This post is an oldie from the archives but it is worth another look!

A few weeks back, I  posted about Potato Chips in the microwave.  I had so much feed back wondering if you could use sweet potatoes, so I knew I just had to try.  Some were also wondering how you got the potato so thinly sliced,  I simply used this side of my grater, as seen in the picture.

I followed the same directions except I peeled the sweet potato.  If you missed the recipe, here it is again switching to the sweet potato.

Ingredients:

1 sweet potato peeled

Directions:

• Slice the potato really thin.  I used the side of my cheese grater and they came out paper thin.
• Spray them with oil spray(season with preferred flavoring)
• Spread on a single layer on parchment paper
• Place them in the microwave on high heat for about 5 minutes until start turning brown.  Depending on your microwave, you may need more time.  Keep a close eye on them.

I only seasoned them with salt.  I didn’t want anything to interfere with their lovely naturally sweet taste. 

Yum-O!  My only regret is that my darn microwave was not bigger so I could make a bigger batch.

Also another portion control warning: only 3 oz of chips makes for a one point weight watcher snack!

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This recipe is so good and my kids love it too.  I add some low fat cheese and no fat sour cream.  I serve it with high fibre torillias, crisped in the oven.  This recipe is a power house!  It would be great for pot lucks and picnincs!

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• Several cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground turkey or beef (I used turkey)
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon ground basil
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• Several tomatoes, depending on size, chopped
• 1 can red kidney beans

Instructions

1. Saute onions, green pepper and garlic in olive oil until soft
2. Add ground turkey or beef and brown
3. Combine spices together then add to ground meat
4. Add red wine vinegar
5. Add tomatoes and let simmer, until tomatoes cook down
6. Add kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes
7. Serve over white or brown rice
8. Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, onions and sour cream

Source: ABCNews
Serving: 250 Calories, 13g Fat, 77.2mg Cholesterol, 322.2mg Sodium, 18g Carbs, 5.1g fiber, 25.8g Protein

Don’t you just LOVE French toast? I do but it is such a calorie laden breakfast that it’s been off my list for awhile. Until now! Welcome back French toast!

Ingredients:

• 6 egg whites
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 6 slices whole wheat French bread, cut into 4 (4 inch, 1/2 in. thick) slices
• 3 Tbsp. sugar free maple syrup (optional)

Instructions:

In a shallow bowl, combine egg whites, milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Dip both sides of bread evenly in egg mixture.

Cooking in batches, place bread pieces in a single layer in skillet and cook for 3 – 5 minutes on each side unti lightly browned. Serve with syrup. Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional Information (per 4 stick and 1/2 Tbsp. maple syrup serving): Calories: 147, Fat: 3.5 g., Carbs: 21 g., Protein: 9 g., fibre 5g (3 point weight watchers)

I love LaTorilla Factory’s flat bread.  I love that each wheat tortillas, large size, has 90 calories, 3.5g of fat and get this, 12 grams of fibre!  So I went a bit crazy in the kitchen and decided I need a  pizza. 

 So I started off by:

• Crisping the LaTortillas flat bread in the oven for about 10 minutes. 
• Mean while I sauteed, mushrooms, baby bok choy and zucchini until tender. 
• I spread Bone Suckin’ Sauce (I could eat this sauce with a spoon, hence why I picked it!) all over the crisp tortillas.
• Added the sauteed vegetables to the tortilla
• Dabbed some cottage cheese on top
• Broiled in the oven until the cottage cheese was bubbling

Yummy!  This was such a great meal. And all this for approx 200 calories.  You could do so many other topping with this pizza.  I can’t wait to try some more.

Only 3 points Weight Watchers!

What do you put on top of your pizza? Anything really strange?

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