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Garden Vegetable Sandwich

July 9, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Looking for a cool way to stay refreshed AND healthy? Try our Garden Vegetable Sandwich — packed with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and leafy lettuce on whole grain bread. It’s the perfect no-cook meal to help you stay chill and sneak more veggies into your day!


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4 sandwiches
Ingredients
  • 8 slices whole grain sandwich bread
  • 5 ounces nonfat cream cheese softened
  • 3 ounces Greek yogurt plain
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh dill sprigs
  • 3 Tablespoons green onion green onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper ground
  • 2 small English cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 1 cup green leaf lettuce shredded
  • 8 slices Tomato
Servings: sandwiches
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Instructions
  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Wash Cucumber and Tomatoes, slice and set aside.
  3. Wash, dry and shred lettuce then set aside.
  4. Stir together softened cream cheese and yogurt, then add dill, green onion, and pepper. Mix well.
  5. Spread the mixture on each slice of bread then top bottom bread slice with cucumber, lettuce, tomato and additional slice of bread.
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Jalapeno Popper Pastry Pinwheels

October 29, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

These Jalapeno Popper Pastry Pinwheels are the perfect show stopper appetizer for upcoming holidays. If you love Jalapeno Poppers you have to try this appetizer!


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10 pinwheel slices
Jalapeno Popper Pastry Pinwheels
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10 pinwheel slices
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10 pinwheel slices
Ingredients
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed
  • 4 ounces nonfat cream cheese room temperature
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and chopped
  • 5 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped
  • 1/3 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
Servings: pinwheel slices
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  1. On a clean floured surface or on a sheet of parchment paper, lay out the puff pastry sheet. Gently roll the puff pastry sheet out with a rolling pin. Be careful not to stretch the pastry sheet too thin.
  2. Spread the cream cheese out over the puff pastry sheet, leaving a 1 inch strip on one side without cream cheese.
  3. Distribute the chopped bacon, chopped jalapenos, and shredded cheese across the cream cheese evenly.
  4. Begin rolling the puff pastry sheet starting with the covered edge, roll all the way to the uncovered edge. Use the uncovered edge to pinch together the roll at the seam.
  5. Cover the roll and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat your oven to 375 Degrees F.
  7. Remove from the refrigerator and cut log into 10 pinwheels. Spread pinwheels out on a parchment paper covered baking sheet, bake for 23-25 minutes.
  8. Serve and enjoy.
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Jalapeno Popper Pastry Pinwheel Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 pinwheel (51g) servings per container 10 Amount per serving Calories 190 % Daily Value Total Fat 12 g 15 % Saturated Fat 2.5 g 13 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 10 mg 3 % Sodium 280 mg 12 % Total Carbohydrate 13 g 5 % Dietary Fiber 0 g 0 % Total Sugars 1 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 6 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 78 mg 6 % Iron 1 mg 6 % Potassium 94 mg 2 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: app, appetizer, appetizers, bacon, cream cheese, fall, jalapeno, Snacks

Berry Cheesecake Salad

June 27, 2024 by Dinner Tonight

This Red, White, & Blue Berry Cheesecake Salad is the perfect summer dessert! Its chilled which makes it refreshing but its not so heavy that it weighs you down. This is perfect any summer day for a BBQ, after a pool day, or to make for your Independence Day party!

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Servings
10 1/2 cup servings
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces nonfat cream cheese softened
  • 7 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 16 ounces fat free frozen whipped topping thawed
  • 4 cups strawberries sliced
  • 3 cups blueberries
  • 1 cup hard pretzels chopped
Servings: 1/2 cup servings
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  1. Wash your hands and your preparation area. Rinse strawberries and blueberries under cool running water before slicing or using.
  2. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
  3. Carefully fold in the whipped topping.
  4. Carefully fold in the berries and pretzels.
  5. Store in refrigerator until ready to eat.
  6. Tip: It’s recommended that you fold in the berries and pretzels just before serving. Storage for too long may water down the cheesecake and make the pretzels soggy.
Recipe Notes

Recipe contains 48% DV of Vitamin C per serving.

Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Salad

Nutrition Facts
Serving size 1/2 cup (189g)
servings per container 10

Amount per serving
Calories	180					

% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.5	g			1	%	
Saturated Fat	0	g			0	%	
Trans Fat	0	g					
Cholesterol	5	mg			2	%	
Sodium	240	mg			10	%	
Total Carbohydrate	37	g			13	%	
Dietary Fiber	2	g			7	%	
Total Sugars	19	g					
Added Sugars	5	g			10	%	
Protein	5	g					

Vitamin D	0	mcg			0	%	
Calcium	94	mg			8	%	
Iron	1	mg			6	%	
Potassium	208	mg			4	%

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: blueberries, cheesecake, Desserts, healthy desserts, strawberries, strawberry, summer

Cranberry Cheesecake Bites

December 5, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

Wondering what to do with fresh cranberries? Try our easy dessert that can easily be used for holidays and parties that look as stunning as they taste.

Cranberry Cheesecake Bites
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12 (2 bites)
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12 (2 bites)
Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 12 ounces nonfat cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon plain gelatin powder
  • 1.5 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
Servings: (2 bites)
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  1. Wash your hands and clean your preparation area.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Line a mini-muffin tin with paper liners. Evenly distribute the graham cracker crumbs in the bottoms of the lined mini-muffin tin.
  4. In a bowl combine the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs until well combined and smooth. Evenly distribute the cream cheese mixture among the mini-muffins. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.
  5. While the mini-muffin tin is in the oven, in a saucepan, begin to heat the cranberries, sugar, water and rosemary, continuously mashing and stirring. Once it has broken down, add in the gelatin. Remove from heat and continue stirring.
  6. Once the cream cheese mixture is done cooking, top with the cranberry mixture. Cover and chill until the bites have set. Store in the fridge.
  7. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cheesecake, cranberries, cranberry, dessert

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