Fall Soups

Just in case you are wondering what we've been eating a lot lately......soup. I love delicious soup and savory bread in the rainy season. I posted some last year hereon our family blog if you want to take a look. Split pea, Chicken Tortilla, and Fiesta Chicken Corn Chowder......MMM

Amazing Pumpkin Bars...

My mom sent me this recipe a long time ago and it is FANTASTIC. She found it on greenlitebites.com.  It is a weight watcher friendly recipe, BEFORE I add the cream cheese frosting. The are good plain, but oh man! They are amazing with the frosting. Let me know if you try them! Enjoy.

Pumpkin Bars

INGREDIENTS:
1 box Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix

2 egg whites
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
< 1 tbsp quick oats (optional – used for decoration)
Non-stick cooking spray

PREPARE:
-Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
-Whisk the egg whites and pumpkin. Stir in the cake mix and blend until just moistened.
-Spray 4 mini-loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. Evenly distribute the cake batter into the pans, just about half way.
-Sprinkle the tops with quick oats and bake for about 40 minutes.

As for the serving and nutritional information, according to the cake mix package there are 12 servings. That would be 3 servings per loaf. In my opinion, you can count 2 slices per serving and easily serve 4 people per loaf (8 slices). So I’m providing nutritional information for 16 servings. That’s 4 servings per loaf. (I hope that makes sense, I almost confused myself!)

Approx Nutritional Information Per Serving (Before the frosting)
Servings  Calories  Fat  Fiber
16             150       2g    1g

Chicken Salad

I have a true love-hate relationship with chicken salad. I hate the usual calories that lurk behind the false identity of the word salad. On the other hand, I sometimes want to lick my plate if a little drops out of a sandwich or a wrap.  Today I was having a gal from the college group over for lunch and I decided to try and make some. It never quite tastes like the restaurant, but I was very pleased with how this turned out. I will definitely make this again.

Ingredients:
4 cups cubed chicken breast (2 large boneless/skinless)
1 1/4 dried cranberries
1 cup reduced fat olive oil- mayo
1 cup diced celery
2 green onions, chopped
1 tsp. seasoning salt
1 tsp. curry powder
sprinkle of granulated garlic

Prepare:
Mix it all together. Chill if possible.

1/4 cup is 112 calories (Perfect amount for a 100 caloried sandwich thin.)
Yum! Enjoy!