Healthy Easy To Make Recipes - Low Calorie Recipes | LaaLoosh (2024)

I don’t know about you, but I have jumped on the cauliflower rice trend. It is wonderful! I’m amazed at how many times I can switch out a high calorie, flour-based carb, for a much lighter, healthier vegetable instead. The best part is that I don’t sacrifice the flavor at all!

Every time I cook salmon, I ask myself why I don’t make it more often. It’s an easy fish to work with, it’s loaded with nutrients and heart healthy fats, and everyone in my family will eat it.

One of my favorite ways to prepare salmon when I’m in the mood for something simple and delicious is this fabulous Lemon Butter Seared Salmon. It’s classic – with just a few simple ingredients, but it’s a wonderful and healthy meal that can be ready to eat in just a few minutes.

In fact, it’s so fast that from start to finish it’s usually ready in just 15 minutes!

I’ve really been trying hard to minimize grains from my diet. It’s not for any health reasons, but it’s something that I try to do because I’ve found that I feel a lot better when I do. I don’t have as many cravings, which makes sticking to my points and making healthy choices MUCH easier. I also just feel better.

And, that’s not even to mention the fact that when I minimize the grains, I’m left with meats and veggies – which means I get to eat more for the same amount of points!! It’s a win-win!

Recently, I have been trying to find very simple meals and meals that I can easily make in the crockpot. I came across a roasted red pepper chicken that is originally a skillet meal, but I thought that I could make it in the crockpot just as easily. It turns out that I was right. This is one of those delicious meals that are just so simple.

I love the flavor of red peppers to begin with, especially when they are roasted. I like to keep a couple of jars on hand to add to my tomato soup, so it was easy to just grab a jar out of the pantry for this recipe too. I always choose red peppers that are canned in water, so I don’t get all the extra oil.

It seems like my kids are like most other kids that I know. They love pasta. It’s one of their favorite meals. And so, like a lot of moms, I find myself making it a lot. The problem is that even though I love pasta as much as they do, the carb laden meals always end up high in points.

Because of this, I’m always looking for a great way to still enjoy my favorite pasta dishes, but without the actual pasta. Of course, one of my favorite substitutes is the fabulous “zoodles”. I love to spiral slice my zucchini and steam them up. It’s a great way to enjoy my favorite pasta sauce with a very “pasta-y” feeling.

It’s been going around the internet for the last few years that the secret ingredient in Chick-fil-A’s delicious chicken is pickle juice. There is something about the chicken that is just amazing. It’s tender and juicy, just the way chicken should be. Of course, it’s not very healthy, and definitely uses up a lot of points for one meal.

Because it’s not very healthy, I made a copycat version of their chicken sandwich earlier. I like it even better than the restaurant’s sandwich. Mainly because while it has all the same flavors, it’s lighter and healthier – and cheaper – than going out to eat all the time.

I don’t know about you, but I love pasta recipes. My kids love pasta and it’s an easy and quick meal to do. Anything that’s easy and everybody likes is one that gets made frequently in our house. Unfortunately, pasta is full of carbs and very high in Points.

However, recently, I bought a ton of zucchini, so I’ve been experimenting with Zoodles. And let me tell you, this is another amazing zoodles recipe. I just can’t contain my excitement as I share these delicious recipes with you.

You guys, I cannot get enough of Zoodles lately! If you haven’t heard of “zoodles”, they are simply spiralized zucchini. And let me tell you, it’s a great substitute for regular, high calorie pasta or rice noodles. They’re mild and take on the flavor of the dish that you’re cooking them with, so they’re the perfect complement to just about everything.

One of my favorite pastimes recently has been turning fussy, traditional dishes into simple casseroles. As a working mom, I don’t have hours to spend working on dinner. I know, my job is creating, cooking and photographing recipes, but let’s be realistic here, no one has time to spend 3 hours making dinner.

Since we’re all big stuffed pepper fans, I thought I’d try to turn our favorite stuffed pepper recipe into a casserole. It would keep all the same delicious flavors and textures that everyone loves, but it would be much easier and faster to put together. And let me tell you, it turned out to be a fantastic idea!

Now that the temperatures are starting to heat up here in California (sorry, East Coast), I’ve been craving meals that are fresh and light, as opposed to rich and comforting.

The most recent one that I’ve tried – and fallen completely in love with – is this delicious Italian Chicken Bruschetta. Let me tell you, it’s seriously delicious. There’s nothing too complex about it – just fresh tomatoes, basil and garlic. It’s incredibly easy to make.

There are always those days when you really feel like you need something a little…classy. The stand by hamburger helper or spaghetti just won’t cut it. Whenever I feel like I need a little bit of a fancy dinner, I whip up this Italian Herbed Chicken in a Creamy Mushroom Wine Sauce. Let me tell you, it’s just the ticket.

I had something similar once at an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, and I was blown away by how rich and flavorful this dish was. It was so good that it immediately went on my list to make a healthy, but equally delicious, knockoff recipe.

I used to cook a lot of recipes with coconut milk, but I have been reluctant to do so ever since the new Weight Watchers Points plan came into effect. Coconut milk is high in saturated fat, so I was concerned that it would raise the Points value of my recipe too much.

However, I was pleasantly surprised when this Salmon Curry recipe turns out to be fewer Points than I anticipated! Sometimes, you just gotta eat the good stuff and spend that extra point of two.