Crazypotato98's Roasted Ratataouille

Ratatouille can be made on your stove top, in your oven, or on your grill! The ingredients vary to personal taste - so when Crazypotato98 says "squash" - you use the type you love! The nutrition facts can be found at Calorie Count.

Roasted Ratatouille

Ingredients:

3 ½ cups  eggplant, cubed

1 cup  squash, cubed

8  pearl onions, halved

1  yellow sweet pepper, cut into 1-inch strips

2 tbsp  fresh parsley, snipped

1 tbsp  olive oil

2 cloves  garlic, minced

1/8 tsp  salt

1/8 tsp  black pepper

2 large  tomatoes, chopped

1 ½ tsp  lemon juice

Directions:

Coat a 15x10x1 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Place eggplant, squash, onions, sweet pepper, and parsley in the pan.

In a small bowl, stir together oil, garlic, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle over vegetables; toss to coat.

Roast, uncovered, in a 450 oven about 20 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned, stirring once. Stir in the tomatoes and lemon juice. Roast, uncovered, for 8 to 10 minutes more or until tomatoes are very soft and starting to juice out.

Crazypotato98's Queso Dip

This tasty Tex Mex treat is a cinch to make and will be a hit at your next get-together. Can you eat queso if you are counting calories? Sure. The key is to know the calories and nutrition facts which have been analyzed for you at Calorie Count!

Queso Dip

Ingredients:

¼ cup  onion, chopped

2 tbsp  water

2 cloves  garlic, minced

12 oz  stewed tomatoes, drained and cut up

3 oz  chopped green chiles, drained

¾ tsp  chili powder

4 oz  Reduced Fat Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese

3 oz  cream cheese, cubed

3 oz  Neufchatel, cubed

Directions:

In a medium saucepan combine onion, water, and garlic. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat about 2 or 3 minutes or until water has evaporated. Add stewed tomatoes, chile peppers, and chili powder. Cook and stir until hot.

Add cheddar cheese and cream cheese. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted. Transfer to a serving bowl. If desired, top with chopped fresh tomato. Serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Notes:

if you like it hot, add some jalapenos or more chilis!

Crazypotato98's Oven Fried Fish

These fillets were an instant hit in my house. My husband and my picky teenage stepson love eating them with ketchup or mayonnaise with or without bread. 

The nutrition facts for this wonderful fish can be found at Calorie Count!

Oven Fried Fish

Ingredients:

672 g  tilapia fillets

½ cup  dry bread crumbs

2 tbsp  Caribbean Jerk Seasoning

1  egg, beaten

1  parsley sprigs

Directions:

Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.

Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels.

Place egg in shallow dish and beat.

Mix bread crumbs and jerk seasoning in another shallow dish.

Take each fillet and dip it in the beaten egg until coated. Then dip in bread crumb mixture and roll fillet until completely coated with crumbs.

Place on baking pan and bake at 450 oven for 4-6 minutes per 1/2 inch thickness of fillet or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Garnish with parsley.

Crazypotato98's Lentil and Sausage Stew

This dish is a cinch to make. It's also the perfect opportunity to test Calorie Count's Conversion Tool in the sidebar! Hmmm...grams to ounces? Click here for the nutrition facts as analyzed at Calorie Count!

sausages!

Lentil and Sausage Stew

Ingredients:

108 grams Collards or other greens

1 cup Lentils

8 cup Chicken Broth
224 grams Polish Sausage (or your favorite fresh sausage), cooked and sliced

1/4 Onions, chopped

1 clove Garlic, minced

3 cup Fresh or Frozen Broccoli

1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions:

saute garlic and onion in olive oil. Add chicken broth (or bouillon and water), lentils, and sliced sausage. Bring to a boil; add vegetables except greens and simmer until lentils are tender. Add collard greens at the end and let simmer a couple minutes.

Notes:

Get creative with the vegetables for this soup!