Healthy Weight Loss

[Zimmeh]

Here are some recipes that I found in my Prevention Magazine and wanted to share them:

Chopped Chicken Salad;
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Serves 4
-3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
-2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
-2 tsp. Dijon mustard
-8 cups of spring mix with herbs<about 8oz>
-4 Lg hard boiled eggs; peeled and quartered
-1 sm cucumber, sliced
-1 1/2 chopped rotisserie chicken<about 8oz>
-1/3 c chopped red onion

*Whisk together vinegar, oil, mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper in serving bowl
*Add remaining ingredients and gently toss to combine
*Serve in salad bowls

*Nutrition Facts<per serving> 276 calories; 24g of protein; 6g of carbs; 2g of fiber; 16.5g of fat; 3.5g of saturated fat; 333mg of sodium



Southwestern Pizza
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: 2 pizzas <10”>
Serves: 4

*Prepare grill for medium-high heat
*Grill 2 small ears fresh corn and 1 small fresh Poblano Chile until charred
*Cut kernels from cobs and peel, seed, and chop Poblano
*Unwrap the whole wheat pizza crusts and lightly coat 1 side of each with olive oil spray
*Put crusts oil side down on grill and heat until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes
*Flip crusts and sprinkle evenly with:
-1 ¼ c coarsely grated pepper Jack<about 5oz>
-Corn kernels
-Chopped Poblano
-3 Tbsp. roughly chopped red onion<about ½ small>
*Grill until bottoms are golden brown, about 2 minutes longer
*Remove
*Sprinkle pizzas evenly with:
-3 Tbsp. cilantro leaves
-Freshly ground black pepper
*Cut each pizza into 4 slices

Nutrition facts <per 2 slice serving>: 297 calories; 13g of protein; 33g of carbs; 4g of fiber; 13.5g of fat; 6.5g of saturated fat; 463mg of sodium


Enjoy!

Zimmy