This is one of the easiest soups I have ever made, and it’s also one of the best. Beyond the great taco taste, the soup is high in satiating protein and blood sugar friendly fiber, while low in fat and calories (and points!). When made with a gluten-free taco seasoning, it’s […]
Salads, Soups and Sandwiches
Creamy Ranch Slaw
This tasty slaw will be the hit of the party. Graced with creamy Ranch-style dressing, it’s studded with everyone’s favorite Ranch dressing dippers—celery and carrots—for a creamy, crunchy combination that’s hard to beat. Serve it at home or pack it up and tote it to your next get-together and watch […]
Cincinnati Chili
Per the popular tradition, Cincinnati Chili is usually served one of five ways. A 1-way is plain chili; a 2-way is chili served over spaghetti; 3-way is chili over spaghetti topped with cheese; 4-way is topped with either beans or chopped red onions; and 5-way gets you spaghetti topped with […]
Harvest Chicken Salad Sandwiches
When served on lettuce, this creamy, crunchy, and deceptively slim chicken salad has only 110 calories, 4 grams of fat and 9 grams of carbohydrate per serving. The Autumn accent comes by the way of fresh apple and dried cranberries. I’ve added celery for crunch, but if calories are less […]
Baja Fish Tacos
This slimmed down version of the popular Baja-style fish taco offers all of the terrific texture and flavor with half the fat, calories, carbs and sodium! Best of all, they are every bit addictive as the original! The story goes that the first restaurant to specialize in Baja-style fish tacos […]
Bodacious “50-50” Bacon ‘n Beef Burgers
Bacon, without the bulge!! These juicy, beefy, burgers are packed with the delicious taste of bacon yet are astonishingly low in fat, calories and sodium. The recipe was inspired by the burgers served at Slater’s 50/50, a restaurant famous with lines out the door waiting for its big, juicy burgers made […]