Roasted Asparagus

I know its not a NS meal but I wanted to share it becuase it was a yummy way to get my veggies in. I took 10 spears of Asparagus and layed them out in a toaster oven pan that had a wire rack I could lay them on... I didn't cook them with any thing on them so as to make less of a mess of the toaster oven pan lol. But I let them cook on a little over 400 degrees for about 10 minutes kept watching for them to get brown then let them go even longer to get a little blackish tinge mmm then I layed them out on a plate and spray with ICBINB (I can't believe its not butter) and sprinkled some adobo, Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb and some grated parm. Had that along side my NS Lasagna and some strawberries afterwards and O what a meal I am stuffed!

Cut up some:
celery
cucumbers
cherry tomatoes
onion
green onion
sweet peppers

Boil up:
Approx 100 calories worth of whole wheat pasta (i know its more than your supposed to have with the NS chicken salad but I was willing to sacrifice lol)

Then let the pasta cool in the fridge for a bit I gave mine approx 30 min then I added all the veggies and took the NS chicken salad out of the pouch and plopped it on top and stirred I gave it a little taste test and wasn't impressed yet so I took approx 2 tbsp of ff italian dressing and added it to the top and mixed it all up and tasted again mmm mmm good then I let it sit in the fridge for about 3 hours to get cold... Def satisfied my craving... its kind of a variation of an old fave my mom used to make with tuna...

UPDATE

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Teryaki Sauce with Beef, Rice and Vegetables

I made Teryaki sauce with beef, rice and vegetables tonight all I added was a little bit of frozen bell peppers and onions and some diced garlic... I sauteed the onions peppers and garlic in a skillet then once they were pretty well cooked I added the NS meal and let it get warm and THATS IT very easy and pretty filling...

Strawberry Shortcake Twinkie Style

This was an idea I got from the NS forumn. I took a NS Golden Pound cake and cut it in half length wise and spread 2 tbsp of FF cool whip in the middle. Very similar to a Twinkie. And the strawberries are frozen sliced strawberries that I put in a bowl topped with Splenda and defrosted in the microwave for approx 4 minutes. 

This was yummier than I thought lol. My husband wanted to take a pic of me licking my plate! HAHAHA he got a good laugh out of it...   

Florentine Sauce with Chicken Fettuccini

I have decided to do a few short reviews of the NS foods, as is, with no add-ins. My first review is of the Florentine Sauce with Chicken Fettuccini;  It was very saucy, kinda felt like saying 'Hey can I get a little Chicken Fettuccini with my Florentine Sauce' ha ha. First thing I noticed was that it doesn't look at all like the picture on the package but then again they never do.  The flavor of the sauce was surprisingly good, but could have used a little salt. Not sure how to describe it though because I have nothing to compare it to; I have never actually had REAL Florentine Sauce.  It didn't really meet my high expectations. I can't say I would order it again or even eat it again without dressing it up a bit. I think it needs some more veggies if I was a fan of mushrooms I think that would be a delightful addition but since I am not a fan I will have to stick with Broccoli or Zucchini. Once I try the add ins I will let you know how it comes out and post up the recipe! So keep checking back! 

Fruit Crisp

I call it fruit crisp because you can do it with just about any fruit

All you need is:

Fruit (Pears are my fave)

NS Lowfat Granola

Splenda

Cinnamon

Cut the fruit up in little cubes, fill a toaster oven safe dish halfway put some cinnamon and splenda on top and then top that with the remaining fruit and repeat the cinnamon and splenda. Then top it with a NS Bag of granola. Put it in the toaster oven on 200 for about 10 to 15 minutes. To make it a complete breakfast have it with 120 calorie fat free yogurt. Picture should be up in the next 2 days.