Chili

We made a rather large batch, enough for 6 portions, so scale this back as necessary. I think you'll get the idea...

Ingredients:
500g 96% lean ground beef
180g diced onion
150g diced green pepper
150g diced celery
2 small cans of diced green chiles
4 cans of roasted diced tomatos (Kroger's)
Salt and Pepper
Chili powder
Cumin powder
Coriander powder

Directions:
1. In a large pan, fry the meat, onion, celery, green pepper till meat is cooked. Add the cans of green chilis, tomtatoes, and spice to taste. We kept this batch fairly mild, but you could add more chili powder or diced Jalapenos if you would like to kick it up. Let simmer till flavors well blended.

Basic Dish but very filling. The total batch as above is about 1200 calories, and we divided it into 6 full-size bowl portions at about 200 calories each.

Taco Salad

Lots of variations to this depending on what you have on hand...

Ingredients:
160g diced onions
132g diced green pepper
225g iceberg lettuce
1 can of diced tomatoes
200g fresh tomato
200g 96% lean hamburger
S&P
Garlic
Chili Powder

Instructions:
1. Fry the onions, green pepper, hamburger. Add the can of diced tomatoes, S&P, chili powder, garlic. (Other spices you may try are cumin or coriander)
2. Chop up the fresh tomatoes and lettuce.
3. Serve the fried mix on top of the bed of lettuce with the fresh tomatoes sprinkled on top.

Calories:
As configured here for 2 people, it was 250 calories per person.

Curry Fried Noodles/Soup

Ingredients:
200g shredded or cubed Chicken
90g sliced mushrooms
190g sliced onions
375g shredded cabbage
2 packages miracle noodles
Salt & Pepper
1 tsp curry powder (or more to taste)
1 tsp garlic powder
2 cubes chicken bouillon


Instructions:
1. In sauce pan, boil 3-4 cups water. Add S&P and bouillon cubes to water. When water is rolling boil, add the rinsed miracle noodles. (I used the clear noodles for this dish) Bring the noodles back to a boil and boil for 2-3 minutes. Strain out the noodles, saving the broth.
2. In non-stick pan, fry the chicken, onions, mushrooms, and cabbage. Add S&P and garlic powder to taste.
3. If you would like the dish to look like fried noodles, then add the miracle noodles to fry mixture, 1 tsp of curry powder, and 2-3 tsp of broth. Stir and boil out the water. Serves two people.
4. Alternative: If you would like soup, then add 2-3 cups of the chicken broth water and noodles to the fry mixture with the curry powder. You can add a little more curry powder for a more potent dish if you would like. Cut it back as well for a more mild dish. Cook thoroughly, and serve in bowls.

Calories:
As configured, serves 2 people at 160 calories each person.

Alternatives:
When you are cooking the vegetables, you could add celery and/or apples to the fry mixture. You could add chopped, fresh tomatoes at the very end of cooking for a SE Asian feel. Feel free to add a little nutrasweet if you want to balance of the curry with a little sweetness and soften the dish. Lemon Juice will give the curry spice a little tang. Have fun. (If you do add other ingredients, make sure to consider the additional calories.