Vegetarian

Skinny Artichoke & Spinach Baked Pasta

February 20, 2012

Skinny Artichoke and Spinach Baked Pasta

What do you get when you combine the typical healthy spinach and artichoke dip ingredients with pasta? A creamy and delicious artichoke and spinach baked pasta dish, of course. Chunks of artichokes and bits of spinach tossed with pasta, nonfat Greek yogurt, lowfat cream cheese, grated Parmesan, shredded lowfat mozzarella, topped with a little more [...]

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New Year’s Slow Cooker Southern Style Vegetarian Black-Eyed Peas – 4 Points+

January 1, 2012

Is it a tradition for you to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day? It’s not for me. Probably because I didn’t grow up in the South. But January 1, 2012 marks the beginning of a new tradition. According to southern tradition, eating black-eyed peas on January 1st, brings good luck in the coming year. [...]

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Healthy 3 Cheese Garden Vegetable Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust

October 22, 2011

I love taking favorite foods – like for example, muffins – and figuring out ways to make them lighter and healthier so I can indulge in them without guilt. This tasty 3 cheese garden vegetable pizza with whole wheat crust is a great example of how easy it is to make pizza that is healthy [...]

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Easy Baked Bean Soup Recipe – 5 WW Points+

August 18, 2011

This recipe for baked bean soup may not be much to look at but it is really easy and delicious. I’ve made it several times this year. And every time I do, I ask myself why I don’t make it even more often. It’s really that easy and that good. It’s a great way to [...]

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Easy Healthy Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe – Weight Watcher’s Pico de Gallo

August 1, 2011

Are you looking for a simple salsa recipe with fresh tomatoes? I’ve got you covered with a simple and delicious easy healthy fresh tomato salsa recipe you can use all kinds of ways. Is salsa healthy? Yes, it’s naturally low fat, low in calories and full of good for you vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients – [...]

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Easy Gazpacho Recipe

June 9, 2011

Here’s a delicious easy Gazpacho recipe. What is Gazpacho? A cold tomato based raw vegetable soup originating from Spain. It’s a bright lively soup; lovely on a hot summer day. You’ll find different variations of Gazpacho all over Spain and Mexico and lots of different Gazpacho recipes floating around. Most call for fresh peeled chopped [...]

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Skinny Zucchini Soup Recipes – 3 Points+

May 7, 2011

I made zucchini soup the other night and was pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. I’m constantly amazed by how the simplest easy soup recipes with the most basic of ingredients – like this zucchini soup recipe – can be so satisfying and delicious. When you’re in need of quick easy dinner ideas, why [...]

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Vegetarian Chili

April 12, 2011

Chili is one of those dishes that can be made a million different ways and is really hard to mess up, unless you try to get too creative with your spice combinations. If you stick to the basics and control the amount of spice, it’s hard to go wrong. Through the years I’ve made dozens [...]

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Broccoli Cauliflower Soup Recipe

April 5, 2011

This easy broccoli cauliflower soup is based on another simple recipe template I use a lot. There are gazillions of recipes for “cream of vegetable soup” and/or “pureed vegetable soup” online and in cookbooks that are virtually all the same with very minor differences among them. (Trust me, I’ve spent more time than I should’ve [...]