Light Corn Muffins w/ Greek Yogurt

Corn Muffins w/ Greek Yogurt

These minis were about 35 calories each.

Mix together all ingredients. Bake at 350 until slightly browned.

2/3 cup cornmeal
1 cup plain Greek Yogurt
1 1/3 cup flour
1 cup light beer
1 t salt
1 t smoked paprika
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
2 finely diced jalepeno peppers
4 T brown sugar
chives or green onion
1 t garlic powder
top with shredded cheese (optional)

Skinny Turkey Sweet Potato Pumpkin Chili

About 200 calories per cup

This is a great fall chili with pumpkin and sweet potato!

Ingredients:

2 lb ground turkey

2 lb ground turkey sausage

5 cans diced tomatoes

2 cans rotel

2 cans black beans, drained

1 red onion, diced

1 head garlic, minced

6 sweet potatoes, diced

1 can pumpkin puree

1 t salt

1 T sugar

1 t chili powder

1 t cayenne pepper

1 serrano pepper

1 poblano pepper

1 can chipotle peppers (sauce, plus 2 peppers finely diced)

2 cubes beef bouillon

Corn muffin recipe here: http://nicolesvariousadventures.blogspot.com/2013/10/light-corn-muffins-w-greek-yogurt.html

Sweet Potato Pancetta Soup

Today I was in the mood for something fall flavored, so I of course chose sweet potatoes.

Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cooked (I used microwave but you could boil)

1/2 cup leeks

1 clove garlic

1/2 cup red onion

3/4 lb pancetta

Portabello mushroom slices

1 t cumin

1 t black pepper

1 t sriracha

4 cups chicken broth 

Cook onions, leeks, garlic and add 2/3 to blender (the rest will go on top). Add seasonings and cooked potatoes to blender and purée.

Cook for 5 minutes on the stovetop to get the flavors friendly.

At the same time, cook pancetta, and then the mushroom slices.

Pour the soup into a bowl and top with pancetta, mushrooms, and onion mixture. You can also add Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of Greek yogurt/milk.

For some crunch, broil some slices of bread topped with Parmesan cheese and pepper until the cheese is melted.