Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps!!!

ALMOST 19,000 HITS and I haven't posted in a loooong time!  I am so very sorry...you convinced me to come back!  And here I go - coming back with a BESTIE!

Oh we were FEASTING tonight!  Now I know there are sooo many of these recipes out there and I was searching to try and find a new one....but I reverted right back to this one my hubby and I created together several years ago.  IT'S EASY!  AND....AMAZING & HEALTHY TOO!

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Prep Time:  15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 6

4 - Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 - 6 to 8 oz can of water chestnuts, drained

3/4 - cup of chopped green onions
1 - tablespoon of minced garlic
2 - tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 - cup peanut sauce
1 - head iceberg lettuce (you could use butter lettuce too)
salt & pepper (to taste)
soy sauce (to taste)

Start by heating your extra virgin olive oil at medium high heat in a large skillet.  Add your minced garlic toasting for just a couple minutes. 

Then I add my diced chicken to the pan to cook through.  Adding salt and pepper to taste of course!

 Meanwhile, chop your water chestnuts about half the size of your chicken pieces. 

After the chicken is cooked through add your chopped green onion & water chestnuts tossing everything together!



OH My goodness...my mouth is watering again....

Add your peanut sauce and stir until everything is evenly coated....and.....TASTE TEST!!!!

Carefully peel off each layer of your ice berg lettuce to make little bowls.

NOW...FILL it and splash with a dash of soy sauce on top! 

TIME TO ENJOY!  I serve mine with rice so the kids have something extra but I tell you what - these are one of my FAVORITE meals...EVER!

AND....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!  TASTY DELIGHTFUL HEALTHY GOODNESS!

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Healthy Baked Potato Bar

Healthy Baked Potato Bar!!!!

So when it comes to eating healthy....sometimes you have to be creative if you don't want to give up things that you LOVE.  For me...I LOVE baked potatoes!  So I really wanted to find a way to eat them in a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

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Here's what I cam up with and it's FULL of flavor!

Calories:  About 200 with all the toppings using a 100 calorie medium sized potato

Prep Time: About 10 minutes

Servings: Four

4 - Medium Sized Baked Potato, cooked

8 - Slices of Canadian Bacon (SUPER LOW FAT), diced

1/2 - cup reduced fat OR fat free sour cream

1/2 - cup of chopped green onions

Salt

Pepper

Start by dicing up your Canadian Bacon.

Now....start cooking them in a non - stick pan just like bacon...until they are just crispy.

Now your green onions....

Add each ingredient to a serving bowl INCLUDING the sour cream and set it up presentations style on a cool try or with a fun dish.  

And you ARE done!  Full of flavor.....HEALTHY...simple!  Enjoy!

Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes

Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes!

Oh...this was SO good and I completely made this from scratch with just what I had around the house.  NO SPECIAL trip to the grocery store for ANYTHING!  I had already thawed some chicken but only TWO breasts so I had to figure out what to do with them and I have a TON of asparagus that's gonna go bad soon if I don't use it up....so....

Parmesan Asparagus Stuffed Chicken with Garlic & Herb Red Potatoes it is!!!!

(Super duper healthy too....:)

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My son...ate EVERYTHING on his plate!

NUTRITION FACTS:

Calories: About....175 in each roll up (STUFFED)  And....about 300 calories in a serving of potatoes

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Chicken:

2 - Large 6 oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

4 - Pieces of Canadian Bacon (fully cooked)

12 - stalks of asparagus

1/4 - cup parmesan cheese, shredded

1/4 - cup fat free feta cheese

1/4 - cup plain non-fat yogurt

1 - tablespoon fresh basil, finely shopped (or 1 teaspoon of dried)

1 - tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley, finely shopped (or 1 teaspoon of dried)

1 - teaspoon salt

1/2 - teaspoon ground pepper

Pam Cooking Spray

Potatoes:

4 - Medium sized red potatoes, thinly sliced

2-3 - Large garlic cloves, minced

4 - Sliced Canadian Bacon, diced into bits

2 - tablespoons fresh basil, finely shopped (or 1 tablespoon dried)

1/4 - cup parmesan , shredded

Salt

Pepper

Pam Cooking Spray

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.  Prepare a cooking sheet by lining it with tin foil (you will thank me later) and spraying with Pam cooking spray.

Cut each of your chicken breasts in half length wise.

Mix together your Parmesan, Feta, Yogurt, Basil, Parsley, Salt and Pepper.

Place a slice of Canadian Bacon, a quarter of your cheese mixture and 3 asparagus spears cut to fit on each half of chicken breast.  And roll up.  Place seam side down on your prepared cooking sheet. Cook at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 

NOW...Let's start your Potatoes!  Heat up a large pan on medium high heat and spray with Pam cooking spray.  Add your diced Canadian Bacon slices and cook until crispy like bacon bits (just a couple minutes). 

FRESH, HEALTHY INGREDIENTS....NUMMMMY!

 Add your garlic right about now....and mix evenly with bacon bits.  Then add your sliced potatoes, parmesan, basil and salt / pepper to taste.  Cover and cook about 20 minutes - - should be done when chicken is done or close to it.  STIR and Toss it around every so often.

Woot!  Woot!  You are done!  Finished...WAAALAAA!  Lovely flavors....I'm SO glad this turned out!  I took pictures along the way HOPING it would :)

Be SURE to comment below and let me know how YOURS turned out! 

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Three Pepper Hummus

Three Pepper Hummus !

(It's a DIP, SPREAD, GARNISH --- Great on fish, shrimp, crackers, chips and even a turkey sandwich)

This Hummus seriously surpasses ANY hummus you can find in the store...TRY IT!

Hummus is SUPPOSED to better for you than most other dips and full of all the good fats.  It still needs to be eaten in MODERATION as with anything else, but I have messed around with multiple recipes and COME UP WITH THE BEST!  You will LOVE it!

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NOTE:  The way the recipe leads...there will be a little spice but it won't linger.  Add more of any of the peppers for MORE HEAT!

1 - 15 oz can of Garbanzo Beans

6 - - oz roasted red peppers in a jar

2 Tablespoons of canned jalepenos

3 - large garlic cloves

3-  tablespoons of roughly chopped cilantro

3 - tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 - teaspoon paprika

3 - tablespoons roughly chopped onion

1 - teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

1 - teaspoon sea salt

1 - tablespoon chipotle pepper in adobo

¼ - cup extra virgin olive oil

So I start with none other...than YUP...you guessed it....MY MAGIC BULLET!  I'm not even kidding, I use it for EVERYTHING!  Just add ALL the ingredients to your food processor.  My magic bullet's mixing cups are smaller so I split it half and half and then mix it altogether at the end.

Now just mix until smooth.....

We serve with these AWESOME chips we found at our local Costco Warehouse but I've seen them in other grocery stores.  They are called FOOD SHOULD TASTE GOOD MULTI-GRAIN CHIPS!

Just a couple days ago, my mom brought over some stuff for a garage sale we are going to have...stuff she wants to sell.  I found these totally AWESOME Pepper bowls.....SO PERFECT TO SERVE THIS HUMMUS IN!

(So...we are NOT selling them :)

 

Then...you SERVE!  That perfect Hummus is DONE that quick!  Bring it to a party...keep it around the house and use to dip your shrimp in...garnish your salmon with...spread on a turkey sandwich in place of mayo!  YOU WILL LOVE IT!

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