Need last-minute food ideas? Share these with the cook in your family for great game day food. Here are some of Jen's favorite recipes:

Buffalo Chicken Dip

By Katie DeJong

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 8oz fat free cream cheese
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 (4 oz.) chicken breast cooked and shredded (fresh or canned)
  • 1/2 cup low-fat blue cheese or low-fat ranch dressing (used Trader Joe's low-fat ranch for nutritional info)
  • 8 oz. Frank's hot wing sauce

Directions:

  1. Mix all together except for celery in crock pot on low until cream cheese is melted (about 4 hours).
  2. Add celery last hour

Nutrition:

  • Calories: 109
  • Total Fat 2.03g
  • Total Carbohydrate 4.08g
  • Protein 15.94g


Beef Tamale Bake

By Jenny Grothe

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 lb 93/7 lean ground beef (you could also use lean ground turkey)
  • 3 oz tomato paste
  • 1/3 thinly sliced onion
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or 1 tbs dried
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime Seasoning
  • 9 oz (tube) Polenta
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
  • 1 cup low-calorie salsa
  • 14 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen corn
  • 1/3 cup grated 2% skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup diced green chilis

Directions:

  1. Add olive oil to a large pan and heat over medium. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add ground beef and stir until cooked through. Add all other ingredients to the pan with the exception of polenta and cheese. Stir until everything is blended well. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  2. Coat casserole dish with cooking spray. Add about half of the beef mixture to casserole dish.
  3. Slice polenta in to 1/2" slices. Place evenly in casserole dish. Sprinkle with about 1/3 of cheese. Add remaining beef mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  4. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Nutrition:

  • Calories 333
  • Total Fat 9.6g
  • Total Carbohydrate 29.33g
  • Protein 30.42g

Loaded Cheeseburger Pie

By Jen Grothe

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 lb. lean ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup sliced sweet onion
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 3/4 cup rice flour
  • 1 sliced tomato
  • 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 diced or sliced dill pickle

Directions:

Brown turkey and onions in a pan. Pour turkey mix into the bottom of a pie plate. Cover with fat-free cheese. Blend eggs, milk, and flour and pour over meat and cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Cut into 6 servings. Serve each plate with shredded lettuce, tomato, and diced dill pickle.

Nutrition:

  • Calories 214
  • Total Fat 5.38g
  • Total Carbohydrate 21.8g
  • Protein 17.88g

Mocha Protein Brownies

By Jen Comas Keck

Preheat over to 350 degrees

Mix the following together in a bowl:

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 2 scoops protein powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 TBSP instant decaf coffee.

Mix the following together in another bowl:

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/2 c Splenda (if you opt for Stevia, use much less!)
  • 8 oz berry flavored baby food
  • 4 oz water

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and pour into a 9 x 9 baking pan sprayed with no-stick spray.

Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Cut into 9 squares.

Nutrition Facts Per square

  • Protein: 7 grams
  • Carb: 11 grams
  • Fat: 0.8 grams
  • Calories: 81