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(15 Recipes) Created by SLSAWYER74

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I just threw this together recently and the family LOVED it! I usually serve it with black beans or red beans and rice along side a green veggie or salad and a baked sweet potato.
**This recipe uses Sofrito sauce which I just discoverd and personally think it is wonderful. It's a tomato/pepper base used in mexican style cooking for rices, soups and sauces. It's not spicy at all.

Submitted by SLSAWYER74

Carbs: 10.5g | Fat: 5.4g | Fiber: 0.6g | Protein: 15.5g | Calories: 153.9
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Incredible! 5.0/5

I won't lie this recipe is involved, but it is worth every bit of the effort! My best friend and I came up with this and our families request it once a week.
And the leftovers (when there are any!) are just as good!
You can adjust the spice to suit your taste by adding or removing jalapenos and purchasing spicy green enchilada sauce or mild.
I've also tried everything I can think of to reduce the sodium in this recipe but this is about it. If you have any ideas I'd love to hear them!

Submitted by SLSAWYER74

Carbs: 27.3g | Fat: 5.4g | Fiber: 10.5g | Protein: 38.6g | Calories: 283.5
Balsamic Glazed Cracked Pepper Salmon - Clean Eating
Very Good 4.4/5

This recipe is super easy, quick, delicious AND qualifies as a Clean Eating meal.

I've made this recipe twice in the past week and my super picky husband has cleaned his plate both times! I usually serve it with brown rice and a vegetable.

My personal notes on this dish...less is more. Add the vinegar/honey mixture in a little bit at a time - you don't want your salmon swimming in it, just coated in it. The balsamic vinegar will darken the color of the salmon, so you may think it's done or burning, but it's probably just discolored. I like to cook my salmon until it is very firm and it has an almost hard glaze to the outside. Cook it for a minute or two longer than you think you need to!

Also, for the red pepper flakes, less is more again! I love the flavor of red pepper flakes and honey {I even eat that mixture on my chicken nuggets} remember, you can always add more, but you can't take it away!

Enjoy!

Carbs: 6.8g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19g | Calories: 151.3

**This is a QUICK tuna dish that I came up with while in a hurry to make dinner with limited ingredients in my cabinets.**

This goes great with a side salad and dinner roll.

Submitted by SLSAWYER74

Carbs: 36.4g | Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 5.5g | Protein: 18.8g | Calories: 266

healthy and my kids can eat it for breakfast!

Carbs: 10.5g | Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 0.7g | Calories: 45.1
Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken
Very Good 4.5/5

Just to clarify for the questions below:
First, YES the cream cheese is figured into the totals...if you use FULL FAT cream cheese, the fat content will be considerably higher. But low fat cream cheese really takes the fat down.

Second, I haven't ever tried it with regular Italian dressing...let me know how it turns out!

Third, I HIGHLY recommend using the low setting for cooking...it allows the juices from the chicken to really seep into the dressing.

Submitted by ORANGECOWCAT

Carbs: 24.2g | Fat: 10.3g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 41.7g | Calories: 368.7
Very Good 4.6/5

Super Easy... cuts out about 100 calories and 10g of fat per serving.

Submitted by CJH4343

Carbs: 33g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 2g | Calories: 170

Submitted by SLSAWYER74

Carbs: 4.7g | Fat: 10.1g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 19.5g | Calories: 187.2
Very Good 4.3/5

These are good for a grab and go breakfast as wll as a snack.

Submitted by LRUSSELLFAMILY

Carbs: 28g | Fat: 5.7g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 3.8g | Calories: 165.6
Very Good 4.9/5

My DD6 is not a big breakfast eater. Most morning I can get her to eat only a piece of fruit. I threw this together to get her through the mid morning munchies.

Submitted by DEZE509

Carbs: 22.4g | Fat: 2.7g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.1g | Calories: 116
Very Good 4.6/5

Very low in fat and sugars. A sweet tooth must!

Submitted by VLBARC

Carbs: 17.3g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 4.9g | Calories: 90.5
Very Good 4.0/5

Submitted by JAFRITCH

Carbs: 6.5g | Fat: 7.5g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 16.1g | Calories: 156.3

Submitted by SLSAWYER74

Carbs: 26.6g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 28.1g | Calories: 346.4
Grilled Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Packets With Rice
Very Good 4.4/5

A new take on an old favorite. Packets make for easy cleanup.

Submitted by MICHELLEM79

Carbs: 60.2g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 3.5g | Protein: 59.2g | Calories: 539.7
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