18 easy lower Recipes

lower sodium beef broth, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen cooked meatballs, white beans, drained, rinsed, diced tomatoes with green pepper, celery & onions, undrained, tomato sauce-no salt added, salt, ground black pepper, shell pasta, shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

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

baking mix (bisquick), vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, honey, flax seeds, bananas, very ripe (almost black on the peel)

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.

stove top lower sodium stuffing mix for chicken, low fat condensed cream of mushroom soup, milk, frozen meatballs, frozen peas or 1 cup and 1 cup frozen corn niblets, shredded cracker barrel cheddar cheese light - made with 2% milk

ground sirloin, dry penne pasta , barilla plus penne, hunts roasted garlic and onion spaghetti sauce, lowfat mozzarella cheese, shredded

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)

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

almond meal (can buy already ground), pecans, walnuts, crushed oatmeal cookie, sugar (try splenda for lower sugar), eggs

cream cheese, condensed cream of mushroom soup, beef broth , with lower sodium, frozen cooked meatballs, sliced mushrooms, onion, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, black pepper, sour cream, egg noodles

raw chicken breasts, low sodium chicken broth, chopped carrot, chopped celery, chopped onion, parsley, chopped, chopped parsnip, pepper, lawrys seasoning salt, garlic powder, no yolk dumpling egg noodles

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!)

salmon, mayonnaise, milk (low-carb or sugar-free optional), breadcrumbs (light or low-cal bread preferred for lower carb count), eggs, salt, pepper, paprika, diced onion, lemon juice

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

pork tenderloin or 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts or 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs, canned unsweetened coconut milk, fish sauce, splenda sugar substitute, soy sauce, sugar-free peanut butter, red pepper flakes, curry paste, onion, garlic cloves, minced fresh gingerroot, peanut oil, lemon juice or 2 tbsp lime juice