Sausage Cornbread Bake (light)

[spidersweb1]

Sausage Cornbread Bake (the lighter version)

1 lb turkey sausage
1 can Petite Dice Tomatoes with peppers and onions
½ cup Egg Beaters (2 eggs worth)
1 ½ cups SELF-RISING buttermilk cornmeal mix
¾ cup skim milk
some Cayenne Pepper or Chili Seasoning or Hot Sauce!
shredded (light or fat free) cheese, to taste

Preheat to 425F. Grease 2-qt backing dish. Brown sausage in skillet and drain.

Combine all ingredients except cheese and sausage in a bowl. Mix well. Pour half into the greased baking dish. Sprinkle with sausage and cheese. Pour remaining batter over top. Bake for 30 minutes and let cool. Makes 12-24 servings, depending on how you want to cut it!

Comments

hmm...

[crash0.livejournal.com]

Looks pretty good. Out of curiosity, how does that taste compared to the non-light version? I might try that myself sometime soon, but I would probably substitute in Italian sausage instead of the turkey... I wonder if that's enough to be a meal by itself, or if it needs some sort of side dish...

What other light recipes have you found? I've been slowly getting back on my diet and exercise regimen, but it's hard to cook a healthy meal when I don't get home until after 8pm some nights, and I can only eat so much salad and stir fry before I go batty ;) I do have a nice air fried pork chop recipe, but I don't really like pork that much... mostly I deal with chicken, and occasionally beef, but rarely pork. Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated :)

Crash

Re: hmm...

[spidersweb.livejournal.com]

It all got eaten at soup and chili night, so I think it was popular. Turkey sausage tastes a bit sweeter, so it's a really nice counter balance to the hot sauce.

I do Weight Watchers, although, I've only been back "On Points" since my friends, phoenix_born and dement1a decided to join. (I was an online member, then went maintenance for a while.)

Things I do typically involve keeping a fridge of "right choices." Turkey breast cutlets (easily cooked on the George Foreman grill and stored), 96-98% fat free cold cuts, fat free or 2% cheese, sugar free jams, lighter salad dressings, salad greens, and fruit, etc. Similarly is my pantry stocked: Orville Redenbacher SmartPop Minibags, Wild rice, natural peanut butter, canned green beans/tomatoes/mushrooms(easy add-ins), Chicken noodle soup (60 cals a serving, or 150 for the can), Campbells select butternut squash and red pepper soups, some of Progresso's 100 cal soups, fat free chicken stock.

The key is flavorings, really. I keep a shelf in my fridge just for asian seasonings (Mirin, Sesame oil, light soy, rice wine vinegar, etc), balsamic vinagrette (ubiquitous flavoring), light mayo, spicy mustard, Smart Balance Light (for cooking if I need a "butter" flavor), milk, water, and lots of diet soft drinks (I try to limit myself to 2 a day and don't worry).

Start by getting all your water. If the recommendation is 8 8-oz glasses, you need 2 liters a day. Not hard to track if you drink 3 20-oz dasanis, or have a Nalgene bottle. Then get your 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies. You won't have as much room for junk without it.

There's lots of information about WW out there on the web-- with which you might be able to develop your own plan. Try www.dwlz.com.

Re: hmm...

[crash0.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks for the advice. So, is WW low carb or low calorie... I've seen both diets be effective, when mixed with exercise. As for the water, you are correct, and I do get 2L a day of just water, not counting the diet soda. I have 3 of those nalgene bottles, in face ;) They are really useful. In biking season, that goes up to 3-4 litters of water a day, on ride days... I'll drain my 2L camelbak in about 40 miles...

Anyway, I'll look into your advice... I need to get healthy again, or I'll never be able to hold my own against my riding partner, Cat ;) She's already been climbing mountains this winter, and I havn't ridden since September! She's gonna kick my ass :O

Crash

Re: hmm...

[spidersweb.livejournal.com]

You know? I'm not big on low carb-- in the sense of taking them out of one's diet. Now, making your choices wheat bread and brown rice and blue corn? Sure. I am all for the lower glycemic index thing, but then, I do not react well to corn syrup, so I'm biased.

It's still possible, if you search for it, to find the target points for your weight range with WW. With all the food lists that are out there, it's not hard to be "On Points" with their plan and not be a member.

Re: hmm...

[crash0.livejournal.com]

Cool... I didn't buy into the whole south beach or atkins craze either, but I did cut alot of the excess carbs out of my diet when I first started to get on track. Just switching from regular to diet soda, cutting back on my junk food intake, and making stir fry without rice for a few months helped me go from 280 down to 220. I've put about 15 pounds back on since then, but I was very bad this christmas and I havn't been active. Once it warms up a bit and I can get back on my bike, I hope to get down to 200 over the summer. I've got a goal to ride 2000 miles this year... so long as I don't hurt myself like last year, I should be able to do it easily.

Do you exercise (aside from the belly dancing) or do you mostly diet? I find it hard to diet properly when I'm really active, as I need the carbs and protein to get the energy needed to ride the long distance rides. Heh... in fact, my main justification for doing those big rides the first year I started was that it was the first time in history I had ever heard it was a GOOD thing to eat a Twinky ;)

Rich

Re: hmm...

[spidersweb.livejournal.com]

I walk the dog 2 miles about 3-4 times a week, depending on the weather. Right now, it's a little too unpleasant for both of us (I had his hair cut short when it looked like it was becoming Spring). When I do not go outside for more than short trips, like now, I work out in my apartment. I have bellydancing-specific workouts and some general ones. I used to have a mini-stair stepper, but after 3.5 years, I've finally worn it out. I am okay with this, as it completely justified its price tag (http://www.kmart.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=108223&Ne=1351&N=1352&categoryId=1352&pCategoryId=1351&gpCategoryId=1345&sfp=Sports_3links_steppers). For the time being, I'll go back to my balance ball workout for bad weather days.

Re: hmm...

[crash0.livejournal.com]

ooh, hey! I have one of those yoga balls, but I don't really do much with it but some light back stretches. When I aggrivated a pulled muscle in my back last year and couldn't ride for a month, I got one of those to try out. What can you don on those besides the back/belly stretches? There is one thing I found that is like a combination inverted crunch and pushup that's alot of fun, but that's about it...

In addition to that, I have an elliptical, and I was just given an exercise bike... the problem is finding the time and energy to get on them ;) My boss Debbie also gave me a membership to the Y, paid through July, before she retired. I'm going to new member orientation this week, I hope to get motivated there as well.

Now if I could just lay off the ice cream and pasta ;)

Crash

[moniqueleigh]

Mmmmm... *adds to memories*

[mtjames.livejournal.com]

I don't like cornbread, normally, but there is enough stuff in this that I would try it at least.