MAIN COURSE – Portabello Burgers – Weight Watchers

A wonderful healthy replacement to a hamburger.

First carve out a little well in the middle of the cleaned mushroom

Then spray a pan with a little olive oil spray and grill the carved side of the mushroom

Turn the mushroom cap over and fill it with a tablespoon or so of Pico, then sprinkle with some feta

Next cover the cap with a slice of Swiss or pepper jack cheese, really any cheese will do but this will hold it all together.

Place the bottom of your wheat bun on the cheese and the top of the bun on next.

Then cover and let sit for about 5 minutes with the fire off.

The heat of the pan will gently melt the cheeses

Leaving you with this. YUM and healthy

Main Course or Appetizer – Spaghetti Squash Cup Cake HEALTHY

This is really a pretty healthy dish, served with a side salad it is a meal, perfect for dieting on the go and weight watchers

Ingredients

• 1 medium spaghetti squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds removed
• 1lb Ground Beef, or to continue to keep it light use 1/2 Turkey/ 1/2 beef
• 1 (14oz) can tomato sauce
• 3 egg whites, whisked
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper, to taste
• shredded cheese Mozzarella, Provel or Parmesan

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, use a spoon to remove the seeds and excess threads.
Place spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes. Make sure not to overcook!!

Add your ground beef/turkey to a large bowl and add ½ tablespoon of parsley, basil, and thyme and a bit of salt and pepper. Combine.

(See tip below on Fennel and Sage)

******TIP FENNEL can add a whole new flavor to your meat so try using just turkey meat with Fennel and Sage you will be AMAZED at how much flavor the meat has.

• Make your ground beef into small bite-sized meatballs.
• Now place a large skillet under medium heat, add a little olive oil then small meatballs.
• Then add your can of tomato sauce, extra herbs, and salt and pepper.
• After meatballs have cooked for about 3-4 minutes, flip them and let them simmer in the sauce.
• While the meatballs are cooking through, remove your spaghetti squash from oven and use a fork to de-thread the squash. (Scrape it and it will shred and look like spaghetti)
• Turn oven down to 350 degrees.
• Spray your muffin pan then add your spaghetti squash threads  pressing down in the middle of the cup for the meatball to sit.
• Once the meatballs are done cooking, remove them from the sauce, and place each one in a muffin pan
• Sprinkle a little Parmesan or provel or mozzarella cheese as your taste requires
• Now pour just a little bit of beaten egg white on top of each muffin, spaghetti squash and the meatball.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until egg is completely cooked through.
• Extra Sauce can be served in a side dish or added to the top before baking

Main Course or Appetizer – Lasagna Cup Cakes

Ingredients:

2 cups of marinara sauce

1 lb of ground beef

24 wonton wrappers

3 cups of shredded mozzarella

1 cup of shredded Parmesan

4 oz of ricotta

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

Brown beef and season with salt and pepper.

Cut wonton wrappers into circle shapes using a biscuit cutter (I just used my kitchen cooking scissors)

Start layering your lasagna cupcakes. Begin with a wonton wrapper and press it into the bottom of each muffin tin.

Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese, Ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

Top with a little meat and marinara sauce.

Then layer with another wonton wrapper and repeat the layers.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. To remove use a knife to loosen the edges then pop each lasagna out.

Then enjoy!