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Guilt Free Chicken Tortilla Soup

I love love love love Mexican food.  I blame about 10 pounds on the fact that a Rio Bravo Mexican Restaurant opened up literally at the entrance to my neighborhood.   Morning, noon, and night I would love to indulge in Mexican faire – to the chagrin of my waistline.

Well… not anymore!

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Guilt Free: Baked Balsamic Salmon

Never in a million years would I think I would be creating a mouth watering Baked Atlantic Salmon dish in my own kitchen.  Growing up on Pensacola Beach gave me a love for seafood – but I never learned how to actually cook it, so I have always enjoyed my seafood from a restaurant… not anymore!

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Guilt Free: Hearty Turkey Mushroom Chili Recipe #tuttorosso

The past week a horrible snowstorm has hit the Northeastern states.  All of the pictures of snow have made me long for a warm bowl of chili! Tuttorosso’s hearty turkey chili recipe combines fresh veggies, beans and ground turkey. Switching to ground turkey, instead of beef, provides a very healthy chili recipe for your family!

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Guilty: Pizza Lasagna Casserole

Mike’s favorite food in the whole world is Pizza.   When I met him he literally did not have a single thing to eat in his house besides frozen pizzas.   Ahh, my darling bachelor.   I, however, am not a fan of pizza, and really have to be in the right mood for it… and even then I only want it like twice a year.  Lasagna, on the other hand, I can eat all day every day.  Just call me Garfield….. wait, did I just show my age?

So, in a wonderful experiment gone deliciously right, I put the two together in a mash of cheesy goodness hoping they would pair together as well as my love and I have… and they did.   This is a meal that Mike loved, *I* loved, and the girls begged for seconds.

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Guilty: Pistachio Chicken Carbonara

My husband is a pistachio addict. He loves pistachios. I buy them EVERY time I go to the grocery. He cannot get enough of them, really its an obsession. He eats them shelled, unshelled, plain, salted, spiced you name the packaging and he will eat it. I could not wait to incorporate these tasty little nuts into a delicious recipe. I scoured the internet for recipes and came up empty-handed. I needed a recipe that incorporated pistachios and would satisfy my husbands peculiar taste palate. He would be a happy camper if we could have steak and a form of cooked potatoes every night. Thus, the Pistachio Chicken Carbonara recipe was created.

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Guilt Free: Hamburger Stroganoff

This is the classic Hamburger Helper Stroganoff recipe! Yet it’s with out all the additives and preservatives that come from the boxed meal. Taking only 30-40 minutes to cook and prepared with whole wheat noodles and Greek plain yogurt, this recipe is sure to satisfy your hunger and keeps the calories low!Hamburger Stroganoff, Hamburger Helper Stroganoff Recipe, Beef Stroganoff, Stroganoff, Hamburger Stroganoff Cream of Mushroom Soup, Hamburger Stroganoff Greek Yogurt, Hamburger Stroganoff Wheat Noodles, Beef Stroganoff Cream of Mushroom Soup, Beef Stroganoff Greek Yogurt, Beef Stroganoff Wheat Noodles, hamburger helper recipe from scratch stroganoff,

Guilt Free: Grilled Fried Chicken Recipe

 Growing up in the south fried chicken is a staple menu item.  The meal brings back loads of child hood memories for me. As a child we were allowed to pick the meal that would be served the night of our birthday.  I always picked fried chicken, field peas and spinach. But that meals, prepared the way my mother did was loaded  with calories!

As a mother it is always my goal to provide my family comfort food with out all of the calories. You will find this Grilled Fried Chicken recipe is incredibly healthy, amazingly yummy and definitely a comfort food!

Grilled Fried Chicken

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Guilt Free: Chicken Yakitori

The best part of the outdoor events and fairs is the food! There’s nothing better than some good ole street vendor or fair style food.  Lord only knows how many calories you are indulging in when you are there! Turkey Legs, Fried Oreos, Pizza and more. If only those calories were like Vegas saying, what you consume there, stays there!  *I wish*  One of my favorite vendors is the Japanese food. They serve Chicken Yakitori, commonly referred to as Japanese grilled chicken on a stick!

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Guilty: Crockpot Chicken Tacos

I have a mild obsession with Mexican food.

Like… I may or may not have just eaten a Taco Cupcake…. for breakfast.

Anyway, my favorite meal is chicken tacos. I can seriously eat them any time day or night. Nothing tops lean chicken, lettuce, cheese and sour cream all smushed together. It’s heaven in a tortilla.

The bad news: My family isnt quite as obsessed.

Which leaves me wanting chicken tacos and having to suffer through… well anything else.

Until now.

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Guilt Free: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

A favorite restaurant of mine is P.F. Changs.  My favorite items on their menu is the chicken lettuce wrap appetizer.  The crispy iceberg lettuce filled with chicken, water chestnuts, black bean sauce and Asian spices is absolutely yummy! One evening my husband and I were craving these delightful treats and I decided to make them here at home.  To my delight I executed the recipe well. We both agreed that they tasted very similar to the restaurant.

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