Saturday, 30 January 2010

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Again, this is a Weight Watcher recipe. Also very good. It can be served as an appetizer or a main dish. We ate this with rice and veggies.

1 1/2 pound lean ground beef
3/4 c rolled oats
2 lge egg whites
1 c onion
1 med garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp dried parsley
2 tsp dried oregano
8 oz canned tomato sauce
2 tbsp splenda
3 tbsp spicy mustard
1 1/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp hot sauce

Preheat over to 350. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, combine beef, oats, egg whites, onion, garlic, parsley, and oregano; mix thoroughly. Shape beef mixture into about 40 balls and place on the sheet. Bake for about 25 minutes.
Transfer to a slow cooker. Add the other ingredients. Heat on warm until ready to eat.

****I had some frozen Italian meatballs so I used those.
Don't expect a lot of sauce because there is not.

Pan Fried Flounder

Okay so to preface this recipe, I want to say it is a Weight Watchers recipe and really healthy. If you are familiar with the points system for Weight Watchers, it is only a value of 4 points per serving. It is filling and very good.

Flounder
spicy mustard
cornmeal
2 or 3 egg whites, whipped
pepper
salt
parmesan cheese

I don't really have measurements for this recipe. Well they were given but I didn't follow it really.
Rub a small amount spicy mustard on each side of the flounder. Dip the flounder in the egg whites. Then dredge the fish in a mixture of cornmeal, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. (To give you a little estimate - about 1 cup of cornmeal, 1/2 c parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste). Then fry in a pan with hot olive oil for about 2 or 3 minutes on each side.