You may want to try these

Earlier I was writing that I am trying to count my calories and keep a journal of what I am eating. Now I am searching for new and easy recipes. I really do not look for "how healthy" they are, just that I am able to determine the information so I can record it. I found two recipes that are just awesome!

Recipe #1 - Thai Chicken with Basil

Ingredients you will need... 1.3 lbs chicken breast cut in 1 by 2 inch pieces, 2 Tbls of Asian fish sauce, 1.5 Tbls soy sauce, 1 Tbls water, 1.5 Tbls sugar, 2 Tbls cooking oil, 1 large onion cut into thin slices (I prefer to use scallions - I like their flavor), 3 fresh red chiles cut into thin slices OR 0.25 tsp dried red pepper flakes, 3 cloves of garlic - minced, 1.5 cups of lightly packed fresh basil leaves

Directions... In a bowl, combine chicken with fish sauce, soy sauce, water and sugar. In a nonstick pan or wok, heat oil - add onions and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in chiles and garlic, cook for 30 sec longer. Add chicken to the hot pan. Cook until almost done, stirring about 3 minutes. Add the marinade and cook 30 seconds longer. Remove from heat and add 1 cup of basil. Serve with the remaining basil.

I do not serve rice or noodles with this, instead, I prefer to serve with green vegetables and a side of fruit. I have gotten rave reviews from my family. My biggest complement is that my son (who rarely eats meat) loves the chicken.

Recipe # 2 - Easy Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients... 3 lb beef tenderloin, 0.75 cup soy sauce (I prefer the low sodium), 1 stick of butter (that's it!!)

Directions... Melt the butter. Add the soy sauce. Put the beef tenderloin in a glass cooking dish and add the butter-soy mixture. Cook for 10 minutes at 350°. Turn over the meat and cook an addition 30 - 40 minutes (until the meat is 140°). Let it set for 5-10 minutes.

Again, I try to stay away from grains, potato or noodles with this and serve a salad, cooked vegetables and a side of fresh fruit. This 3 lb piece of meat served our family of 4 for two meals AND the kids had another meal out of it AND I made two salad topped with the meat in thin slices (with a small amount of the marinade as a dressing). The way I made so many meals out of this is portioning. I cut the whole meat into slices/portions and when I need to reheat, I only heat the amount I will need so that the other pieces do not get over-cooked. This meal was praised by my family more than any meal I have made in a long time PLUS it was sooooo easy to make. My son even ate this meat - for a total of three meals!