Day 1: 01/27/2013 - Italian Pizza Bake

Day 1: Italian Pizza Bake

I was really excited about this recipe.
This is in Chapter 10: Cooking for Two Chapter. Ingredients included:  Pre-cooked Chicken (I poached my chicken while dicing and cutting my ingredients,) onions, green bell pepper, italian diced tomatoes, italian seasoning, garlic powder and bisquick, (It calls for Heart Smart, I used Gluten Free Bisquick) and egg whites.

1 portion is 200 calories.

I made a side of steamed broccoli. I measured out 1 cup, which is 30 calories.

This dinner was 230 calories total and I drank water with my dinner.

Now for my review:  I didn't care for the "crust" at the bottom.   I like the topping, I think it was flavorful and not disappointing.  I ended up scraping my toppings off and not eating the crust at all and I added a few red pepper flakes and it did bring a little something more to the flavor.

I was full after eating my portion, even after not eating the crust and he didn't go for a 2nd portion.

Overall rating for this dish:  5 on a scale of 1-10

What would I do different?  Come up with a different type of crust.  We discussed making a thin style pizza crust and determining the calories for that instead.

We have 299 more recipes to go, so we won't be trying that out just yet.

What's in store for tomorrow?  Chicken and avocado with sweet pepper sauce

So, stay tuned....

Read First

I am not a writer.  I am not a chef.  I am a simple girl that made a goal to make every recipe from a cookbook within a year.  Yes, I got the idea from the movie Julia & Julia.  With that said, I am also trying to eat healthier and lose some weight.  A friend of mine suggested that I try Betty Crocker The 300 Calorie Cookbook.  This has 300 tasty meals in the cookbook.

Well, I have to tell you all about my crazy food allergies.  I have a severe allergy to shellfish and peanuts, anaphylactic shock allergic.  Then, I have a gluten allergic - which includes all kinds of things that "normal" people cook with.  This allergy isn't going to put my in the ER the same day, but causes all kinds of digestive issues and it just isn't pleasant.  Then there is the milk allergy.  I get a rash - not a big thing, but still I try to use milk products in moderation.

So, as I stated, the cookbook has 300 recipes.  I will make all recipes in the book, but I will be modifying for my allergies.  I will make sure to mention any deviation from the original recipe.  Of course, I won't be listing the recipe on this blog, as you can buy the book yourself.  I am not here to give the recipes to anyone for free.  So, I will post photos of my creations and give you my opinion and probably my husband's opinion as well.  I am sure I will have guest tasters along the way and I will make sure to ask them for their input as well.

I hope you enjoy reading this. I know this is a great way to keep me accountable for eating a healthy dinner and meet one of my goals.