Recipe Skill Level: Easy
Taco Seasoning
Make your own taco seasoning is simple and economical. This homemade taco seasoning has up to 75 percent less sodium compared to packaging taco seasoning. Unless you like your taco filling super spicy, 2 tablespoons of this mix seasons 1 pound (450 g) of meat compared to almost 6 tablespoons of packaged ...
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Extra Lean Italian Turkey Sausage Stuffing
Italians have been stuffing poultry since ancient Rome. This extra lean turkey sausage stuffing recipe replaces pork sausage with turkey sausage made with 93 percent lean ground turkey and 88% lean or leaner ground beef to reduce saturated fat and calories. You can further reduce saturated fat and calories by ...
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnover
Are you tired of apple turnovers that are more turner than apple? With typical supermarket bakery turnovers you get about 1 tablespoon of apple filling per turnover. A teaspoon holds the filling in one-half of this turnover. The ratio of pastry to filling is 3:1 by weight or 1 ...
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Carrot and Pineapple Cake
Carrot and Pineapple Cake adds crushed pineapple for a cake or cupcakes that are moister than regular carrot cake. Like carrot cake, it is a rich, high calorie cake even without cream cheese frosting, Like most cakes, Carrot and Pineapple Cake can be frozen allowing you to enjoy a slice or cupcake ...
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Citrus-Herb Grilled Chicken
Citrus-Herb grilled chicken is marinated in lemon or orange juice flavored with herbs instead of salt reducing sodium to 350 mg per serving or less depending on the type of chicken used (broth injected chicken adds sodium). You can use boneless skinless chicken breast and broil rather than grill the chicken. ...
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Pasta With Grilled Chicken and Pesto
Pasta with grilled chicken and pesto is the first in my Quick Meal series of recipe suggestions. Recipe can be doubled. This recipe takes about 20 minutes to make from the time you begin heating water to cook the pasta and has only 4 ingredients: Any Dry Pasta Pesto Fresh Tomato ...
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Pasta With Shrimp And Green Peas
Pasta is economical and easy to prepare 100’s of way, and yet many diet plans and diet experts recommend eliminating pasta. They cite its high glycemic index and the fact most are made with reminded white flour. Disregard the fact many Italians eat pasta daily and are healthier than most ...
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40 Calorie Hot Italian Turkey Sausage
40 Calorie per Ounce Lean Hot Italian Turkey Sausage replaces ground pork with 97% lean ground turkey reducing calories and saturated fat by up to 50 percent. A 3 ounce (85 g) patty breakfast sausage has only 110 calories and 2 grams of saturated fat. It also has 50 percent less sodium ...
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Fig and Gorgonzola Bruschetta
Fig and Gorgonzola Bruschetta can be served as as an antipasto or dessert. It combines fig jam or preserves with gorgonzola cheese. Grilling the bread takes only minutes and adds a smoky flavor. You can toast the bread using your oven broiler or a toaster oven. Related Recipe Fig Jam ...
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Cheesesteak Sandwich
A homemade cheesesteak sandwich is a healthier alternative to processed cold meats and a better value than most franchised sandwich shops where you get more bun than meat. When made with homemade bread or buns, there are no preservatives and less sodium. Another advantage to making your own Cheesesteak Sandwich ...
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