FOCACCIA ITALIAN BREAD

3 1/4 Cups Flour
1 Envelope Rapid Rise Yeast or 21/4 Teaspoons
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
12/3 Cups Very Warm Water (120) Degrees
1Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
2 Tablespoons Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water. Stir until mixed good. Spread the dough into a 13 x 9 inch pan. Cover and let rise until doubled around 30 minutes. Drizzle 1 to 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil over the bread. Poke holes in the bread to make a uneven surface. Spread parmesan cheese and herbs over the top. Can sprinkle some more salt over all the top of it if you want to. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 more minutes. Bake on 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly brown.

CROCKPOT CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN

3 Lb. Chicken Tenders
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Pack Italian Dressing Mix
1 Box (8)oz. Cream Cheese, softened

Spray your crock-pot with cooking spray. Mix the cream cheese, the soup and the italian mix together. Put the tenders in the crock-pot and pour the soup mixture over the chicken. Cook for 6 to 8 hours on low. Or around 4 hours on high. Make sure chicken is done. Can put this over egg noodles or rice.

PEANUT LIME CHICKEN

1 Lb. Chicken, cut in small thin strips1 lb chicken, cut into small, thin strips
8 Oz. Thin Spaghetti
4 Green Onions, Chopped

4 Baby Carrots, thin sliced
Cilantro, finely chopped
Lime wedges

Peanut Sauce:
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Pepper
1/2 Cup Oil
1/2 Cup Rice Vinegar
1/8 Cup Soy Sauce
2 Tablespoon Peanut Butter
1/4 Teaspoon Or Less Red Pepper

Mix the sauce together and sit aside. Put the chicken strips in a bowl and pour some of  the sauce over them to marinate. If you do not want to use the marinate that the chicken has been in then make extra for pouring over the cooked chicken. I do not like to use a marinate for a sauce that raw chicken has been in.
 Cook the noodles. Chop the onion, carrots, cilantro. Take the chicken out of the marinate and brown it in a skillet with some of the oil. Put the peanut sauce in a kettle and brown it for around two minutes. Watch and do not let scorch or do not over cook as it will be stringy. Drain noodles and put in a large platter. Put the vegs. and chicken over the noodles. Pour the sauce over the noodles  then sprinkle the cilantro over this and then squirt lime juice over your serving.

DIET LEMON-GARLIC CHICKEN BREASTS

3Tablespoons Lemon Juice about one lemon
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic or 2 to 3 Cloves
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
1 Lb. Chicken Breasts or Chicken Tenderloins

Combine all the marinade ings. Place the chicken in a ziploc bag and pour the marinade over it. Seal bag and put in ref. for over night. Grill or cook in a skillet.

DIET CHEESE SANDWICH

1/2 Cup Shredded  Monterey Jack Cheese
1/2 Can Mushrooms, drained
1/2 Small to Medium Sweet Onion, Sliced
3 Slices Tomato
1 Tablespoon I Believe It's Not Butter
Salt and Pepper
2 Slices Rye, Wheat or Sour Dough Bread

Using 1/2 spoonful of butter. Butter both pieces of bread on one side. Sit aside. Take another 1/2 spoonful butter and put in a small skillet. Add the sliced onions and mushrooms. Let them just began to soften. Add the salt and pepper and let cook about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and sit aside. In another skillet take the buttered bread and grill one piece. Put some of the cheese on the bread and cover and let it melt. The steam will melt it for about 1 minute. Take off and put in a plate. Do the other piece like this. Uncover and add the veg. mixture to each slice of bread. Then add the sliced tomatoes. Take and put them together and continue grilling until they are light brown. Or can just put it al together and grill until it is light brown.

DIET GREEN PEPPER EGGS

2 Eggs
Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Sweet Onion,  finely chopped
1/4 Cup Green Pepper, finely chopped
1 Romaine Tomato, chopped
Italian Seasoning or Oregano to your taste
Onion Powder to your taste
Salt
Cheddar Cheese

Put some of the olive oil in a small or medium skillet enough to cover the bottom. Let get hot. Add the peppers and onion and tomato. Stir. Let cook until the vegs. are soft. Don't let scorch. Add the italian seasoning, onion powder and salt. Next take the eggs and crack them over top of the veg. mixture and break the yolks. Can add the cheddar cheese now if you like cheese. Not a lot tho. Stir like making scrambled eggs. Eat.

DIET CHOCOLATE CHEESE

1 Cup Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese
1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Pack Splenda
Mix and Chill. This helps when you just have to have something sweet when you are dieting. I love this stuff. If you like more choc. flavor you can add some sugar free chocolate syrup instead of the power. I use around 11/2 Tablespoons of the syrup. It is good when you just have to have something a little sweet.