Baked BBQ rubbed wings

I was looking for a healthy alternative for BBQ wings as deep frying these days just is not an option. 

We had picked up a BBQ spice rub from The North Market on our last trip to Columbus, that was step one of the wing process, then it was finding a recipe that would work, which was an easy web search .  

For the wings with the rub, put them in a container, add rub and shake.  

Lay on wire rack over pan

Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes

And Whala! BBQ rubbed baked chicken wings and Chipotle sauce chicken wings!  Yum! 

Jambalaya in the Crock pot

Tonight I made Jambalaya for the crock pot and it was really good!!  I wanted to find a recipe for a pot luck I was attending that was healthy.  My husband and I are living a new life of eating better and taking a dinner that was healthy for us to eat was very important to me and just knowing that I am making something healthy for all of us meant a lot too. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this recipe tasted and it also got a lot of compliments.

Jambalaya for the crock pot


Ingredients
12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups green peppers, chopped
1 medium onions, chopped
2 celery ribs, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced (I used store bought already minced garlic 1 tablespoon)
1 (14 oz) cans whole tomatoes
1/3 cup tomato paste
1 (10 1/2 oz) cans beef broth (I used the beef base for soup mix)
1 tablespoon parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (I used Aldi's brand of hot sauce)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 lb shrimp, shelled
3 cups cooked rice

Directions


1. Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces.
2. Put all ingredients (Except shrimp and rice) in crock pot
3. Cover; cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Add shrimp the last 20 minutes of cooking.
5.Stir in rice before serving.

Nutritional Facts: 
Serving size:  1 Cup
Calories 288.2
Calories from fat 26
Total fat: 2.9 g
Saturated fat .5g
Cholesterol 131.5mg
Sugars 5.6g
Sodium 1008.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 37.4g
Dietary Fiber 3.0g
Sugars5.6g
Protein 27.1 g

Low Fat Banana Bread

With the new year came my determination to eat healthier.  With that, I have found a new Low fat banana bread which actually taste really good.  One could even take this recipe a little further and use Splenda instead of the regular sugar it calls for.  

LOW FAT BANANA BREAD

Ingredients

1 ½ cup flour

1 ¼  teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon vanilla

2 servings of egg substitute or 2 egg whites

1 cup Mashed banana

¾ cup sugar

¼ cup applesauce

Directions

Combine banana, egg whites, applesauce, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.  Add dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and baking powder, salt) until well mixed. Pour batter into bread pan sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.

Number of servings: 20

Nutrition info

 Calories:  84.2

 Fat: 0.2g

Carbohydrates: 19.5g

Protein: 1.6g