Recipe Skill Level: Easy
Cranberry and Almond Couscous
Couscous is coarsely ground semolina wheat the same wheat used to make many dried pastas. Unlike pasta that can take 10 or more minutes to cook, couscous is ready in about 3 to 5 minutes. Cooking couscous is similar to cooking quinoa or rice. Couscous is added to seasoned boiling ...
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30 Minute Chicken Soup
30 Minute Chicken Soup is a tasty alternative to high sodium canned chicken soups that can be more broth than vegetables and chicken. You can make it with or without noodles or rice. Omitting the noodles and rice reduces cooking time and total carbohydrates. The flavor comes from herbs and, ...
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Basic Pizza Sauce
Basic Pizza Sauce is a simple, low fat, pizza sauce recipe for two 12″ to 14″ pizzas. Adjust all seasonings to taste.
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Fried Mortadella (bologna) & Sautéed Onions Sandwich
Bologna is one on America’s favorite cold cuts. Then someone decided to fry a slice of bologna for a hot sandwich. The rest, as they say, is history. Bologna is an Americanized version of mortadella, an Italian cured sausage originating in Bologna, Italy. Their are two main differences between mortadella ...
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Spicy Middle Eastern Style Chicken
For thousands of years, spices were used to preserve foods and make ingredients past their use by date palatable especially in hot climates. These properties made some spices worth more than their weight in gold. When you compare the cuisines of warm versus cool climates, you’ll find cooler climates (northern Europe ...
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Boiled Potato Salad or Side Vegetable
Potatoes are inexpensive, one of the best sources of potassium, and provide many other essential nutrients. Boiled Potato Salad or Side Vegetable is very low in calories compared to fried potatoes, potato chips, mashed potatoes, and other prepared potatoes. You get the health benefits of potatoes without the calories and sodium. ...
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Easy 5-Minute Homemade Gravy
Packaged and prepared gravies are convenient, but have additives and preservatives in addition to lots of sodium. In about the time it takes to make gravy from a mix, you can make this homemade gravy recipe. Easy 5-minute homemade gravy tastes best when made with pan dripping from roasting meat ...
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10 Minute Pan-Fried Fish
It doesn’t have to take hours of preparation and cooking to enjoy a healthy home cooked meal. You can have Pan-Fried fish fillets on your table in about 10 minutes including prep time! Unlike deep fried fish that can take 15 minutes or more to heat the oil, this low ...
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Iced Coffee
Americans love iced coffee. But unlike iced tea, many iced coffees are loaded with sugar, calories and saturate fat. One 13.7 oz. (400 ml) bottle of prepared coffee you can buy chilled and ready to drink or at room temperature to chill at home or serve over ice has between ...
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Pasta With Chicken Mushroom Pesto Sauce
Pasta With Mushroom Pesto Sauce flavors pasta with basil pesto instead of tomato sauce. Although pesto is higher in calories due to the cheese and oil, a little goes a long way. For some people, pesto made using only basil has too strong a flavor. You can make a bright ...
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