Recipes From Cuisine: European
Cucumber, Tomato & Olive Salad
For many Americans, a salad is iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber and salad dressing. A good size salad made from the first three ingredients has about 200 calories. Four tablespoons of creamy salad dressing can add 400 or more calories. The dressing adds flavor but very few nutrients. While 600 or ...
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Beef and Turkey Meatballs
You can use Beef and Turkey Meatballs in any recipes calling for meatballs like spaghetti and meatballs, meatball sandwich and meatballs served with tomato or other sauce. Small meatballs (1/2 to 3/4 inch) are perfect in soups, as a pizza topping or served as an appetizer. Replacing pork with 93% ...
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Yeast Biscuits
Yeast biscuits are light, tender and moister than buttermilk biscuits made with only baking powder. About 45 minutes is added to the preparation time to allow the biscuits to rise. Biscuits are high in calories due to the butter versus dinner rolls. The advantage of making homemade biscuits is the ...
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Beefy Bean And Braley Soup
Beefy Bean and Barley Soup is a variation of Easy Bean and Barley Soup. This recipe takes only minutes to prepare after soaking the beans overnight. Soaking reduces cooking time and the oliosaccarides that can cause gas. Unlike most soup recipes, there is no need to sauté the onion unless you ...
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15 Minute 65-Calorie Cheese Sauce
15 Minute 65-Calorie Cheese Sauce is a easy, versatile recipe for quick homemade macaroni and cheese using white or yellow cheddar cheese, Alfredo sauce using Parmigiano Reggiano or other good quality parmesan cheese, or as a substitute for high calorie high fat Hollandaise sauce on vegetables or eggs. Adjust the amount ...
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Easy Potato Salad
Easy Potato Salad is a simple recipe you can make using red, white, or Yukon Gold potatoes. You can make it with or without the potato skins. Adding eggs is optional. The only cooking and cutting is the eggs and potatoes. Onion powder replaces fresh onion. You can add different ...
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One-Pan Pasta With Bacon
One-Pan Pasta with Bacon is another in a series of one-pan meals that takes about the same time to prepare and cook as popular boxed pasta meals, but without the preservatives, MSG, and artificial colors and flavors. This simple pasta entree or side dish has 220 calories and 2 grams of saturated fat ...
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320 Calorie Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli
A restaurant Fettuccine Alfredo meal can provide a days worth of calories, several days worth of saturated fat if made from cream, and over a days worth of sodium. All you get for your 2,000 calories is a large plate of Fettuccine Alfredo, a salad and bread. Add an appetizer, ...
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Hot Chocolate (Cocoa)
Homemade hot chocolate or hot cocoa is so simple and inexpensive to make there is no reason to buy prepared packets that usually have manmade chemical preservatives and artificial colors and flavors. It also allows you to control the flavor and sweetness of your hot chocolate. Increase the amount of cocoa ...
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One-Pan Chicken Divan With Rice
Chicken Divan is a French-American creation first served in the early 20th century. Like many French dishes, healthy chicken and broccoli was paired with a not so healthy high saturated fat Mornay sauce made with cheese and egg yokes. You may wonder why the French can eat rich sauces and ...
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