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Easy 100-Calorie Apple Pie Pastry Squares
By carvalhohm
1. Position the oven rack in the lower third of the oven, and preheat oven to 400°F
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (like Peppridge Farms)
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 medium apples, about 1 pound
- 1/2 medium lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sugar apricot jam
Shrimp Alfredo
By carvalhohm
Start cooking the pasta. Melt the butter in a pan over medium-high heat, toss the shrimp in the cajun seasoning, a...
- 8 ounces fettuccine or your favorite pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning, optional
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
- 2 cups heavy/whipping cream
- 1 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- 1/2 tablespoon cajun seasoning or to taste, optional
- 1/4 cup green onion, sliced (optional)
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Skinny Fast-Fix Baked Apple Sundae
By carvalhohm
1. Wash and dry apple. Core apple and use a peeler to strip away the peel on the top third of the apple (this is ea...
- 1 medium cooking apple
- 2 teaspoons no-calorie sweetener* (or 1 packet)
- generous 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup low or no-sugar added light ice cream (like Breyer’s or HaloTop)
Autumn Apple Pork Chop Skillet
By carvalhohm
1. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels and evenly sprinkle with the sage, salt, and pepper
- 4 (5-ounce) thin cut boneless pork chops
- 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves (thyme can be substituted if you don’t have sage)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced shallot (or finely chopped onion)
- 1 cup regular or light apple juice
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Warm Cinnamon Apple Crisp
By carvalhohm
1. Preheat oven to 375°F
- FILLING:
- 2 pounds firm baking apples (about 5 medium) peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 cup no-calorie sweetener (or 6 packets)*
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- TOPPING:
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup no-calorie sweetener*
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons cold margarine or butter, cut into pieces
Potato Ham Soup
By carvalhohm
Place the potatoes, onion, celery, ham and water in a big pot over high heat
- 3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup diced celery
- 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
By carvalhohm
Melt butter in a large pot
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 4 (14.5 ounce) cans (or equivalent) chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
- 1 1/2 cups dry egg noodles
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
By carvalhohm
Place all the ingredients except the fresh basil in food processor
- 1/4 cup oil-packed, sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or Franks), to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
Million Dollar Spaghetti
By carvalhohm
Preheat oven to 350F. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil & cook spaghetti until 'al dente'
- 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
- 1 pound lean ground beef or sausage combination
- 1 tablespoon of black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (I used prego)
- 1/2 stick butter, cut into small chunks
- 1 cup whole milk cottage cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (not fat free or light)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 3 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley
- 1 8 oz Package of Mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 8 oz package shredded Cheddar cheese
Party Squares
By carvalhohm
Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out crescent rolls onto a large non-stick baking sheet
- 1 8-ounce package refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1-ounce package dry Ranch-style dressing mix
- 2 carrots, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh broccoli
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions