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Score Big with this Skinny Game Day Menu

Tailgating is a sport of its own, with more than 70 million Americans hosting or attending tailgate parties to root on the home team.

But here’s the Game Day dilemma: How can you enjoy yourself and serve up great-tasting food without racking up the calorie and nutritional penalties? Julie Upton, MS, RD, CSSD from Appetite for Health[1] is here to help with a winning strategy.

The four food groups of football—beer, wings, pizza and chips and dip can really pile on calories. In fact, a tailgate party can set you back some 1,500 calories—and that’s all before kickoff. By the fourth quarter, it’s not uncommon to eat and drink several days’ worth of calories. Some simple substitutions in your Game Day menu can make you the “MVP” of the party. Here’s what to serve and what to sideline, and several winning recipes to try.

Blitz on Chips and Game Day Dip: Opt for baked chips instead of fried to slash calories and fat and make your dips with nonfat plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. Using a cup of nonfat Greek yogurt in place of regular sour cream shaves off 315 calories and 45 grams of fat from your dip recipes.

A Few Skinny Dip Ideas:

Skinny Artichoke Dip[2]
Creamy Cold Parmesan Spinach Dip[3]
Hot Spinach Dip[4]
Skinny Taco Dip[5] 
Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip[6]
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip[7]
Southwestern Black Bean Salsa[8]

Wings pack in about 75 calories—not counting the dip! Bench Wings and Put Burgers on Your Playbook: For a main course to serve and ones to sack, go with burgers made from ground sirloin or 95% lean ground beef; or make a turkey or salmon burger.

Try these leaner tasty options…

Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese Broccoli Slaw
Chicken Parmigiana Burgers
Turkey Burgers with Zucchini
Spicy Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo[9][10][11][12]

If you’re serving pizza, make sure it’s veggie-rich and ask for half the cheese and meat toppings. Or eliminate the bread altogether and serve these Zucchini Pizza Bites[13].

Score with Extra Light Beer: As an official food group of football, beer is required if it’s a real football party. There are 150 calories in a bottle of regular and 95-100 in most light beers. But if you try a new extra light choices, like MGD 64, Budweiser Select 54 or Beck’s Premier Light you’ll not only have a skinnier sip, you’ll help damper the appetite-stimulating impact of alcohol.

Guest Post from Julie Upton, MS, RD, CSSD from Appetite for Health[14] 

References

  1. ^ Appetite for Health (www.appforhealth.com)
  2. ^ Skinny Artichoke Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  3. ^ Creamy Cold Parmesan Spinach Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  4. ^ Hot Spinach Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  5. ^ Skinny Taco Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  6. ^ Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  7. ^ Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  8. ^ Southwestern Black Bean Salsa (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  9. ^ Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese Broccoli Slaw (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  10. ^ Chicken Parmigiana Burgers (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  11. ^ Turkey Burgers with Zucchini (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  12. ^ Spicy Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  13. ^ Zucchini Pizza Bites (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  14. ^ Appetite for Health (www.appforhealth.com)

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Mini Baked Frittata with Potatoes, Bacon, Sharp Cheddar, and Green Onions

Mini Baked Frittata with Potatoes, Bacon, Sharp Cheddar, and Green Onions

by Pam on September 27, 2012

I made this for breakfast yesterday and I absolutely loved it.  I was craving a Peasant’s Omelet and a frittata so I decided to combine the two.  It took a little more time to make because I had to pre-cook the potatoes but it was definitely worth the extra time.  I loved everything about this little frittata and I can’t wait to make it again.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Coat a mini baking dish with cooking spray.

Slice the baby potatoes then cook them in boiling water over high heat for 5-7 minutes or until fork tender.  Cook one slice of bacon until crisp in a skillet over medium heat then place on a paper towel to drain the grease; crumble.

Mix the eggs with the milk until well combined then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.  Place some of the potato into the mini baking dish; add a little bit of bacon, cheddar, and green onions.

Pour the egg mixture into the baking dish then place the remaining potatoes, bacon, cheddar, and green onions on top.

Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove from the oven and serve immediately.  Enjoy.

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Mini Baked Frittata with Potatoes, Bacon, Sharp Cheddar, and Green Onions




Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 min.

Cook Time: 30 min.

Total Time: 35 min.



Ingredients:

2 eggs
1-2 tsp milk
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
3-4 baby potatoes, sliced />
1 piece of bacon, crumbled
1 tbsp sharp cheddar, grated

1 green onion, diced

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a mini baking dish with cooking spray.

Slice the baby potatoes then cook them in boiling water over high heat for 5-7 minutes or until fork tender. Cook one slice of bacon until crisp in a skillet over medium heat then place on a paper towel to drain the grease; crumble.

Mix the eggs with the milk until well combined then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place some of the potato into the mini baking dish; add a little bit of bacon, cheddar, and green onions.

Pour the egg mixture into the baking dish then place the remaining potatoes, bacon, cheddar, and green onions on top.

Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy.



Recipe and photo by For the Love of Cooking.net

References

  1. ^ Print Recipe (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

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Gordon Ramsay Cookalong ? How to Cook a Perfect Steak

This recipe comes from Gordon Ramsay’s F Word[1] –

Gordon Says “don’t be afraid to cook a steak on the big night. If you follow these simple rules, it will be easy. Let the pan get nice and hot. If there’s no heat in the pan, there’s no color. If there’s no color, there’s no flavor”. Make sure the steak is relaxed, meaning it’s at room temperature. A relaxed steak will cook quicker, and won’t be stone cold in the center. Ingredients needed to cook a perfect steak couldn’t be simpler, so grab a steak next time you’re at the market, and treat yourself to a delicious meal.

Keep in mind, stove cooked steaks can produce lots of smoke while cooking. Open the windows before you start, and turn on the exhaust fan.

Ingredients:

  • New York Steak (or your preferred cut)
  • Salt
  • Freshly Cracked Pepper
  • Butter
  • Neutral Oil (flavorless cooking oil)

Directions:

Use a generous amount of salt and pepper to season the steak, and gently press it into the meat with your fingers. The thicker the cut of steak, the more salt and pepper you will need.

Use a heavy pan for cooking steak. Cast iron pans work best for this particular meal. Get the pan nice and hot, then add the oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, it should just start to smoke before adding the steak. Add the steak and push it down in the center with your fingers to ensure the entire steak is touching the bottom of the pan.

It’s very important to only flip the steak once during cooking. Moving the steak around while cooking it will only drain it of essential juices and lead to a less than desirable result. For rare, cook 2-3 minutes on the first side, then flip the steak. About 1 1/2 minutes into the second side, melt butter into the pan. Spoon the butter over the steak, ensuring to cover the entire steak. When the steak is just about finished, turn it onto it’s back, fat side down. Cook for about 30 seconds to reduce and soften the strip of fat. Remove steak from pan, and baste again with butter from the pan. Leave to rest, then slice if desired.

You can test doneness of the steak by comparing the firmness of the steak to parts of your hand. Rare is on your thumb muscle, near your palm, medium is near the outer edge of your thumb, and well-done is where your wrist meets your hand. Watch the video for a visual explanation of firmness. Embedding is disabled on the video for some reason, but you can watch it by clicking the link.

F Word
How to cook a perfect steak.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ F Word (www.amazon.com)
  2. ^ F Word (www.amazon.com)
  3. ^ How to cook a perfect steak. (youtu.be)

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