Turkey Meatloaf - 0 Smart Points - Freestyle Program

 

Turkey Meatloaf

Makes 2 servings

1 point per serving on Freestyle program

8 oz. 99% fat free ground turkey

6 T. tomato sauce, divided

¼ cup chopped onion

¼ cup diced bell pepper

6 saltine crackers

Salt and pepper

Place crackers into a food processor and process into crumbs.

Combine 4 tablespoons tomato sauce, turkey, cracker crumbs,

onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper. 

Divide mixture into two portions.  Place in non-stick baking dishes.

Top each dish with 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce.

Cook in air fryer set at 350° for 15 minutes.  Lower heat and continue

To bake until internal temperature reaches 165°

Smart Points

Crackers     2

Mini Ham and Cheese Frittatas -- 1 Smart Point

I tweaked an online recipe to make these.  Based on the ingredients I used, regular full fat cheddar cheese and Great Value deli sliced ham, the Smart Point total for the entire recipe is only 8!

Two mini-fritatas are only 1 Smart Point.  Four of them would make a really hearty filling breakfast and would have the same number of points as a single egg.



MINI HAM AND CHEESE FRITTATAS -- 8 Smart Points

Makes 16 mini frittatas
2 mini frittatas are 1 Smart Point

½ cup diced onion
5 slices of thin sliced deli ham ( 2 oz.)
4 large egg whites +  1 large whole egg
1 oz. grated cheddar cheese
2 T. chopped green onion or chives
Ground pepper

Sweat diced onion in a non-stick skillet with a tiny amount of water until tender.
Finely chop the ham slices and add to the onion.  Set aside to cool.
Beat the egg whites and egg until frothy.  Add to cooled ham and onion mixture.  Stir in grated cheese and green onion or chives.  Sprinkle in black pepper. 

I found that no salt needed to be added, the ham and cheese provides enough.

Spoon into 18 mini-muffin cups.

Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.  Just until the eggs set.  Frittatas will continue cooking after removing them from the oven.

Smart Points
egg                                 2
Great Value deli ham     1
cheddar cheese              5

Garlic Salad Dressing -- 1 Smart Point

This is a recipe I developed today to use as a substitute for my favorite, Ben's Dressing.  I love the Ben's recipe but it's too many Smart Points per serving.  At only 1 Smart Point for 2 tablespoons, this is something I can use more often on salads.

Adding some McCormick Perfect Seasoning Salt Free spice mix is another option and adds no additional Smart Points.

I used regular cottage cheese and buttermilk, then added the lite sour cream.  The garlic flavor will intensify as the dressing sits in the fridge, so unless you're a real garlic lover, you may want to reduce the garlic powder by 1/2 teaspoon.

The dressing is not as thick and creamy as the original Ben's recipe; it's a trade off to save fat and calories.  You could reduce the amount of buttermilk to make it a little thicker.

GARLIC DRESSING

12 Smart Points

4 T. = 2 Smart Points

1 cup cottage cheese

½ cup buttermilk

4 T. lite sour cream

1 ½ T. lemon juice

¼ tsp. dry mustard

1 ½ tsp. garlic powder

Mix well.  Store in refrigerator.

Smart Points

Cottage cheese            6

Buttermilk                   2

Lite sour cream           4

This is the original Ben's Dressing recipe that I love.  You can calculate the Smart Points on it based on the brands of ingredients you use.  It was served at a barbeque restaurant that closed several years ago.

Ben’s Salad Dressing

1 cup buttermilk
3 ½ oz. Oil   (1/4 cup or less)
1 pint Mayonnaise
1 T. garlic powder
¼ tsp. Dry mustard
¼ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Sugar   (I omit the sugar)
juice of ½ lemon

Mix well with mixer or whisk and chill.