Coach Nancy Know How To Party!

I love football – Go Patriots!

You can party and keep your waistline intact. If you don’t want to look like a lineman after Sunday night, try some of these healthier choices for the big game!

Black Bean and Corn with Salsa dressing

• 1 – 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 red pepper, cut into ½ inch pieces
• 1 celery stalk with leaves, sliced
• 1 Tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• ¼ cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup salsa
• ½ avocado, sliced
• Lettuce leaves

In a bowl combine the beans, corn, pepper, celery, cilantro. Combine the yogurt and salsa. Toss to coat. Top lettuce leaves with salad. Garnish with avocado slices. Serves 6

Using Hester’s Grillin Spice Rub Create your own Spicy Chicken Wings

The amount of wings is up to you.

Hester’s Grillin Spice Rub

• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1/4 cup Spanish paprika
• 2 T onion powder
• 2 T garlic powder
• 1 T cumin
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 2 T thyme
• 2 T basil
• 2 T oregano
• 2 T coriander
• 1/2 tsp. white pepper
• 1 T. ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Rub wings with a little olive oil first.  Add spice rub to a Ziploc bag and shake wings until well coated. Arrange wings on baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and sprinkle with more spice rub. Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Helen’s Pizza Crust

Here’s a pizza recipe with 1.7 grams of carbs! Well, that’s if it serves 8…. In our house, it doesn’t but you can do the math. And, the kids couldn’t even tell the difference! This is the only pizza in our house and I don’t miss the “regular” at all.

• 3 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1 cup shredded Colby and Monterey jack cheese
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. basil

Combine above  – this is the crust. Honest! Use a 13 x 9 pan.

Bake this ‘crust’ at 450 degrees until browned to desired crispness/doneness, about 25 minutes.

It does not stick to the pan.

Then top with ¼ cup pizza sauce, more or less to your taste or your carb load. Add any mix of toppings that you like. You can also add additional cheese on top. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted to just how you like it!

Round out your party with a veggie platter and hummus dip and you are ready to watch the Pats rock the Giants world!

Make it Happen!