Thursday, July 7, 2011

Turkey Manicotti

A great way to trick yourself into thinking your eating pasta! Looks JUST like pasta shells when cooked but tastes so much better w/ no guilt!

I use just the deli slices from either the meat dept or the packaged stuff (it works better!)

Ingredients:
* 16 oz low fat or FF ricotta cheese
* 1 c shredded lowfat mozzarella
* 2 eggs
* 1/4 cup grated parmesan
* 1 t Italian herbs (I used Pampered Chef's Italian seasoning but you can use whatever blend you have on hand or a combo of Italian seasonings)
* pinch nutmeg
* salt & pepper
* 8 slices deli turkey breasts, sliced about the thickness of a tortilla (or pounded-out chicken breasts!)
* 1 cup low sugar tomato sauce (Hunts makes a great no sugar sauce..its usually $1 for a big can of it at Hy Vee)

Directions:
Mix ricotta, eggs, 3/4 cup mozzarella, parmesan and spices.

Spoon filling down center of each turkey sliced, dividing evenly among 8 slices. Roll up.

Spoon 1/2 cup sauce onto bottom of 9x13 casserole dish. Lay rolled-up "manicotti" on sauce, top with rest of sauce.
Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake at 350 till heated and cheese on top is bubbly.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

4th of July treat!

This is a great low sugar 4th of July dessert that Phil and I made up last year when we were thinking of something to share w/ our family at our annual 4th of July get together! This isn't phase 1 friendly but its definitely a great alternative to a full sugar dessert!

Red/White/Blue cookie trifle
2 pkgs Murrays sugar free shortbread cookies
2 boxes sugar free vanilla or white chocolate sugar free pudding
1 container sugar free whipped topping
2 cups skim milk
1 lb strawberries
1 qt blueberries

Mix pudding and milk together, fold in whipped cream and chill in fridge for 15-20 minutes
Wash strawberries and blueberries. Take stems off strawberries and cut into slices.
Break cookies into pieces.

In a glass trifle bowl layer cookies, pudding, strawberries and blueberries at least 2 times or until you run of out ingredients. Chill for at least 1/2 an hour and serve cold.

Enjoy this delicious low sugar treat and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!