Taco Salad
Ingredients 1 butter lettuce (head, or any other small lettuce, torn into small pieces) 2 tomatoes (chopped, fresh) 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped) 16 ounces ground turkey or ground beef 1 onion (small, chopped) 1 can pinto beans (15 1/2…
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Sweet Potato Patties
Ingredients 3 sweet potatoes 1 cup bread crumbs (crushed) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Directions 1. Wash the sweet potatoes. 2. Bake the sweet potatoes in a microwave until they are soft. 3. Remove the peels from the sweet potatoes. 4.…
Taco Soup
Ingredients 1 pound ground beef (90% lean)2 cans diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces each)3 cups corn (2-15.5 ounce cans, rinsed and drained)2 cans red kidney beans (15.5 ounces each, rinsed and drained)1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder3/4 teaspoon cumin powder3/4 teaspoon garlic…
Tasty Fish and Veggie Packets
Ingredients 4 cod fillets (4 ounce each, can also use tilapia, sole, hake, flounder, or other white fish) 1/4 red onion (or scallions) 1 carrot 1 red pepper 1 celery stalk zucchini (optional) Roma tomatoes (optional) 1/2 fennel (1/2 bulb)…
Tasty Low-Fat Cream Soup
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium 1 1/3 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons onion (chopped) 2/3 cup non-fat dry milk powder 1/4 cup celery (chopped) black pepper (to taste) Directions 1. Peel and chop the onion. 2. Chop the celery…
Tasty Chicken and Veggie Packets
Ingredients 4 chicken breast (boneless and skinless) 1/4 red onion (julienned) 1 carrot (julienned) 1 red pepper (julienned) 1 celery stalk (julienned) 1/2 zucchini (julienned) 1 clove garlic (minced) 2 tablespoons basil (fresh, chopped) thyme (fresh springs, optional) parsley (chopped,…
Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Ingredients 1 cup gingersnaps (finely crumbed, or graham crackers) 3 tablespoons butter (unsalted, melted) 8 ounces cream cheese (light, softened) 1 cup sweet potatoes (mashed, peeled and cooked) 1/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon orange…
Sweet Potato Custard
Ingredients 1 cup sweet potato (cooked, mashed) 1/2 cup banana (mashed) 1 cup evaporated milk (fat-free) 1/8 cup brown sugar (2 Tablespoons, packed) 2 egg yolk (beaten, or 1/3 cup egg substitute) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cooking spray (as needed,…
Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes (about 1 lb) 3 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 1 can evaporated milk, nonfat (12 ounce) 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ginger Directions 1. Rinse sweet potatoes in cold…
Sweet Potato Pancakes
Ingredients 1 cup complete pancake & waffle mix (or 1 8-ounce package) 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 teaspoons brown sugar (1 Tablespoon, packed) 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes (or winter squash, or pumpkin (baked or canned))…