Chili Relleno Casserole

Chili Relleno Casserole

1 cup organic unsweetened Soy milk
1/2 cup Egg Beaters
1 packet of Before and After Chicken Soup
3 Tbsp. Lite Bisquick (or Pamela's Baking mix if gluten-free)
1 can Ro*Tel Tomatoes and Chilies
1 small can chilies, diced or whole--your choice
8 oz. grated sharp cheddar cheese
8. oz. either Mozzarella cheese OR Mexican mixed cheeses

Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a small square 8x8 casserole dish with cooking spray. In a blender, beat the milk, eggs, powdered soup, and flour together until smooth. If using whole chilies, split and drain on a paper towel, but I used diced ones. Mix cheeses together and reserve a half cup for the topping. Alternate layers of chilies, tomatoes, cheese and the egg mixture, ending with cheese on top. Bake for 45 min. or until crispy brown on top.  Serves 9. 83 calories and 12 carb per serving.

Other Cinco de Mayo things you may do:
Fake Margaritas! Ole!
1 cup diet gingerale
1 packet Before and After Lemonade
1/2 packet Lime Gelatin
2 Tbsp. Lime juice
1 cup crushed ice

Blend all ingredients well in a blender before adding the ice and blending lightly again.

Serve with Mexican Yams called "Jicama" pronounced, "HICK a ma", that you slice and peel and eat raw with lime juice and chili or Tajin on them.

Also could serve Taco salad and Quesadillas.  Quesadillas are easy to make: For two people , just take 2 low carb tortillas and heat one in a griddle and put aside.  Then heat the other and sprinkle cheese over it and place the other hot tortilla on top and press down.  Cut with a pizza cutter.  You may add onions and peppers when you add the cheese if you like.  Eat in place of bread for you meal with your salad, and cut back on your meat to allow for the cheese. Enjoy your May 5th celebration and let me know if you try any of these or the fajitas!

Pumpkin muffins

Pumpkin muffins tastes like sweet potatoes! Make them in the small muffin tins or they won't get done in the middle.

1packet of Before and After Vanilla Creme Protein Pudding

1packet of Before and After Oatmeal w/ Apples Supplement

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 tsp vanilla flavoring

3 drops of Stevia

1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown. Makes 18 muffins and 9 are a serving! Tastes great with our Cappuchino Protein Supplement!

Lee's Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients
1 dropper Stevia (Eng. Toffee or Clear or Cinnamon Flavor)

2 tablespoons Walden Farms Pancake syrup

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 cup Eggbeaters
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

3/4 cup plain Soy milk

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust**

(or make it with recipe below to save more carbs!)

2 cups Cool Whip

Add a packet or two of Vanilla Creme pudding if you are on the Belly Buster Diet to fill you up faster and it will make the mixture creamier. I mix it all in the blender when I do that!


**crust:Can use 1 jar of Walden farms Marshmallow dip and
1 box of crushed Melba toast to make a great pie crust!

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large mixing bowl, stir together Stevia,syrup, salt, and cinnamon. When these ingredients are well mixed, stir in the egg whites followed by the pumpkin and evaporated milk. Pour into the pie crust.

Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the pie comes out clean. Cool then top with whipped topping before serving. Note
Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of pie)

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Cauliflower Popcorn

This is from Angi Wuebben in response to me saying "the only thing I miss on the diet is popcorn!" However, this tastes a little like fried okra to me, which is something else this Southern Belle misses! I wonder if you can do the same with okra?!


For a picture and other reciptes visit at Mrs. Dash's website:
http://www.mrsdash.com/recipes/recipe-view.aspx?recipeID=721

Cauliflower Popcorn
Ingredients:
1 head of cauliflower
3 Tbsp. (45mL) olive oil (or Canola/Enova oil would be best--your body does not absorb it!)
2 Tbsp. (30mL) Mrs. Dash® Table Blend
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450°F (220°C).
Cut out and discard cauliflower core and thick stems. Trim remaining cauliflower into florets the size of popcorn.
Toss thoroughly in a bowl with olive oil and Mrs. Dash® Table Blend.
Spread cauliflower on a sheet pan and roast for approximately 60 minutes, or until nicely browned (that's the carmelization process converting the dormant natural sugars into sweetness).
Turn three or four times during roasting. The browner the florets, the sweeter they will taste. Serve immediately.

Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
1/2 head of cauliflower
1/2 head of broccoli
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 yellow pepper, diced
1 small onion, sliced exceptionally thin
1/2 bottle Walden Farms dressing of choice**

Cut the cauliflower into bite-size pieces in a large bowl. Stir in the peppers and onion. Drizzle the dressing into the salad while stirring slowly. Can add a half of jar of Hormel Bacon bits just before serving or, peanuts, almonds or sunflower seeds IF ON MAINTENANCE. Some of my favorite Walden Farms with it are: Creamy Italian, Creamy Bacon, Balsomic, Honey Dijon, or Zesty Italian.
Marinate overnight for best flavor.
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Potato Salad without Potatoes

Serves: 4
There's no potatoes in it but

you'd never guess it !!!!
2-hard boiled eggs
2- 10-oz pks of frozen cauliflower
1/2 chopped onion
4 Tbsp Hellman's LiteMayo
2 Tbsp bacon bits
Seasoning salt to taste
Cook cauliflower, cool and mash it then put in refrigerator for 1/2 hr to
cool. Chop up the eggs add to cauliflower. Mix other ingredients with
cauliflower and eggs
Refrigerate for an hour.

Another of Mary Ann Black's fabulous recipes! Thanks Mary Ann!

Remember to check out our annual Belly Buster Weight Loss Cruise to the Caribbean below and contact us if you are interested and watch for our coming website:

http://www.lunchwithlee.blogspot.com/

What Tastes Like Pizza but is Dietetic?

Mary Ann Black, one of our clients at the Before and After Weight Loss Clinic in St. Lucie County, Florida, is a fabulous cook and when I met her I immediately liked her. But the real bond has come in sharing our love of cooking and discovering that she used to be a weight loss counselor, too, with a passion for helping people lose weight! So I have invited her to help me with these blogs and our soon-to-be "Lunch with Lee" web site!

Recently, Mary Ann brought us the most wonderful pizza squares that she invented, so I want to share that with you first! They are ON THE DIET! Mary Ann has lost 25 lbs. with our program( I think that is right--I will change the figure tomorrow if I am wrong) and is now on our maintenance program. Way to go! Keep the recipes coming!

Antipasto Squares (Tastes like Pizza!)

Preheat over 375

1 package Low Carb LaTortillas (approx 4 to 6)

Thin sliced Low -Fat meat: Turkey
(approx. 1/4 pound each) Roast Beef
Turkey Pepperoni (95% fat free)

Approximately 4 to 5 slices ea. Swiss cheese
Mozzarella
Provolone

(or any meat/cheese combination you prefer)

1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers, (9 to 10 oz. Jar, cut into bite size pieces)
2 Eggs or 1/2 cup Egg Beaters
1/4 cup grated Parmesan


Spray an 8” x 12” baking dish

Arrange the Tortillas in baking dish to completely cover the bottom, (I cut them in strips and place them on the bottom of the baking dish)

On top of the Tortillas, layer the meat, cheese, meat cheese, etc.

Top the meat/cheese layers with the Roasted Red Peppers

Mix the Eggs or Egg Beaters together with the grated Parmesan cheese and pour about 3/4 over the Roasted Red Peppers

Top with another layer of the Tortillas

Pour the remaining egg/parmesan mixture over the top of the Tortillas and spread evenly

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes

Enjoy! and be sure to visit our web sites: http://www.beforeandafterdiet.net/ for a free metabolic assessment by filling our your health profile and http://www.bellybusterdiet.com/ if you are interested in our out-of-town program or being a consultant.