Lightened Up Carrot Cake Bars
Carrot cake just feels right for a spring gathering!
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Ingredients
Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup frozen light whipped topping thawed
- 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
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Instructions
Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Beat in yogurt until smooth. Fold thawed whipped topping into cream cheese mixture.
Recipe Notes
Source: Better Homes and Gardens Diabetic Living Online
Baked Tilapia
Ingredients
- 4 4 oz tilapia filets
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tsp basil chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Coat the inside of a 9x13 inch baking pan with nonstick spray
- In a shallow pan, mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, basil, salt and pepper; set aside.
- In another pan, combine the egg and buttermilk. Dip each fish fillet first in the milk mixture, then in the crumb mixture to coat both sides.
- Arrange the fillets in one layer in the baking pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
Swiss Steak Deluxe
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb round steak trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 8 oz package fresh mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup onion sliced
- 1 cup celery sliced
- 1 cup green bell pepper sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 8 oz reduced sodium tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 14.5 oz tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 .87 oz package brown gravy mix
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
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- In a 6 quart slow cooker, combine steak, mushrooms, onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic.
- In a medium bowl, combine all other ingredients. Pour over steak mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or 4-5 hours.
- Serve on a bed of wild or brown rice.
Zucchini Stir Fry
*GOOD* Stir Fry recipes are hard to come by, and we are excited to share this one with you! This recipe is very tasty and packed with flavor! Add a side of rice to complete it or try adding some chicken for added protein!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic clove minced
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 large yellow squash sliced & halved
- 1 large zucchini sliced & halved
- 1 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cups Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon ginger ground
- 1/2 tablespoon flour if needed to thicken sauce
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- Peel onion. Cut into a thick dice.
- Slice the yellow squash into ½ inch thick rounds and halved.
- Slice the zucchini into ½ inch thick rounds and halved.
- Cut the red bell pepper into a thick dice.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, vegetable broth, brown sugar and ginger.
- Heat the oil and garlic clove in a frying pan or stir-fry pan.
- Add the onion, yellow squash, zucchini and red bell pepper and cook over medium heat. Stir until vegetables are just tender.
- Add the soy sauce mixture to vegetables. Stir until thickened. Add flour or corn starch if needed.
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