Pasta with Chicken and Mushrooms in a Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce This recipe is inspired by a recipe my mother found in a local newspaper. This tastes rich and indulgent but really there is a marginal amount of butter and only a tablespoon of half & half cream per serving. The grainy Dijon mustard gives a sweet and tangy flavour with a ...
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Linguine in Lobster Dijonnaise
Linguine in Lobster Dijonnaise This is another recipe I shared a few years ago... LOVE IT!!!! We had this for Mike’s birthday dinner the other night and it was a big hit! This recipe was inspired by my Mussels Dijonnaise recipe, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, man the French can cook! Using smaller amounts of butter and cream still ...
Spicy Mussels in a White Wine Cream Sauce with Bacon and Tomatoes
Spicy Mussels in a White Wine Cream Sauce with Bacon and Tomatoes This dish is smoky, spicy, creamy, salty and sweet, all at the same time. Honestly, I am really proud of this recipe because it’s simple and yet really intense. Trust me, you have to try it. Even if you’re not a fan of heat, go with the jalapenos because the cream neutralizes the ...
Green Beans with a Creamy Sweet Onion-Mustard Sauce
Green Beans with a Creamy Sweet Onion-Mustard Sauce Here is a quick-cooking, healthy side, perfect for any holiday table using pantry ingredients. This is a cream sauce but it only has a half-tablespoon of butter. ...
Chicken Stroganoff
Chicken Stroganoff This is a great variation of the classic Beef Stroganoff, just a little lighter! This is perfect for a busy weeknight because the dish comes together by the time the pasta is cooked. I love cooking with mushrooms because they add such a decadent depth of flavour that is low calorie and completely fat free and they are a great ...
Creamy Pasta Primavera with Fresh Dill
Creamy Pasta Primavera with Fresh Dill This dish comes together in the time the pasta takes to cook! Also, the cream sauce is a (low fat) milk sauce in disguise. This dish tastes like spring even though the weather feels like November lately. Don’t skip the dill, it is absolutely amazing in this sauce and then you get the crunch of the veggies, ...
Creamy Cauliflower Sauce
Creamy Cauliflower Sauce You’re going to flip when you make this recipe; it’s so easy and so delicious and so creamy. In case you’re wondering, it doesn’t taste at all like cauliflower (sorry cauliflower). This is a great base for low fat mac and cheese, coming soon! Serves 6 2 Cups sodium-reduced stock (I used beef) 1 Head of ...
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken
Spaghetti in a Rose Sauce with Grilled Chicken I love recipes that use previous recipes and come together as something completely different. Here the addition of a little Alfredo sauce transforms the Tomato Sauce into a Rose Sauce, yum! There is less pasta here and more grilled lean protein; this will help support any healthy New Year’s resolution ...
Pan Seared Scallops in a Butter and Cream Sauce
Pan Seared Scallops in a Butter and Cream Sauce OMG! It’s the last day of 2014! This was such an amazing year and I have so much to be grateful for, I hope everyone reading this has this same sentiment. This recipe is inspired by anyone looking for a decadent cream sauce that isn’t going to sabotage any healthy New Years resolution, in fact this ...
Blackened Chicken Penne with Shrimp
Blackened Chicken Penne with Shrimp In my very early 20’s, a whole lifetime ago, I used to go to little bar that had a full dinner menu before 10 p.m. Without a doubt, my favourite dish of theirs was the Blackened Chicken Penne. The waitress there was kind enough to share the recipe with me but really it was a classic example of ignorance being ...
Potatoes au Gratin
Potatoes au Gratin Yep, Potatoes au Gratin, these are yummy, gooey, cheesy and yes; they are low fat. Trust me my friend, trust me! Serves 8 - 10 ½ tbsp butter 5 Large, red skinned potatoes, washed (skin on) 1 ½ Cup 1% milk ½ Cup fat free sour cream 5 Sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only 1 tsp Dijon mustard 3 Cloves garlic, ...
Creamed Spinach
Creamed Spinach This is a stick-to-your-ribs, warm-you-up, side dish. This recipe like most is a good serving size for 4 people; I get 2 meals out of it! This is not the conventional creamed spinach recipe that calls for tons of butter and cheese, it is low fat and delicious. What is also great about this recipe is that it is a total “pantry” ...