10 and easy lower fat Recipes

prepared chocolate crumb crusts (or use a graham cracker crust, the chocolate is better!), serve prepared fat-free chocolate pudding, reduced-fat peanut butter (or use sugar-free peanut butter), cool whip lite, frozen whipped topping, thawed, magic shell ice cream topping (use as much as desired)

chicken, cut up into small chunks (i like to use boneless breasts for their ease and lower fat content), chopped onion, chicken broth, garlic cloves, chopped finely, cumin seeds (ground will not withstand long cooking as well), dried oregano leaves, white beans, drained and rinsed (great northern or cannellini), chopped bell peppers (you may use green, yellow, or red or a combination of the three which is what i do), jalapeno pepper (you may want to do more or less depending on how much heat you like)

applewood-smoked bacon slices, cut into 1-inch pieces, chicken drumsticks, skinned, chicken thighs, skinned, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, divided, chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped carrot, chopped fresh thyme, garlic cloves, minced, bay leaves, tomato paste, red wine, fat-free , lower-sodium chicken broth, extra-virgin olive oil, button mushrooms, quartered, frozen pearl onions, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

easy n wonderful pineapple upside down cake, brown sugar, pineapple , 20 oz, crushed pineapple , 20 oz, maraschino cherries, ground pecans, butter (i use no trans-fat margarine), boxed yellow cake mix, melt the butter and blend with the brown sugar, smooth into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, lightly sprayed with pam., arrange pineapple rings onto bottom of pan ., place a cherry in the center of the ring., sprinkle with the pecans. smooth the crushed pineapple over all., make cake according to box., spread batter over pineapple mixture ., bake at 350 degrees for 40-60 minutes., oven temperatures vary ., use toothpick test ., when done immediately invert onto plate ., serve with whipped cream ., if it looks like it s browning too much , lower temperature to 325 degrees.

good seasonings italian salad dressing mix (dry ), cream cheese (reg. or lower fat)

chicken, cut up into small chunks (i like to use boneless breasts for their easy and lower fat content), chopped onion, equivalent ) chicken broth, garlic, chopped finely, cumin seed (ground will not withstand long cooking as well), dried oregano leaves, white beans (great northern or cannellini), drained and rinsed, chopped red, green or yellow bell peppers , or combination, jalapeno chili peppers, fresh, jarred or canned , optional or to taste (depending on how much heat you like!)

frozen southern-style hash brown potatoes, thawed, chopped onion, fat-free , lower-sodium chicken broth, frozen lima beans, thawed, chopped green bell pepper, frozen cut okra, thawed, barbecue sauce, chopped cooked chicken breast, chopped celery, freshly ground black pepper, salt, pulled smoked pork, chopped, no-salt-added tomato sauce, whole-kernel corn with sweet peppers, drained, no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

skinless chicken thighs , brined if possible (cooking time is for pre-brined thighs), oil, onion, chopped, brown rice , unrinsed, water or 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme