Rotini Salad with Vegetables.

I love this easy salad. It is quick to make and the flavors come together to make for an awesome salad.
You will need the following:
6 ounces or rotini noodles that have been cooked, 1 cup broccoli, 2 cups cauliflower, 4 ounce can water chestnuts, sliced, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup black olives, 1/4 cup green pepper, and 1/2 cup grated carrots. Combine all of these ingredients together, and then mix with the dressing recipe that is provided below.
1 cup Italian Dressing, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 teaspoon dillweed.
This salad is best served chilled. It will go fast at any get together and is very colorful. YOu can omit any of the veggies above and add your own combinations or double one of the ingredients, such as using 2 times the green peppers, and then omitting the onion. I personally like to leave the recipe how it is.

Orange Salad

Here is a great salad that is perfect to take to any get together. It is very healthy for you.
You will need the following: a three ounce package of orange jello, a three ounce package of vanilla pudding, 2 cups of hot water, 8 ounces of Cool Whip, 1 can of crushed pineapple, and 1 large can of mandarin oranges.
Bring the jello, pudding, and water to a boil and then cook for 5 minutes. Let it cool, the add drained fruit and the cool whip. Chill until ready to serve.
You can use the lowfat cool whip to save fat and calories with this recipe. You may even want to try using sugar free pudding. If you do not care of pineapple, you may opt to use two large cans of the mandarin oranges instead. Adding a 1/2 cup of nuts may also be satisfying to some people.

Yummy Salad

Here is a great salad that incorporates lots of fruit. It tastes wonderful as well.
YOu will need the following: 1- 8 ounce package of low fat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 large can of crushed pineapple that has been drained, a 10 ounce package of frozen strawberries in juice, 2 bananas that have been sliced, 1.2 cup chopped nuts, and a large tub of cool Whip.
Soften the cream cheese and blend well with the sugar. Mix together the pineapple, nuts, and strawberries with the juices still in them. Combine the two mixtures together and place in a loaf pan. Freeze. Slice to serve.
This is a light salad to serve as a dessert at a luncheon. It is perfect at the end of the meal and compliments almost any meal. Very good and very tasty. YOu can omit the nuts if you desire. You could also use regular cream cheese, but this will give it more fat and calories.

Cheeseburger Calzones

Here is a very simple recipe for a Cheeseburger Calzone that tastes very very close to a McDonalds cheeseburger. But the great thing is that you can control the fat by using low fat ingredients.
You will need to start with a pound of extra lean hamburger. Brown it and then drain the fat off. YOu may also want to rinse it off to get all the fat off. Then add about 1/3 cup ketschup and a few tablespoons of mustard. Stir in half of a small onion that has been diced very very finely. And add in some pickles that are also diced finely. You can add as many pickles as you see fit.
Next, you want to lay out a French bread load that you buy in the refrigerator section of the store and place the meat mixture on half of the bread, then top with cheese slices. Fold over the rest of the dough and pinch to seal. Place a few holes in the top, then bake at 350 degrees until it is golden brown. This is a very good calzone.

Stir fry

I love stir fry. Here is a simple recipe for making your own.
1 pound stew meat
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon ginger
5 cups sliced veggies of your choice
1 can beef broth
2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup flour

Coat meat with flour and cook in hot oil until brown, adding the ginger. When meat is browned, add your veggies. Combine the broth, soy sauce and flour. Add to meat and cook until veggies are tender. Recipe can be done in less than 25 minutes.
Vegetables that you may want to try are carrots, celery, fresh mushrooms, broccoli, water chestnuts, baby corn, onion, green or red peppers. You could also use chicken in place of the stew meat and replace the beef broth with chicken broth.
I like serving this with rice. I also tend to double the batch so I can have lots of leftovers to munch on for the week. Reheating this stir fry is very good.
The recipe is healthy and all the veggies combine to make a mouth watering taste.

Applesauce cookies

Here is a wonderful recipe for diabetics. You will need the following: 1 2/3 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 cup margarine, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons liquid artificial sweetner, 1 cup applesauce unsweetened, 1 cup oatmeal and 1/3 cup raisins.
Mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and soda together. In a separate bowl, mix the margarine, egg and sweetener until fluffy. Add the flour and applesauce mixture, then fold in raisins then the oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 16 minutes, or until golden brown.
You can feel free to omit the raisins if you like. You could even add some nuts to the mixture to give it a different spin. These cookies are a hit with everyone. A plate does not last a very long time.

Breakfast pizza

Here is a really good recipe for Sunday mornings. It is easy to make and can be made the night before if you are pressed for time.
You will need the following: 1 package of crescent rolls, 1 cup frozen hash browns, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 5 eggs that are beaten mixed with 1/4 cup milk, and salt and pepper to taste.
Place the crescent rolls on a round pizza pan. Press together to make one large round pizza crust. Place hash browns on the top and sprinkle with cheese. Pour the eggs mixed with the milk, salt and pepper over the crust. Bake at 375 degrees for half an hour.
This can be made with meat as well. Choose bacon, ham, or sausage. Just sprinkle it over the crust before you add the eggs.
We enjoy this breakfast pizza with coffee and some fruit. A piece of this pizza is very filling. I do recommend eating it all that morning as I think it is not good reheated.

Chicken salad sandwiches

I have a really great recipe for chicken salad sandwiches that is wonderful. You can serve it on bread, toasted bread, buns, or croissants. While I personally prefer croissants, each is wonderful. You can also serve it with crackers.
You will need to cook two whole boneless skinless chicken breast. I cook mine for several hours in a crock pot with a little water added. This really makes the chicken very tender and it shreds so easily then.
Cool the chicken completely. I often make my chicken the day before. Then you will need to mix the following together: 1/2 cup light mayo, 2 teaspoons yellow mustard, 1 heaping tablespoon of sweet pickle relish, and a dash of salt and pepper. You a may also add any of the following: pecans, boiled eggs, red onion or green onion and green pepper.
Serve with a lettuce leaf , a pickle spear, and a tomato slice and your sandwich is perfect.

Broccoli Salad

I love this broccoli salad so much. It is very tasty and provides a great deal of veggies and fruit.
You need the following: 4 cups of broccoli that are in bite size pieces, 1 cup green grapes, 1 cup of red grapes, 1/2 cup red onion that has been diced in small pieces, 6-8 strips of cooked and crumbled bacon, 1/2 cup almonds or cashews, 1 cup mayo, 1/2 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons vinegar.
Mix the broccoli with the grapes and onion. Mix the salad dressing with the vinegar and the sugar. Right before serving, mix the broccoli mixture with the mayo mixture. Then stir in the nuts and the bacon.
This is a great recipe for potlucks, get togethers, or any meal. It is colorful and very appealing to the eye and the taste is wonderful. The broccoli is really complimented by the grapes and the bacon adds a nice kick to the dressing. It is very crunchy as well due to the veggies and nuts.

Watergate salad

This is one of my favorite jello salads to have, especially around the holidays. It is easy to make and it gets eaten in a hurry.
You need the following for this salad: a 3.4 ounce package of dry pistachio instant pudding mix, 10 ounces cool whip, 20 ounce can of undrained crushed pineapple, 1/2 cup nuts, and 1 cup of mini marshmellows.
Mix all the ingredients together and then chill for several hours. You may garnish the top of the salad with several maraschino cherries cut in half.
I like this salad at the holidays because if you use the red cherries on the top it looks very festive with the green salad. Children like it and do not care that it is good for them either, They often can not tell there is pineapple in it, they just see the marshmellows and want to eat it.
And it is healthy since there are nuts and pineapple in it. Plus you can make it low fat by adding low fat or no fat cool whip.

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