Sunday, July 31, 2011

Comfort food- Chicken Zucchini Casserole

I originally found this recipe on Allrecipes and I LOVE it! It tastes like thanksgiving and its a fabulous way to use up your zucchini!

Ingredients

  • 1 (6 ounce) package stuffing mix
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 3 cups diced zucchini*
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
  • 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
*I usually use 2 C. shredded zucchini instead

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine stuffing mix and butter. Set aside 1/2 cup for topping. Add the zucchini, chicken, soup, carrot, onion and sour cream to the remaining stuffing mixture. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved stuffing mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Taco Seasoning

I have been using this fabulous taco seasoning recipe that I found on Kid Appeal for about a year now, a great way to save money and lose the sodium (when you leave out the salt) and preservatives.

Taco Seasoning Recipe
(based on this allrecipes.com spice ratio)
2 TBSP Cumin*
5 TBSP, 1 TSP Chili Powder*
2 TSP Red Pepper Flakes*
2 TSP Garlic Powder*
2 TSP Onion Powder*
1 TBSP, 1 TSP Paprika*
2 TBSP, 2 TSP kosher salt
1 TBSP, 1 TSP black pepper

Add all ingredients to a small mixing bowl and combine. Return spice mix to an airtight container or empty spice jar. Per your taste, add 1/2- 1TBSP of this mixture to 1 lb of cooked ground meat. Add it in larger quantities to make taco flavored soups. You should get 8-16 servings assuming you're flavoring 1lb of meat. Add a label to your spice mixture with the amount to use "1/2-1 TBS per lb meat" so you don't forget!

Note: This mixture is forgiving. If you're out of something, leave it out. My grandma just used salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder to season taco meat, so that's all I usually use. It is a slightly different flavor than the packages, but your family will get used to it over time. Also, this doesn't contain flour or cornstarch, and it doesn't call for adding water, so this won't give you saucy meat, rather, flavored meat. That's the way we roll!


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Yummy Healthy Yogurt Cake



l white cake mix
l weight watchers yogurt, any flavor
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup water
3 egg whites

Mix following the directions on the back of the box.
Bake 350 degrees 25-30 minutes

Frosting

1 weight watcher's yogurt
1 8oz. tub fat free Cool Whip
Keep refrigerated
optional - top with berries

This cake is super delish and I've tried with fiber one yogurt, and light and fit as well, it just needs to be a 6 oz container. The last time I made it I used strawberry light and fit and I think it was my fav so far.
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