Bake Your Eggs in the Oven

You can use a muffin pan, muffin top pan or whoopie pie pan for this recipe!

Set your oven to 350 degrees. Grease pan with non stick cooking spray. Crack your egg into the tin and break the yolk. Add a shake of salt and pepper. Bake for 8-12 minutes, depending on how you like your eggs cooked.

Chicken Divan in a New Light

2 (10 ounce) packages frozen broccoli florets
6 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
2 tsp. olive oil
1 (8 ounce) sliced mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed fat free low sodium cream of mushroom soup
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1//2 cup light mayo
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
2/3 cup + 2 tbsp. fresh grated Parmesan
1 tsp. curry powder
Fresh black pepper, to taste
1 slice whole what bread
1 tbsp. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 2 quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
Microwave broccoli to thaw. Drain and put into the prepared baking dish. Top with the chicken.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until they release their juices and thoroughly brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme during the last minute of cooking time. Add to the baking dish with the chicken and broccoli.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the soup, broth, mayo, yogurt, 2/3 cup of Parmesan cheese, curry powder, and pepper. Pour over the broccoli-chicken mixture and mix well with a spatula.
Grate the bread over the large holes of a box grater to make coarse soft crumbs. Combine the bread crumbs, melted butter, and remaining 2 tbsp. of Parmesan cheese in a small bowl until blended; sprinkle evenly over the top of the casserole. Bake uncovered, until the filling is bubbly around the edges and the topping is lightly browned, 30-40 minutes.

Recipe by: diabetesinanewlight.com

Skinny Baked BBQ Pork Chops

4 pork chops, seasoned with Nature's seasoning
3 tsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 garlic clove, diced
1/3 cup 100% apple juice
1/2 cup bbq sauce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Heat 2 tsp. oil in large oven proof skillet. Add the pork chops to the pan.
Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining 1 tsp. oil to the pan. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring for about 3-4 minutes.
Add the apple juice and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated (about 1 minute.)
Stir in the bbq sauce.
Return the chops to the pan, turning several times to coat with the sauce.
Place the oven proof skillet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.

Original recipe by: skinnymom.com

Skinny Un-Fried Chicken

3/4 cup Bisquick mix
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 pound boneless skinless chicken tenderloins, season with Nature's seasoning
2 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp. light butter, melted

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Mix Bisquick, Parmesan, paprika, and garlic powder.
Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
Dip seasoned chicken in eggs, then Bisquick.
Place chicken on cookie sheet.
Repeat, by redipping the coated chicken into eggs then Bisquick mixture and returning to cooking sheet.
Drizzle butter over chicken.
Bake for 8 minutes and flip chicken.
Return to oven and bake for another 8 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center.

Recipe by: skinnymom.com

Oven Fried Tilapia Fillets

4 tilapia fillets, seasoned with Nature's Seasoning
1 egg, slightly beaten
30 garlic and herb flavored croutons, crushed
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix together crushed croutons, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder and fresh parsley. Set aside.
Dip seasoned fillets in the egg and into the croutons. Press the croutons into the fillets. Place fillets in baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Spray the tops of the fillets with non-stick cooking spray.

Bake for 8 minutes. Run the fish under the broiler for a couple more minutes to crisp up the tops.

Think of it this way

Almost there!

Hey Crazy Weighters!

So there are 3 1/2 weeks left to our 12 week "get right" cycle.  How are you progressing toward your goals?

Are you active for 30 minutes a day? Are you cooking meals at home? Are you packing your lunch? Are you drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day?
Those were a few simple questions to ask yourself to make sure that you stay on track to your 12 week goals.

Remember that the last day of this cycle is Saturday, March 30th.
We will start another 12 week cycle on Monday, April 8th.