Author: Nicole

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Air Fryer, Chicken, Low Calorie, Recipe

Asian Chicken Burgers (Hungry Girl)

Nicole

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This recipe is very easy and very delicious. Hungry girl uses an air fryer to make  burgers, I just used a grill. You can make them anyway you want to. These burgers are full of a nice Asian flair and have a nice crunch. I would say if you have a crunch/texture issues you might not care of these.

Next time I make this recipe I am going to turn them into lettuce wrap verses patties. I think they would be even better. This is certainly a recipe I will make again. It is easy, could be made ahead, and has a great flavor too. I am including my version of the recipe below. Check out www.HungryGirl.com for the full recipe!

Ingredient:

  • 16 oz. raw extra-lean ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, drained and diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tsp. Siracha sauce (more if you like it hot)
  • 2 tbsp. teriyaki sauce
  • 2 tsp. low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium-large bowl and mix well. Form into 4 burger patties I weight mine out to be even.
  2. Set your grill to a medium high temperature. Spray the grill with nonstick spray. Place each patty in a single layer. These burgers can also be made in the air fryer. (350 degrees)
  3. Cook on each side for 6 minutes or until the center of your burger reaches 165 degrees.
  4. Serve on a bun, lettuce wrap, or on its own. Can be topped with ANYTHING!!
Breakfast, Dessert

Cinnamon Roll Casserole

Nicole

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This recipe is delicious! Your stomach will tell you to take a large serving, but let me warn you to start off small then go back for seconds. This is very sweet, but very good. I  made it at Christmas and everyone loved it. It is a lot like a bread pudding. I do not care for bread pudding but I really liked this recipe. Don’t even ask when it comes to the calories. This is one of those recipes … If you have to ask you shouldn’t be eating it!!

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Ingredients:

  • 2-24 oz. tubes of Cinnamon Rolls (Refrigerated)
  • 4 -Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Whipping Cream
  • 3 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Icing that comes in the tubes
  • Pecans -Chopped-optional

Extra Icing Ingredients: (Optional)

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 TBSP butter -melted
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. heavy cream

Directions: (This can be made up the night before)

  1. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray (even consider lining your pan)
  2. Cut up cinnamon roll pieces into 4 pieces each and place them in the pan in a single layer
  3. Beat eggs, cream, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl
  4. Pour wet ingredients over the cinnamon rolls to completely cover
  5. Bake on 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven. Check often after 20 minutes
  6. Once the casserole is cooked spread the packaged icing over the casserole
  7. If you desired make additional icing by combining in a small bowl powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract
  8. and 1 tbsp. heavy cream. Whisk up the additional icing and pour over the cinnamon rolls.
  9. Top with pecans if you desire

Ooey-Gooey!

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Chicken, Recipe, WW Friendly

KFC Bowl (Copy Cat) WW PointsPlus

Nicole

This recipe is decadent! It is so over the top delicious and so mentally satisfying. It is a very heavy meal, so you might be able to just eat half a serving and be happy. I don’t add corn because I don’t think it adds anything to the recipe.

There is nothing complicated about this recipe and I make it as easy as possible for a quick meal. You can make it any way you want adding the ingredients you want. Please note you will need to adjust the points if you are counting points.  You can make fresh potatoes, a rotisserie chicken, homemade fried chicken, you name it …you can change it.

This recipe doesn’t need a lot of cheese because of everything coming together.
Again, this is totally customizable. This is simple a blueprint for you to
adjust to what you like.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Servings -Tyson Any’tizers Popcorn Chicken, 24 oz. (Frozen) (6 ounces) (9 PointsPlus Total)
  • 1 microwave cup -Idahoan Buttery Home-style Mashed Potatoes (4 PointsPlus Total)
  • ½ cup prepared -McCormick Dry Brown Gravy Mix Seasoning Packet, 0.87 oz. (0 PointsPlus Total)
  • ¼ cup -Velveeta Original Flavor Shreds (2 PointsPlus Total)
  • Optional -1/2 cup of canned corn drained (2 PointsPlus Total)

Direction:

  1. Prepare all items according to
    package directions
  2. Assemble in a bowl with potatoes on the bottom, then add chicken, optional corn, gravy, then top with a light dusting of cheese.

Servings: 2 small servings or 1 large serving

Total Points 

(15 PointsPlus without corn) or 8 Points Plus per serving

Chicken, Recipe

Garlic Butter Meatballs

Nicole

I found this recipe on Delish.com I made it a bit different from the original recipe but you can find the original recipe at the bottom of the page. I don’t think you can go wrong no matter how you make it!! We found it to be delicious!!

 
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 lb. ground chicken
  • 3 TBSP garlic cloves, minced and divided
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 c. grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 brick of cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes (more or less if you like heat or not)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 TBSP. butter
  • 1 lb. zoodles (Homemade or frozen)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350
  2. In a large bowl mix together ground chicken, 1 tbsp garlic , egg, 1/2 cup Parmesan, salt and pepper and red pepper flakes.
  3. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to measure out 18 meatballs about 1 inch in size. These will be very sticky so I recommend the scoop so that you don’t have to mess with the meatballs too much
  4. Place the meatballs on lightly sprayed cookie sheet. I suggest something like Pam. Cooke for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven. Should read 165 degrees on a meat thermometer.
  5. Set meatballs aside and allow them to cool.
  6. In a large skillet or a dutch oven heat butter over medium heat, add remaining garlic, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, cream cheese and allow the cream cheese to melt. You will use the heavy cream as a way to thin the sauce. Do not use until you need it because the zoodles will produce their own moisture.
  7. Add meatballs to the sauce and allow them to heat through, then add the zoodles in. Allow the zoodles to cook until they are at your desired tenderness then serve.Original Recipe Source
Beef, pasta, Recipe, Side Dish

Cowboy Pasta Salad

Nicole

 

This recipe is super delicious. The calories are listed below. You might not want to look at that. BUT I will say that this recipe is worth the investment! I found the recipe on http://www.bellyfull.net. I changed it up a bit to what I had on hand and I didn’t follow the directions exactly the way Belly Full wrote them out, but that was simply because I didn’t read the directions until I was already halfway done. I guess I got the directions in my head the way I thought they should be verses the way they were. Nevertheless the recipe is super delish!

Honestly I had reservations. It’s a very odd and off the wall recipe if you ask me, but it performs in the end. We all loved it. We actually had it as a main dish but you could serve it on the side that’s for sure. For your waist line… that’s probably the way it should be served. This would be great for a potluck, or church event, or even to take to a party. My intention was a work potluck, but instead I got the flu and missed it.

Give this a try. I think it will surprise you!! We thought the taste was even better the second day. It says you can eat it hot or cold but I wasn’t a fan of it cold. I liked it either heated or room temperature.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound dried Rotini
  • 1 pound uncooked bacon
  • 1 pound 90/10 ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup barbeque sauce (I used G. Hughes sugar free)
  • 2 tablespoons Spicy Brown Mustard
  • 2 tablespoons Heinz Worcestershire sauce
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons Sriracha Sauce
  • 1 can (15 ounce) Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn, drained
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved (Optional I omitted)
  • 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (I used any cheese mix I had on hand)
  • 5 diced green onions
Directions:
  1. In a large pot Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
  2. In the same pot (to prevent additional mess) add diced bacon and cook in small batches until all the bacon is cooked. Allow bacon to drain on a few paper towels and set aside. Remove bacon grease from the pot, but there isn’t any need to wash the pot. The bacon drippings will add flavor.
  3. Add ground beef to the same pot. Cooked on a medium heat and break up the meat as you are cooking it. Once the meat is cooked and the grease has been drained mix in the cumin, red pepper flakes and the salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and Sriracha Sauce until combined and smooth. Add pasta, bacon, beef, drained corn, cheese, and green onions. Mix well
  5. Eat right away or place in the refrigerator and re-heat when you are ready to eat. We found that the longer it sits the better it will taste.

Original Recipe Source