Mom's Macaroni Casserole*

Ok if it gets easier I am not sure how!! This one is very good!!! Even my son loved it and he eats nothing!! I got this from Spark people (click on the name above it will bring you to it) super yummy and easy!!

Ingredients

4 cups macaroni cooked 

1 cup frozen corn

1 -19 oz.can stewed tomatoes  (I used basil, oregano, garlic tomatoes from Hunts instead)

1 medium onion chopped (I did garlic powder instead because I can't eat onions)

2 oz cheddar cheese 

1 oz mozerella cheese

2 tbsp butter 

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Makes 8 3/4 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ERISDESS.

Number of Servings: 8

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 206.3

• Total Fat: 6.8 g
• Cholesterol: 17.9 mg
• Sodium: 250.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 7.4 g

Sweet and soft rolls!!

I did these yesterday! THEY ARE SOOOOO YUMMY. They do take some time to do but WELL worth the effort I got it from a website called foodieshope.org (see link). YUMMY!!


Sweet and Soft Dinner Rolls:
Who wouldn't love the sweet and soft dinner rolls? But stopping yourself with just eating one or two would be a huge problem! Haha. I found this recipe in one of the Jewish Bread-making book borrowed from the library. Recipe sounded great to me when I read it although I made some adjustments ie adding a bit less sugar than recommended in the recipe.
If you don't want 15-18 rolls, cut the recipe into half to bake less than a dozen rolls. You can also make full recipe dough, cut the dough into half and freeze half the dough for later use. All you have to do is thaw the dough completely, knead a little, divide into rolls and let it rise until it doubles and bake.

For sweet rolls, you need:
1 tbsp active dry Yeast,
4 tbsp Sugar,
1 cup + 2 tbsp Warm Milk (2% milk will do nicely),
1 tsp Salt,
1 Egg to add to the dough (optional, skip it if you don't like Eggs)
2 tbsp Butter,
3 1/2 to 4 cups Plain flour or mix Wheat and White flour,
1 egg beaten for glazing/brushing the rolls (Optional, but gives rolls a gorgeous reddish color if you Egg glaze) or you can use melted Butter or milk to brush. on top.

To bake these:
1. Mix the Yeast, 1 tsp Sugar (out of 4 tbsp sugar), 2 tbsp warm milk (90F to 110F), let it froth for 5-10min.
2. Heat 1 cup of milk, rest for the sugar with butter until butter melts in the milk and keep aside until it cools down just "warm to touch" temperature. Add 1 egg (optional) and beat well.
3. Sift 3 1/2 cups Plain flour with Salt. Make a well in the center, add Yeast mix, mix. Add the milk mixture, mix, knead it well until you get a soft dough, not sticky. Add more flour if you want if you find the dough sticky or use the mixer with kneader and adjust the flour.
4. Keep the dough wrapped in the fridge for 2 hours to let it rest and relax. Take it out and divide the dough into 15 balls. Place them on a lightly oil or butter sprayed cookie sheet as shown, cover with a clean towel, let it double in size for 1-2hrs.
5. Preheat the oven at 425F. Uncover the rolls, brush it with beaten Egg glaze for the best dark reddish color or with melted butter if you want and then place the cookie sheet in the middle rack.
6. Bake for 12-16mins or until they are puffed up and baked, depending on your oven efficiency. Take them out, cool them on a rack. Once cooled, you can store them in Zip lock bag.

Ready for Jam or Jelly!!

Kid tested mother approved! *

On my new phone I found healthy recipe site that has TONS of great recipes. My husband and I are trying to eat better but both of us have a BIG sweet tooth so I looked on here and found a lot. As I go through them I will rate them and take pictures along with all other recipes I find!

This one is AWESOME!! Tastes great and easy to do.  They seem to flatten out so I think next time I will make them as bars instead. Here you go! 4.5 out of 5 stars! If they didn't flatten out and become one big cookie I would have gave it 5 stars! Just an FYI!
***I totally forgot to put in flour with this batch they tasted great anyway! If you put flour in it then the dough is crumbly put it in a brownie kind of pan (put Pam on the pan) They are awesome!!

80 calorie chocolate chip cookies

SUBMITTED BY: TERRIANGEL

25 Minutes to Prepare and Cook

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 

1 egg white 

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1)Mix all ingredients until well combined

2)Drop by teaspoonful on a cookie sheet, counting out 26 cookies. (Ok I made 23 but still)

3) Add just a splash of water if needed to make dough stick together. (I added skim milk instead)

Bake at 350 for 8-11 minutes.

Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 26

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TERRIANGEL.

Number of Servings: 26

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe: 26
Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories		83.3
Total Fat		2.9 g
	Saturated Fat	1.8 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	0.1 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	0.8 g
Cholesterol		4.9 mg
Sodium		40.4 mg
Potassium		33.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate		14.2 g
	Dietary Fiber	0.3 g
	Sugars	5.8 g
Protein		0.8 g

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Tomato Spinach Pizza *

This one is SUPER yummy! I was really surprised! LOVE IT! If you don't have a bread maker you can knead by hand or put in a mixer with a dough hook.

• 9 Servings
• Prep: 1 hour Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups water (70° to 80°)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 
  TOPPINGS:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

• In bread machine pan, place the first five ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
• When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16-in. x 11-in. rectangle. Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Build up edges slightly. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. Brush with oil; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic salt. Top with spinach, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 375° for 17-22 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Yield: 9 servings (18 slices).

Nutritional Analysis: 2 slices equals 330 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 523 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 14 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Honey Basil Chicken *

I got this off the internet but totally can't remember from where. It is healthy. I would suggest putting it over rice or something. SUPER moist!

1 cup raspberry vinegar

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (I did not have low sodium so I used regular)

2 tbsp honey

2 tbsp minced basil

1/2 tsp thyme (I hate thyme so I skipped it and used garlic powder)

Pinch of salt and pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast

In a shallow glass baking dish, mix everything together and then add the chicken coat all sides and marinate for 15 min at room temp (I would suggest longer because it would soak in better)

The recipe says to grill or to broil, I grilled it was worth it.

Also says to boil the marinade in a sauce pan until it is reduced by half. I did it but did not use it smelled too much like vinegar to me but who knows maybe you will like it :)

Per serving: 175 Calories, 1.7 fat (8% of calories), 0.2 g dietary fiber, 66 mg cholesterol, 521 mg sodium.

Café Au Lait Puddings

Hubby likes coffee a lot so I found this one. It is according to him awesome! (not a coffee fan myself) got it from epicurious.com

Yield: Makes 4 servings

active time: 15 min

total time: 45 min

Fans of milky coffee will go crazy for these softly set little puddings adorned with whipped cream. Use decaffeinated instant coffee granules if you will be serving them to children or caffeine-wary adults.

2 cups whole milk

• 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Cinnamon for sprinkling

• Equipment: 4 (4-to 5-ounces) cups or ramekins

Spaghetti Sauce

This one is YUMMY but still working on it to tweek it the way I like it. I cannot eat onions. But this one works great. I got this one from Epicurean.com

2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup(1 3/4 dL)tomato paste
2 1/2 cups(6dL)peeled and chopped fresh or canned tomatoes
1 carrot, grated, OR 1 tsp. sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon basil, crumbled
5 tablespoons butter
Salt to taste

Directions:

Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in the tomato paste, tomatoes, carrot, pepper, and basil. simmer for 30 minutes. If the sauce becomes too thick, add a little water. Cook 15 minutes more, then stir in the butter and salt. Serve with cooked pasta.

I. Italian Tomato Sauce with Ground Beef: Add 1 lb. ground beef to the heated oil. Cook, stirring and breaking the beef into tiny pieces, until the meat loses its pinkness. If the beef is fat, spoon off all but 3 tablespoons of fat and proceed as directed.

II. Italian Tomato Sauce with Garlic and Onions: Cook 1 onion, chopped, and 2 cloves garlic, minced, in the heated oil for 3 minutes before adding the remaining ingredients.

This is a simple sauce with no onions or garlic; the grated carrot adds a little sweetness, but if you prefer, use a little sugar to counter the acidity of the tomatoes. for a more robust flavor, try one of the variations.