Southwest Red Pepper Nachos

Time for a healthy recipe post, i got this recipe from Chris Freytag's cookbook Choose This she sells a lot of her products on QVU. I love her upbeat attitude during workouts she just came out with a new workout plan called 10 pound slimdown Xtreme I've been doing it for about 2 weeks i love it! I'm really into weight lifting and she uses weights for a lot of the workouts too. There are a lot of great recipes in her cookbook this one is amazing i love red peppers i would love to do a green pepper one too soon, this would also be another great football appetizer instead of tortilla chips.

Calories 118, Carbs 18, Fat 4, Protein 6, Sugar 9, Fiber 6, WW points 2, WW Points Plus 5

6 red bell peppers

8 oz. Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded

½ (15oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed

½ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed

½ cup fresh salsa

4 green onions, thinly sliced

Fat-free sour cream if desired

1. Preheat broiler to high. Slice bell peppers into bite-sized pieces, discarding stems and seeds.
2. Spread the cut bell peppers across a large sheet pan and cover with ½ of the pepper-jack cheese.
3. Place sheet pan under broiler and broil until cheese is melted, about 2 min.
4. Top with the black beans, corn, and remaining cheese, and return to broiler to melt the second layer of cheese. Cook until cheese is completely melted and edges of pepper are beginning to brown. About 3 min.
5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with the sliced green onions before serving alongside salsa for dipping. You may also serve with fat-free sour cream if desired. 

Pineapple Salsa

i made this today for a little snack. i got the idea from a salsa i use to buy when we didn't make our own from Newman's own i loved it! but now my taste has changed it just doesn't taste right at all. my husband and i are huge salsa connoisseurs also guacamole too lol it has to be made fresh and just right. i like mine really spicy too. a

45 calories per cup

• 2 cups diced pineapple, drained
• 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno (about 1/4 pepper-add to 1/2 pepper if more heat is desired)
• 3/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed line
• pinch potassium salt
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup tomato diced

right next to me while i'm shooting my food lol

Zucchini Pizzas

Today i saw a recipe for zucchini chips online but i couldn't find the source of the photo anywhere! of course i looked up how to make them a lot of them seem to be dipped in egg and battered i didn't feel like having that so i decided to make these little pizzas! of course low calorie too which is always a good thing!

• 1 medium zucchini (cut into thick slices)
• canola oil spray
• 2 tbsp marinara sauce 
• mozzarella cheese
• salt and pepper

i had a black bean burger for dinner 

Cut zucchini about 1/4 inch thick. 


Spray both side lightly with oil and 
season with salt and pepper. 


Broil on low for about 2 minute on each side. 


Top with sauce and cheese and
 broil for an additional minute or two. 

Baked Onion Rings

OK who doesn't love onion ring!? i know i do and these are just 76 cals per serving regular deep fried onion rings are about 276 per serving and 15 grams of fat! I've seen this recipe floating around on foodgawker and other blogs. i found this one on Ginas skinny recipes.

 i didn't read the recipe before i started and it said on the 1st step leave the rings in the buttermilk for 1-2 hours in the fridge well i didn't have time for that so i just dunked them in and hoped for the best. it definitely worked. i bet if i left them for 2 hours they would of been way better!

i also made these with some turkey burgers too.

Low Fat Baked Onion Rings
Adapted from Ginas skinny recipes
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 2 • Serving Size: 1/2 • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 2 pt
Calories: 74.7 • Fat: 0.6 g • Carb: 14.7 g • Fiber: 1.6 g • Sugar: 1.7 g • Protein: 2.9 g

• 1 medium onion, sliced into 1/4 inch rings
• 2 1/4 cups low fat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup Italian seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup crushed corn flake crumbs
• salt to taste 
• olive oil baking spray 

Place

 slices of onion in a shallow dish. 

Pour

 the buttermilk over the top and let them 

soak 

for about 1 - 2 hours, refrigerated.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
Combine panko, bread crumbs and corn flakes in a large dish, season with salt.

Dip each soaked onion ring into the crumb mixture; coat well. Place rings onto two cookie sheets. Lightly spraywith oil. Bake about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.