Makes: 4 servings
Prep time: 8 minutes
Cook time: 8 minutes

Ingredients
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chili powder
16 ounces beef tenderloin, cut into 4 fillets

1. Preheat grill or broiler.
2. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, lime juice, garlic, olive oil, and chili powder. Mix to a smooth paste.
3. Spread 1 teaspoon paste on each side of beef fillets. Broil to desired doneness, about 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Nutrition facts per serving: 215 calories, 25g protein, 7g carbohydrate, 10g fat (2g saturated), 0g fiber

Provided by:www.fitnessmagazine.com/

If you’re like most of my friends and myself, a day isn’t complete without at least a little something sweet.  Love ice cream and all those naughty things, but know we can’t eat them on a daily basis.

So a few years back, I found this receipe for high fiber chocolate cookies.  (For those of you who follow Weight Watchers, they’re 1 point per cookie).  One of these cookies after dinner takes care of my chocolate fix for the day.  My favorite way to store them is in the freezer (no, they’re not like rocks when you go to eat them, but because they’re so chewy, they’re a firm chewy out of the freezer…but to each your own…my husband likes them warm straight out of the oven.)

One other thing, try changing them up—sometimes I’ll add a tsp. of vanilla, almond or coconut flavoring to them or throw in a small handful of chopped walnuts or almonds (the two healthiest of nuts you can eat).  Like we constantly talk about, everything in moderation….eatting healthy, taking care of yourself, doesn’t mean that you have to give up chocolate, just find a healthier way to eat it like this.

What are your secret recipes that  you like for a sweet tooth fix that are healthy?

High FiberChocolate Cookies Chocolate Cookies

    1 box of brownie mix (preferably low-fat)
    1 cup of orange juice
    2 1/2 cups of wheat bran

Stir all three ingredients together in a bowl. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until set. Let cool and enjoy.

Number of Servings: 24

Mmmm, this recipe is one that is a winner every time and it gets better the longer it sits and absorbs the dressing.

EdamameEdamame is such a great source of protein and fiber and tastes great added to any salad.  You can normally find it in your frozen vegetable section in the new ‘steam bags’—-for salads (like this one) find the pre-shelled edamame…you don’t want to have to go to all the work.  But otherwise, regular shelled edamame makes a great snack heated up in the afternoon!

Enjoy!

Edamame Salad Supreme

1 bag shelled edamame cooked/heated in microwave (then cooled)

1 can dark kidney beans: rinse and drained

1 can garbonzo beans: drained

1 small red onion

1 bunch of fresh cilantro

Dressing:

1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil

1/4 c. fresh lime juice

salt pepper

Mix all of the above ingredients together and let cool in fridge for 6-8 hours before serving (remembering to stir from time to time.)  A great addition (for those of you who like things spicy) add some hot sauce to the dressing…gives it an extra kick.

Rasp. cupcakeHello again blog-land—if you can’t tell, the staff at BCCA has been swamped in the past month (why we’re falling behind on our posts).  But do not fear—with new staff and exciting things happening at the organization, our blog is going to be back around the clock!

With that said, we’re back on track with our Tasty Tuesday recipes.  As with many of our recipes, we like to post ones that are from our readers, family members of our staff and our great association with medical nutritionists.

This week, the recipe comes from the aunt of our staff who was looking for a low-fat creamy dessert without all the bad stuff.  Now please, when you read the ingredients and the combination of ingredients, you may think it sounds crazy—but trust me (from experience…I had to try this since it was so unique)…it’s FANTASTIC tasting!  So as Julia Child would say, bon appetit (yes, I did see the Julie & Julia movie…made me want to start cooking minus all the butter of course!)

Creamy Pistachio & Pineapple Delight

1-16oz container of Low Fat (or Fat Free) Cottage Cheese

1 1/2 cups of Fat Free Cool Whip

1/2 of a fresh pineapple freshly diced -or- 1 can of crushed pineapple (juices drained)

2 small fresh mandarin oranges diced -or- 1 can of mandarin oranges (juices drained)

1 package of Fat Free/Sugar Free Pistachio Pudding Mix-INSTANT KIND

Mix all of the above ingredients together and chill for 2 hours before serving.  Great topped with a fresh mint sprig and a sliced strawberry for color.

Leave it to Rachael Ray to love the easy 30-minute meals.  And for me, I love the recipes that don’t require 25+ ingredients.  It’s the KISS analogy: Keep It Simple Stupid  (but hats off to any of you who love the long recipes…just wish I had the time!)pastels

This recipe is a staple in our household as well as my parents—it’s called Awesome Chicken for simply that reason, it’s awesome-ly simple/no brainer to make but tastes ‘awesome’.

Let me know what you think—what are your favorite ‘few ingredients required’ recipes?  E-mail them to info@thebreastcancercharities.org and you might see your recipe featured here in our Tasty Tuesdays blog!

Awesome Chicken

4-4oz Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts

1c. Salsa (any flavor/spice)

2 Tbsp ketchup

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 Tbsp Worchestershire Sauce

Pour mixture over chicken breasts places in glass pan sprayed with Cooking Spray.

Bake at 350 uncovered for around 40 minutes or until chicken is done

Dig in!   Excellent with a side of steamed broccoli or cauliflower.


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