| Tuna Melt
What you'll need:
1 can tuna packed in water, drained
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. mustard
¼ cup finely chopped celery
1 slice swiss or mozzarella cheese
2 slices rye bread
How to make it:
1. Preheat oven to 300º.
2. Mix tuna, mayonnaise, mustard, and celery.
3. Spread tuna mixture onto bread slices.
4. Add cheese slice.
5. Place in oven until cheese melts.
Makes 2 servings.
NOTE:
To "lighten-up" the recipe, here are a few suggestions: this
will reduce the calories from fat from 50% to 25%.
Fat-free or light mayonnaise
Part-skim mozzarella cheese
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Fruit Salad
What you'll need:
4 tbs. Low fat cottage cheese
2 tsp. Low fat sour cream
1 apple, chopped
1 pear, chopped
½ melon, chopped (cantaloupe, watermelon)
1 orange, sectioned
1 banana, sliced
1 cup grapes, sliced
1 cup raisins (optional)
¼ cup walnuts, crushed
How to make it:
1. Mix the cottage cheese and sour cream together in a bowl.
2. Add the fruit on top of the cottage cheese and sour cream.
3. Garnish with raisins and walnuts
Eat each bite of the fruit salad with a little of everything on the spoon! |
| One Dish Recipe
What you'll need:
2 cups rice (uncooked)
2 cloves crushed garlic or 1 tsp. garlic powder
¼ cup slice olives
1-10oz can 98% fat free, condensed soup (any flavor)
14 oz frozen chinese mixed vegetables
½ cup skim or 1% milk
4 cups water
¾ cup cubed low fat cheddar cheese
1 cup cooked skinless chicken breast
How to make it:
1. Sauté garlic in olive oil until translucent.
2. Stir in rice. Cook for approximately 5 minutes.
3. Add olives, soup, vegetables, milk, and water.
4. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Reduce heat to simmer, cover tightly. Cook for 13 to 20 minutes.
6. Stir in cheese and poultry.
Makes 4 servings.
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Cheese Bread
What you'll need:
Slices of Bread
Cheese slices
How to make it:
1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Place a slice of bread on cooking sheet.
3. Place a slice a cheese or two on bread slice.
4. Heat until cheese is melted, 10-12 minutes.
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