What's for dinner? Wednesday

Ordinarily tonight would be church dinner but this is not an ordinary time. I just didn't feel like it. I am going to shoot to resume my normal schedule next week (if I feel like it) but this week I am still sort of a hot mess and frankly I am a bit "condolenced" out.

So I decided instead to make dinner at home. Cheesy chicken and brocolli casserole (with riced cauliflower instead of rice). La Petite Diva balked. She hates brocolli! (the elder loves it but hates peas which the younger lives for). I gave her a choice: eat this or eat nothing. Miraculously she agreed to give it a try and...

Loved it! i consider that a win.

Here's what else I've had today:

1. Egg McMuffin

2. Shrimp 'n Eggs (It's more than what it sounds like. It has sort of a cajun spin with a tomato base and it is spicy with LOTS of caramelized onions. Maybe next week I'll make it again for the blog to share).

3. Quest brownie bar

4. A fun size Snicker bar and four malted chocolate Easter eggs

5. Cheesy Chicken and Brocolli casserole

All that for a bargain price of 1,050 calories. I still have a protein shake on my plan. Probably won't get to it. Tomorrow is back to work and I want to go to bed early.

WELL I JUST STARTED MY REGULAR PHODE DIET PHASE 1 AND IM 6WEEKS OUT SO HERE GOES

AFTER GYM AT 6AM: PRO SHAKE W PB2
B: 1/4 COTTAGE CHEESE N FEW PIECES OF CANTELOUPE
L: 2 OZ TILAPIA AND 2 CLUB CRACKERS
S: LIGHT STRING CHEESE
D: 2 OZ CHICKEN BREAST AND A COUPLE BITES OF MASHED POTATOES

ILL MOST LIKELY HAVE A FUDGESCICLE LATER ON TONIGHT

 B: 2 eggs with bellpeppers, onions, and reduced fat cheddar
S: Cashews and one of those single servers of Cracker Barrel reduced fat cheese
L: Lean Cuisine pot roast...only ate the meat and a few bites of the veggies/potatoes
S: Salsa Chicken made in the crockpot...haven't eaten this yet.  

please share recipe for salsa chicken...in the crockpot is the only place i can get my chicken nice n moist..lol

I don't know if this is the same one but I put one pound of frozen chicken breast in a crockpot with a full jar of salsa and set it on low. When I get home from work I shred the chicken, add a rinsed can of black beans, sometimes corn (skip if you don't want it), and a full brick of lowfat cream cheese and let it coo****il the cream cheese is melted.

 That is pretty much what we do sans cream cheese and black beans and corn.  :) I should try that sometimes.  

Oh i forgot to add, we do use cheese on ours too...usually low fat cheddar!  

 It's super easy!!  :)  

You take a few chicken breasts and put them in the crock pot and cover with a packet of taco seasoning (sometimes I make my own seasoning from stuff I have).  Then if I have it I put lime juice over the chicken, then a whole 16 oz jar of salsa....a bigger one depending on how much chicken you use.  You cook it on low all day (8 hours).  Then what my hubby and I do is shred it with a fork and mix it up with all of the salsa juices and serve it on tortillas or by itself etc etc.  

We have been making a habit to using the La Tortilla Factory low carb tacos....and toasting them under the broiler then slathering on refried beans, the chicken, and whatever toppings we like (i.e. light sour cream, chopped onions, cilantro).   It's so good! Of course I concentrate more on the beans and chicken!  Enjoy! 

 **** day..my mother just relapsed.
All I can eat is honey greek yogurt and diet root beer and ativan.

Oh Deb, I'm so sorry. I haven't been following the story on your mother (if you shared it) but ((((HUGS)))).

 I'm so sorry to hear about this. Have you mentioned what's going on with her? I don't recall reading about it before.

Warmest wishes to your family, and I hope everything turns out okay. :(