Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Black & Blue Quesadillas

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
4 fat-free flour tortillas (for a healthier choice, I always buy whole wheat tortillas)
1/2 pound thinly sliced low-sodium deli roast beef (such as Boar's Head)
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
4 teaspoons balsamic glaze (such as Gia Russa)
Preparation
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; sauté 3 to 4 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Remove from heat.
2. Top half of each tortilla evenly with beef, onion, and cheese. Fold tortillas in half.
3. Return pan to heat. Coat pan and both sides of quesadillas evenly with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in pan; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Repeat procedure with remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges; drizzle with 1 teaspoon glaze.

Nutritional Information
Calories:233
Fat:4g
Protein:20.3g
Carbohydrate:27.9g
Fiber:2.3g

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Grilled Ham, Muenster & Spinach Sandwiches

Just a note! Make sure to look at the categories of the food (on the right hand side of the blog & at the bottom of each post). This one is 5 ingredients or less. La la la love it.

Ingredients
8 (3/4-ounce) slices crusty Chicago-style Italian bread (about 1/2 inch thick), toasted
8 ounces thinly sliced lower-sodium deli ham (such as Boar's Head)
4 (1-ounce) slices reduced-sodium Muenster cheese (such as Alpine Lace)
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1/4 cup mild chowchow (such as Braswell's)
Cooking spray
Preparation
1. Layer each of 4 bread slices with 2 ounces ham, 1 slice Muenster cheese, 1/2 cup baby spinach, 1 tablespoon chowchow, and 1 bread slice.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat sandwiches with cooking spray; add to pan. Cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned and cheese melts. Cut sandwiches in half, if desired. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information
Calories:315
Fat:11g
Protein:20.8g
Carbohydrate:32.4g
Fiber:1.7g

Friday, September 18, 2009

Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Sandwiches

Prep: 6 minutes; Cook: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients:
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices fresh pineapple
4 (1.5-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
Light mayonnaise (optional)
4 large basil leaves
Preparation:
1. Prepare grill.
2. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until done, brushing occasionally with lime juice. Grill pineapple 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
3. Spread mayonnaise on bottom halves of buns, if desired. Top each with 1 chicken breast half, 1 pineapple slice, 1 basil leaf, and 1 bun top. Serve immediately.
Nutritional Information:
Calories:
333 (11% from fat)
Fat:
4g (sat 0.9g,mono 1g,poly 1.4g)
Protein:
43.4g
Carbohydrate:
30.5g
Fiber:
4.1g


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Pear-Walnut Sandwiches

mmmmmmazing.
Prep: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (4 ounces) tub-style light cream cheese
8 (1.1-ounce) slices cinnamon-raisin bread, toasted
2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted
2 Bartlett pears, cored and thinly sliced
1 cup alfalfa sprouts
Preparation:
1. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese evenly over each of 8 bread slices. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon walnuts evenly over each of 4 bread slices. Top each evenly with pear slices, sprouts, and 1 bread slice. Cut each sandwich in half diagonally.
Nutritional Information:
Calories:
335 (29% from fat)
Fat:
11g (sat 3.7g,mono 0.4g,poly 1.8g)
Protein:
8.7g
Carbohydrate:
52.2g
Fiber:
5.9g


*for a healthier option, replace raisin bread with whole wheat bread.
*i'll replace the pears for green apple slices sometimes & add turkey. it's all good in the hood. mix it up.