8 hearty layer Recipes

mixed salad greens, garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, sliced fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, halved, cucumber, thinly sliced, sliced red onion, cut in half and separated, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, chopped walnuts, toasted, ripe avocado, peeled and sliced, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin, salt, cayenne pepper

chopped broccoli flowerets, red onion, very thinly sliced, grated 50% light cheddar cheese, dried, sweetened cranberries or raisins, sliced canned beets (drained-rinsed ), plain fat free yogurt, honey, light (no fat )mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, unsalted, dry roasted , hulled sunflower seeds or chopped walnuts, less fat bacon pieces, this is what i mean and it is lower calories, also..thanks mark!! hormel low fat (jarred )bacon pieces)., in a large, glass serving bowl, layer broccoli, onion and cranberries. small bowl, whisk together yogurt, honey, mayonnaise and vinegar. drizzle the yogurt dressing over the layered salad. layer cheese on top. cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. sprinkle with sunflower seeds and bacon pieces just before serving., nutritional facts, saturated fat : 4.5 g, cholesterol : 25 mg, sodium: 350 mg, calcium : 25% daily value, protein : 14 g, carbohydrates : 29 g

uncooked small pasta shells, vegetable oil, shredded lettuce, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, salt, pepper, shredded cooked chicken breast, frozen peas, thawed, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, chopped, dijon mustard, shredded colby or monterey jack cheese, minced fresh parsley

unsalted butter, onion, finely chopped, salt, pepper, garlic cloves, minced, thyme, minced (fresh ), low sodium chicken broth, white bread , torn into quarters (hearty sandwich bread), parmesan cheese, grated (1/2 cup), frozen spinach, chopped thawed and squeezed dry, cream cheese, grain white rice, cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)

uncooked small shell pasta, vegetable oil, shredded lettuce, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, salt, pepper, julienned cooked ham, julienned hard salami, frozen peas, thawed, mayonnaise, sour cream, chopped green onion, dijon mustard, shredded colby or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, minced fresh parsley

shell macaroni (small, uncooked ), vegetable oil, lettuce, shredded, eggs, hard cooked and sliced, salt, pepper, ham, cooked and julienned, salami , julienned, peas, frozen, thawed, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onion, chopped, dijon mustard, colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded