Italian Bacon Sandwich

Here's another tasty breakfast alternative!

• 2-3 slices of center-cut bacon (Different brands vary on serving size. Check the nutrition information to see what a serving size is, and go with that.)
• 1/2 cup spinach sauteed in olive oil and garlic
• 1 oz. part-skim mozzarella cheese
• light English muffin

Toast the English muffin; melt the cheese on both halves of the muffin in the microwave. Place the bacon on half of the English muffin. Top with the spinach; top with the other half of the English muffin.

Buffalo Chicken, Two Ways

Here are two different ways I've cooked buffalo chicken breast:

Slow Cooker

• chicken breast (approximately 1 1/2 lbs.)
• 1 to 1 1/2 cans of fat-free chicken broth
• hot sauce to taste (I probably used about half a cup)

Place everything in the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-6 hours. Remove chicken, shred, return to sauce.

Stove Top

• frozen grilled chicken breast slices
• 1 T canola oil
• hot sauce to taste (1/4 to 1/2 cup)
• butter sprinkles to taste (optional)

Place still frozen chicken in a nonstick saucepan. Add oil, hot sauce and butter sprinkles (if using). Cook everything until chicken is thawed and heated through.

I have eaten the chicken on a bed of lettuce, chopped celery and shredded carrot as a salad, or in a multigrain flatbread wrap, with baby spinach, as a sandwich. Either way, to save on fat and calories, go with a light blue cheese dressing as an accompaniment.