Hot Ham and Swiss Chicken Breasts Served with sautéed mushrooms and tomato slices Chicken Cordon Bleu, re-done What is “Hot Ham and Swiss Chicken Breasts?” – really, it’s a spin off a classic Chicken Cordon Bleu. Traditionally Chicken Cordon Bleu is a dish with meat wrapped around cheese. How most have come to know it … Continue reading "Hot Ham and Swiss Chicken Breasts"
Beefy Chili Stoup Thick and hearty like chili, with soft fresh vegetables like soup Why post-ops have to be careful of soup Beefy Chili Stoup is name inspired by Rachael Ray’s made up term of “stoup” (soup + chili) and one that I often use on this website. You see, soup is not the … Continue reading "Beefy Chili Stoup"
Shrimp and Cauliflower Grits Shrimp sautéed with lemon, riced cauliflower to replace cheesy grits A word about gaining flavor It’s true. The first time I tried to create this Shrimp and Cauliflower Grits, it was okay but my husband was honest enough to tell me it just didn’t have much flavor. I … Continue reading "Shrimp and Cauliflower Grits"
Chicken Cacciatore Chicken Cacciatore also known as Hunters Stew Lean protein, fresh vegetables I love this recipe because it brings fresh flavors and texture with the vegetables plus it keeps the chicken moist and easily to tolerate after weight loss surgery! Cacciatore means 'hunter' in Italian and is a dish often using onion, … Continue reading "Chicken Cacciatore"
Beef and Ratatouille Skillet Fresh eggplant, squash and tomatoes with lean ground beef Adding protein to a classic vegetable dish This Beef and Ratatouille Skillet sure sounds fancy but it’s truly a classic vegetable dish that uses eggplant, yellow squash and a whole list of other vegetables and adds in lean ground beef. The … Continue reading "Beef and Ratatouille Skillet"
Sunday’s Beef “Stoup” Bariatric Friendly Instant Pot Recipe Sunday’s Beef Stoup: Thinner than stew, thicker than soup I have recently come into a wonderful pattern for Sundays – I don’t cook. And it’s amazing! So why is this called Sunday’s Beef Stoup you ask? In an effort to make Sunday’s very restful and relaxing, … Continue reading "Sunday’s Beef “Stoup”"
Taco Salad in a Jar Easy bariatric friendly lunch idea Assembling the Jars I’ve made a few variations of salad in a jar type of recipes and for me, the key is layer ingredients from most wet to most dry. Keeping the lettuce at the top makes sense, sometimes it’s the other … Continue reading "Taco Salad in a Jar"
Asian Shrimp Zucchini Pasta Simple Bariatric friendly, Asian inspired recipe Simple Sauce, Simple Recipes I recently posted a recipe for Asian Chicken Thighs and loved the flavor so much I also adapted it for this Asian Shrimp Zucchini Pasta dinner! I use frozen, cooked shrimp to keep my life simple. I love recipe that are … Continue reading "Asian Shrimp Zucchini Pasta"
Italian Zucchini Stew Hearty blend of ground turkey, tomatoes and zucchini I don’t post recipes that I don’t really enjoy personally (I have made several recipes that were NOT worthy of taking a picture!) However, there are some recipes that I just really love more than others. This Italian Zucchini Stew is for sure one … Continue reading "Italian Zucchini Stew"
Green Enchilada Pork Chili WLS recipe for the Instant Pot or Stove Top Note: I hate to assume everyone has an Instant Pot and would not want to exclude anyone from this recipe if they did not have one! So I’ve included both cooking methods for this Green Enchilada Pork Chili below. However, I am … Continue reading "Green Enchilada Pork Chili"
