Recipe Type: Vegetarian

30-Minute BBQ Beans

30-Minute BBQ Beans

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Canned baked and BBQ beans have 500 mg of sodium or more in a miserly 1/2 cup serving, can contain caramel color, and come in BPA lined cans. Traditional, homemade baked beans using dry beans are delicious, but take hours to prepare and bake. This 30-Minute BBQ Beans recipe, uses ...

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Homemade Parmesan and Herb Potatoes

Parmesan & Herb Oven-Fried Potatoes


Parmesan & Herb Roasted Potatoes is a variation of Oven-Fried Potatoes. You can prepare a batch in about the time it takes to preheat your oven. These potatoes are baked at a lower temperature to prevent burning the parmesan cheese. Coated Red Potatoes in Baking Sheet Coated Russet Potatoes in Baking ...

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Pan Fried Summar Squash

Pan Fried Summer Squash

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Zucchini, a summer squash, is a very low calorie vegetable due to it’s low fat high water content. Four ounces (113 g) of zucchini or yellow squash has less than 20 calories. An appetizer made popular during the 1980s is fried zucchini. Breaded slices of zucchini, breaded, and deep fried. Breading ...

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Parmesan and Herb Baked Squash

Parmesan And Herb Baked Squash


You can make Parmesan and Herb Baked Squash using tender yellow summer squash or zucchini. Experiment with different herbs and adjusting the amounts to taste. Substitute Romano cheese, or use a combination of Romano and parmesan. The best flavor is achieved by using the best parmesan- parmigiano-geggiano. A little does ...

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Pan Grilled Asparagus

Pan Grilled Asparagus


Asparagus is a popular spring vegetable. In Italy, asparagus is boiled, baked, and added to risotto. Many American restaurants serve tender, crispy grilled asparagus as a side vegetable. If you have a grill, grilling asparagus only takes a few minutes. If you do not have a grill, to can come close ...

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Salad with homemade 1000 Island Dressing

25 Calorie Thousand Island Dressing


One memory I have growing up in central Phoenix was an occasional visit to Bob’s Big Boy restaurant for their double decker cheese burger with Thousand Island dressing. The meal was superior to McDonald’s Big Mac™ and fries. Their was no secret to Bob’s sauce. Thousand Island dressing has been ...

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Avocado and Tomato Salad

Avocado and Tomato Salad


Inslada Tri Colore (Three Color Salad) made with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, drizzled with olive oil, and seasoned to taste with salt and pepper is a popular Italian antipasto that can also be served as a salad. Avocado and tomato salad is a variation replacing the mozzarella with avocado reducing saturated ...

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Homemade Fresh Tomato Sauce

Fresh Tomato Sauce


No jarred, canned, and very few restaurant fresh tomato sauce comes close homemade sauce made with vine ripened tomatoes from your garden or a farmers market.  Easy variety of tomato (Roma, slicing, cherry, grape) has its own unique flavor. Depending on the type and ripeness of tomatoes used, the color of ...

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Pasta Fagioli With Turkey Sausage Sauce

20 Minute Fagioli e Pasta (Beans & Macaroni)


When I came across canned, organic, white beans, I realized I had not made Fagioli e Pasta in over a year. This simple recipe has less than 500 calories per serving while providing 10 grams of fiber and 28 grams of protein. I used homemade tomato sauce, but you can use ...

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Hash brown potatoes

Hash Brown Potatoes


Hash brown potatoes are a popular part of a full American breakfast.   The reason is simple, they are filling, quick, and inexpensive to make. For the basic recipe, all you need are russet potatoes, oil, salt, and pepper. One problem with restaurant and “instant” hash brown potatoes is the amount of ...

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