Mean and Lean BBQ Buffalo Sandwich

About a month ago, my husband bought a buffalo with 2 other friends, had it slaughtered (gulp) and filled our freezer with buffalo burgers, steaks and roasts. I have always heard that buffalo meat was more lean than regular beef, so I was kind of excited to try it. The first thing I made was this delicious BBQ buffalo sandwich. This is a great BBQ recipe that I got from my sister-in-law, Carrie. It goes great with beef, pork or.......buffalo.


Homemade BBQ Buffalo Sandwich

2 T. Liquid smoke
1 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 C. Apple cider vinegar
1 C. Packed brown sugar
1 T. Chili powder
1 tsp. Celery seed
1/2 C. Water

Mix together and pour over roast in crock pot. Cook on low for 9 hours. If using leftover roast, cook only for 4 hours. Remove roast, shred with two forks and add back to crock pot and mix in juices. Serve with buns.

Bison burgers are next!

Zucchini Pizza

When I lived in Italy as a missionary for my church, I fell in love with a zucchini pizza that I had in Consenza. The zucchini were drenched in olive oil and beautifully sauteed. The mozzarella was so fresh and the crust was thin and crispy from the rustic wood oven. Che nostalgia!

This is my attempt to recreate the zucchini pizza on a little lighter scale. You know that when you are on a diet pretty much anything tastes good, but I actually loved this and it was very filling. I started another biggest loser competition on March 1st, so the game is ON! The next 12 weeks will be me....on a diet. Stay tuned for tips on food prep, exercise, snacks and other diet related tidbits that I have discovered. But first......zucchini pizza.


Zucchini Pizza

1 Arnold's Sandwich Thins (1pt)
2 TBSP pizza sauce (.5 pt)
1 stick of reduced fat string cheese or 4 TBSP low-fat, shredded mozzarella cheese (2 pts)
1 tsp olive oil (1pt)
thinly sliced zucchini (0 pts)
garlic salt
basil
sprinkle of Parmesan cheese (.5 pts)

Drizzle 1 TBSP olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add zucchini and season with garlic salt. Cook until zucchini is soft. In the mean time, place the two halves of the sandwich thin on a cookie sheet and spread 1 TBSP of pizza sauce on each half. Sprinkle on cheese and top with prepared zucchini. Sprinkle top of pizza with basil and Parmesan. Put in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes and then put under broiler for 1-2 minutes to brown the cheese.

Bon Appetito!

Turkey Craisin Sammy

Great product alert!!!!! I just tried Arnold Select Sandwich Thins for lunch today and I have to give them two thumbs up. They are 100 calories with 5 grams of fiber and 1 gram of fat. So that would be 1 WW point. Even better than that....they are actually really good. I bought whole grain white, but they also come in multi-grain and wheat.

Here is a very tasty sandwich to try. It is also makes a great salad or lettuce wrap if you want to ditch the bread all together. You're the boss!

Turkey Craisin Sammy

smoked deli turkey
lettuce
shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 Tbsp Craisins
raspberry vinaigrette
bread of your choice

Lay turkey on one piece of bread followed by craisins and lettuce and top with mozzarella cheese. Carefully drizzle top of sandwich with vinaigrette and top with 2nd piece of bread.

So easy. So good. And So not cheating!