Laughing Cow Cheese

fitinyoga14
fitinyoga14 Posts: 448 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
I'm so excited about the new flavors that came out for these yummy little 35 calorie cheese wedges. The 'light' spreadable cheese now comes in 'swiss', 'garlic herb', 'sun-dried tomato and basil mozzarella', as well as 'Queso fresco and Chipotle'. yummmmmmm
The tomato/basil/mozzarella is my favorite so far- it has the flavor of pizza!

Anyways, I would like some ideas for creating small snacks using laughing cow cheese or recipes for meals incorporating them. Certain flavors would obviously taste better in some recipes than others... I would love an idea for a 'pizza' snack idea using the tomato/basil mozzarella.

Thanks!!

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  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I love using them on lucnh wraps in place of cheese & mayo, or also, cooking some whole grain noodles for dinner and melting one over them. yummaaayy :)
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    Why did I read that as "Laughing Cow Disease"???

    We've had the garlic-herb and maybe I'm just someone use to what I like but when I added that to my sandwich I wasn't really impressed.
  • Melis25Fit
    Melis25Fit Posts: 811 Member
    I love Laughing Cow Cheese, but am sad it's got between 210-260 g of sodium per wedge!
  • VeryKerri
    VeryKerri Posts: 359 Member
    I love the garlic and herb on some triscuits with a cut up roma tomato. YUMMY!

    I have also made a fettucini alfredo with this as well and it turned out lovely. The sodium is a killer so I tend to try and eat it with fresh veggies as a snack or lunch so that it doesn't overwhelm the whole meal with salt....

    I likethe idea of laughing cow disease though.... I have a wonderful mental picture now thanks!!!! Those borden cows are all in a field and laughing uncontrollably...
  • pmjsmom
    pmjsmom Posts: 1,926 Member
    The other day I mixed a couple of wedges with some tuna and stuffed it into a red bell pepper--SO GOOD! (I love these little wedges!)
  • 4lafz
    4lafz Posts: 1,078 Member
    If you don't know about this site - go there and search for Laughing Cow. She has TONS of recipes. Hungry Girl also has cookbooks - but I have been on her daily email for many years.

    www.hungry-girl.com

    I use them (per Hungry Girl) in egg mugs (egg beaters) which she has many varieties and you cook in microwave.
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Weight watchers also came out with cheese wedges that are really good. I like the Jallopeno pepper ones.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Love it! I just made a salsa dip for veggies for lunch. Here's what I used.

    the Laughing Cow - Light Original Swiss Cheese Wedges, 1 wedge 35 1 2 3 0 260
    Casa Mamita - Salsa Con Queso (Medium), 2 TBSP 45 4 3 1 0 280
    Italian Rose - Fresh Salsa [48 oz. Jar], 5 Tbsp 25 5 0 0 0 250
    Kroger - Cottage Cheese - Fat Free, 1/4 cup 40 3 0 8 0 195

    Total: 145 calories 13g carb 5g fat 12g protein 0 985mg sodium (oops, a bit high in sodium!)

    I had it w/ assorted veggies to dip- celery, cauliflower, broccoli, and peppers.
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    Not to rain on anyone's parade...but I am so over Laughing Cow! I buy Lite cheeses from Trader Joe's and am much more satisfied with the taste. I really love cheese and a wedge of L.C. with my apple doesn't cut it as well as a 1 ounce cube of Aged Lite Cheddar (70 cals) does! I'll cut the extra 35 cals somewhere else in my day.
  • Brenna
    Brenna Posts: 126 Member
    Hungry Girl has tons or recipes to use Laughing cow cheese! I have used it with mini-pizzas on whole grain pitas too.
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