggs so you can make egg salad sandwiches. yum.
Egg Salad Sandwich (makes 2)
6 large eggs (you will use 2 full egg and 4 of the whites)
4 slices whole wheat bread or 2 whole wheat rolls
1 tomato
2-4 large romaine or red lettuce leaves
2 Tbs miracle whip
1/4 tsp paprika or more to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper
Place eggs in a medium pot and fill with cool water until eggs are covered with an inch of water. Place the uncovered pot on the stove set to high heat, when water starts boiling set timer for 10 minutes. When timer goes off, remove from heat and place eggs in cold water, when cool enough to touch, break small end of the egg against the side of the pot and place back in water. Keep replacing water with more cold water until eggs are totally cool. Once cooled they should be easy to peel.
Chop up 2 whole eggs plus 4 egg whites, add miracle whip, paprika, pepper and stir. Scoop onto bread and top with tomato slices, lettuce, and whatever else you feel like.
Enjoy!!
Mom how proud are you of me right now!! I know how to make hard boiled eggs!! WOOHOOO!!
After my first year of college followed by two years of being an RA (resident adviser) I finally moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with a real kitchen! Mom/Dad/Nana packed me away with lots of recipes yet even with all of this instruction built into me my whole life there was always one recipe I could never remember or find when I needed. That recipe was hard boiled eggs... I know you're thinking easy easy... yet I could NEVER remember. For years my mom would get the call... Hi mom, umm how do I hard boil eggs again?? I must have done this enough times that Mom declared she was going to tattoo it onto me so I'd always have it :D Thankfully this threat never materialized! So for mothers day... Mom I'm making hard boiled eggs and not asking you for the recipe :) .... I must say I'm still a bit scared you will carry out the tattoo threat! hehehehe
How to hard boil eggs so you can make egg salad sandwiches. yum.
Egg Salad Sandwich (makes 2)
6 large eggs (you will use 2 full egg and 4 of the whites)
4 slices whole wheat bread or 2 whole wheat rolls
1 tomato
2-4 large romaine or red lettuce leaves
2 Tbs miracle whip
1/4 tsp paprika or more to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper
Place eggs in a medium pot and fill with cool water until eggs are covered with an inch of water. Place the uncovered pot on the stove set to high heat, when water starts boiling set timer for 10 minutes. When timer goes off, remove from heat and place eggs in cold water, when cool enough to touch, break small end of the egg against the side of the pot and place back in water. Keep replacing water with more cold water until eggs are totally cool. Once cooled they should be easy to peel.
Chop up 2 whole eggs plus 4 egg whites, add miracle whip, paprika, pepper and stir. Scoop onto bread and top with tomato slices, lettuce, and whatever else you feel like.
Enjoy!!
Mom how proud are you of me right now!! I know how to make hard boiled eggs!! WOOHOOO!!
Eggless egg salad
So I got home from the gym tonight and as normal was starving. I had been out of town half of last week and really wasn't sure what there was in my house to eat... I found a container of tofu in the fridge and thought ok tonight is the night! I have read about a few different eggless egg salad sandwich recipes and I decided to wing one up tonight! Here is what I made:
Tofu Egg Salad
1 lb extra firm tofu (one package)
1/4 cup miracle whip light OR 1/4 cup hummus
3 tsp brown mustard
paprika to taste (i put a TON in, it's the hungarian in me :) )
black pepper to taste (also I put a ton in...)
pinch of thyme
dash of sea salt
2 pickles chopped up
lettuce leafs
sliced tomato
wheat bread
Ok this is pretty easy if you ask me. First drain the tofu, slice it in half length wise and wrap the 2 pieces in paper towels, place on a plate then squish with another plate weighted with something. Let sit for 5-10 minutes... or if you are impatient press on it like crazy to get all the water out. Next place the somewhat dry tofu in a bowl and chop up, add other ingredients up to pickles and stir. Serve on wheat bread with lettuce and tomato.
This is a very basic recipe, just have fun and add what sounds good, if you like onions add some or if you don't like pickles leave them out :)
Tofu Egg Salad
1 lb extra firm tofu (one package)
1/4 cup miracle whip light OR 1/4 cup hummus
3 tsp brown mustard
paprika to taste (i put a TON in, it's the hungarian in me :) )
black pepper to taste (also I put a ton in...)
pinch of thyme
dash of sea salt
2 pickles chopped up
lettuce leafs
sliced tomato
wheat bread
Ok this is pretty easy if you ask me. First drain the tofu, slice it in half length wise and wrap the 2 pieces in paper towels, place on a plate then squish with another plate weighted with something. Let sit for 5-10 minutes... or if you are impatient press on it like crazy to get all the water out. Next place the somewhat dry tofu in a bowl and chop up, add other ingredients up to pickles and stir. Serve on wheat bread with lettuce and tomato.
This is a very basic recipe, just have fun and add what sounds good, if you like onions add some or if you don't like pickles leave them out :)
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