91 butter lighter Recipes

onion, chopped, butter, fresh pumpkin, cubed, chicken broth, fresh ginger, chopped, curry, turmeric, half-and-half cream (or you can use lighter cream or milk depending on how creamy or light you wish to have the soup), salt

white lily* all-purpose flour, kosher salt or salt, baking powder, baking soda, unsalted butter (16 tbsp), very cold** and cut into small cubes, buttermilk** (approx ), white lily can be hard to find outside of the se united states. it can be ordered online or you can acquire it by some other nefarious means. this flour is made from a soft winter wheat that grows in the south and has a lower protein and gluten content, which makes for a fluffier, lighter biscuit., you could substitute with other flour, like cake flour, but i haven tsp tried it. pillsbury or gold medal all-purpose flour can work as well., butter and milk has to be very cold. i even went so far as to stick them in the freezer while the oven is warming up and added these to the flour mixture only after the oven is preheated. the reason for this is the melts in the oven and creates a pocket of air when it bakes so the biscuit is fluffy. if you allow the to melt and it incorporates with the flour, you ll get bricks.

flank steak , cut in bite sized pieces (or you can use stewing beef, i ve even made it with ground beef when i was in a pinch), flour, salt, pepper, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, sliced mushrooms (or you can use the tiny button mushrooms and leave them whole), onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, beef stock, tomato sauce, sour cream (i use the lighter kind, every little bit helps!), dry white wine (or sherry)

rye bread , german rye, the lighter type with grains, black beans, drained, purple onion , chopped rather fine, monterey jack pepper cheese, the hot kind, butter or 2 tbsp margarine, softened

broccoli, water, stalk celery, chopped (3/4 cup), onion, chopped (1/2 cup), butter, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, salt, pepper, ground nutmeg, heavy whipping cream (to make it lighter use milk or half and half), cheese, shredded (optional)

milk chocolate bars - i buy the big ones that are always on sale at christmas time , but any size will do, just make sure it adds up to 20 oz. if you like darker fudge, substitute some or all of the 20 oz. with the semi-sweet chocolate bars., butter (not margarine!), softened to room temperature. also, a little extra for your pans., semi-sweet chocolate chips. use a good brand , as in nestle s, hershey s, or ghiradelli. if you prefer lighter fudge, use milk chocolate chips., granulated (white) sugar, evaporated milk, marshmallows, vanilla , use the real stuff, nuts, chopped

oil (canola or other lighter ), potato, salt and pepper, red or yellow pepper, half onion, garlic cloves, eggplant (this is like the japanese kind, very small and slender), mushrooms, tomato, butter, eggs, milk, more salt and pepper, dried basil, cheese (whatever you have)

oreo cookie crumbs, butter, melted, softened cream cheese (i use the lighter kind), frozen limeade concentrate, thawed, frozen whipped topping, divided (cool whip, again , i use the lighter stuff), lime zest

unsalted butter, dried tarragon, ground nutmeg, green onions , lighter half chopped thin and darker green half discarded, salt, chopped button mushrooms, chopped rotisserie chicken, flour, cubes beef bouillon, water, sour cream, cornstarch, cold milk, lemon juice, cayenne pepper hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste