Are you trying to lose weight? Or are you just hoping to maintain your current weight?
Well, if you’re in either category and need a meal or two that’ll help you lose or maintain,
you’re in luck.

Listed below, are recipes for two delicious dishes that are both slimming
and can be made in minutes.

Slimming recipe no. 1-
Saucy Stuffed Cauli Peppers!
Leave out the carb-heavy rice and use cauliflower to make these satisfying
and filling stuffed peppers.
Ingredients:
4 large peppers
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef (or turkey)
2 cups of riced cauliflower*
1 cup of chopped onions
1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce*
1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella
Seasonings-
1 tsp. of garlic powder
1 tsp. of onion powder
3/4 tsp. of Italian seasoning
* Cooking tip: To make cauliflower rice-use a box grater. To do:
Separate cauliflower into large florets. Working with one piece at
a time, grate each using the largest holes until reduced to small,
equally sized pieces.
* Look for a low-carb or no-carb sauce, one to try: Yo Mama’s Marinara sauce.
To make:
Heat oven to 400*F. Trim stems of peppers. Discard seeds. Place in 8″ square
baking pan, cut sides up. Bake until soft, 25 to 30 mins.
Coat skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add beef, cauliflower,
onions, seasonings, 1/4 tsp. of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring 8 to 10 mins. until
beef has fully cooked and veggies have softened.
Reduce heat to low; add sauce. Cook, stirring, until hot, 2 mins. Blot away excess
moisture from peppers. Evenly fill: sprinkle with cheese. Bake until cheese melts,
3 to 5 mins.
Calories per pepper-290, Carbs-26g. Prot-30g.

Slimming Recipe No. 2-
Easy-Zoodle Low Mein!
Avoid the carb-heavy (made with rice or noodles) Low Mein at your
local Asian restaurant and use zucchini (zoodles) instead.
Ingredients:
2 Tbs. of reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tsp. of chopped garlic
3 cups of Asian-style stir fry vegetables
1 cup of quartered mushrooms
1 1/2 lbs. of zucchini*
Seasonings:
1/4 tsp. of ground ginger
1/4 tsp. of onion powder
1/8 tsp. of salt
* Cooking tip:
Turn zucchini into thin strips (zoodles) using a Spiralizer or a
julienne vegetable peeler. (Find a spiralizer or vegetable peeler
at Walmart or Target).
To make:
To make sauce, in a small bowl, combine soy sauce garlic, and seasonings.
Mix well. Coat a large skillet or wok with cooking spray; heat over medium-high
heat. Add the veggies and mushrooms. Cook and stir until veggies are hot and
mushrooms have softened, about 5 mins. Add zucchini. Cook and stir until hot
and slightly softened, about 3 mins.
Transfer the veggies to a strainer; drain excess liquid, Return wok to medium-high
heat; add veggies and sauce. Cook and stir until evenly mixed and mostly absorbed,
for 2 mins.
Calories per serving- 135, Carbs-47g. Prot-9g.

Sources:
* Lisa Lillien creator of “Hungry Girl” website and best-selling books
* A Taste of Home-Magazine
* AllRecipes.com-popular blog

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