Everyone knows that here at Tuesday's with Dinah and Ma we love our good time lush gal Sandra Lee. She has a special vodka filled place in our hearts but recently we came across a lovely lady who was taking regular calorie filled food (we can say it here, the good stuff) and making it healthy. Now, I had never noticed her before since well...I've never really been into health shows. Don't get me wrong, eating healthy is great and it helps you live longer but those shows annoy the piss out of me. Here's this ultra skinny chick telling you to eat salads while she scarfs on cheeseburgers and never gains a pound? Where is the justice I tell ya!
Okie, back to the point of this entry. Her name is Lisa Lillien and she is known as Hungry Girl. When I first decided to give her a show a whirl I thought "She better mean what she says or I'm turning this channel asap. No way can I have another wafer thin girl tell me how I need to be her size!" but Lisa was genuinely excited about the food she was making and she seems to really love what she does and actually stick by it. Which is a nice change. As I started dvring more and more of her shows I came to realize she's a diet chick's best friend (well in my head, as Wendy Williams would say). So be gone rude wafer girls!
PS. Just a tad bit of trivia (cause that's how we do here at Tuesday's with Dinah & Ma) Lisa is married to this fella: Dan Schneider. Looks familiar right? He's an actor and creator. Where I know him from (and you may too) is an 80's show called Head Of The Class? Ring a bell? He also created Drake & Josh, i-Carly, Zoey 101, and many more.
That brings us to tonight's recipe. It was featured on Hungry Girl and Geoff and I scarfed this dish. No joke but hey it's better for you than it's original counterpart. Intrigued? Here's what you'll need:
Chili Cheese Dog Nachos
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Ingredients
* 3 hot dogs with about 40 calories and 1g fat or less each (like Hebrew National 97% Fat Free)
* 2 cups EZ as 1-2-3-Alarm Turkey Chili or another low-fat turkey or veggie chili
* One 7-oz. bag baked tortilla chips (like Guiltless Gourmet or Baked! Tostitos Scoops!)
* 1/2 cup chopped white onion (about 1/4 onion)
* 3 slices fat-free American cheese, cut into thin strips
* 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
* Optional: chopped scallions
Directions
*Preheat broiler.
*Chop hot dogs into small pieces. Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add chili and hot dog pieces and cook until hot, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
*Arrange chips on an oven-safe platter or in a large casserole dish. Top chips with chili-dog mixture, followed by onion. Top evenly with cheese strips.
*Broil until cheese begins to melt and bubble, about 2 minutes.
*Top or serve with sour cream. Garnish with scallions, if you like. Eat!
MAKES 7 SERVINGS
WW Points: 6 points PER SERVING (1/7th of recipe, 1 oz. chips with toppings)
Seriously, I cannot even tell you try this one. It's not one to be missed!
Ma's Spot: I loved tonight's dinner. It was filling and amazingly tasty. I used a Mexican blend cheese (since you guys know I'm not a fan of cheese really) and the fact it didn't call for a lot of cheese made this dish for me. I will definitely make these again. In fact this was so good I'm thinking of making it again in a few days, ha! So kudos to Dinah for finding this recipe. It's a winner.
*SNACK CORNER:*
It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's pick:
Okie, obviously this isn't from the store but keeping with the theme to send an ode to our new diet pal (in our heads) Hungry Girl we went with her yummy movie night snack. Here's what you'll need:
Chewy S'mores Snack Mix
Prep: 5 minutes
Ingredients
* 2 cups popped 94% fat-free kettle corn microwave popcorn
* 1 cup cinnamon-sugar cereal squares
* 3/4 cup chocolate-flavored puffed cereal (like Cocoa Puffs)
* 3/4 cup mini marshmallows
* 10 Tootsie Roll Midgees, chopped
Directions
*In a sealable plastic bag or an airtight container with a lid, combine all ingredients except Tootsie Roll pieces. Seal and shake to mix.
*Add chopped Tootsie Roll Midgees. Seal and shake again. Enjoy!
MAKES 6 SERVINGS
WW Points: 3 PER SERVING (1/6th of recipe, about 1 cup)
Dinah: This stuff is amazing. I never thought to put any of these items together before and for one cup being only 3 points? I'm definitely sold! We made ours in huge batches and took 1 cup whenever we were in the mood for a healthy snack.
Ma: I'm a big fan of mixes (such as this kind). I make them all the time but I have to say this one is my favorite. The popcorn with the coco puffs and marshmellows was excellent. I loved the popcorn had no trace of butter on it (since that's something I'm not a fan of) and when you get the combination of marshmallow, cereal, and tootie rolls it's like a s'mores explosion in your mouth. I find myself sitting there making a big batch of this mix until all the ingredients are used. So please make you up a bunch of this and enjoy it next time you watch a movie.
That's it guys, I've hoped by tonight's entry you've decided that Hungry Girl is kinda awesome and you guys should definitely check out her show weekends on The Food Network and The Cooking Channel. Next week we're getting Bitchin' up in our Kitchen' (Corny? Yes, but hey I don't have someone writing for me haha) and going with a pizza recipe from Ms. Nadia G. It is not one to be missed. Have a great week guys!
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma
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