Garlic Balsamic Glazed String Beans

Hello everyone, Here is the super easy recipe for my Garlic Balsamic Glazed String Beans. I hope you make this and enjoy it.


Ingredients: One pound string beans 1 tablespoon of garlic powder 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar Salt to taste Preparation: Place the string beans in a sauté pan. Place the pan on medium heat and add the vinegar, garlic powder and salt. Cook the string beans for five minutes, constantly tossing them. Turn heat off, and plate string beans. Drizzle with remaining liquid in pan. Enjoy!

***Recipe Alert: Brown Rice Bowl***

My brown rice bowl is the perfect meal to have on a cool night. Not only is this full of fiber from the brown rice and beans, but the vegetable stock adds great flavor to the onions and cilantro!

Here are the deets:

3/4c of cooked brown rice

1/4c. of vegetable stock

Juice of half a lime

1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves of garlic, grated

1/4c. of chopped cilantro

2TB of cumin seeds

1/2c. of black beans

1 portion of Perdue Shortcuts Chicken, diced

1tsp. of canola oil

Salt/Pepper to taste

1. Heat the oil in a small pot

2. Add the onions, cumin and salt. Sautee until the onions become translucent

3. Add the beans, garlic, vegetable stock, lime juice and cilantro. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes

4. Add the chicken and pepper

5. Add the rice and combine well

6. Enjoy!!!

This wonderful lunch or dinner is 7 WW points!!

***Recipe Alert: Cauliflower Hash- My Way***

Hello Everyone, This recipe for Cauliflower Hash is so unbelievably easy to make! Also the ENTIRE RECIPE is only 1 WW pt.!!! Seriously, you can't get better than that. This makes a great side dish and can easily be packed up for an on the go lunch! Here are the deets: 1 10oz. package of frozen cauliflower 1/2c of low sodium vegetable broth 1c of frozen mixed vegetables 1 clove of garlic, grated 1 TB of hot sauce salt/pepper to taste Place the frozen cauliflower in a pan, and add the vegetable broth. Cover the lid and allow this to cook until the cauliflower is fully cooked. Once the cauliflower is cooked, mash the cauliflower with a fork or potato masher. Add the mixed vegetables, garlic, hotsauce and salt/pepper. Enjoy!!

***Dinner Tonite***

Hello Everyone,

Tonight's dinner was Whole Wheat Pasta with Tuna in a lemon pepper dressing! This was delish...also, another great dish to make atleast two servings of to have later on during the week. Here are the deets for one serving:

One serving of Whole Wheat Pasta: 3 WW pts.

1/2 of a Red Bell Pepper, thinly sliced: 0 WW pts.

1/2 Red Onion, thinly sliced: 0 WW pts.

1 Garlic Clove, grated: 0 WW pts.

One serving of light Tuna (packed in water): 1 WW pt.

For the dressing:

Pepper to taste: o WW pt.

Juice of half of Lemon: 0 WW pt.

2 tsp. of Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 WW pts.

1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box
2. In a bowl add the grated Garlic, Bell Pepper, Onion and Tuna.
3. Once the pasta has fully cooked, add immediately to your bowl with the Garlic, Bell Pepper, Onion and Tuna
4. Pour the dressing on top and toss to coat
5. Enjoy!!

Guys serve this with a soup or salad....or both because this Pasta dish is only 6 WW pts!!!

What did you guys have for dinner?