Hungry Girl (43 page)
Authors: Lisa Lillien
Combine half of the tomatoes with all of the onions. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, and lime juice, if desired. Set aside.
Next, nuke squash in a covered microwave-safe dish with 2 tablespoons of water for 6 to 7 minutes, until squash is tender enough to mash.
Using a fork or potato masher, mash squash to a pulp. Mix in 1 ½ teaspoons of the
taco seasoning and set dish aside.
Combine soy crumbles with the remaining tomatoes, and 2 teaspoons of taco seasoning, in a heated pan sprayed with nonstick spray. Cook over a medium flame, stirring occasionally, until heated and mixed.
In a large dish, layer ingredients in this order: lettuce, butternut squash mixture, tomato/onion mix, sour cream, black beans, "meat" mixture, shredded cheese, red peppers.
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
For a pic of this recipe, see the photo insert. Yay!
The family holiday party is here. At the cocktail hour, you chow down on six hors d'oeuvres (adding up to about 350 calories and 25 grams of fat!). And that's |
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Dance embarrassingly fast with your cousin for a little more than an hour
Times based on estimates for a 150-pound woman.
PER SERVING (1 mushroom): 67 calories, 0.5g fat, 404mg sodium, 6g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 2g sugars, 10g protein |
This recipe was inspired by HG's pals over at the Mushroom Council. It makes an awesome party starter if you cut the "skins" into wedges and then serve them with toothpicks.
Ingredients4 large portabello mushroom caps
2 slices (about 1 ounce) extra-lean turkey bacon
cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
1 small tomato, chopped
1 tablespoon minced scallions
¼ teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper
DirectionsPreheat oven to 450 degrees.
Over medium heat, cook bacon strips, in a pan sprayed with nonstick spray, until crispy (about 5 minutes). Once cool enough to handle, crumble bacon into small pieces and set aside.
Line a baking pan with foil and spray lightly with nonstick spray. Wipe mushrooms clean with a moist paper towel and then let them dry.
Spritz caps lightly with nonstick spray (mist both sides as well as mushroom edges). Sprinkle the flat side with salt and black pepper, and then place,
rounded-side down, on the baking pan.
Divide cheese among mushroom caps. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven or until cheese melts and edges begin to brown.
Remove pan from oven and sprinkle bacon, tomato, and scallions over mushrooms.
Return pan to oven and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until mushrooms are thoroughly heated.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
HG HOLIDAY SHOCKER! |
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Stuffed mushrooms may seem like a great option (they are vegetables, right?!), but just 6 small stuffed mushrooms at your average party can contain as much as 400 calories and 30 grams of fat! Yuck! |
