"Skinny" Eggplant Parmesan 70 calories

Only 70 Calories!

I "borrowed" this from Joy Bauer from the Today Show. She shared this on her segment of KLG and Hoda this morning. The regular Eggplant Parmesan is a weakness of Kathy Lee and she did not want to put her fork down after sampling this version. I cannot wait to try it myself. Jerilyn had Eggplant Parmesan at Olive Garden this weekend and I had to have a couple bites- we both love it. With only 70 calories, it is almost too good to believe. Cross your fingers!
I have made this about 5 times already and it is wonderful!

Ingredients:
Eggplant
Olive oil
Kosher Salt
Marinara Sauce
Shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Grated Parmesan
Oregano
Crushed Red Pepper

Directions:
Slice an eggplant into rounds and place on a baking sheet.
Mist rounds on both sides with olive oil spray, and lightly sprinkle with kosher salt.
Roast in oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Top each roasted eggplant slice with marinara sauce, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, some grated Parmesan cheese, oregano, and crushed red pepper.
Pop back in the oven for about 5-10 minutes, or until the cheese is hot and bubbly.

Squash Casserole

I only made this once, but it passed a gourmet's test! Like the corn casserole, it is taking a healthy veggie and adding things I should be cutting out of my diet at this age! It also livens up some rather bland veggies and once in a while I think that is OK!

AKA: Summer Vegetable Bake

Ingredients:
3 cups of herbed stuffing mix
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of butter, melted
1 (10 ounce) can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of sharp cheddar cheese shredded
2 cups of shredded yellow squash
2 cups of shredded zucchini
1/4 cup of shredded carrts
1/4 cup of finely chopped onion

Directions: Oven Temperature: 350
1. Combine the stuffing mix and butter in a bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture.
2. Place the remaining stuffing/butter mix in a 2 quart casserole dish.
3. Combine the soup, sour cream and cheddar cheese in a large bowl and mix well. Add the squash, zucchini, carrots and onion, stir well.
4. Spread over the stuffing mixture and sprinkle the reserve stuffing on top.
5. Bake for 40 minutes.

Corn Casserole

Take a perfectly healthy food and make it less healty- but yummier! This has become a Thanksgiving Day regular. I made it for my Costa Rican friends and they packed the corn bread mix in their suitcases to take home with them so they could make it for their families when they returned home.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 can (16 ounce) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (16 ounce) cream style corn, undrained
1 package (9 ounce) corn muffin mix
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together butter, sour cream and egg.
3. Stir in cans of corn and corn muffin mix.
4. Spoon mixture into a buttered (or "Pammed") 2-quart casserole dish
5. Bake for 45 minutes.
6. Add cheese and stir into the top of the casserole.
7. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until dish is slightly puffed.