JoJo’s Party Mix

JasiBella

Our more sophisticated version of crunchy party mix gets its irresistible, rich taste from olive oil and a bit of Parmesan cheese rather than the better part of a stick of butter, or worse, margarine. With two-thirds less fat (none of it saturated) you can forget about that other stuff.

Makes about 6 cups

ACTIVE TIME: 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

4 cups mixed Rice and Wheat Chex cereals
2 cups mini pretzels
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix cereals, pretzels, Parmesan, garlic salt, onion powder, pepper and cayenne in a large bowl. Toss with oil and Worcestershire. Spread on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
3. Bake, stirring often, until toasted, 40 minutes.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per 1/2-cup serving: 61 calories; 2 g fat (0 g sat, 1 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 189 mg sodium; 35 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Folate (29% daily value), Iron (15% dv).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1/2 starch

JasiBella

Our more sophisticated version of crunchy party mix gets its irresistible, rich taste from olive oil and a bit of Parmesan cheese rather than the better part of a stick of butter, or worse, margarine. With two-thirds less fat (none of it saturated) you can forget about that other stuff.

Makes about 6 cups

ACTIVE TIME: 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

4 cups mixed Rice and Wheat Chex cereals
2 cups mini pretzels
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix cereals, pretzels, Parmesan, garlic salt, onion powder, pepper and cayenne in a large bowl. Toss with oil and Worcestershire. Spread on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
3. Bake, stirring often, until toasted, 40 minutes.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per 1/2-cup serving: 61 calories; 2 g fat (0 g sat, 1 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 189 mg sodium; 35 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Folate (29% daily value), Iron (15% dv).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1/2 starch

Fitness_Chick

Our more sophisticated version of crunchy party mix gets its irresistible, rich taste from olive oil and a bit of Parmesan cheese rather than the better part of a stick of butter, or worse, margarine. With two-thirds less fat (none of it saturated) you can forget about that other stuff.

Makes about 6 cups

ACTIVE TIME: 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

4 cups mixed Rice and Wheat Chex cereals
2 cups mini pretzels
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix cereals, pretzels, Parmesan, garlic salt, onion powder, pepper and cayenne in a large bowl. Toss with oil and Worcestershire. Spread on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
3. Bake, stirring often, until toasted, 40 minutes.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per 1/2-cup serving: 61 calories; 2 g fat (0 g sat, 1 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 189 mg sodium; 35 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Folate (29% daily value), Iron (15% dv).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1/2 starch

Thanks Jo for sharing this... beats the regular chex mix recipe where you dump in like 8 T. of margine ? I actually have 3 boxes of chex mix in the cupboards waiting to be done up:blushing: ....planned to share it for new years in bags to gift...but never got it done.

I like the idea much better of using EVO..

FC