Chicken Parmagiana and Answers

So I want to do a different kind of post, once a week on Wednesdays. This post is going to include a yummy recipe with pictures and also I would like to start a Q & A section. So if you have a question for me on the diet, life, etc. Ask away and I will do my best to answer these for you each week. For this to be successful though, I need questions, and lots of them. So ask away and wait and see each Wednesday what the answers are. If you know anyone that may be struggling with weight loss or with confidence in their selves send them my way. I have no problem if you want to share my Blog on Facebook with others or even the website address. I want this Blog to not only be a way to help me with this journey but to also help others.

So I am excited for this weeks recipe: We are starting with Chicken Parmigiana. Which my husband loves to eat. But as you all know fried chicken or even baked breaded chicken is not the healthiest, so this recipe is a mix on the classic Chicken Parmigiana.

So what we will need:

Non-stick cooking spray
Italian Seasoning
Tomato Sauce
Chicken Breast
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Mozzarella Cheese

I love fresh ingredients just like anyone else, but sometimes we have to cook with what we have on hand. Sadly tonight's meal was using dried seasoning, but it still taste amazing.

So I forgot to take pictures of the first step, but here ya go....

1. Preheat over to 400

2. Spray baking dish with cooking spray

3. Deyucky Chicken (that means chicken is gross and remove the gross stuff)

4. Place chicken in the baking dish

5. Season with Salt, Pepper, Italian Seasoning, and Garlic Powder

6. Spray a piece of parchment paper with cooking spray and place on top of chicken

7. Place Baking Dish in preheated oven and cook for approx 35 min or until chicken in middle is 170 degrees.

8. Make your sauce, by using one can of tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. I don't measure out how much spices I put in but I use a lot, and taste to see if its where I like it.

9. Last night we used Butternut Squash noodles, I got these awesome prespiralized noodles at Target and have used them in several meals. The noodles are by Veggie Noodle Co. And they have a few different varieties. They are amazing and save a lot of prep time. I put these in a skillet with non-stick spray to warm them up.

10. When you chicken is done, remove from the oven and cover with sauce and mozzarella cheese. (Apparently I didn't realize we were out of Mozzarella Cheese so we used a Weight Watchers String Cheese on each one) then place back in the oven, for a few minutes under broil to melt the cheese.
























And there you go a fantastic, quick and yummy meal. The points in this meal were amazing. 2 points for the Chicken Breast and 1 point for the cheese. So literally the meal was 3 points due to Noodles and Sauce being free. We added 2 pieces of Sara Lee 45 calorie bread, that I sprayed with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray and sprinkled with Garlic Salt, toasted and enjoyed. This made the entire meal 5 points. You could even add a side salad if you are still hungry.

So question of the day? What does my work-out look like? Well we have been slowly adding to it, so to start of we do the Basic twist on our Simply fit board for 4 min, then do 1 min of weights while still standing on the board. This really works your balance and core. For the 1 min of weights we tend to alternate different things. I usually do 8 curls, 8 Tricep Kick Backs, 8 squats, and 8 Shoulder Presses. Then its another 2 min of the Basic twist and this is repeated 3 times. So you are doing 3 reps of weights. And then we like to cool down right now with 3 min of the Basic Twist. This is a variation of what we do daily. Every other day I do sit-ups as well, last night my end count was 100 sit-ups. This I realize is not a huge amount of working out, but trust me I am already feeling a difference. My muscles are sore all the time and I am starting to notice the difference.

Feel free to ask any questions here on the blog post page or on my Facebook page and I will continue to answer them as they come up.