With so many of us interested both in weight loss and in cooking, I thought I'd start a thread that combines both those ideas!
We can all share our ideas for healthy, low-fat, high-nutrient meals. Fancy things, things that are easy to make, meals for one or two, or meals for a crowd!
Here's my first contribution to the thread!
Polenta-Chili "Pies"
You'll Need:
A Skillet or Griddle
A Soup/Sauce Pan
Olive Oil Spray/PAM Cooking Spray
A Can of your favorite low fat or fat free veggie chili or turkey chili
A tube of refrigerated low-fat polenta (Can be found in the produce section of many grocery stores nowadays, or at a health food/gourmet grocer such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe's)
Some LF shredded cheese
Some LF sour cream
Slice up the tube of polenta into 1/2 inch rounds--one tube of polenta has about four servings in it, so to feed two people, slice up half the tube. Heat some olive oil spray in a skillet and "fry" the slices of polenta til they are golden-brown and crispy on the outside, about 5 minutes on med-hi heat, flipping them over occasionally.
Meanwhile, heat the can of chili til its heated thru.
In two small bowls, layer the polenta pieces on the bottom, then top with a cup of chili in each bowl. Top the chili with a dollop of lf sour cream, some lf shredded cheese, hot sauce if you'd like.
Served with a simple green salad, this makes a very hearty, super quick, and extra tasty healthy meal!!!
This is what I had for dinner tonight!
Now, time for your meals!
We can all share our ideas for healthy, low-fat, high-nutrient meals. Fancy things, things that are easy to make, meals for one or two, or meals for a crowd!
Here's my first contribution to the thread!
Polenta-Chili "Pies"
You'll Need:
A Skillet or Griddle
A Soup/Sauce Pan
Olive Oil Spray/PAM Cooking Spray
A Can of your favorite low fat or fat free veggie chili or turkey chili
A tube of refrigerated low-fat polenta (Can be found in the produce section of many grocery stores nowadays, or at a health food/gourmet grocer such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe's)
Some LF shredded cheese
Some LF sour cream
Slice up the tube of polenta into 1/2 inch rounds--one tube of polenta has about four servings in it, so to feed two people, slice up half the tube. Heat some olive oil spray in a skillet and "fry" the slices of polenta til they are golden-brown and crispy on the outside, about 5 minutes on med-hi heat, flipping them over occasionally.
Meanwhile, heat the can of chili til its heated thru.
In two small bowls, layer the polenta pieces on the bottom, then top with a cup of chili in each bowl. Top the chili with a dollop of lf sour cream, some lf shredded cheese, hot sauce if you'd like.
Served with a simple green salad, this makes a very hearty, super quick, and extra tasty healthy meal!!!
This is what I had for dinner tonight!
Now, time for your meals!