Beef Stroganoff Casserole

Another in my search for the perfect ‘homemade hamburger helper’ recipe. This one is definitely a contender ! It is very flavorful and sometimes you just gotta have beef (many of my others use ground turkey). It’s 404 calories – so just do a few jumping jacks before dinner and you’ll burn off those extra 4 🙂

Beef Stroganoff Casserole
Beef Stroganoff Casserole

6 servings
404 calories per serving

1 lb. lean ground beef
¼ t salt
¼ t pepper
1 t oil
8 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ c white cooking wine
1 can low fat cream of mushroom soup
½ c light sour cream
1 T Dijon mustard
4 c cooked egg noodles
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 13×9 pan with Pam. Cook meat in a skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until no longer pink, separating the pieces as it cooks. Drain liquid and fat from meat and set meat aside. In same skillet add mushrooms, onion and garlic and cook 3 minutes. Add wine and reduce heat and cook another 3-4 minutes then remove from heat and stir in soup, sour cream and mustard. Return beef to pan and mix well. Put noodles in the baking dish and then pour beef over the noodles. Mix well. Bake uncovered 30 minutes.

Chicken Panini with Swiss

This is a fantastic hot sandwich. Apples and swiss just go together and they are here in this sandwich along with the chicken and spinach. Yummy !

Chicken Panini with Swiss
Chicken Panini with Swiss

1 serving
349 calories per serving

1 Arnold Sandwich Thins roll (only 100 calories each !)
4 oz. boneless skinless chicken breast (Perdue Shortcuts work great here)
2 slices low fat swiss cheese
5 very thin slices of apple
1 t low fat mayo
6 baby spinach leaves
I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter spray

If chicken is not cooked, cook in a skillet sprayed with Pam 5 minutes per side or until done. Spread inside of roll with mayo then add 1 slice of cheese, apples, chicken, spinach and the 2nd piece of cheese. Spray the outside of the sandwich with a few spritzes of butter spray and cook 2-3 minutes per side in a hot skillet or a total of 3-4 minutes in a Panini press.

Caramel Apple Pudding Cake

This was sooooo easy to do and everyone just loved it ! You pour a whole lotta liquid over the top but by the end of the backing time, all the brown sugar makes its way to the bottom and drizzled over the top, it is pure heaven !

Caramel Apple Pudding Cake
Caramel Apple Pudding Cake

9 servings
140 calories per serving

9 oz. yellow cake mix
1 t apple pie spice
1/3 c skim milk
1 medium apple peeled and coarsely chopped
¾ c brown sugar
1 ½ c water heated to 120 degrees
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with Pam. Combine cake mix, spice and milk then stir in apple and spread the mix in the prepared pan. Combine brown sugar and water and mix well and then pour over the batter. Bake ½ hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Spoon warm cake into dishes and serve immediately.

Simply Roasted Potatoes with Garlic Sauce

Simple and elegant – potatoes and garlic are just meant to go together !

Simply Roasted Potatoes with Garlic Sauce
Simply Roasted Potatoes with Garlic Sauce

4 servings
200 calories per serving

1.5 lb. new potatoes, quartered
2 T oil
10 cloves garlic
1 t oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put potatoes in a baking dish and drizzle with 2 T oil. Toss well and roast 10 minutes. Place whole garlic cloves in a small baking dish or ramekin and drizzle with 1 t oil then cover with foil and place in the oven after the potatoes have cooked for 10 minutes. Roast the potatoes and garlic for ½ hour them remove from oven. Mash garlic with salt and pepper and then toss with the potatoes. Add extra salt and pepper to taste.

Fried Tofu Salad

I’m not a huge fan of tofu, but this is a really good salad. You feel so full, but there is no bloated feeling at all after you eat. This is a good skinny day lunch 🙂 Make sure you use sesame oil – it really gives the tofu a nice flavor.

Fried Tofu Salad
Fried Tofu Salad

4 servings
312 calories per serving

14 oz. package water packed firm tofu, drained between paper towels
2 T sesame oil
½ c low fat sesame ginger dressing
16 oz. package frozen petite peas, thawed
1 c matchstick carrots
8 oz. can water chestnuts, drained
¼ t pepper
1 medium head Bibb lettuce, torn (or other greens)
4 t roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
Salt and pepper to taste
4 t chopped lemon basil (or regular basil)

Press moisture out of tofu and cut into 1 inch cubes. Heat oil and add tofu and cook 5-6 minutes each side or until golden. Season with salt and pepper. Combine with dressing, peas, carrots, chestnuts and pepper and then place on top of lettuce. Garnish with sunflower seeds and basil.

Chicken with Herbed Butter

So simple, so few ingredients – yet this turns out a chicken dish with a fancy and refined flavor. Make sure you serve each piece of chicken with extra sauce drizzled over the top. This is ‘out of this world’ good !

Chicken with Herbed Butter
Chicken with Herbed Butter

4 servings
302 calories per serving

1/4 c flour
1 1/2 lb very thin chicken cutlets (8 cutlets)
Salt and pepper to taste
Pam
3/4 cup white cooking wine or chicken broth
2 T cold butter, cut into small pieces
3 T finely chopped parsley or basil

Season chicken with salt and pepper and then dredge in flour. Heat skillet on medium high heat, spray with Pam and cook chicken until browned, cooking only as many as will fit into pan without overlapping. Cook 3-4 minutes per side or until browned. Transfer chicken to plate. Add more Pam to skillet as between batches.

Add wine or broth and boil until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Add chicken back to skillet and turn to coat. Remove skillet from heat and stir in the butter and parsley or basil. Season with salt and pepper.

Spinach and Mushroom White Lasagna

The white sauce in this recipe is so very flavorful ! This is a perfect non traditional lasagna. Without using FiberGourmet lasagna noodles, this one comes in over the 400 calorie mark. Thanks again, FiberGourmet ! I couldn’t do it without you 🙂

Spinach and Mushroom White Lasagna
Spinach and Mushroom White Lasagna

6 servings
296 calories per serving

18 uncooked no boil FiberGourmet lasagna noodles
3 c skim milk
½ t oregano flakes
½ t basil flakes
1 t garlic powder
½ t onion powder
½ t salt
1 c chicken broth
3 T cornstarch
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
1 lb. frozen spinach thawed and squeezed dry in a colander
½ c sliced green onions
4 oz. shredded low fat mozzarella cheese
2 c sliced mushrooms

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pan combine milk and seasonings and bring to a boil. Combine starch and broth and slowly add to milk mix stirring constantly. Cook on medium 5 minutes or until bubbly, stirring constantly then stir in half the parmesan cheese. Spread ½ c sauce in a 13×9 pan and then layer in this way –

Noodles
Spinach
Sauce
A bit of parm
Mozzarella
Noodles
Mushrooms
Spinach
Sauce
A bit of parm
Noodles
Sauce
A dusting of parm

Cover with foil and bake 55 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with last ½ of the mozzarella and let stand 15 minutes.

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