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Cheese Sauce
By DigitalChef
Melt butter in a small saucepan
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1-1 1/2 cups grated cheese (usually Cheddar)
Creamy Green Beans
By DigitalChef
Place beans in a steamer basket and steam over 2 inches of boiling water until tender, 5 to 7 minutes
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Pretzel Snacks
By DigitalChef
Preheat the oven to 300° F
- 1 large bag of mini pretzels
- 2 bags of chocolate wafers
- 1 medium bag of plain chocolate candies (i.e. M&M’s)
Cheese Straws
By DigitalChef
Preheat oven to 450° F. In a mixing bowl, combine the cheese and butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Chicken Carbonara
By DigitalChef
Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves chopped
- Salt
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 4 cups coarsely shredded chicken (from 1 roasted chicken)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
Spaghetti Sauce
By DigitalChef
Heat tomato sauce in pot. Add the Italian seasonings, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and browned...
- 6 cups homemade tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound ground beef, browned (optional)
Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
By DigitalChef
Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water
- 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (about 5 cups), diced unpeeled
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Lasagna
By DigitalChef
Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray bottom of 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside
- 1 1/2 pound ground beef (omit for meatless lasagna)
- 1-2 pounds ricotta cheese (use 2 pounds if omitting ground beef)
- 1-2 pounds mozzarella cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons parsley
- 6 cups homemade spaghetti sauce (or 2 jars of store bought)
- 1 package lasagna noodles
Baked Mashed Potatoes with Parmesan and Bread Crumb Topping
By DigitalChef
Preheat the oven to 400° F
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons plain dry bread crumbs
Pizza Dough (Whole Wheat)
By DigitalChef
Pre-heat pizza stone in 500° F oven for about 30 minutes
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water (110° F)