But first I wanted to share the recipe for dinner that I made for my family last night. Skinny Shepard's Pie.
I was at my mom's while Tom was out of town for a few days and she made some delish Shepard's Pie. Since I try to take every good recipe I can and make it "skinny," I made a low cal version where I substituted cauliflower for the mashed potatoes and boneless skinless chicken breast for the hamburger.
Recipe:
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cans green beans
1 can corn
2 cans tomato soup
1 head cauliflower
1/4 cup reduced fat cheese
1400 calories per whole giant Shepard's Pie (more than fit in my pie plate) or 280 calories in 1/5!
Directions:
Put the raw chicken breasts in a food processor and grind them up. Then cook them like you would cook hamburger/taco meat.
Meanwhile, steam the head of cauliflower. When it is soft, put it in a blender with 1/4-1/2 cup milk (or water -- I used unsweetened almond milk). You can add chives or onion powder or whatever seasoning you want.
When the chicken is done, add green beans, corn, and tomato soup. Scoop into a pie plate, put the cauliflower on top, and cheese on top of that. Bake at 350 until the cheese melts.
Hi! I'm a new follower and found you through your post on skinny Meg's blog :) I'm on a weight loss journey also, have a lot of weight to lose and appreciated the advice in your guest post and I look forward to reading more about your journey here!
ReplyDeleteHey! I love your blog... and appreciated your tips on SkinnyMeg's blog today... I tried to follow you but the subscribe button is leading me to a page that "no longer exists"... I will try again later, but just wanted to say hi... I am also on a weight loss journey but not post baby, pre baby! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your great results so far, and your adorable baby!
Hi Melissa! I think the follow button should be working now. Thanks for stopping by and good luck with the journey! :)
DeleteThanks for the guest post on Skinny Meg's blog! How would you go about figuring out how many calories you need to eat to lose weight/gain lean muscle?? Congrats on your weight loss! You look great!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of grinding up the chicken, I would have NEVER thought of that. THANK YOU for this recipe, I am always looking for new Healthy stuff!!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Jessica! It's seriously really good.
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