The Easiest Meal I've Ever Made!

I was inspired by an article I read on the U.S. News website by Liz DiAlto, a fitness and lifestyle coach. She writes about why you can't rely on willpower to eat healthy or workout. You have to keep it simple and enjoy it, or it won't happen. So, I went on a quest to find the easiest, most delicious meal I could possibly make. This meal took me less than 5 minutes to make and it is SO YUMMY.

A roasted chicken patty topped with melted brie and drizzled with honey may be my new favorite meal. On the side, I sauteed some organic baby chard, spinach and kale (Power to the Greens) in olive oil with lemon pepper salt seasoning. This is another 100% Trader Joe's meal. I can't help it! Shopping anywhere else for groceries is just plain silly! The trick to this meal's simplicity is the roasted chicken patty. It's precooked, lean and high in protein. I hate handling raw chicken and I always overcook it. The patty is a little more expensive than buying and cooking your own chicken, but it's so much easier to make and that's what is going to help me stick to my diet!

In total, the meal is 350 calories! It's perfect to make after a long day at work and the brie/honey combo makes it seem slightly sinful. ;-)

Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Broccoli

Mmmmm! Mmmmm! Mmmmm! This is my new favorite dinner and it's so easy to make!

I recently discovered Argentinian Wild Red Shrimp at Trader Joe's. For only $8.99 a pound, it is a STEAL! And, it tastes similar to lobster! I sautee these babies up in some olive oil and Balade Light Butter with Sea Salt, then finish it off with lemon pepper seasoning. The perfect side dish for this masterpiece is steamed broccoli with fresh lemon juice.

After trying the Argentinian Wild Red Shrimp, I felt compelled to do some research. I learned about the benefits of eating wild shrimp over farm-raised shrimp. This article from the Huffington Post explains it really well. In a nutshell, farm-raised shrimp are raised with antibiotics and are more likely to carry foodborne illnesses. GROSS!

Here are the ingredients for the dish:

1 cup of frozen broccoli (I use organic broccoli from Trader Joe's.)
8 ounces of frozen, uncooked shrimp (Try the Argentinian shrimp from Trader Joe's if you can, but any typeof shrimp will work.)
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Balade Light Butter with Sea Salt (Any type of light butter or butter-flavored vegetable oil spread will work)
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 slice of lemon

This whole dish is only ***5 POINTS*** and has 34 grams of protein! Oh, and did I mention that it is absolutely delicious!?!?