Easy ones:
Simple garlic shrimp:
1 cup of large or jumbo shrimp, deveined, peeled
1Tbsp butter
Splash of white wine (pinot grigio preferred)
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
Hand full of cherry tomatoes, quartered
Splash of olive oil
Add butter, olive oil, wine, garlic to skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until most of the wine has evaporated
Add shrimp, toss in skillet until shrimp are coated in the butter/oil/garlic/wine
When shrimp are nearly done, add tomato and toss. Cook until shrimp are cooked through
Remove from heat, plate, enjoy.
Around 400 calories
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Excellent shrooms
1 container sliced portabella mushrooms
1 Tbsp butter
Splash of olive oil
1 handful fresh spinach, stems removed
Pinch of salt
Pinch of black pepper
Add oil and butter to skillet, heat on medium-high heat until butter is melted
Add mushrooms and toss to coat mushrooms in butter/oil
Sautee mushrooms 3 minutes each side
Add spinach, turn so the shrooms are on top of the spinach
Heat about a minute or so, until the spinach is nicely wilted
Salt and pepper to taste
Remove from heat, plate, enjoy. You can also put a little wine with this, red or white, doesn't matter, just reduce the wine while the butter melts/oil heats.
Around 300 calories
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Faux-tatoes
1 head cauliflower
2 Tbsp cream cheese
1 Tsp Truffle Salt (or garlic salt, or any salt)
1 Tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tsp garlic powder
Chop head of cauliflower and steam until done. When done, pat dry with paper towel. Try to remove as much of the water as possible.
Add cauliflower + remaining items to food processor. Pulse food processor until it is nicely blended and resembles mashed potatoes.
Plate, enjoy.
Should be enough for 2 servings or so, at about 200 calories each serving.
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