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  • mbeach1977
    mbeach1977 Posts: 275 Member
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    BUMP!! :bigsmile:
  • smlamb33
    smlamb33 Posts: 342 Member
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    jespop713 Posts: 34 Member
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  • myanko
    myanko Posts: 36 Member
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  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
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    Deep-Dish Taco Pizza

    Ingredients
    1 pound ground round
    1/2 cup frozen chopped onion
    1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
    1 teaspoon salt-free Mexican seasoning
    1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
    Cooking spray
    1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar or part-skim mozzarella cheese
    Salsa (optional)
    Reduced-fat sour cream (optional)
    Preparation

    Preheat oven to 425°.

    Cook beef and onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well, and return beef mixture to pan. Stir in tomatoes and seasoning; cook over medium-high heat 1 minute or until thoroughly heated; set aside.

    Unroll pizza crust dough. Press into bottom and halfway up sides of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon beef mixture over pizza crust dough.

    Bake at 425° for 12 minutes. Top with cheese, and bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts and edges of crust are browned. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve warm. Top with salsa and sour cream, if desired.

    6 servings
    CALORIES 306 (29% from fat)
    FAT 9.8g (sat 4.1g, mono 1.9g, poly 0.2g)
    PROTEIN 27.9g
    CARBOHYDRATE 25.6g
    FIBER 1.3g
    CHOLESTEROL 57mg
    IRON 2.9mg
    SODIUM 693mg
    CALCIUM 183mg
  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
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    Blackened Tilapia Baja Tacos


    Ingredients
    1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
    1 cup thinly sliced white onion
    1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
    1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
    4 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
    1/2 ripe peeled avocado, thinly sliced
    4 lime wedges

    Preparation
    1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Combine jalapeño sauce and onion in a small bowl.
    2. Combine paprika and next 6 ingredients (through ground red pepper); sprinkle evenly over fish. Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
    3. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Divide fish, onion mixture, and avocado evenly among tortillas. Serve with lime wedges.


    4 servings
    Amount per serving
    Calories: 362
    Fat: 13.6g
    Saturated fat: 3.1g
    Monounsaturated fat: 6.4g
    Polyunsaturated fat: 2.8g
    Protein: 37g
    Carbohydrate: 27.1g
    Fiber: 4.9g
    Cholesterol: 79mg
    Iron: 1.5mg
    Sodium: 388mg
    Calcium: 74mg
  • lillianelise
    lillianelise Posts: 49 Member
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    bump - and looking at some of these recipes that require eggs, you can usually use 'egg beaters' to further reduce calories as well as cholesterol. I know most of you know this already but maybe some don't.
  • chellehaha
    chellehaha Posts: 3 Member
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  • stephajo
    stephajo Posts: 12 Member
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    Wow! I just went through all 15 pages of this thread and copied and pasted all the recipes that looked yummy to me! there are soooooooooooo many! thank you SO much to everyone who contributed ;)
  • nburns325
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    Wow, these recipes are great! I'm always wondering what to make to stay within goals - low cal and diabetic-friendly.

    Thanks to everyone for their ideas!!! I can't wait to try them all out!
  • nburns325
    nburns325 Posts: 174
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    Ooops, duplicate post! With the lag today, it just sits there...
  • ashleycarder24
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  • tammykoon
    tammykoon Posts: 303 Member
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    BUMP!
  • blueillusion3
    blueillusion3 Posts: 151 Member
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    bump. recipes sound great!
  • traceyann1214
    traceyann1214 Posts: 73 Member
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    BIG BUMP!!
  • rhirvo
    rhirvo Posts: 162 Member
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  • Bella1hud
    Bella1hud Posts: 530 Member
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    I have bookmarked this page for frequent viewing!!:smile:
  • dot513
    dot513 Posts: 38
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    bump:love:
  • MaryBachert
    MaryBachert Posts: 66 Member
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    I just want to thank you so much for all the hard work put into posting so many low calorie recipes on here. I am always looking for recipes like this especially for desserts, puddings, etc. So thanks again everyone!

    Here is one I came across today that I cannot wait to make because coconut macaroons are my favourite!

    Coconut Macaroons

    1 large egg white
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla
    1/8 teaspoon almond extract
    3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
    Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F. Butter a baking sheet, then line with foil and lightly butter and flour foil, knocking off excess flour.
    Stir together egg white, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and a pinch of salt until combined, then stir in coconut. Divide coconut mixture into fourths, then drop in 4 mounds (about 2 inches apart) onto baking sheet.
    Bake until tops are pale golden in spots, 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully lift foil with cookies from baking sheet and transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes. Peel macaroons from foil.
    Makes 4 large cookies and each cookie contains about 74 calories and 5 grams fat.
  • MummyDB
    MummyDB Posts: 106 Member
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    Keep the recipes coming. BUMP for sure.

    Thanks :O)

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