30 low don low Recipes

firm tofu, frozen and thawed (you don tsp have to do this, but it will help the tofu soak up more flavor), tamari, rice vinegar, fresh ginger, grated, water, tomato juice (i use low-sodium v8), vegetable oil, quinoa (about 2/3 cup uncooked will yield this amount, use 1-1/3 cups of water), green beans (i had a combination, or any other steamed vegetables you like, or salad...) or 4 cups yellow wax beans (i had a combination, or any other steamed vegetables you like, or salad...), tamari, rice vinegar, fresh ginger, grated, water, tomato juice (i use low-sodium v8), miso , a bit generous (i use dark-colored rice, or kome, ), cornstarch, scallion, thinly sliced, alfalfa sprouts (or other sprouts)

mascarpone cheese, fat-free ricotta cheese, i use low fat, sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, splenda granular, sugar substitute , i don tsp use, i feel that it is sweet enough without it, fat-free whipped topping, thawed , i use cool whip lite, coffee-flavored liqueur, brewed espresso, ladyfingers, cocoa powder , for dusting

chili without beans (don tsp get the kind with beans- hormel is best), cream cheese (full fat, low fat or no fat), chopped bunch scallions also called green onion (grocers produce), green chilies (mexican isle), cheddar cheese (or mexican blend ), tortillas or 16 oz corn chips, pitted sliced black olives

lasagna noodles, cooked (or use the kind you don tsp have to cook first, just add some extra water to the sauce), extra lean ground beef, browned and drained, prepared pasta sauce, stewed tomatoes, fat-free ricotta cheese, low-fat firm tofu, grated lowfat mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, minced garlic cloves, dried basil, dried oregano, black pepper

extra virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, onion, diced, zucchini , or other green squash, diced (or if you prefer, you could make with all yellow squash, just don tsp mix or the color will be ugly), low-salt chicken broth, preferably homemade (or you could use vegetable stock and make it vegetarian), curry powder , or to taste, ground ginger , or to taste, heavy cream, salt and pepper, to taste, fried pipetas (pumpkin seeds), optional

split chicken breast halves, bone-in, skin-on, olive oil, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, low sodium chicken broth, chicken bouillon cubes, unsalted butter, yellow onions, chopped (2 onions), all-purpose flour, heavy cream, diced carrots, blanched for 2 minutes, frozen peas, frozen small whole onions (i don tsp like and left out), minced fresh parsley leaves, pillsbury ready-made unbaked pie crusts, egg, water

lean or medium ground beef or turkey, extra virgin olive oil, green bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, minced or finely chopped, onion, chopped, carrot, shredded, celery stalks, peeled and chopped, heaping tbsp hungarian paprika, black pepper, crushed pepper flakes or a dash of tobasco sauce, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, water, white or red wine (if you don tsp want to use wine, then low sodium beef or vegetable stock works very well), beef bouillon packet or cube, half-and-half, potatoes, peeled and sliced

pasta shell (not the jumbos you stuff, or the small ones, they don tsp work well, you could sub with a rigatoni or ), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well, artichoke hearts , in water, drained and chopped, onion, fine chopped, minced garlic (more if you want, to taste), ricotta cheese (don tsp use the low fat), fontina cheese, grated (mozzarella would be a good substitute), parmesan cheese, grated (1/4 cup for the cheese mixture, 1/4 cup for the topping), egg (extra large would be fine), grated fresh nutmeg, olive oil, pasta water, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper