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Healthy Spinach and Mushroom Lo Mein


I love pasta, but find it too easy to sit down and eat 4 or more ounces of it topped with sauce and cheese.  This recipe is great because the mushrooms and and spinach help to bulk it up, giving you a large serving without too many noodles.  The oil also takes away the stickiness you can sometimes get with whole wheat noodles.  Serves 2-3.



What you will need:

6 ounces whole wheat spaghetti noodles
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 10 oz package of button mushrooms, sliced
2 green onions, sliced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces spinach leaves (more or less to taste)
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil

In a medium pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package.  Drain and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally about 5-6 minutes. Add green onions, ginger, and garlic, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add noodles and spinach to skillet and toss until spinach wilts and noodles are warmed through. Add soy sauce and sesame oil and toss to combine.  Enjoy!

Mushroom Stroganoff

Tonight I made Mushroom Stroganoff from Skinnytaste.  While it looks amazing as is - I made a few alterations based on what I had at home.



Servings: 4

Per Serving:
7 WW Points Plus                53 g carbs
285 calories                          3 g fat
13 g protein                           7 g fiber

What you will need:

1 tablespoon butter (I used Balade light butter with sea salt)
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups fat free broth (she recommends vegetable or beef, but I used chicken and it was fine)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon tomato paste
10 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
8 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
1/4 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons white wine
1/4 cup fat free plain greek yogurt (or reduced fat sour cream)
8 ounces uncooked noodles (I used whole wheat angel hair)

For you other novice cookers out there - I would recommend having the ingredients ready and measured out when you start this recipe.  Everything moves pretty quickly and there's lots of necessary stirring - so it helps to have everything ready and in front of you.  I followed the cooking directions from Skinnytaste...so here you go:

Cook noodles according to package directions.  When the water starts to boil for the noodles, heat a large nonstick skillet and melt butter over medium heat.  When butter is heated, add onions to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes over medium low heat.

Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon for 30 seconds.  Gradually add broth, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste - stirring constantly.  Add mushrooms, thyme, salt, and pepper.  Stir and cook for 4-5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.  Stir constantly.

Add wine and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 4 minutes.  Remove from heat; let stand 30 seconds.  Stir in greek yogurt (or sour cream), add noodles, and mix well.  Enjoy!