Viva Fibra!

So tonight I made Hungry Girl versions of Chicken Parmesan and Fettuccine Alfredo. For the chicken, I once again used fiber "breadcrumbs" (hence the title of this post; fibra= Italian for fiber). Overall, John and I were pretty pleased with these recipes:


Chicken Parmesan



Ingredients

• 2 (5 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts (raw)
  
• 2/3 cup Fiber One cereal
  
• 1/2 cup Egg Beaters, Original**
• 1.5 tsp. reduced fat grated parmesan cheese
• 2 oz. (approx. 1/2 cup) shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese
  
• 2/3 cup canned tomato sauce
  
• Optional: garlic powder, basil, oregano, salt and pepper

**This recipe calls for 1/4 cup Egg Beaters (for easy dunking), but it will only take approx. 1 tbsp. to coat the chicken. 1 tbsp. Egg Beaters was used when calculating nutritionals.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
   
2. Using a blender or food processor, grind Fiber One cereal to a breadcrumb-like consistency. Add parmesan to crumbs (if desired, season crumbs with optional spices, as well).
   
3. Place crumbs in one small dish and Egg Beaters in another.
   
4. Next, pound your chicken so it's a bit flattened.
   
5. Coat raw chicken on both sides with Egg Beaters, and then coat with crumb mixture. Place chicken on a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray. Spray a light mist of nonstick spray on top of chicken and place in oven.
   
6. Cook for 10 minutes, and then turn chicken over. Add another light mist of nonstick spray and cook for an additional 10 - 12 minutes (or until chicken is fully cooked and coating looks crispy).
   
7. Meanwhile, if desired, mix tomato sauce with your seasonings of choice.
   
8. Remove chicken from oven, top with sauce and then cheese, and return chicken to oven until cheese is melted.

Nutrition
Per Serving (1 chicken breast): Calories: 295; Fat: 3.5g; Sodium: 890mg; Carbs: 27g; Fiber: 11g; Sugars: 3.5g; Protein: 46.5g; 5 Weight Watchers Points

Fettuccine Alfredo



Ingredients

• 2 packages House Foods Tofu Shirataki Fettuccine Shaped Noodle Substitute**
• 2 tsp. fat-free sour cream
• 4 tsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping
• 2 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
  
  

**They do not sell these ANYWHERE near me, and they are expensive to buy online. You can try and find them where you live--it will be in the Tofu section, not the pasta section. Their website says where they are sold, so you can look their first. Anyways, apparently they have like a 0 points value, but I just had to use pasta. So, if you need to, substitute 2 cups cooked noodles for tofu noodles.

Directions

1. Use a strainer to rinse and drain shirataki noodles well. Pat dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave for 1 minute. Drain excess liquid. Dry as thoroughly as possible, using paper towels. Cut noodles up a bit, using kitchen shears if you've got 'em.//Or, if using real pasta noodles: cook noodles, strain, and separate out 2 cups of it.
   
2. To noodles, add sour cream, grated topping, and cheese wedges, breaking cheese wedges into pieces as you add them. Microwave for 2 minute.
3. Stir well and then season to taste with salt and pepper.

Nutrition
PER SERVING (half of recipe): 99 calories, 4g fat, 376mg sodium, 9.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 1g sugars, 5.5g protein -- POINTS® value 2 **

**This is assuming you use the tofu noodles. If you sub whole wheat pasta, points value changes to about 5. If regular pasta, about 6. Those are still better nutrition wise than what you'd get at a restaurant!