Monday, December 10, 2012

Barb's Spaghetti




This recipe is a staple in our household!!!  Serve over wheat angel hair and sprinkle with parmesan....
Ingredients

Meatballs
2 lbs ground beef
1/2 cup grated parmesan
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs (any kind is fine)
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dried parsley
2 cloves garlic - put through garlic press

Mix ingredients, form into small balls, bake in oven for 30 minutes

Spaghetti

2 large cans tomato sauce
2 large cans water
2 small cans tomato paste
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp basil
1/2 large onion diced
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 green or red pepper diced
 1/2 to 3/4 lb ground beef

Directions

Prepare and bake meatballs.  Brown ground beef, add onions, peppers, and garlic.  Drain grease if necessary.  Add remaining ingredients, stir.  Cook on low for 3-4 hours.  Enjoy!!




Thursday, December 6, 2012

Walnut and Rosemary Oven-Fried Chicken


Quick, easy and delicious!!

  • Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • (6-ounce) chicken cutlets
  • 1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts 
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 3/4 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray 
  • Rosemary leaves (optional)

  • Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. 2. Combine buttermilk and mustard in a shallow dish, stirring with a whisk. Add chicken to buttermilk mixture, turning to coat.
  3. 3. Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add panko to pan; cook 3 minutes or until golden, stirring frequently. Combine panko, nuts, and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a shallow dish. Remove chicken from buttermilk mixture; discard buttermilk mixture. Dredge chicken in panko mixture.
  4. 4. Arrange a wire rack on a large baking sheet; coat rack with cooking spray. Arrange chicken on rack; coat chicken with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 13 minutes or until chicken is done. Garnish with rosemary leaves, if desired.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Zucchini Muffins

Grated zucchini adds lots of moisture to muffins. These muffins are great any time....and good for you too!

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 muffin tins with cooking spray.
  • Grate zucchini through the large holes of a box grater into a colander in the sink; squeeze out excess moisture by pressing down with a spoon.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, granulated sugar, baking powder, ground ginger and salt.
  • In a second bowl, whisk together zucchini, egg white, milk, brown sugar, oil and vanilla extract until sugar is mostly dissolved (might still be a little grainy).
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients; stir with a wooden spoon just until there are no pockets of dry flour in the mixture. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
  • Bake until browned, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 12 to 14 minutes. Cool in tin for a couple of minutes before turning muffins out and cooling them on a wire rack. 
***Weight Watchers Weekly (November 11-17, 2012)