13 dip lower fat Recipes

artichoke hearts, finely chopped, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, low-fat mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, grated (canned stuff ok here), reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded, garlic powder, salt and pepper, chopped fresh tomato, for topping (optional)

mayonnaise (cannot substitute with lower fat versions), parmesan cheese, freshly grated (not kraft in green can), cream cheese, softened (i use 1/3 less fat ), artichoke hearts, well drained (not marinated ), garlic cloves, chopped, salt & pepper, to taste, cayenne pepper , to taste, crabmeat, drained (optional)

sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and chopped (8 tomatoes), neufchatel cheese, room temperature (1/3 lower fat), light sour cream, light mayonnaise, tabasco sauce, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts )

black bean and corn relish, cooked black beans , no salt added, frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed, chopped cilantro, chopped red onion, cider vinegar, honey, hot pepper sauce , or to taste, ground cumin, watchers reduced fat mexican style shredded cheese, sandwiches, bolillo rolls or baguettes, wholly guacamole dip, ultra thin, lower sodium, oven-roasted turkey slices, shredded lettuce

reduced-fat cream cheese, light blue cheese dressing, monterey jack cheese, shredded, cheddar cheese, shredded, chicken breasts, hot sauce, divided

ground beef (i use ground round/sirloin, less greasy), velveeta cheese (i use light - lower fat, can tsp tell difference), taco seasoning ., milk (i use 2% - lower fat, can tsp tell difference)

head cauliflower, steamed and drained, white beans, rinsed and drained, vegetable stock, parmesan cheese, ground caraway seed, fresh-grated nutmeg, white pepper, salt, white wine , optional, cubed whole-wheat bread, vegetable crudites for dipping

cream cheese , softened - the lower fat kind is fine, artichoke hearts, drained and chopped, six to eight oz (half a bag) of frozen, chopped spinach - thawed and squeezed dry - or for an extra rich dip, use thawed spinach souffle from pepperidge farms, four to six oz shredded parmesan cheese - you can use the stuff in the green can but the real thing is better, crab meat, drained - or fresh if you can afford it, shrimp, drained and chopped - or fresh if you like, mayo, hot sauce to taste

plain nonfat yogurt, mayonnaise, buttermilk, grated onions, garlic, pressed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, snipped fresh chives

green onions, trimmed and chopped (reserve a little to garnish), garlic clove, crushed, butter beans (white lima beans), light cream cheese, lemon , zest of, fresh parsley, roughly chopped (reserve a little to garnish), salt and pepper

spinach ala tom, i wanted to add that some cream cheese, sour cream added to this mixture would make a great dip, just add some milk to the cream cheese if needed to make it less thick, just don tsp over do it. i would add after all the other ingredients are cooked., a recipe something like my dad used to make , except he put 2 eggs in it and scrambled it all together, i don tsp do that. i also added a few things to it. of course all you velveeta fans can add that instead of the fresh parmesan., green giant frozen chopped spinach, oscar mayer chopped bacon ( in the yellow plastic pouch in the salad isle of your store) it s really lower fat and easier to use than regular bacon and it also tastes good., a small yellow onion diced, unsalted butter, amount of fresh shredded parmesan cheese for garnish .