Friday, May 14, 2010

Onion Potatoes

2 lbs red potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 packet onion soup mix

Preheat oven to 400.

Toss potatoes with olive oil and onion soup mix. Place in a sprayed baking dish. Bake 30 minutes at 400 until done and crispy.

Great side!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Creamy Basil and Tomato Pasta

8 oz light cream cheese, diced
3 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup Ken's Light sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
1/2 cup fresh chopped basil
16 oz fettuccine, cooked and drained

Dice cream cheese while it's very cold. Combine tomatoes with diced cream cheese and chill for 2 hours. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and toss lightly. Makes 8 servings.

Recommended side: Fresh green salad

**Recipe from e-mealz: Publix Meal Plan Point System

**A GREAT summer meal. We ate the leftovers the next day cold out of the fridge and both agreed it was even better after 'sitting' for a night.

Orange Ginger Asparagus

2 lbs asparagus
1/4 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp fresh grated fresh ginger
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 400.

Place asparagus on a sprayed baking sheet. Whisk together remaining ingredients and drizzle over asparagus and toss to coat. Bake 15 minutes at 400; turning once during baking.
Makes 6 servings at 1 point each
**Recipe from e-mealz: Publix Meal Plan Point System

Orange Baked Fish

1/2 cup orange marmalade
3 Tbsp orange juice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 1/2 lbs fresh catfish fillets

Preheat oven to 400.

Combine marmalade, juice, and ginger and heat on low until all is dissolved, then add green onions and set aside. Place fillets into a large baking dish and cover with marmalade mixture. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 400, or until fish flakes.

Recommended sides: Steamed Cauliflower and Corn on the Cob
Makes 6 servings of fish, 4 points each

**What makes this so amazing is the marinade! We decided that we would prefer salmon or talapia over the catfish, but catfish was what the recipe calls for.

**Recipe from e-mealz : Publix Meal Plan Point System