Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Teriyaki Turkey Burgers


Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey
1 onion, sliced
teriyaki sauce
pineapple slices
whole wheat buns
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Season the ground turkey with salt, pepper, and teriyaki sauce. Add other spices to taste. Mix the meat together and form into 4 hamburger patties.

2. In a pan, saute the onion until caramelized, about 15 minutes.

3. After, saute the pineapple briefly, until browned.

4. Finally, cook the turkey patties on a pan until cooked through. Serve with the onions and pineapple on a whole wheat bun. Enjoy!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins


Ingredients:

1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 egg whites or 1 egg
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Grease bottoms of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or place paper baking cup in each muffin cup.

2. Mix milk, applesauce, oil, vanilla and egg whites in large bowl, using fork or wire whisk. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, using spoon, just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Gently stir in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to wire rack. Serve warm.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Broccoli and Squash Quiche


Ingredients:

2 store bought whole wheat pie crusts
2 heads of broccoli, cut into florets
1 zucchini, sliced
1 summer squash, sliced
1 onion, sliced
6 eggs
2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup shredded cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees. Let the frozen pie crusts defrost at room temperature.

2. Saute the broccoli, onion, zucchini and squash in a large saute pan until soft. Season with salt, pepper and any other favorite spices.

3. Separate the vegetable mixture into the pie crusts evenly.

4. In a bowl, mix the eggs and milk together. Pour this on top of the vegetables until they are covered. Top with some shredded cheese.

5. Bake in the oven for about an hour, or until the top of the quiche has become golden brown. Enjoy!