12 lighter cooking light Recipes

fresh flour tortillas (seven inch-usually 10 come in a package), avocado, mashed (about 1 cup), key lime juice, ranch dressing mix, light sour cream, nonfat milk, cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, finely diced (if you re pressed for time,1 10 oz package of perdue short cuts carved chicken breast is perfect), jalapeno jack cheese (1 8 oz block shredded-if your store has reduced fat that s even better), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry or 3 cups chopped fresh spinach, canned black beans, rinsed and drained, canned mexican-style corn, drained (such as del monte whole kernel fiesta corn,seasoned with red and green peppers), cayenne pepper, minced fresh parsley, cumin, chili powder, green onions, thinly sliced

macaroni (cooked, drained and cooled ), cheddar cheese, tomatoes (halved ), cucumber (diced ), shallots (sliced ), light mayonnaise (i used fat-free), sugar, vinegar, black pepper

lean ground beef (no more than 10% fat), butter, wine (whatever you have), chopped onion, mushrooms, drained, flour, fat-free chicken broth, nonfat sour cream (or light sc or fat-free plain yogurt), cooked no yolks egg noodle substitute

boiling water, sun-dried tomatoes, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, fresh grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley, fresh ground black pepper, salt, reduced-fat firm tofu, egg, lightly beaten, cooked jumbo pasta shells, olive oil, chopped onions, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red bell pepper, garlic cloves, minced, low-fat turkey breakfast sausage, casings removed, red wine, no-added-salt tomato paste, dried oregano, basil, fresh ground black pepper, salt, organic crushed tomatoes, grated fresh parmesan cheese

broccoli , steamed until almost done, onion, cut into chunks, butter, flour, salt, pepper, low-fat milk, neufchatel cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs, seasoned

chicken breasts, cooked and shredded, red hot sauce , the smaller bottle, light cream cheese, light blue cheese dressing , we like marie s, light monterey jack cheese

onion, minced, garlic cloves, minced, butter substitute, boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded, celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, white button mushrooms, sliced, low sodium chicken broth, water, celery salt, dried parsley, milk, butter substitute, ground nutmeg, salt (optional), all-purpose flour, egg, lightly beaten

onion, chopped, light margarine, frozen, chopped broccoli, cooked and drained, instant brown rice, reduced-fat cream of mushroom soup, water, cheese whiz , or 1/2 cup 2% velveeta ,cubed, skim milk

onion, diced, stalk celery, chopped, mushrooms, chopped, butter, rice (do not use instant , i use basmati), parsley, chicken bouillon (or 2 cubes ), water, fat-free cream of mushroom soup, light sour cream, curry powder, chicken breasts, cooked and cubed, parmesan cheese

cooked chicken, chopped and chilled, celery, chopped, green seedless grape, sliced, sliced almonds, lightly toasted, fresh parsley, chopped, salt, mayonnaise (for lighter salad, use 3/4 cup), heavy whipping cream