Friday, January 13, 2012

Balsamic honey baked Brie

Super easy super yummy appetizer, goes amazing with wine

1 whole Brie wheel
1/2 cups balsamic vinegar
1tbs sugar
1tbs honey

Heat balsamic, honey and sugar together in a sauce pan, 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly until desires thickness
Bake brie on serving plate for 10mimutes at 350
Remove Brie from oven, pour sauce over top
Serve with crackers


Picture to come soon, making this tonight

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Proscuitto Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Thyme Roasted Apples


Something completely different and still weight watchers friendly.

Ingredients:
Pork Tenderloine (2lbs)
5 thin slices proscuitto
1tbsp dijon
1tbsp white balsamic vinegar
2 apples slices thick
4 fresh thyme sprigs
salt
pepper
1tbsp olive oil

Pre-Heat oven to 425
Toss apples in olive oil, thyme, and a little bit of salt and pepper
Bake for 10 minutes in a deep baking dish
Meanwhile, coat pork in balsamic and mustard mixture
Wrap with proscuitto
Remove apples from oven, place pork in the middle of the apple mixture
Return to oven and bake another 20 minutes

This is an amazing dish, the sweetness from the apples really adds to the flavor of the pork. I served it with garlic sauteed carrots and green beans.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Beurre Blanc (white wine sauce)

One of my new years resolutions is to get back on weight watchers and drop 40lbs, another one is to blog more... But obviously I'll be
cleaning up my recipes. Today I made a Beurre Blanc sauce to serve on chicken breast. I served it with whole wheat
pasta tossed with spinach, tomatoes and artichokes. Here's my light Beurre Blanc recipe:

Ingredients:
2tbsp diced onions
2 diced garlic cloves
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
1cup chicken broth
1/4 cup white wine
1tbsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking spray

Spray a deep pan with cooking spray
Sauté onions until just browning
Add garlic, cook 2 minutes
Add chicke broth, cover and simmer at medium for 5minutes
Add full thyme sprigs, cook another 2-3mimutes
Add white whine, cover and simmer 5 minutes
Remove from heat, add butter, stir until blended
Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste

It's not a thick sauce like most, but the flavor makes up for it.
I baked my chicken breast then poured the sauce on top before serving, but you could also bake your chicken in the sauce.