Here's a great no-cook meal for hot days. Just arrange cooked chicken on fresh spinach with some edamame beans and almonds or peanuts. Love it!You can use any salad dressing you like--they used a spray salad dressing from Newman's Own for just 10 calories.There is plenty of protein here to keep you from getting hungry later. Lots of flavor and … [Read more...]
Creamy, Crunchy Low-Fat Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad is an affordable luxury in my book. Unfortunately it is usually loaded with fat. Here's a slimmed down version from Prevention that still satisfies. Prevention says about this recipe: "A serving of Caesar dressing can contain more than 25% of your daily-recommended fat. Our version has half the fat and the same rich, tangy flavor you … [Read more...]
Pears + Blue Cheese=Elegant Dessert for Only 101 Calories
This is so elegant to serve for a special occasion. It can be a dessert or even a first course or appetizer (in smaller portions). Or add it to the top of salad greens for a beautiful, flavorful salad. You could make it a whole meal salad by adding cooked chicken to the salad, mix, and then top with the pretty fanned pear, blue cheese, & honey. … [Read more...]
Last Minute Taco Salad
We all have those days where it seems just too hard to throw a meal together. Here's one that really is just throwing food together. It uses prepared foods like canned chili and shredded cheeese and is so simple that you can probably get the family to make it. If you have leftover chili in the freezer, just buzz it up in the microwave to use … [Read more...]
Spinach Bacon Salad with Chicken
This is a wonderful salad with plenty of flavor. It's a good spinach bacon salad with cooked chicken added. It mixes pieces of chicken with the salad, but you can add them to the top of each salad for a more attractive presentation. It calls for broiling the chicken breasts, but if you can cook them on the grill it would be even tastier. We … [Read more...]
Chicken Apple Salad
Apples add a lot of crunch and flavor to a salad, and this salad with chicken and creamy dressing is no exception. What a nice light meal.Click title for link at WholeFoodsMarket where this is one of their most popular recipes. … [Read more...]
Healthy Greek Salad
Use some of those cucumbers and tomatoes in this good-for-you salad. Lots of flavors to enjoy! Serve with some grilled chicken for a great meal.Click title for link at AllRecipes. … [Read more...]