Quick Recipes

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Banana-Pineapple Cream Pie
Prepare one large box sugar-free, fat-free vanilla pudding with 3-1/2 cups skim or 1-percent milk. Pour into reduced fat graham crust. Place sliced bananas across the layer of pudding. Then take a 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple, drain it well and spoon evenly over the bananas. Top with 16-ounces of Fat Free Cool Whip. Refrigerate for at least one hour.>

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Low Fat Chicken and Sour Cream Enchiladas
Heat oven to 350-degrees. Combine 1-cup reduced fat sour cream, 1-cup shredded Monterey jack cheese, 1-cup salsa and 1-packaged cooked, carved chicken (9 or 10 ounces). Divide and spoon down center of six 98 percent fat free flour tortillas, (6 or 8-inches each). Place seam side down in shallow baking dish. Top with 1/2 cup salsa; cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with 1/4 cup additional cheese; bake five more minutes or until cheese melts. Top with chopped tomatoes and lettuce.
See also: BellyBytes.com: Healthy Chicken Recipes

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Tasty Green in a Zap
For weeknight dinners, the less fuss the better for most. A healthy yet quick and tasty option is Ready Pac's Microwave Leafy Greens Blend, veggie bundles that can be tossed straight into the microwave. After cooking, try spritzing it with fresh lemon juice or a dash of balsamic vinegar for a tasty side dish. Alternatively, mix it with lightly sauteed vegetables and leftover chicken for a main meal in minutes.

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Soy Shake
Place in a blender: One-half cake of silken tofu, one-half cup of apple juice, 1-cup of frozen strawberries and one banana. Blend until smooth.

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Fruity Cereal
Combine a bowl of whole grain cereal with calcium-fortified soy milk or regular skim milk and fruit. Suggested fruits: Blueberries, strawberries, kiwifruit, cantaloupe, mango and bananas. These fruits have great nutritional power.

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Old Fashioned Kettle Corn Updated
1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
Place popcorn and sugar in a large covered pot with the oil. Over medium heat, begin to pop the popcorn. Constantly shake the pot so the popcorn kernels do not burn. Once the popping has slowed, immediately remove the pot from heat. If not quickly removed from heat, sugar will burn. Serve immediately. Recipe makes five servings.
See also, Healthy Popcorn Recipes from our Sister Site, BellyBytes.com.

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True, Pure Lemonade
*Using fresh lemons and making true, pure lemonade is the best way to drink lemonade. It not only tastes the best this way, it is better for you! So go to a little trouble - this lemonade is worth it. More importantly, so are you!
Ingredients:
2-2/3 cup fresh lemon juice (9 to 12 lemons)
5-1/3 cups cold water
36 packets of Equal sweetener or 10-3/4 teaspoons Equal
for Recipes or 1-1/2 cup of Equal Spoonful
Mix lemon juice and cold water. Add Equal and stir well. Pour over ice and enjoy.
*Adjust sweetener to taste, if necessary.
Nutrition: 38 calories, 0g protein, 11g carbohydrates, 0g fat, 6mg sodium Food exchange: 1/2 fruit

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Turkey Apricot-Salad Sandwiches
Combine 1-1/2 cup chopped cooked turkey, 1/4-cup thinly sliced celery, 1/4-cup low-fat mayonnaise, 2-tablespoons unsalted cashews, 2- tablespoons chopped dried apricots, 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, 2- tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt and salt and pepper to taste. Spread on four slices of pumpernickel bread, top with a lettuce leaf and a second slice of bread. Cut in half. Serve with corn-on-the-cob and sliced tomatoes if desired.

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Beef Salad
Toss together six cups of chopped iceberg lettuce, one can (15 ounces) rinsed and drained black beans and one can (11 ounces) drained Mexican-style corn. Place thinly sliced cooked (leftover) steak over top. Drizzle 1/4 cup ranch dressing and 1/3-cup salsa separately over beef. Sprinkle with 1-cup broken baked tortilla chips.

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Slow Cooked Butternut Squash
Cut peeled and seeded squash into chunks, add three cored, peeled and sliced apples, one-tablespoon lemon juice, one-teaspoon cinnamon, one-tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2-cup apple juice. Just toss all ingredients into crock pot or slow cooker. Cook for about three hours on medium setting or until squash is fork-tender.

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Slow Cooked Butternut Squash
Cut peeled and seeded squash into chunks, add three cored, peeled and sliced apples, one-tablespoon lemon juice, one-teaspoon cinnamon, one-tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2-cup apple juice. Just toss all ingredients into crock pot or slow cooker. Cook for about three hours on medium setting or until squash is fork-tender.

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5-Minute Cheesy Quesadillas
Reduced or fat free shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
Fat free tortillas
Salsa or picante sauce
Directions
Sandwich shredded cheese between two tortillas.
Bake at 425-degrees for five minutes.
Dip in salsa or picante sauce.

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Easy as Pie Blueberry Pie
Prebake a home made or frozen 9-inch pie shell. Combine one 16-ounce jar of blueberry jam or fruit spread and one-quarter-teaspoon ground cinnamon in a microwave-safe dish and microwave on high for about one minute, until mixture liquefies. Stir in 2-cups of fresh blueberries and spoon mixture into pre-baked crust. Chill and serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Recipe makes six portions.
Health Bonus: There are tons of antioxidants in blueberries!

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Tex Mex Burgers
Combine 1-1/2 pounds lean ground round with one package taco seasoning and 2-tablespoons water. Shape into burgers and grill as usual. Top with sliced reduced fat cheese, onions, tomatoes and lettuce as desired.

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Taco Tater
Prepare lean ground round as above for "taco meat". Spoon over baked potatoes. Top with fat free shredded Cheddar, tomatoes, black olives, onions and taco sauce.

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Taco Dip
Combine 2-cups light sour cream with one package taco seasoning. Serve with tortilla chips or vegetables.

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Quick Apple Crisp
To make a quick apple crisp - slice four medium apples, spread in pan, sprinkle with 2-teaspoons of cinnamon, then pour one-half-cup water over top. In another bowl mix together with a fork; one-half-cup soft margarine, 3/4-cup flour and 1-cup sugar. When mixture is fine and crumbly, spread over sliced apples. Bake 30 minutes in 400-degree oven. Serve warm.

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Key Lime Pie
How about a Key Lime Pie that is a ten-minute project? Mix together one-third-cup lime juice, one can Eagle Brand milk, eight ounces reduced fat sour cream, and one-cup of cool whip. Pour into graham cracker pie crust. Refrigerate for two hours.

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Quick Fix Pizza
Heat oven to 450-degrees. Place one prepared pizza crust (12-inches) on a pizza pan or cookie sheet. Evenly spread three-fourths-cup store-bought pizza sauce over crust, leaving small border around rim. Evenly top with one package (eight to ten ounces) cooked honey-roasted carved chicken breast (such as Perdue or another brand of your liking) and one-half-cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese. Bake ten minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

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Camping Dessert Recipe
Use an 8-inch tin foil pie plate or cake tin. Use your favorite cookie (chocolate chip, peanut butter, etc.) and coarsely break up cookie to fill bottom of pie plate. Put a layer or two of thinly sliced apples over the cookies - you can add cinnamon if you like. Next put in a layer of mini marshmallows (or marshmallows cut in half) and break in pieces of your favorite chocolate bar (the ones with a creamy filling such as caramel work best). Then slice whatever fruit you have handy (bananas, peaches or more apples if you like). Top with additional marshmallows and chocolate bar pieces. Take a large piece of tin foil and place pie on top. Gather the edges to come above the top of your pie and pinch. Cook on the grill of an open fire for about 15 minutes. Cooking over the coals, rather than the flame, reduces chances of burning.

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Prune Butter
To make prune butter, blend 12-ounces pitted prunes and one-half cup hot water in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Keep refrigerated. Prune butter is delicious in gingerbread, muffins and oatmeal cookies.

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Beef Roll-ups
Use deli sliced beef on 98-percent fat-free flour tortillas. Top beef with salsa, chopped cilantro, canned black beans and shredded pepper-jack cheese. Squeeze fresh lime juice over all. Roll, place seam side down in baking dish, cover and microwave two to three minutes (for four roll-ups) on high or until hot. Garnish with light sour cream if you like. Serving suggestion: Serve witha rice side dish and sherbet for dessert for a complete meal.
See also:  Belly Bytes Healthy Beef Recipes.

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Diet Rite Bread (Requires Bread Machine)
One packet yeast
3 cups bread flour
1-1/4 cup Diet Rite (or any) soda
Bring all ingredients to room temperature. Put all ingredients into the pan in the order listed, select white bread and push "Start".

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Cinnamon-"Sugar"
1/3 cup Equal Spoonful
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Combine 1/3-cup Equal Spoonful with 1-teaspoon ground cinnamon; mix thoroughly.
Place in shaker to use in recipes and sprinkle on toast, fruits, muffins and desserts, etc.

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Quick Guacamole
Stretch that last, lonely avocado and turn it into this delicious guacamole. Dice it, combine it with 1-cup of thawed frozen green peas, 2-tablespoons of lemon juice, and one garlic clove in a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and onions if desired.

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Favorite Strawberry Frost
1 cup egg whites
6 ounces cold water or non-fat milk
Blend at slow speed for 20 seconds.
Add one-half-cup frozen strawberries.
Blend at high speed for one minute.