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Lunches using a NutriSystem entrée...
Meatball and Pasta Supreme printable text only version
Submitted By: The-Jazzman [visit his forum the-jazzman.com/forum]

Ingredients
1 cup combined: chopped onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic
1/2 cup cooked pasta (noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
1/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth (look for low sodium)
1 NutriSystem Tomato Sauce & Meatballs Lunch entrée

Directions
1. Saute the 1 cup of mixed vegetables until tender.
2. Add in the pasta, broth, and tomato sauce and meatballs. Continue cooking until heated through and to the desired consistency.

Counts as lunch entrée + 1 vegetable serving (salad replacement). The pasta replaces the roll called for with the NS meatball entrée.
Broccoli With Cheese Sauce printable text only version
Submitted By: Susan [visit her site http://susanlosin.blogspot.com/]

Ingredients
1 cup of broccoli, fresh or frozen (lunch salad replacement)
1 NutriSystem Whipped Sweet Potatoes w/Cheese

Optional Add-Ins
FF Sour Cream (free food)
Laughing Cow Cheese (partial protein or 2 free foods)
1 oz. FF cheddar (lunch protein)

Directions
Prepare the broccoli your favorite way. I microwave in a small covered container with a few spoonfuls of water for about 6 minutes. Boil water for the Sweet Potatoes, and make according to package directions, except: add water about 1/2" beyond the fill line so that it's a bit watery. Cover and steep (per directions). Uncover and stir in add-ins, if any. Put the cooked broccoli in a serving dish and pour the potatoes over the broccoli. It comes out like a serving of broccoli with a rich, cheesy topping.

Counts as 1 lunch entree, 1 salad replacement. With add-ins, 1 protein, or free foods.
Spaghetti and Meatballs printable text only version
Submitted By: Pamela

Ingredients
1 cup prepared spaghetti squash (see preparation below)
1/2 cup sauteed mushrooms
1/2 cup sauteed onion
1 NS Tomato Sauce and Meatballs Lunch entree
PAM garlic spray
Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions
Spaghetti Squash Preparation - Cut spaghetti squash in half. Scoop out the stringy pulp in the center and seeds. Place in a Dutch Oven with a cup of water and steam the squash on the stove top (approx. 1 hour). Using a fork, scrape the squash out (resembles spaghetti). Put 1 cup of the squash on a dinner plate for the meal and reserve the rest for other meals.

Sautee mushrooms and onion in a skillet sprayed w/ PAM Garlic Spray. Heat NS Tomato Sauce and Meatballs according to package. Top spaghetti squash with onion and mushroom mixture, then Sauce with Meatballs. Sprinkle with ff Parmesan Cheese, if desired.

Serve with tossed salad and toasted low calorie wheat bread, sprayed with ICBINB and sprinkled with garlic powder for garlic bread.

Shepherd's Pie Stuffed Peppers printable text only version
Submitted By: Bambilicious

Ingredients
1 large red or green pepper
1/2 cup Boca crumbles
2 Tablespoons diced onion
Pepper to taste and any other spice of choice
1/2 cup vegetable (green beans, broccoli) or 1/4 c corn or peas
1 container NS whipped sweet potato or Homestyle Cheesy Broccoli potato
2 Tablespoons FF Cheese

Directions
Slice pepper in half lengthwise, clean out ribs and seeds. Parboil or roast pepper approximately 10 minutes in boiling water or 350 degree oven. Sautee onion and Boca veggie crumbles in ICBINB or No Cal spray. Divide in 1/2 and stuff into each 1/2 of pepper. Top with vegetable of choice, then 1/2 the potatoes. Bake at 350-375 for 20-25 mins. Top with cheese. Bake another 5 minutes.

Counts as 1 NS lunch entree, 1 vegetable (or 1 carb if corn or peas used), 1 protein, 1 free food (cheese)
Sloppy Joe with Mango Salsa printable text only version
Submitted By: Naomi

This makes for a nice "summery" lunch: "It is very flavorful! The salsa is even better if covered and chilled for a while, so the flavors can blend."

Ingredients
1 NutriSystem Vegetarian Sloppy Joe (prepared as suggested)
1/2 whole wheat pita

Avocado/Mango/Jicama Salsa:
1/8 (or one ounce) of fresh diced avocado
1/6 (or about 1 ounce) of fresh ripe mango, diced small (could also use 1 ounce of minced pineapple in addition to the mango)
1/4 cup finely diced or minced jicama
3-4 teaspoons minced red or sweet onion
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon pineapple juice (optional - can use if you don't add the actual pineapple)
1/4 teaspoon minced hot pepper of choice (jalapeno or serrano, etc.) or to taste
1/8 teaspoon of fresh minced garlic
dash of salt
dash of cumin
1/2 to 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro, or to taste

Directions
Warm the pita bread for 10 seconds or so in the microwave; stuff with prepared sloppy joe mix, and 1/2 the salsa.

Serve the other half of the salsa on the side. Or, serve the sloppy joe on a bed of lettuce, top with the salsa, and a whole wheat pita on the side. Enjoy!

Counts as lunch entrée + 1/2 fruit serving + 1 fat serving + free foods