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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Flax Smoothies
By shelle
Melissa Scott, Cooking Light NOVEMBER 2010
- 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 1/2 cup vanilla fat-free yogurt
- 2 tablespoons ground golden flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ripe banana, sliced
Refried Beans
By shelle
Combine 2 cans refried black beans, 1/2 (8oz) package whipped chive-flavored cream cheese, and 1/2 tsp ground cumin...
- 2 (16 oz) cans refried black beans
- 1/2 (8oz) package whipped chive-flavored cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped red onion
- 1 cup crumbled queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese)
Stovetop Red Beans and Rice
By shelle
1. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans
- 1 lb. dried red kidney beans
- 1/2 lb andouille smoked chicken sausage, thinly sliced. We tested with Aidells Organic Fully Cooked Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Chicken Sausage.
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, choped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp. Creole seasoning
- 3 cups uncooked long-grain rice
- Garnish: sliced green onions
Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
By shelle
Toss 1 (5 oz) package mixed salad greens with 2 cups each refrigerated unsweetened pink grapefruit sections and dic...
- Mixed salad greens
- 2 cups unsweetened pink grapefruit sections
- avocado
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- Poppy seed dressing
Tortellini Soup
By shelle
1. In a large pot, saute sausage until lightly browned and crumbly
- 1 pound turkey sausage (important to use sausage, not ground turkey)
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cans beef broth
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 cups of water
- 1 8 ounce package baby carrots
- 2 zucchini, sliced
- 1 9 ounce package fresh cheese tortellini (Butoni three-chesse variety works well)
Easy Honey Baked Beans
By shelle
Brown ground beef with onion and garlic added
- 1 med onion, chopped
- 1 glove garlic, minced
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 (1 lb. 12 oz each) cans baked beans, I use Bushes
- 1/2 c catsup
- 1/2 c honey
Strawberry Tres Leches Cake
By shelle
1. Preheat the oven to 350
- 1 box 15.25 oz white cake mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 lare egg whites
- Butter, softened, for greasing pan
- 16 oz fresh strawberries
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 can, 14 oz, sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 1/4 tsp salt
Loaded Baked Potato Casserole
By shelle
Preheat oven to 375. Grease a 13x9 inch baking dish
- 2 (24 ounce) packages refrigerated Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes
- 1/2 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken breast, divided
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 cup chopped green onion, divided
- 1 (12 ounce) package fresh broccoli florets, divided
- 6 slices Bacon, cooked, crumbled and divided
Fruit Salad with Yogurt
By shelle
Toss together first 5 ingredients in a large serving bowl
- 4 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 qt. strawberries, hulled and sliced in half
- 3 cups seedless green grapes
- 2 mangoes, peeled and sliced
- 2 (4 oz) containers fresh raspberries
- 2 cups Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp honey
Banana Cake VI
By shelle
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C)
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 1/8 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract