“Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week – Garden Pasta Salad
March 27, 2023 at 6:01 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, Meatless Monday | Leave a commentTags: Bell Peppers, Cooking, CooksRecipes, Equal Spoonful, Fat-Free Mayonnaise, Fat-Free Milk, Food, Frozen Peas, Garden Pasta Salad, Meatless Monday, Penne Pasta, recipes, Salads, Spices, Sugar Snap Peas
This week’s “Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week is a Garden Pasta Salad. To make this Salad some of the ingredients you’ll be needing are Penne Pasta, Bell Peppers, Frozen Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Fat Free Mayonnaise, Spices, Fat Free Milk, Equal Spoonful and more! The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2023! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
Garden Pasta Salad
Who can resist a creamy pasta and vegetable salad that has 31% less calories than the traditional recipe. Use your favorite vegetables in place of those suggested in the recipe if you like.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 pound penne or medium pasta shells, cooked, drained, cooled
1 large yellow or red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen peas, cooked
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup blanched sugar snap peas
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
3 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful*
2 teaspoons drained green peppercorns, crushed (optional)
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Cooking Directions:
1 – Combine pasta, bell pepper, peas, green onions, snap peas and carrots in salad bowl. Blend mayonnaise, vinegar, milk, parsley, Equal® and peppercorns, if desired.
2 – Stir dressing into salad mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, 2 to 3 hours to allow flavors to blend.
Makes 10 servings.
*May substitute 4 1/2 packets Equal sweetener
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/10 of recipe): calories 196, protein 7 g, carbohydrate 40 g, fat 1 g, cholesterol 1 mg, sodium 110 mg.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/garden_pasta_salad_recipe.html
Diabetic Dessert of the Week – Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
January 19, 2023 at 6:02 AM | Posted in dessert, diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetic Dessert of the Week, Diabetic Gourmet Magazine | Leave a commentTags: baking, Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake, Cooking, Cream cheese, dessert, Diabetes, Diabetic Dessert of the Week, Diabetic Gourmet Magazine, Equal Spoonful, Food, Pies, recipes, Stick Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate, Vanilla Wafers
This week’s Diabetic Dessert of the Week is a Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake. To make this week’s recipe some of the ingredients you’ll be needing are Equal Spoonful, Stick Butter, Vanilla Wafers, Unsweetened Chocolate, Egg Whites, Reduced Fat Sour Cream, Fat Free Milk, and more! There’s 164 calories and 8 carbs per serving. So you can find this Diabetic Friendly recipe and more all at the Diabetic Gourmet Magazine website. You can also sign up to receive wonderful recipes, engaging articles, helpful and healthful tips, critically important news and more. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2023! https://diabeticgourmet.com/
Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
New York-style cheesecake swirled with a rich chocolate mixture. Serve with fresh raspberries. Recipe for Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake from our Dessert recipe section.
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
4 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful or Granulated*
Cheesecake Ingredients:
3 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Equal Spoonful or Granulated**
2 eggs
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
Chocolate curls (optional)
* May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener
* May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener
** May substitute 18 packets Equal sweetener
Directions
1 – For Crust, mix vanilla wafer crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons Equal. Press onto bottom and 1/2-inch up side of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake in preheated 325F oven 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack while preparing cheesecake.
2 – For Cheesecake, beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup Equal in mixing bowl on medium speed of mixer until smooth and well combined. Mix in eggs, egg whites and cornstarch. Fold in sour cream and vanilla until combined. Remove 1/2 cup cheesecake batter. Pour remaining batter over baked crust.
3 – Add melted chocolate and fat-free milk to 1/2 cup reserved cheesecake batter; mix well. Place spoonfuls of chocolate mixture on top of cheesecake. Using tip of knife or spatula, gently swirl chocolate batter into cheesecake.
4 – Bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes or until center of cake is almost set. Cool on wire rack. Gently run metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake. Let cheesecake cool completely. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving. To serve, remove side of pan. Garnish top of cheesecake with chocolate curls, if desired. Cut cake into wedges.
Nutritional Information (Per Serving)
Calories: 164
Protein: 7g
Sodium: 235 mg
Cholesterol: 57 mg
Fat: 11g
Carbohydrates: 8g
Exchanges: 1 milk, 2 fat
https://diabeticgourmet.com/diabetic-recipes/chocolate-swirl-cheesecake
Diabetic Side Dish of the Week – Fruit Baked Apples
January 15, 2023 at 6:02 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, diabetes, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week | Leave a commentTags: Apple Cider, baking, Butter, Cooking, CooksRecipes, Cornstarch, dessert, Diabetes, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week, Dried Fruit Mix, Equal Spoonful, Food, Fruit Baked Apples, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, recipes, Side dish, Tart Baking Apples
This week’s Diabetic Side Dish of the Week is Fruit Baked Apples. These are made using Equal Spoonful, Cornstarch, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Apple Cider, Dried Fruit Mix, Butter, and Tart Baking Apples. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2023! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
Fruit Baked Apples
A great cold weather dessert, spiced dried fruit mixture fills fresh apples that are baked in an apple cider sauce. The apples fill the house with tempting aromas as they bake.
Recipe Ingredients:
1/2 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
2 cups apple cider or juice
1 (6-ounce) package dried mixed fruit, chopped
1 tablespoon stick butter or margarine
8 tart baking apples
Cooking Directions:
1 – Combine Equal®, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in medium saucepan. Stir in cider and dried fruit. Heat to boiling.
2 – Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender and cider mixture is reduced to about 1 cup. Stir in butter until melted.
3 – Remove cores from apples, cutting into but not through bottoms. Peel 1-inch around tops. Place apples in greased baking pan. Fill centers with fruit. Spoon remaining cider mixture over apples.
4 – Bake, uncovered, in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven about 45 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
Makes 8 servings.
*May substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener.
Nutrition information per serving (1 apple): calories 176, protein 1 g, carbohydrate 42 g, fat 2 g, cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 22 mg.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/fruit-baked-apples-diabetic-recipe.html
Double Chocolate Fudgies
December 1, 2022 at 6:01 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, dessert | Leave a commentTags: All-Purpose Flour, baking, Baking powder, Butter, Cooking, CooksRecipes, dessert, Double Chocolate Fudgies, Eggs, Equal Spoonful, Food, recipes, Salt, semisweet chocolate chips, Unsweetened Applesauce, Unsweetened Cocoa, Vanilla extract
Here’s a recipe for Double Chocolate Fudgies. To make this recipe you’ll be needing Butter, Unsweetened Applesauce, Eggs, Vanilla Extract, All Purpose Flour, Equal Spoonful, Semisweet Chocolate Chips, Unsweetened Cocoa, Baking Powder, and Salt. There’s 70 calories and 7 carbs per serving. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2022! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
Double Chocolate Fudgies
These are rich mini chocolate brownie cups baked in a miniature muffin pan. They are perfect for gift giving or a school bake sale. No one will guess they have 33% less calories than a traditional brownie.
Recipe Ingredients:
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking Directions:
1 – Beat butter, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until blended. Stir in combined flour, Equal®, chocolate chips, cocoa, baking powder and salt until blended.
2 – Fill foil or paper cup lined miniature muffin cups with approximately 1 rounded teaspoonful of dough.
3 – Bake in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven 10 to 12 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
4 – Store in airtight container at room temperature.
Makes 24 mini muffin cups.
*May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/24 of recipe; 1 mini muffin): calories 70 protein 1 g carbohydrate 7 g fat 5 g cholesterol 25 mg sodium 51 mg
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/double_chocolate_fudgies_recipe.html
Diabetic Side Dish of the Week – White and Black Beans with Onions and Peppers
September 11, 2022 at 6:02 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week | Leave a commentTags: Bell Peppers, Can of Black Beans, Can of Great Northern Beans, Cooking, CooksRecipes, Diabetes, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week, Equal Spoonful, Food, Garlic, Herbs, recipes, Red Onions, Spices, White and Black Beans with Onions and Peppers
This week’s Diabetic Side Dish of the Week is White and Black Beans with Onions and Peppers. Some of the ingredients you’ll be needing are Red Onions, Garlic, Bell Peppers, Equal® Spoonful, Spices, Herbs, Can of Great Northern Beans, and Can of Black Beans. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2022! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
White and Black Beans with Onions and Peppers
The recipe’s name tells you the ingredients, but not the fact that there are only 4 grams of fat per serving in this satisfying salad. It can be made up to 1 day before serving to allow flavors to blend.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup finely chopped red onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful*
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 (15-ounce) can great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
Red and green bell pepper rings
Cooking Directions:
1 – Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil in medium skillet until crisp-tender. Remove from heat and cool.
2 – Stir in vinegar, chopped peppers, parsley, Equal®, salt and pepper.
3 – Pour onion mixture over combined beans in serving bowl; mix well. Garnish with pepper rings.
Makes 8 servings.
*May substitute 3 packets Equal sweetener
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): calories 174, protein 9 g, carbohydrate 27 g, fat 4 g, cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 78 mg.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/white_%26_black_beans_with_onions_%26_peppers_recipe.html
Diabetic Side Dish of the Week – TANGY APPLE SLAW
March 20, 2022 at 6:02 AM | Posted in diabetes, diabetes friendly, Diabetic Gourmet Magazine, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week | Leave a commentTags: Apple, Bell Peppers, carrots, Cooking, Diabetes, Diabetic Gourmet, Diabetic Side Dish of the Week, Dijon Mustard, Equal Spoonful, Food, Green Cabbage, Lemon juice, Light Mayonnaise, Pepper, recipes, Reduced Fat Sour Cream, Side Dishes, TANGY APPLE SLAW
This week’s Diabetic Side Dish of the Week is a TANGY APPLE SLAW. To make this Slaw you’ll be needing Shredded Green Cabbage, Carrots, Apple, Bell Peppers, Light Mayonnaise, Reduced Fat Sour Cream, Equal Spoonful, Dijon Mustard, Lemon Juice, and Pepper. There’s 152 calories and 13 carbs per serving. So you can find this Diabetic Friendly recipe and more all at the Diabetic Gourmet Magazine website. You can also sign up to receive wonderful recipes, engaging articles, helpful and healthful tips, critically important news and more. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2022! https://diabeticgourmet.com/
TANGY APPLE SLAW
A take-off on the traditional creamy version of coleslaw. Chopped apples add crunch and a hint of sweetness that is also enhanced by Equal. Recipe for Tangy Apple Slaw from our recipe section.
Ingredients
4 cups shredded green cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup chopped unpeeled apple (1 medium)
1/2 cup thinly sliced red or green bell pepper strips
2/3 cup light mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream
3 tablespoons Equal ® Spoonful or Granulated*
1-1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon pepper
* May substitute 4-1/2 packets Equal sweetener
Directions
1 – Combine cabbage, carrots, apple and pepper strips in medium size bowl. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, Equal®, mustard, lemon juice and pepper.
2 – Spoon Equal ® mixture over cabbage mixture; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 1 to 2 hours to allow flavors to blend.
NOTES:
A take-off on the traditional creamy version of coleslaw. Chopped apples add crunch and a hint of sweetness that is also enhanced by Equal.
Recipe Yield: Serves: 6
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING:
Calories: 152
Fat: 11 grams
Sodium: 331 milligrams
Cholesterol: 15 milligrams
Protein: 2 grams
Carbohydrates: 13 grams
https://diabeticgourmet.com/diabetic-recipes/tangy-apple-slaw
“Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week – Tuscan Bean Salad with Gorgonzola Bruschetta
February 21, 2022 at 6:01 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, Meatless Monday | Leave a commentTags: baking, Beans, Bruschetta, Cannelloni Beans, Cooking, CooksRecipes, Equal Spoonful, Food, Gorgonzola cheese, Meatless Monday, recipes, Salad, Tuscan Bean Salad with Gorgonzola Bruschetta, Vegetarian
This week’s “Meatless Monday” Recipe of the Week is – Tuscan Bean Salad with Gorgonzola Bruschetta. Made using Cannelloni Beans, Tomatoes, Garlic, Creamy Mustard Sauce, Gorgonzola, then served over Salad Greens and all served on Bruschetta! The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2022! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
Tuscan Bean Salad with Gorgonzola Bruschetta
This beautifully presented salad combines canned cannelloni beans, tomatoes and garlic in a creamy mustard sauce. The mixture is served over salad greens surrounded by Gorgonzola topped bruschetta.
Recipe Ingredients:
Bruschetta:
1/2 cup (2-ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
16 slices French baguette (1 pound loaf), each 1/2-inch thick
Salad:
2 (19-ounce each) cans cannelloni beans, rinsed, drained*
2 medium fennel bulbs, thinly sliced (optional)
4 medium plum tomatoes, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup light or fat free mayonnaise
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful**
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (10-ounce) package mixed salad greens
Cooking Directions:
1 – Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2 – For Bruschetta, combine Gorgonzola, oil and black pepper. Spread on bread slices. Place on baking sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until edges of bread are golden. Remove slices to wire rack to cool.
3 – Meanwhile, for Salad, combine beans, fennel, tomatoes and garlic in large bowl.
4 – Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, Equal®, mustard, salt and pepper to blend. Toss greens with enough mayonnaise mixture to coat. Place greens in center of a large serving platter.
5 – Toss bean mixture with remaining dressing. Place over greens. Place bruschetta around edges of platter.
Makes 16 servings.
*May substitute canned Great Northern Beans
**May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/16 of recipe): calories 181, protein 7 g, carbohydrate 28 g, fat 7 g, cholesterol 7 mg, sodium 701 mg.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/tuscan_bean_salad_with_gorgonzola_bruschetta_recipe.html
Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding
December 16, 2021 at 6:01 AM | Posted in CooksRecipes, dessert, diabetes | 1 CommentTags: baking, Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding, Cooking, CooksRecipes, dessert, Diabetes, Egg, Egg Whites, Equal Spoonful, Fat-Free Milk, Food, Ground Cinnamon, recipes, Salt, Stick Butter
Here’s a recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding. To make this Bread Pudding you’ll be needing Fat Free Milk, Equal Spoonful, Stick Butter, Egg, Egg Whites, Ground Cinnamon, Salt, and Cinnamon Raisin Bread. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you’ll find a huge selection of recipes to please all Tastes, Diets, or Cuisines so be sure to check it out today for any of your recipe needs! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2021! https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html
Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding
Comfort food made easy. Day-old cinnamon raisin bread is put to good use as the base of this satisfying dessert that has 34% less calories than the traditional recipe.
Recipe Ingredients:
2 cups fat-free milk
2/3 cups Equal® Spoonful*
4 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, melted
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups 3/4-inch cubed day-old cinnamon raisin bread
Cooking Directions:
1 – Combine milk, Equal®, melted butter, egg, egg whites, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Stir in bread crumbs.
2 – Spoon mixture into ungreased 1 1/2 quart rectangular casserole.
3 – Bake in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven 30 to 35 minutes or until pudding is set and sharp knife inserted near center comes out clean.
4 – Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 6 servings.
*May substitute 16 packets Equal sweetener.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): calories 232, protein 10 g, carbohydrate 26 g, fat 10 g, cholesterol 37 mg, sodium 405 mg.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/cinnamon_raisin_bread_pudding_recipe.html
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