I lost my poor Meatball when somebody sneezed.....

This is a super easy Turkey Meatball recipe that will help you when your ravenous and you need to stick something in your mouth and you don't want it to be a cookie!

I usually keep a bowl of these meatballs in my refrigerator and pop one in my mouth when I walk in the door - it holds me over until I can prepare a meal.

At the end of the show (Part 2) I make a simple meatball sandwich for just over 300 calories.




Turkey Meatballs (1 Meatball = 54 cal, 6 pro, 1 carb,  1 weight watchers point)
Turkey Meatball Sandwich (308 cal, 25 pro, 27 carb, 7 weight watchers points)

This recipe makes about 17 Meatballs - feel free to double the recipe - I always do. The picture above has parsley in the meatballs which is optional.

VIDEOS

Turkey Meatballs Part 1 

Turkey Meatballs Part 2

Ingredients:

Meatballs
20oz of 93/7 Lean Ground Turkey (Jennie -O)
1/2 (8oz) Jar Hot Chipotle Salsa

Open Face Meatball Sandwich
2 Turkey Meatballs
1 Slice of Wheat Bread
1oz Part Skim Mozzarella
4 Tbs Chipotle Salsa

PS: If you skip the cheese you can add another Meatball for a sandwich that is 282 cal, 23 pro, 27 carbs and 6 weight watchers points.


Turkey Meatballs Part 1

Turkey Meatballs Part 2

The Deep Dish on Chicago

Chicago Deep Dish Pizza!

Once I moved to Chicago I couldn't believe all the choices there were for pizza, especially deep dish.  I love a good deep dish pizza but I must say I'm not a fan of many of the crusts that accompany them - they sometimes taste like unsweetened pastry crust, yuck!  


So I came up with my own deep dish pizza that I could make in a cast iron skillet and cook on my pizza stone. It's delicious and relatively easy to make even with a fire in the middle of the preparation! And best of all a lot less calories then a slice of take out.

Fire in the Kitchen - Death of a pot holder!
We pulled the fire scene out of the video and made it a blooper, so enjoy the fire and the rest of the videos that make up this fantastic dish.


Not really a cheat day dish but still higher in calories than my usual meals.
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza (1/6 of the pie is approximately 558 Calories, 35g Protein, 8g Fiber and 14 Weight Watchers Points - but one piece of this pie is a meal, you will be full!)


For Pizza Sauce
1 can (28oz) Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes
1 can (6oz) Tomato Paste


Pizza
1 12inch Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet
6oz Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
1 lb. Jenne O Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage or other lean meat
3 Large Onions
3 Green Peppers
16oz Button Mushrooms
1 Ball of Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
1 Cup Grape Tomatoes (sliced in half)


Optional
Fresh Basil (torn by hand)


VIDEOS


Fire in the Kitchen - Death of a pot holder!


Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Part 1


Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Part 2


Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Part 3