Cabbage Casserole

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Makes 10 servings

 Per serving

 1 Lean protein

 3 vegetables

 3 condiments

2lb mixed turkey ground meat (Fresh Market)

 2 lbs fresh chicken sausage, casing removed

 14 cups cabbage, shredded (one large head or two small)

 3/4 cup onion chopped very fine (or one whole small onion)

 1 tbsp low sodium tamari or soy sauce

 1 8 ounce can low sodium organic diced tomatoes (puree further)

 1 egg

2 TBSP Seasoning Blend (can use Tony’s or your own mix of salt, pepper, garlic)

 Mix all above ingredients raw in a large bowl. Place in a baking dish.  Place in oven at 350 for about an hour or so

until top turns a little brown. It will make a lot of juice.  Cut it into pieces at about 1 hr then place back in the oven for the juices to seep back in

Buffalo Chicken Dip

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Makes 5 servings

Per serving

1 Leaner protein

½ fat serving

1 condiment

 

3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (Lean)

5 wedges of Lite Laughing Cow Swiss cheese (healthy fat)

½ cup Frank’s Red Hot sauce (condiment) – Start with 1/4 cup and add additional 1/2 cup to taste

Put chicken breasts in a crockpot. When they are done (5-6h in crockpot) chop or shred meat. 

Add the Laughing Cow cheese and Frank’s Red Hot and continue to mix until all the cheese is melted. 

Serve warm with celery on the side.

Add celery, bell peppers or your favorite compliant veggie for dipping.

Tuna Salad

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One Leanest protein 
2 fats 
3 condiments 
3 vegetable servings 
Serving: 1
Ingredients:
5 oz. can of chunk light albacore tuna
¼ cup light feta cheese
6 tablespoons of chopped tomato
2 cups of spinach
1 tbsp. diced onion
2 tbsp. diced celery
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. light mayonnaise
1 tsp. mustard
Directions:
Chop up spinach and tomato and place in a bowl. Take onion, celery and diced garlic and set aside. Open tuna can and place in a bowl, mix in garlic, onion, celery mayonnaise and mustard thoroughly. Once done lay tuna mixture over bed of spinach and sprinkle feta cheese on top. You can also add salt and pepper for additional flavor. Mix up salad and enjoy!

Chicken Stuffed with Spinach, Pine Nuts and Cheese

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Servings: 4 (serving size: 1 stuffed chicken breast half)

Ingredients:
· 5 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
· 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled low fat goat cheese
· 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
· 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
· 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· 4 (8-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 1 tablespoon olive oil
· 1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth

Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Heat a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach to pan; cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts, tossing constantly. Place spinach in a colander; press until barely moist. Wipe pan clean.

3. Combine spinach, cheese, nuts, thyme, juice, and garlic. Cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff 3 tablespoons filling into each pocket. Seal with wooden picks. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
4. Heat oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until brown. Add broth, and cover pan. Place pan in oven. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until done.

Per serving:
One Leaner protein serving
One fat
2 condiments
1.25 vegetable servings

Mexican Meatloaf

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Ingredients:

1 tsp chili powder
1/4 cup light sour cream
1/2 cup egg beaters
1 cup reduced fat colby and monterey jack cheese, grated
2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves freshly minced garlic
8 oz diced green chile peppers

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400° F (200° C). In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, egg beaters and spices together. Cut a large square of waxed paper and roll out the ground beef mixture into a flat square. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and half of the green chili peppers. Roll the waxed paper, with the meatloaf in the middle, until it shapes into a loaf. Carefully unfold the waxed paper from the meatloaf and remove. Fold the ends of the meatloaf to the cheese and chiles will not spill out during cooking. Place in a loaf pan. Top with other half of cheese, green chiles and sour cream. Bake in oven at 400° F for 45 to 60 minutes.

6 Servings

Per Serving:

1 Lean

3 Condiments

1/3 Vegetabl

Baked Cinnamon Jicama

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3 cups jicama peeled and cubed or you could slice them thin
3 tbsp light Land O’ Lakes Butter with Canola Oil, melted
1/4 tsp apple pie spice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3 packets Nectresse (all natural Monk Fruit)
Toppings:
1 tbsp sugar free caramel syrup (Torani)
2 tbsp Fat Free Reddi Whip
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet or baking pan with non-stick foil.
Mix jicama with melted butter in a medium sized bowl. Add cinnamon, apple pie spice, and Nectresse stirring until combined. Pour on to foil lined pan. Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
The jicama will not get completely soft when baking. Expect to have a slight crisp center when eating and a slightly sweetened taste.
3 (1 cup) servings
Per Serving:
2 Greens
2 Condiments
1 Healthy Fat

 

Spicy Low-Carb Slaw

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Slightly modified from lowcarbzen

Makes 6 servings

Per serving

1/2 Lean protein

1 vegetable

3 condiments

•             1 ¼ pound ground beef

•             1 teaspoons minced garlic

•             ½ cup green spring onion (chopped)

•             1 teaspoon liquid Barbecue Smoke®

•             4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

•             2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

•             ¾ teaspoon ginger

•             ¾ teaspoon curry powder

•             ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper

•             2 1/2 cups shredded cabbage

•             2 tablespoons crumbled bacon

  1. Put ground beef in a skillet to cook.
  2. Add minced garlic and sliced onion.
  3. Mix in liquid smoke and worcestershire sauce. Allow meat to brown.
  4. Add in soy sauce, ginger, curry powder and crushed red pepper. Mix well.
  5. Once meat is browned and onions are tender, mix in the bag of coleslaw (or your own shredded cabbage).
  6. Cook until cabbage is just starting to tender, then mix in bacon bits.
  7. Cook another 5 minutes or so after adding bacon bits. I like the cabbage to still have a little crunch in it.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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6 oz cooked chicken breast, minced (1 leaner)
1/2 cup celery, diced (1 green)
1/2 cup shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (1 green)
1 garlic clove, minced (1 condiment)
1 tsp soy sauce (1 condiment)
1/2 tsp oyster sauce (1/2 condiment)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (1/2 condiment)
1 tsp olive oil (1 healthy fat)
2 drops sesame oil (drop into olive oil)
1 cup Iceberg lettuce leaves (1 green)

Soak the shitake mushrooms for around 30 minutes. Drain, but reserve the soaking liquid. Thinly slice the mushrooms.

In a large skillet, saute the celery, mushrooms and garlic in the olive and sesame oil until the celery is almost aldente. Add the chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce and cilantro. saute for 2-3 minutes until everything is warmed through. Add 1/4 cup of the mushroom soaking liquid to thin the sauce.

Serve the chicken mixture in Iceberg lettuce “cups”.

Tip: The mushroom soaking liquid is essentially mushroom broth. You can use this to make soup, etc.

1 leaner serving, 3 green, 3 condiments, 1 healthy fat

Gazpacho

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Taken from medifastblog.com

Yield: 4 servings. Per serving: 3 Green | 1 Healthy Fat | 2 Condiments

Prep time: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients

1 cup chopped cucumber

1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped

1 cup diced plum tomatoes

20 oz low-sodium tomato juice

½ cup chopped celery

¼ cup finely diced red onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 tsp olive oil

¼ cup white wine vinegar

2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

 

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in large bowl and mix well.
  2. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours to allow

flavors to develop. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

 

Nutrition

100 calories | 4.5g fat | 14g carbohydrates | 3g protein

Pepperoni Chicken Rolls

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Makes 4 servings

Per serving

1 Leaner protein

1 fat

¼ Medifast meal

1 vegetable

2 ½ condiments

2 cups fresh spinach leaves

1 ounce low sodium turkey pepperoni sausage

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

4 -8 ounce-skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – pounded to 1/4 in thickness

1 teaspoon Garlic powder

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon Salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 ½ cups petite diced low sodium canned tomatoes

1 package Medifast Parmesan Cheese Puffs, Crushed

4 teaspoons Olive oil (for cooking)

4 tablespoons parmesan cheese

1.            Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2.            Mix crushed Parmesan Cheese Puffs, garlic powder and Italian seasoning in a bowl and set aside

3.            Pound chicken breasts flat with a meat mallet. Season with salt, and pepper

4.            Place 4 to 5 slices pepperoni, a layer of spinach, 1/4 cheese, and a tablespoon of tomatoes on each breast. Roll up breasts and fasten with toothpicks.

5.            “Roll” each chicken roll in the crumb mixture to light coat.

6.            Brown chicken rolls in olive oil (5 to 10 min on each side)

7.            Place chicken in a baking dish. Stir together some spinach (break with hand), tomatoes, Parm and a little more mozzarella cheese if desired and pour over the top of the chicken

8.            Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes in the preheated oven