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Skinny Suppers: 125 Lightened-Up, Healthier Meals for Your Family – Delicious Guilt-Free Recipes for Quick Dinners
Serve up guilt-free, flavor-filled recipes every night of the week!
Millions of loyal readers look to Brooke Griffin’s popular Skinny Mom website for her special brand of skinny recipes, simple meal-planning techniques, and time-saving grocery lists. In her debut cookbook, Skinny Suppers, Griffin is on a mission to help you make smart, healthier choices and cook stress-proof, hearty meals for your family to enjoy around the dinner table.
What’s on the menu? 125 suppers and sides (including 25 fan favorites) like Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers, Supreme Pizza Pasta Casserole, Un-Sloppy Janes, and Loaded Nacho Soup. These are recipes you can feel good about—they’re satisfying, lower in fat and calories, and, most important, delicious! Plus, most are under 350 calories per serving and take less than 30 minutes from prep to table.
Let’s get cooking! Skinny Suppers makes it easy
• Easy-to-find ingredients
• A “month of suppers” meal-planning calendar
• Twice as Nice recipes you can cook once and eat twice
• Slow-cooker and one-pot meals to save time and money
You, the busy home cook with no time to spare, will find reliable recipes and tips, inspiration and ideas, encouragement and excitement throughout this cookbook. Filled with photos, easy step-by-step instructions, and nutritional information, Skinny Suppers is the first step to getting your family back around the table for supper!
Millions of loyal readers look to Brooke Griffin’s popular Skinny Mom website for her special brand of skinny recipes, simple meal-planning techniques, and time-saving grocery lists. In her debut cookbook, Skinny Suppers, Griffin is on a mission to help you make smart, healthier choices and cook stress-proof, hearty meals for your family to enjoy around the dinner table.
What’s on the menu? 125 suppers and sides (including 25 fan favorites) like Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers, Supreme Pizza Pasta Casserole, Un-Sloppy Janes, and Loaded Nacho Soup. These are recipes you can feel good about—they’re satisfying, lower in fat and calories, and, most important, delicious! Plus, most are under 350 calories per serving and take less than 30 minutes from prep to table.
Let’s get cooking! Skinny Suppers makes it easy
• Easy-to-find ingredients
• A “month of suppers” meal-planning calendar
• Twice as Nice recipes you can cook once and eat twice
• Slow-cooker and one-pot meals to save time and money
You, the busy home cook with no time to spare, will find reliable recipes and tips, inspiration and ideas, encouragement and excitement throughout this cookbook. Filled with photos, easy step-by-step instructions, and nutritional information, Skinny Suppers is the first step to getting your family back around the table for supper!
320 pages, Hardcover
First published March 22, 2016
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March 2, 2017
I have tried and enjoyed quite a few of the recipes, some of which are now in my regular rotation. The flavors are great and very family-friendly. A few things I do not like though are that she uses a lot of prepackaged (very processed) ingredients that I have been trying to remove from my diet, like canned condensed soup. There are several recipes using condensed "cream of something" soups! I make my own from-scratch substitution when she does these types of things, but it make the recipe take longer. The other thing I dislike is that her cooking times are wrong, like a lot wrong. It is not because I am a slow cook, because one time I added up the times she had written out for how long to sautéed and cook various steps and it added up to more than the "total time" listed at the top of the page. That editing error is seriously annoying when you have small children running around and are on a timeline already.
Ok, but the positives: full page photos for all the recipes, chapters divided by main dish ingredients (poultry, pasta, vegetarian, etc), and some really yummy dinners that include vegetables. A few of my favorites are the Turkey Taquitos, Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad Wrap, Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, Veggie and Cheese Manicoti, and Slow Cooker Chili Peach Glazed Pork Tenderloin. I would make all of these recipes again which is why the book gets 4 stars despite the issues I have.
Ok, but the positives: full page photos for all the recipes, chapters divided by main dish ingredients (poultry, pasta, vegetarian, etc), and some really yummy dinners that include vegetables. A few of my favorites are the Turkey Taquitos, Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad Wrap, Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, Veggie and Cheese Manicoti, and Slow Cooker Chili Peach Glazed Pork Tenderloin. I would make all of these recipes again which is why the book gets 4 stars despite the issues I have.
September 6, 2016
Nothing special...especially after being a fan of her website...skinnymom.com. Save your money just check out the website.
January 31, 2017
Title may be technically accurate but these are not diet recipes. Yet some nice different ideas. Already made chicken in a blueberry balsamic sauce that was yummy!
March 19, 2019
I got this book, heavily discounted, and since I'm always in the market for tasty, low-calorie dinners, I thought I'd give it a try.
It does seem to have more recipes that look appealing to me than most similar cookbooks, but the real test is in how they taste. I've already put a post-it-tab on about a half-dozen recipes to try, but I haven't tried them yet, so I don't feel like I could give this an adequate rating just yet. After I try them, I may adjust my middle-of-the-road rating up or down later on.
I did notice that several of these recipes (not the ones I have marked) use artificial sweeteners, which is not something I'm willing to do at this point.
I also know that the quantities that these recipes produce may be too large for some individuals or smaller families.
Another reviewer noted that if you add up the individual step times, it doesn't match the total time given, and that it takes more time than listed. That's something I hadn't noticed and would do well to watch.
It does seem to have more recipes that look appealing to me than most similar cookbooks, but the real test is in how they taste. I've already put a post-it-tab on about a half-dozen recipes to try, but I haven't tried them yet, so I don't feel like I could give this an adequate rating just yet. After I try them, I may adjust my middle-of-the-road rating up or down later on.
I did notice that several of these recipes (not the ones I have marked) use artificial sweeteners, which is not something I'm willing to do at this point.
I also know that the quantities that these recipes produce may be too large for some individuals or smaller families.
Another reviewer noted that if you add up the individual step times, it doesn't match the total time given, and that it takes more time than listed. That's something I hadn't noticed and would do well to watch.
February 10, 2019
125 recipes for your family that includes main dishes and side dishes. Most are for 350 - calories or less. So you can thoroughly enjoy them even when diet restricted! But even if you're not on a diet, they are packed full of flavor and deliciousness!
I tried the Zucchini Taco Boats. They were so good! Even my hubby couldn't tell that they were as good as they were good for you!
Recipes are well written, and include dietary information, including portion size and calories. Love that! Recipes are easy to follow. Ingredients were readily available. Instructions were simple, using American measuring system. (A big bonus for me, as I am lost with the metric system!)
I am anxious to try more of these great recipes! I highly endorse and recommend this book!
I tried the Zucchini Taco Boats. They were so good! Even my hubby couldn't tell that they were as good as they were good for you!
Recipes are well written, and include dietary information, including portion size and calories. Love that! Recipes are easy to follow. Ingredients were readily available. Instructions were simple, using American measuring system. (A big bonus for me, as I am lost with the metric system!)
I am anxious to try more of these great recipes! I highly endorse and recommend this book!
February 20, 2019
This is a good book- you wouldn’t know most of the recipes were light. Her tone is cheery, and most of these are family-friendly. She uses a variety of cooking methods, but a lot of these could be done in 30 minutes or less. There is full nutritional information.
She does use a lot of prepared ingredients, to help speed things up. And if reduced or 0 fat dairy bother you, they’re used throughout the book.
This is a useful book with easy, family friendly recipes. If you’re looking to cut calories, this is worth checking out for some ideas.
She does use a lot of prepared ingredients, to help speed things up. And if reduced or 0 fat dairy bother you, they’re used throughout the book.
This is a useful book with easy, family friendly recipes. If you’re looking to cut calories, this is worth checking out for some ideas.
December 14, 2017
Really enjoyed the beginning of her cookbook with her story and why "suppertime" is so important for families. For the family that wants to eat a little healthier than the Standard American Diet these recipes are great! I was not fan of all of the processed foods that she used although you could use substitution. I am excited to try the recipes that I saved. I liked how she put tips on every page as well.
April 11, 2018
This a good cookbook to have on hand if you are trying to eat healthy. Trying to feed a family and trying to be a role model.
I like to refer back to this book to do some of the recipes in it . Some of the ideas of making your own blends sounds doallbe.
I like to refer back to this book to do some of the recipes in it . Some of the ideas of making your own blends sounds doallbe.
November 2, 2017
Several good recipes that my whole family will eat. So far I’ve tried the rustic beef stew and sweet potato biscuits. I picked this up because it was mentioned in a super healthy kids video.
October 22, 2022
This book is filled with recipes for those who want to eat light. There are some I would not try, but most of them are very appealing. Nice photos, too.
April 18, 2016
Upon receiving Skinny Suppers from Amazon, I sat down and read through the whole book. "Wow, I love how this is organized" was my first thought. The second thought I had was "My family will eat these recipes!" Simple, easy, well-explained recipes and tips make this a wonderful addition to my kitchen. Yes, some of the ingredients call for packaged/processed items, BUT they are easily substituted with your own version of unprocessed items. All of the ingredients are easily found at your local grocery store, which is a huge plus as I do not have to order them online.
To me, Skinny Suppers is a way to quickly and easily prepare a family meal that is healthier for my family and allow us time to actually sit down together and enjoy good food and conversation. One thing I really enjoy is that the website offers a monthly meal planner. I can print it out and adjust the meals for how much time I may have on a certain day or replace one my family isn't quite so crazy about.
To me, Skinny Suppers is a way to quickly and easily prepare a family meal that is healthier for my family and allow us time to actually sit down together and enjoy good food and conversation. One thing I really enjoy is that the website offers a monthly meal planner. I can print it out and adjust the meals for how much time I may have on a certain day or replace one my family isn't quite so crazy about.
May 3, 2016
The recipes that I have tried so far are DELICIOUS!
March 27, 2017
Lots of good recipes in this book. I like that she gives alternative cooking methods if you don't own a slow cooker.
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