Weight Watchers Au Gratin Potatoes (low fat)

Ingredients:


1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 -2 tablespoon flour
2 cups nonfat milk
2 lbs potatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup shredded low-fat cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper


Directions:Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 3/4 hrs

1 Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2 Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
3 Melt butter in a large frypan over medium heat; add in onion and cook stirring occasionally until onion begins to brown (about 5 minutes).
4 Stir in flour, then slowly add in milk.
5 Add in potatoes; stir to mix; bring to a boil.
6 Stir in 3/4 cup cheese, salt and black pepper.
7 Pour mixture into prepared baking dish then spread out.
8 Bake for 1 hour uncovered.
9 After 1 hour cooking time cover with foil and continue to bake another 20 minutes more.
10 Change oven to broil heat.
11 Sprinkle the remaining cheese over potatoes and broil 6-inches from heat until the cheese is golden (about 1-2 minutes).
12 Cool 5 minutes before serving.


Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/weight-watchers-au-gratin-potatoes-3-pts-low-fat-206594#ixzz1PwbSsemg..

Pork Steak

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
4 pork steaks
salt and pepper
garlic powder
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced or 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms
2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 3/4 cups water
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions:Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2 Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
3 Brown steaks on each side.
4 While browning, season steaks with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
5 Transfer steaks to a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
6 Sauté the onions and mushrooms in the same skillet.
7 Add water, Worcestershire sauce, dry soup mix, and mushroom soup; mix together until sauce forms.
8 Pour sauce over steaks.
9 Cover dish with aluminum foil.10 Bake in preheated oven for 90 minutes.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/pork-steak-42905#ixzz1PwKYuuic..

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
6-8 Servings

2 cucumbers, very thinly sliced
1 red onion, very thinly sliced
2 tablespoons vinegar or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream or 2 tablespoons yogurt
salt and pepper, to taste (I like a lot of pepper)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill

Directions:

1 Mix cucumbers and onions together.
2 Mix rest of ingredients together in a closed bowl and give a shake.
3 Add to cucumbers, chill till very cold & serve.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/cucumber-salad-51721#ixzz1PwfEuYK9..

Beetroot Salad

Ingredients:

1 (810 g) can baby beets, chilled
200 ml sour cream
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon chives, snipped


Directions:
Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 5 mins

1 Drain, wash and drain the beetroot.
2 Cut each in half.
3 Mix the remaining ingredients together and mix through the beets gently and thouroughly.


Recipe from: http://share.food.com/community/JustJanS/style.esi?member_id=29196

Oooh, new blinds.

At long last!!!!!!!!!

Chicken, Lentil and vegetable hot pot

You will need
· 500g chicken thighs (A little stingy if you live with gannets like me)

· 1 tablespoon olive oil

· 1 garlic clove, crushed (I used two)

· 1 x pack casserole selection (I used a frozen diced pack)

· 2 carrots, peeled and chopped (Didn’t bother)

· 320g green lentils ( I used a tin)

· 500g tomato and herb sauce

· 1 chicken stock cube

Method

1. Skin 500g chicken thighs and fry in a flame-proof, non-stick casserole dish or pot with 1 tablespoon olive

2. oil until browned, then remove and set aside.

3. Lightly fry 1 clove garlic in the casserole dish. Peel the vegetables from the casserole selection pack and chop into small chunks, then add to the garlic. Add the extra 2 carrots,

4. Fry for 5 minutes.

5. Add 320g green lentils to the dish along with 500g tomato and herb sauce. Stir in 750ml chicken stock, made with 1 chicken stock cube.

6. Return the chicken to the dish. Cover and cook on a low heat for 30 minutes or until everything is tender and cooked through

7. I found that 30 minutes was fine, though left it on for longer by accident and the sauce was nice and thick.

Happy new year

Welcome 2011.

Thank you 2010, for a really bad back, my first dose of the flu and for the onset of a chest infection.