Quick Italian Spinach Pie

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/quick-italian-spinach-pie-53813.aspx

This recipe could not be easier.  It is basically a quiche.  I used plain nonfat Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese, mostly because I don't like cottage cheese, but also Greek yogurt has a lot more protein and a lot less fat and calories.  You could also use part skim ricotta.  Next time I make this, I will probably use a fresh bell pepper and cook it before I add it, to me the roasted red peppers made it sweet.  I used reduced fat Parmesan.  I did add some salt and pepper and some grated fresh garlic.  But you could also add onion or really any other veggies you'd like to add to the volume.  But, when I put the mixture into my pie pan, it was completely full!  You could also add some more protein like ham or ground sausage or anything you'd like, it would just obviously add to the pp value.  We had this for dinner, but you could definitely serve this for breakfast, brunch or lunch also.  You could certainly entertain with this quiche and no one would ever know it was low in fat and calories.   It is also very filling.  If you do the 8 servings that the recipe suggests, it is only 3pp!  But, I did 6 servings and it is still only 4pp!!  I had a salad with it, but honestly it wasn't needed.  I'll probably be having leftovers tomorrow morning for breakfast!

Pimento Cheese Dip Recipe

http://www.laaloosh.com/2011/08/22/pimento-cheese-dip-recipe/

I used 2% sharp shredded cheddar and 1/2 cup of 1/3 less fat cream cheese instead of 1/4 cup fat free and 1/4 reduced fat.  I already had in my fridge a container of fat free plain Greek yogurt with a package of fiesta ranch dressing mix mixed in, so I just used that instead of the mayo.  I used fresh garlic instead of garlic powder.  This recipe tastes amazing!!!  I love pimento cheese and I have been eating it all my life.  I am not a fan of mayo, and there's a restaurant near me that has a mayo free version that is awesome.  This recipe is a very close second, and I'm glad to have found something that I know for sure the pp value of, and that it is so low!  I will be making this as a sandwich for lunch a lot!

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/2011/09/slow-cooker-salsa-chicken.html

I tried this recipe and loved it!  I found lower sodium taco seasoning.  I'm not really a fan of cream of chicken soup, so I used 98% fat free cream of celery soup, but you could use 98% fat free cream of mushroom, or any soup you like.  I used light sour cream.  You could also serve it over lettuce in addition to the wrap or rice.  It is 3pp for 1/8th of a serving.  I have found 1pp Ole' Xtreme Wellness High Fiber Low Carb whole wheat tortillas at Walmart.  That is the lowest I have found.  For my dinner, I used 2, so my dinner was total 8pp.  I didn't feel like I needed anything else in my tortilla, but you could add cheese, sour cream, more salsa or anything you'd like, just add that to your pp.

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/01/chicken-pot-pie-soup.html

I made this tonight and it was really good and very filling!  I have a recipe that I used to make a lot that is very similar to this soup, but has a lot more fat and calories.  In that recipe, you use poultry seasoning, so I used that in this soup instead of the thyme since poultry seasoning already has thyme in it.  Next time, I may try using fat free half and half instead of skim milk to maybe add to the creaminess of the soup.

Pasta with Italian Chicken Sausage, Peppers and Escarole

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/03/pasta-with-italian-chicken-sausage.html

I tried this recipe last night and it was awesome!  My husband is Italian, so to say he loves pasta is an understatement, but this one got rave reviews!!  It was definitely filling with just one serving.  I had 1/2 pound of turkey sausage and 1/2 pound of ground turkey from previous recipes in my freezer, so I just used those instead of chicken sausage, but when I make this again, and I know I will be, I'll get chicken sausage.  I didn't find escarole, so just used a big bag of baby spinach.  You could also probably just use a frozen box of spinach, but just be sure to squeeze out all the liquid really well before adding it in at the end.

Cheesy Rice & Corn Casserole

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cheesy-rice-corn-casserole-76138.aspx

I tried this recipe last night and it was really good!  I put all the cheese on top instead of adding some in.  I also added some cooked chicken to make it a whole meal in one dish instead of using this as a side dish.  You could definitely just use it as a side, and it is 4pp for 1/2 cup.  If you add about 3 cups of chicken, 1/2 pound of either extra lean ground beef, ground turkey, ground chicken or turkey sausage, one fourth of the dish would be 10pp, but for a full meal with meat, veggie & starch, that's not too bad, and it is filling!

Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/hot-spinach-and-artichoke-dip.html

I've been making spinach artichoke dip for a long time, and this one is really good, and tastes just like the bad for you version!  I did add more garlic, but that's it!  I would've never thought about putting the artichokes, garlic and shallots in the food processor, but it made it a lot faster and easier doing it that way.