Recipes

Watermelon Popsicle's (Great for Summer/Spring)


INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin
2 cups boiling water, divided
Ice cubes
1 cup cold water, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
3 Tbsp. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 pkg. (4 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups thawed cool whip whipped topping
You will also need
16 3 oz. paper cups
16 wood Popsicle sticks

DIRECTIONS:
1. MIX 1/3 cup sugar and lime gelatin mix in medium bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to 1/2 cup cold water to measure 3/4 cup. Add to lime gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 25 min.

2. MEANWHILE, repeat Step 1 using strawberry gelatin mix and omitting the refrigeration step. Pour into 16 (3-oz.) paper cups. Freeze 20 min. Stir 1/2 tsp. chocolate chips into gelatin in each cup.

3. BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over gelatin in cups.

4. POUR lime gelatin over cream cheese mixture. Insert wooden pop stick into gelatin in center of each cup. Freeze 3 hours or until firm. Remove pops from cups just before serving.

NOTE:
So the cups will be easy to remove, dip them in warm water for 15 sec. Peel off cups.(Do not twist or pull pop sticks.)

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Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Add voluptuous texture to a low-calorie soup by using processed cheese, which melts beautifully. Mix a small portion of the soup in the blender to add body.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)





Ingredients

* Cooking spray
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
* 1 (16-ounce) package broccoli florets
* 2 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 8 ounces light processed cheese, cubed (such as Velveeta Light)

Preparation

Heat a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes or until tender. Add broth and broccoli. Bring broccoli mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 minutes.

Combine milk and flour, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to broccoli mixture. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Stir in pepper. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.

Place one-third of the soup in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return pureed soup mixture to pan.

Nutritional Information


Calories:203 (28% from fat)
Fat:6.3g (sat 4g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g)
Protein:15.6g- Carbohydrate:-21.7g-
Fiber:2.9g -Cholesterol: 24mg- Iron:1.2mg -Sodium: 897mg- Calcium:385mg
 

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