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Here is my favorite EASY recipe, everyone I serve it to loves it - dressed up it can be served even at elegant dinner, yet keeps in the fringe for easy snacking.

Cream Cheese Mousse:

1 small packet jello - any flavor, regular or sugar free
1 6oz packet cream cheese - regular or fat free

Make the Jello according to the directions on the box,
when all of the gelatin is dissolved (still a bit warm) place in blender with
cream cheese and blend until very smooth.

Pour into champagne glasses
and chill until firm.

Garnish with any fresh fruit, mint leaves, a bit of shaved chocolate, what ever goes well with the flavor you are using.

Holiday favorite - Cranberry gelatin and cream cheese - before chilling stir in walnuts, grated orange peel and halved large table grapes.

this is a low-sugar version of a regular one. Fat is still a bit high- so this is still int eh 'treat' category -
Sent in by and Thanks to Nancy in NH

Apricot Squares! (a low sugar version)

3/4 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar twin brown sugar (replacing 1 c of sugar)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups and 1 tablespoon flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 12oz jar Sugar free apricot preserves (replacing regular)

1. Beat soft butter & sugar until fluffy
2. Beat in egg & vanilla
3. Sift together flour & salt and then beat into the butter mixture
4. Use a wooden spoon to add coconut & walnuts
5. generously grease an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan
6. Put half of dough into the pan ~ pressing it flat
7. Spread the apricot preserves over the dough in pan
8. Top the apricot preserves with the remaining dough, patting lightly with wooden spoon
9. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 for 28 to 30 min
10. cool, cut into squares.
* note, if using the sugar substitutes, you need to watch carefully, as it seems to burn very easily

Sent in by Mary Hogan
Thanks Mary!!
Texas Casserole

8 oz Ground 90% lean turkey or you can use Beef
1/2 c Chopped Onion
1/2 c Frozen Whole Kernel Corn
1 small can of Sliced Mushrooms, drained
1/4 c (1 oz) sliced Black Olives
1 1/2 c hot cooked Rotini, rinsed & drained
1 can (10 3/4 oz) Healthy Request Tomato Soup
1/2 c Chunky Salsa pick your preference as far as mild-hot
1 T Brown Sugar Twin
1/3 c (1.5 oz) Shredded Reduced-Fat Cheddar Cheese

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, brown meat and onion. stir in corn, mushrooms, olives, and rotini pasta. Add tomato soup, salsa, Brown Sugar Twin, and Cheddar cheese. Mix well to combine. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set 5 minutes.
Cut into 4 servings.

HINT: 1 cup uncooked rotini pasta usually cooks to about 1 1/2 cups. Also good topped with 1 T fat-free sour cream.
Serves 4

Sent in by Dee
Thanks Dee!
Beef Steak with Mushroom Gravy

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
4 (4-ounce) lean minute or cube steaks
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup (one 2.5 ounce jar) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 3/4 cups Beef Broth

In a small bowl, combine flour, onion flakes, and parsley flakes. Coat steaks on both sides in flour mixture. In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, lightly brown steaks for 3 minutes on each side. In a large bowl, combine mushroom soup, mushrooms, beef broth, and any remaining flour mixture. Pour soup mixture evenly over steaks. Bring mixture to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until steaks are tender. Spoon gravy over steaks to serve.

Sent in by AC
Thank you AC!!
Maryland Crab Cakes

3 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
3 4.5-ounce cans crab meat, drained and flaked
6 tablespoons Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes

In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add crab meat, baking mix, and parsley flakes. Mix well to combine. Form into 12 cakes. Place cakes on a hot griddle sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray. Brown for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Low Carb chicken and Broccoli
Thanks for sending "horzomine"!!

Chicken Meat
Cream of Mushroom soup
Chopped Oninons
Chopped Walnuts
Frozen Broccoli
sour cream
shredded swiss cheese

2-3lbs chicken meat cut into bite size pieces
1 cup chopped onions
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (saute in 1 stick of butter)

Steam 2 bags of frozen broccoli.

Mix together
1 can of cream of mushroom (no added water)
1 16 oz container of sour cream
8 oz of swiss cheese shredded

Combine all ingredients, and mix well, heat and serve.

-- The Does My Butt Look Big In The Saddle Team
Wed, Oct 17, 2007 13:54:51 -0400