Spicy Tomato and White Bean Soup/ Chicken Sausage Chinese Style Stir Fry

January 25th, 2010

Still sticking to eating right and exercising.  Yesterday 3 miles on the elliptical in 35 minutes, Today 40 minutes on the cross training elliptical and was at 2.75 miles.  Already pretty tired tonight and thinking that I'm going to skip the gym tomorrow, but I know I need to go!!! 

Last night, dinner was a whole 315 calories!  I made a Spicy Tomato and White Bean Soup (thanks to CookingLight.com), and my new favorite grilled cheese made with Light Wheat Country Kitchen Bread (35 calories a slice), and the 45 calorie weight watchers american cheese slice. The soup was tasty but there was a bit too much acidity in it...  Soup was about 200 calories a serving...(it says 4 servings, but I made it out to 3). 

Tonight I made a chinese kind of stir fry with chicken sausage, frozen veggies, wheat spaghetti, and soy sauce...  Check out both recipes below!

Spicy Tomato and White Bean Soup

1 (14-ounce) can chicken broth divided
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (16 ounce) can great norther white beans
1 medium poblano chili, halved and seeded
1/2 onion, cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges
1 pint grape tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp extravirgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine 1 cup broth, chili powder, cumin and beans in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Combine remaining broth, poblano, and onion in a food processor, pulse until veggies are chopped.  Add mixture to pan.

Add tomatoes and cilantro to food processor, and process until coursely chopped.  Add tomato mixture to pan; bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.  Remove from heat; stir in juice, olive oil, and salt.  Garnish with cilantro sprigs if desired.

Chicken Sausage Chinese Style Stir Fry

Al Fresco Chicken Sausages (Garlic Herb)- 4 pack- cut into cubes
1 bag frozen stir fry veggies
1 bag frozen broccoli stems
1 bag frozen cauliflower
1 lb wheat spaghetti pasta (cooked al dente)
soy sauce, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste

Fry chicken sausages, add veggies, cover until cooked... add soy olive oil, salt and pepper.  Add spaghetti to veggies and fry for a couple more minutes. 

I figured that the calories in this based on the amounts that I used was about 550 calories per serving (about 1.5 cups)

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