Last Night's Dinner- BLT-rific Mac 'n Cheese Online Recipe

Yes. Bacon. Cheese. Pasta. Good.

I'm not sure that I really need to say more except that I am a huge fan of Kraft Mac, so for me to stray...no...convert to Hungry Girl's BLT-rific Mac 'n Cheese, you know it must be phenomenal. Somehow, we had already consumed the squash that's supposed to be in this dish before last night so I simply omitted it, but that, I'm sure, would simply enhance it and make it even more filling. Try it. Find the recipe here.

Dahubby says, "So good! Mmm (nummy noises here, but manlier than 'nummy')."

Last Night's Dessert- Upside-Down Pineapple-Applesauce Cake

Well, last night I made Sloppy Janes for dinner from my Hungry Girl cookbook, and they were awesome...messy, but awesome. Since I cooked dinner from the cookbook, I thought I'd make dessert from the Hungry Girl website and show you what it looked like. Enter the Upside-Down Pineapple-Applesauce Cake. You can find the recipe here. I did not have the maraschino cherries (bummer), so I just omitted them. But, please, could this be any more delicious? Even if it had cherries? So good I really felt like I was doing something wrong. An eighth of this cake is only 189 calories (less without the cherries I guess), and I served it warm with a bit of Fat Free Reddi-whip. Yum! Try yourself. You'll be glad you did.

Dahubby says, "Yes. Perfect. Love it. So good. Keep making this."

Last Night's Dinner- Online Recipe for Chicken Taquitos

Woohoo! Last night, we tried another wonderful Hungry Girl recipe that can be found here for Exploding Chicken Taquitos. So good! You might be surprised to hear that these use canned chicken. What?!? Yes. Canned Chicken. But, trust me, if you use the all white-meat cans, you are still making a healthy choice while making your life a lot easier. Although, hey, if you've got leftover chicken breast in the fridge, by all means, use that. These were designed to be an appetizer- hence being only 197 calories for 2!!!!- so I added some carrots sticks and a cup of corn chowder to round out the meal. All in, we were at about 400 calories for an amazing dinner. Follow the link and try them for yourself!

Dahubby says, "What's the catch? These are seriously good. They can't be as healthy as we've been trying to eat." No catch, sweets, just no oil!

Last Night's Dinner-Noodlicious Zucchini Pancakes

So, this week, I've decided to try out some of Hungry Girl's online recipes so that if something looks good to you, you can easily go and try it yourself without having to buy the cookbook. First up...last night's dinner was Noodlicious Zucchini Pancakes found here. I thought they were fantastic. Simply delicious! As easy as grating some veggies and mixing up batter. And a big dollop of fat free sour cream put it right over the top! Now, I super love croquettes, latkes, as well as zucchini and mushrooms which star in this particular dish. If you don't like those things, this may not be for you. Dahubs was not a fan, but that's ok. More for me! And, at 50 calories a pancake, why not have a few? They're just tofu noodles and veggies for heaven's sake. ;) Happy Chewing!

P.S. Aren't you glad I finally figured out how to do a hyperlink? Hehe

Dahubby says, "Not my favorite. I ate it to be polite. I think it was the texture. I like a dough-ier feel to my pancake."

Last Night's Dinner- Rockin Good Tuna Noodle Casserole

Another great recipe using the House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodles! This recipe used three bags (instead of 1 like the Spaghetti Pie) so it was much more filling. Hungry Girl uses a lot of Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese to make dishes creamy for very few calories. I highly recommend it! This tasty dish serves 4 (or 2 for dinner, and 2 for lunch), and it only has 167 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving! Seriously, Hungry Girl rocks. If you don't have her cookbook, just go to www.hungry-girl.com and print out free recipes!! Or you can look her up on www.foodnetwork.com.

Dahubby says, "This was really good. I am used to a thicker noodle though." The recipe actually calls for fettuccine-shaped tofu noodles, but I've only been able to find macaroni and spaghetti shaped. It's the same thing, but next time I'll used the macaroni and see if this helps get the thickness right for him. Either way, it was a healthy hit!

Last Night's Dinner- Crazy Good Turkey Taco Meatloaf

I'm not usually a big fan of meatloaf. But, if you tell me something has Taco Seasoning, a vein of cheese, and salsa on top...I'm pretty likely to try it. So last night, I sautéed some pepper, onions, and mushrooms, threw them in with some lean ground turkey, some corn and said taco seasoning, layered it with fat free cheese, topped it with salsa, and baked for 30 minutes. The recipe said it served 6, but I think that might be children! Even when I divided it into 4 portions, the calories were so low it's insane- 285. I love Hungry Girl recipes, but for a grown man and a P90X-er like myself, it's not quite enough food sometimes. I also made some Knorr Spanish rice and pulled out some baby carrots to round out the meal.

Dahubby says, "Delicious! Definitely make this one again!"

Last Night's Dinner- Kickin' Chicken Pot Pie

Lately, I've been seeing a lot of my Facebook friends making chicken pot pies (with varying degrees of healthiness), and they all look so darn good, so.... last night I made Hungry Girl's Kickin' Chicken Pot Pie. Did you know that a regular Chicken Pot Pie can have 850 calories and 50 plus grams of fat? HG's only has 235 calories, 6g fat, and 723mg sodium...that is if you can stop at 1 serving...which we could not.

I don't think there's anything proprietary about the ingredients, so I'll share them: frozen mixed veggies (heated according to package instructions), can of 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup, diced cooked chicken, and reduced fat crescent rolls. I mixed the first three ingredients together, dumped in a Pam-sprayed, 9" baking dish, cooked for 15 at 350, stirred, cooked another 10, placed rolled out dough (just three crescents) on top, baked another 15 till brown. Simple, easy, and....meh. I could eat nothing but Mexican and Indian food for the rest of my life, though, so perhaps my spicy pallet should not be the standard. Try it yourself and let me know!

Dahubby says, "It's delicious. 'Course, I was starving and after two helpings, I'm still hungry. Might have to try again to know if this is a keeper."