Gluten Free Recipes

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Mac & I going gluten free. Well yesterday I did some food shopping &  got mostly all gluten free products. I found several recipes I had in my mind that I wanted to try so it made my shopping trip easier.  These are the recipes I plan on trying this week:

Gluten Free Easy Feta Chicken Bake

gluten free potato chip chicken

Gluten Free Upside Down Pizza

(only thing I'll do differently is use kielbasa instead of sausage...I despise sausage!)

gluten free cajun buffalo chicken tenders

I'll let you know how these turn out!

Do you have any good gluten free recipes? 

Crock Pot

So Mac & I were bickering the other day about how he wished I'd cook more. It's true. I don't cook often. We're gone out from the house with work up to 12 hours a day sometimes more. The last thing I want to do is cook. I do wish I would cook more. If I stayed home everyday & didn't work, there would be food on the table everyday, but unfortunately I can't do that..yet. I used to have a crock pot & when we moved, I  must of either left it or threw it out.  So in the very near future I will own one of these. I like the ones that cook & then warms the food if you're not home.

Here are some recipes I found that I want to try when I get one of these bad boys...

P.S. Some of these are even weight watchers friendly!

chicken cordon bleu (7 w.w. points +)

bacon ranch chicken recipe (6 w.w. points+)

Alpine chicken casserole

Santa Fe Chicken

There are so many others out there! What are your favorite recipes?

Creamy Grilled Strawberry Sandwich

I found this recipe the other day and I feel like I need to share. It sounds too good not too!  I cannot wait to try this sometime

Creamy Grilled Strawberry Sandwich

 
This is a great dessert that's delicious when strawberries are in season.

Minutes to Prepare: 2

Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

3 T cream cheese, low fat, softened
1 c strawberries, sliced
1 whole wheat pita bread
1 sprig fresh mint

Directions

Cut pita bread in half. Gently open pocket. Combine cream cheese with 1/4 cup of the strawberries, mashing the berries as you mix. Spread half of mixture inside each half of the pita. Fill with remaining strawberries. Heat a cast iron pan or skillet to warm. Spray sandwich with nonstick spray and grill both sides until golden. Enjoy warm. Garnish with mint.

Once we move and settle into the new place, I plan on cooking more than I do now (which isn't often as I like!).  I also want to start the New Years off right with some healthy eating (after the pizza I'm sure we'll consume while moving in).  I was ordering food the other day and I ordered Pasta E Fagioli and realized how expensive it was for it ($4.50)...still ordered it anyway, but while doing so I googled a recipe for it and this is what I found

Pasta E Fagioli - Healthy Olive Garden Knock-Off 

(Olive Garden is where I fell in love with this soup, so it's perfect!)

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

1/2 lb ground beef
1 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
3/4 cup chopped celery
2 cans diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1 cup canned Red Kidney Beans
1 cup canned White Kidney Beans
60 ounces Beef Broth (Lower Sodium version)
2 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 cup chopped Fresh Parsley
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 jar of Classico Spicy Pesto Sauce
4 ounces dry Shell Macaroni or Rotini pasta

Directions

Brown the beef in a skillet, drain thoroughly, and empty onto a plate covered with paper towels to soak up the excess grease.

In a large sauce pot, heat 1 tsp olive oil and add onion, carrots, celery, and tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Drain and rinse kidney beans and add to the pot.

Return the ground beef to the pot and add beef broth, oregano, pepper, parsley, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce, and noodles.

Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes. Makes about 10 servings (about 2 cups per serving)

***Tip: If you have the time, this soup tastes even better if cooked for 2 to 3 hours at a very low simmer.***

Number of Servings: 10

	Nutrition Facts   Servings Per Recipe: 10   Serving Size: 1 serving Amount Per Serving   Calories 214.2   Total Fat 8.1 g       Saturated Fat 2.0 g       Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g       Monounsaturated Fat 2.4 g   Cholesterol 20.8 mg   Sodium 833.3 mg   Potassium 420.0 mg   Total Carbohydrate 24.3 g       Dietary Fiber 6.4 g       Sugars 4.1 g   Protein 12.3 g

Recipe found here

What's your favorite & inexpensive recipe?