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29
Apr
Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Published in low-gi-recipes
Recipe Notes
This chicken pasta is flavorful and easy to make. The garlic, rosemary, beans, red pepper, parmesan cheese and spinach mixed together is a flavorful mixture.
Ingredients:
2 oz Barilla Plus penne pasta
2 chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4″ thickness
Salt and pepper
1 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1 cup cannellini beans, rinsed
2 tbsp diced [...]
Tags: diet, healthy eating, low gi dinner, pasta salad, tuscan chicken, weight loss
28
Apr
Mexican Beef Taco Salad
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Mexican Beef Taco Salad
Recipe Notes
Use salsa, guacamole and turkey instead of salad dressing and beef to make it more traditional and much healthier for you. Sautee chopped onions and green peppers with the beef.
Ingredients:
1 pound 85% lean ground beef
1 package (3/4 ounce) taco seasoning
1/4 cup water
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 can (11 ounces) corn, drained
2 [...]
Tags: beef taco salad, diet, healthy eating, low gi, low gi dinner, low gi recipe, mexican salad, weight loss
27
Apr
Mustard and Brown Sugar – Rubbed Salmon
Recipe Notes
Brown sugar rubbed salmon is one of the best kept secrets of foodies. The sugar caramelizes into a shiny glaze, creating picture perfect salmon that tastes outrageous.
Leftovers? If you made extra salmon, turn it into a dynamite salad: Just flake the salmon and toss it with a little [...]
Tags: diet, healthy eating, low gi, low gi dinner, low gi recipe, mustard and brown sugar, salmon, weight loss
27
Apr
Chocolate Bliss Bites
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Recipe Notes
These cookies possess an incredibly rich flavor, which is nearly identical to a square of real dark chocolate but with absolutely zero fat.
Ingredients:
1/2 C unsweetened cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1/2 C sugar, divided
3 lg egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil.
In [...]
Tags: chocolate cookies, dark chocolate, diet, healthy eating, low gi snack
26
Apr
Seared Sirloin With Shrooms
Recipe Notes
Everyone likes a great healthy steak! These sirloin steaks fit the billing with a vibrant taste with the blending of the chicken stock, garlic and the added mushrooms. Enjoy the many health benefits of the mushrooms.
Ingredients:
2 sirloin steaks (6 ounces each)
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon olive [...]
Tags: diet, healthy eating, low gi, low gi dinner, low gi recipe, seared sirloin with shrooms, sirloin steak, weight loss
25
Apr
One – Pan Chicken
Published in low-gi-recipes
Recipe Notes
This dish is very low in fat and carbs, but it’s very filling. You can alter the taste to your liking. If carbs aren’t an issue for you, it’s delicious served over pasta or rice.
Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves, cut into 1″ pieces
salt
ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes, [...]
Tags: diet, healthy meal, low gi entree, one pan chicken, weight loss
25
Apr
Low – Fat Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
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Recipe Notes
Low- fat Crockpot Beef Stroganoff is a classic Russian dish that has proved its delicious worth time and time again. The dish consisting of strips of lean beef sautéed and served in a sour-cream sauce with onions and mushrooms.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs lean beef stew meat, cut into 1″ cubes
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 [...]
Tags: crockpot beef stroganoff, diet, healthy eating, Low Fat Dinner, low gi dinner, weight loss
25
Apr
Low GI Recipe – Summer Burger
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Summer Burger
Recipe Notes
Now that good weather is upon is, it’s time to clean off the grill and do some outdoors cooking. This low-GI burger is the perfect healthy summer dinner entree. Grilled is always better than fried! Add as many vegetables as you can.
Ingredients:
1/2 C oat bran
1 C whole-wheat flour
1/4 C ground flaxseed
1 [...]
Tags: diet, grilled eating, healthy eating, low gi entree, summer burger, weight loss
25
Apr
Apple – Cinnamon Oat – Bran Muffins
Published in low-gi-recipes
Recipe Notes
These baked beauties are a cardiologist’s dream food–the pectin fiber in apples, the oat bran, and the vitamin E-rich canola oil are loved by docs because together they lower both total and LDL cholesterol and keep insulin and blood sugar levels under control. But protecting yourself against heart disease won’t even cross your mind [...]
Tags: apple, bran muffins, cinnamon oat, diet, healthy eating, low gi breakfast
