Recipe Skill Level: Easy
Hummus
Hummus is Arabic for chickpeas. At it’s simplest, it is a puree of garbanzo beans (cici, chickpeas), tahini a sesame seed paste, oil, and spices. Hummus is nutritious, providing 3 grams of fiber per 2 tablespoon (30 ml) serving. This basic homemade hummus recipe can be prepared dozens of ways ...
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Tacos de Pollo a la Parilla (grilled chicken tacos)
In Mexico, tacos are any filling wrapped in a tortilla. In the United States they are typically a fried corn tortilla shell filled with seasoned ground or shredded meat, lettuce and cheese. This type of taco is referred to as Sonoran style after the state of Sonora, Mexico. This version ...
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Easy Ground Meat Taco Filling
This simple recipe requires two ingredients: ground meat and prepared salsa. You can use red or green salsa for the filling. Packaged taco seasoning mixes have 1,800 to 2,800 mg of sodium. You can reduce the amount of sodium by 50 percent or more by substituting low sodium (less than ...
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Eclair Chocolate Glaze
This Eclair Chocolate Glaze recipe makes a thick glaze for eclairs and cream puffs that can also be used to glaze cookies or as hot fudge for ice cream sundaes. You can make the glaze using a double-boiler, microwave oven, or heavy sauce pan. The secret to a smooth glaze ...
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Four Bean Salad
Beans are a good source of fiber and protein. A 1-cup serving of Four Bean Salad provides 7 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein for about 180 calories. Making homemade Four Bean Salad takes about 15 minutes using canned beans. Canned beans can be high in sodium. Affordable, ...
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Hard Boiled (Cooked) Eggs
Whether you eat them hard boiled, Deviled, as egg salad, or add them to other recipes cooking hard boiled eggs can be hit or miss using the boiling water method. Like shrimp, eggs take only minutes to cook and there is no turning back once they are overcooked. Chewy, rubbery ...
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Easy Homemade Pico de Gallo (Fresh Salsa)
Pico de gallo (also known as fresh salsa or salsa cruda) is a Mexican salsa made from fresh tomatoes. It is a simple blend of diced tomatoes, onions, and chilli peppers seasoned with salt, fresh cilantro and, if desired, lime or lemon juice. Two tablespoons of pico de gallo salsa has about ...
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Poached Shrimp
Shrimp is affordable, a good source of protein, and low in fat and calories. Farming has drastically lowered the cost of shrimp making it one of the most affordable forms of seafood. You can buy shrimp cooked or raw. Unfortunately, most cooked shrimp is overcooked. Except for popcorn shrimp, you ...
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Stewed Bell Peppers and Onions
Stewed Bell Peppers & Onions is popular in both northern and southern Italy. It’s ingredients of bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes are often listed as superfoods providing many health benefits while being very low in calories. A 4-oz. serving has just 70 calories. You can serve Stewed Bell Peppers & ...
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Basic Rice Pilaf
Basic rice pilaf is a simple substitute for white rice and takes far less time to make than risotto. In stead of cooking rice in water, rice pilaf is made using broth. You can use any broth; chicken, beef, seafood or vegetable Rice Pilaf can also be made using brown ...
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