Skinny Taste Recipes, hit or miss???

Just have to say....I LOVE this site and so does my family. I made 3 of her recipes this week and they were all delicious! So thanks to whomever first posted about it

Soooooooo let's share what we've made and if it was a hit or miss. I can honestly say I have not made anything I didn't really like!!

Chicken:
Asian Glazed Drumsticks (these were amazing, I used thighs)
Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Chicken and Mushrooms in a Garlic White Wine Sauce
Coconut Chicken Salad with Warm Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Turkey:
Sicilian Rice Ball Casserole (this is heavy on the rice and low on the meat imo. I put more meat that the recipe calls for)
Greek Turkey Meatballs with Skinny Tzatziki

Beef:
Carne Bistec - Colombian Steak with Onions and Tomatoes

Salad:
Black Bean, Avocado, Cucumber and Tomato Salad


eta; Up for next week...dying to try:

Lemon Feta Chicken with Oregano with Broccoli and Orzo
Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets with Baked Zucchini Sticks
Spinach Lasagna Rolls
and not sure what I'm going to make these with but I'll figure something out lol
Low Fat Baked Onion Rings
Cauliflower Fritters

Message edited 5/4/2012 10:08:38 AM.

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Great idea!

Hit:

-Chicken enchiladas
-Crock pot chicken enchilada soup
-Tuscan white beans with spinach, shrimp, and feta
-Oven fried chicken
-Coconut chicken salad with warm honey mustard dressing


Miss:
-Southwestern black bean salad...it just tasted like something was missing...I added some chicken to give it more of a "base," but it needed something else. It wasn't awful or anything, but I wouldn't make it again without tweaking it.
-Sweet barbacoa pork....again...it wasn't terrible, but I felt like it was too dry, even though I followed the exact recipe.

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Thai Green Curry Cocunut Shrimp w/ Basil
Brown Cocunut Rice w/ Cilantro
Light Swiss Chard Frittata
Crock Pot Bolognese Sauce
How to Make Perfect Brown Rice Every Time

The Thai green curry dish is now a staple. I will never cook rice the old way again, the bolognese sauce is delicious and makes a ton so that you can freeze. The coconut rice wasn't bad, but I really couldn't taste the coconut. The swish chard frittata is very good and you don't taste the swiss chard much.

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Everything I have made is a hit!

-Chicken Shiitake and Wild Rice Soup (I omit the mushrooms and it's a FABULOUS chicken rice soup.)
-Pasta Fagioli
-Greek Meatballs w/Skinny Tzatziki
-Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce
-Crock Pot Bolognese Sauce (I have had better sauce in my life...but this was pretty tasty, I make it every so often)
-Sauteed Brussel Spouts (Soooooo good)
-Broiled Tilapia with Tomato Caper Sauce
-Chicken and Cavatelli Soup
-Pasta with Italian Chicken Sausage, Peppers and Escarole
-Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts
-Creamed Spinach (I could eat it as a dip!)

Message edited 5/4/2012 1:51:30 PM.

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the santa fe crock pot chicken was okay, nothing to write home about.

the lentil and chicken soup was also just okay.

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I made the chix and mushrooms in a garlic white winesauce last night and it was delish!

The balsamic chix with roasted veggies was just ehh, something was def missing and I think the ingredient measurements were off

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Hit:
Rice ball casserole
Stuffed cabbage casserole
Pasta Fagioli
Shrimp salsa


However....I definitely do increase the veggies, garlic, herbs/slices after I make the recipes 1x her way.

But overall I find them to be nice healthy recipes!

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I also love this site!

Asian Glazed Drumsticks
Sicilian Rice Ball Casserole
Greek Turkey Meatballs with Skinny Tzatziki (My mom and I loved this, DH didn't!)
Carne Bistec - Colombian Steak with Onions and Tomatoes AWESOME!! DH wanted 3rds!!!
Chicken Ropa Vieja

Message edited 5/4/2012 8:12:36 PM.

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Hit: Chicken, swiss, broccoli casserole. We make it weekly either this way or rolled as another recipe she has.

Miss: Chicken sausage and broccoli rabe pasta...blah...we weren't fans.

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Recently made the emapanadas they were awesome! With the creamy avocado dip.

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Everything I have made has been amazing....particularly the Bolognese Sauce. I make it for company all the time, and no one knows it's healthy!

The only thing I have made that wasn't good was the Pumpkin Turkey Chili. I thought the pumpkin would give it a nice flavor but it was SO bland. I was surprised, because I have probably made about 10-15 recipes off this site and they are all terrific.

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I make a lot of her recipes -
Chicken Francese - Lightened up - I felt this was too lemony but my husband loves it
Chicken pot pie soup - we didn't love this
chicken rollatini stuffed with zucchini and mozzarella - LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! I also made a spin off of this with a stick of string cheese rolled and breaded the same way with a little sauce on top
Healthy baked chicken nuggets - they were pretty good!
Lemon feta chicken with oregano - I didn't love this. I also made it with chicken breasts and it would have been better with thighs.
Baked broccoli macaroni and cheese - I reallyl like this!
Pasta with roasted broccoli and garlic and oil - yum
Skinny italian turkey meatballs - dh loved this..i was eh
Broccoli and orzo - yum
Potato leek soup - yum
Chicken with garlic in mushroom sauce (or something like that) we like this alot too!

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I've loved everything that I have made so far EXCEPT the lowfat banana bread. That was gummy and flavorless and just plain terrible

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For my family....

Hit:
Spicy Thai Beef and Jasmine Rice
Asian Glazed Drumsticks
Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice
Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp
Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana
Chicken Piccata
Coconut Chicken

Okay/Split in Our House:
Bolognese Sauce
Kalyn's Stuffed Cabbage Casserole
Pollo in Potacchio

Miss:
Baked Empanadas
Barbacoa Beef
Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
Baked Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese

Don't Know Yet But Will Find Out Tonight:
Chicken Tikka Masala

Message edited 5/5/2012 5:20:17 PM.

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No misses yet. Here are the hits:

- Baked Mac and Cheese with Broccoli.
- Healthy Breaded Shrimp.
- Baked Bananas
- Skinny Baked Potato Skins.
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pasta and roasted broccoli with garlic/oil
- Roasted Cauliflower
- Roasted Green Beans.
- Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks.

If you can't tell, I LOVE Skinnytaste.

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I love this site!

Hits that I have made:
Turkey Meatloaf
Turkey Stuffed Peppers (but I changed this a lot)
Grilled Chicken Bruschetta
Chicken Piccata (took some time but was good)
Autumn Penne Pasta with Sauteed Brussels Sprouts In A Light Ragu
Low Fat Baked Ziti with Spinach
Lighter Baked Macaroni and Cheese ( I add more fresh spinach - almost 2 bags)
Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Mediterranean Chicken Kebab - LOVE THIS!!!
Sicilian Rice Ball Casserole (I use more meat about 1lb and more sauce and serve sauce on the side)


Misses that I made:
Pasta with Italian Chicken Sausage, Peppers and Escarole (this was kinda bland)

Edit- I keep thinking of more things that I made.

Message edited 5/7/2012 10:39:55 AM.

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first timer here but we made the Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac) and it was delish.

Going to try a bunch more this week

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Hits:

Zucchini pancakes
Asian Pork with mushrooms
Greek turkey Meatballs
Italian turkey meatballs
Chicken with wine and mushrooms
Asian turkey meatballs
Creme Brulee french toast
Chocolate chip cookies
Grilled Garlic dijon salmon
Roasted string beans
Shrimp Creole
Thai Coconut curry shrimp
Healthy Baked Shrimp
Loaded Turkey Santa Fe potato skins
Turkey Taco Chili
Sesame Crusted Chicken tenders

Misses:
Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps. Yawn.
White Bean Turkey Chili
Turkey Stuffed Zucchini
Stuffed Cabbage Casserole- was just OK. I'll try it again, but maybe add more spice to it.
Dijon Herb Pork Chops. I just don't like tarragon

If you like Skinny Taste, check out this blog:
http://www.preventionrd.com/ . I find her stuff more flavourful. Skinny Taste is good, don't get me wrong, but I always have to double the garlic and spices.

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This weekend I made

Turkey Zucchini Burgers-----DELISH!
Balsamic Chicken & Vegetables - SOO GOOD!

I dont follow the recipes exactly. I always use more garlic than she uses and if I feel something needs more seasoning, then I add it.

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Things I've made and loved:

--Baked ziti with spinach
--Chickn rollatini with zucchini and mozz
--Onion, pepper and zucchini fritatta
--pepper steak

Things I've made that were just OK:

--santa fe crock pot chicken (it was ok, just bland and something was missing)
--asian lettuce wraps with chicken (these were definitely tasty, but I was looking for something different. I would definitely make them again I think)

I've never made anything that was bad from this website.

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Haven't made a lot yet but my hits are:

Healthy Breaded Chicken Nuggets
baked zucchini sticks - AMAZING
Dijon lime chicken thighs - so good!!

Made the lemon feta chicken with oregano - ok - not my fave.