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This is actually a found recipe. I posted to the list that a friend was looking for a cranberry walnut pie recipe. She found it and it sounded so delicious I thought I'd post for you all to enjoy.
Cranberry-Walnut Pie Recipe
Grease 10-inch pie plate, Put first 3 ingredients in. Beat eggs, add sugar, flour, oats, butter and shortening in bowl. Mix well, pour over cranberry-walnut mix in plate. Bake 60 minutes in 325 degrees oven.
Roberta from China, ME
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Take the skin off chicken to lower saturated fat and calories.
1. In a large pot, brown chicken pieces in oil.
2. Add water, tomatoes, green and red peppers, celery, carrots, corn, onion, cilantro, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is done.
3. Remove chicken from the pot and place in the refrigerator. Add rice, peas, and olives to the pot. Cover pot and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes until rice is cooked.
4. Add chicken and raisins and cook for another 8 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings--Serving size: 1 cup rice and 1 piece chicken
Each serving provides:
Calories: 448
Total fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 49 mg
Sodium: 352 mg
Calcium: 63 mg
Iron: 4 mg
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Ingredients
Directions
In a 4 qt. bowl, microwave butter or margarine, uncovered, 100% power for 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. Stir in Parmesan cheese, celery salt, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder. Add crackers. Toss to coat. Cook, uncovered, on high 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after each minute. Cool. Serve immediately or store in airtight container up to 1 week.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 mini muffin cups with liners. Melt butter with chocolate. Stir in brown sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla, then flour and salt. Stir in berries and nuts.
Divide among muffin cups. Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool. Tint frosting; transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip. Chill slightly. Pipe onto cupcakes; decorate.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Finger-Licking Curried Chicken
Take the skin off chicken to lower the amount of saturated fat.
1. Mix together curry powder, thyme, scallion, hot pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic, ginger, onion, and salt.
2. Sprinkle seasoning mixture on chicken.
3. Marinate for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
4. Heat oil in skillet over medium flame.
5. Add chicken and sauté.
6. Add water and allow chicken to cook over medium flame for 30 minutes.
7. Add diced potatoes and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
8. Add onions and cook 15 minutes more or until meat is tender.
Makes 6 servings--Serving size: 1/2 breast or 2 small drumsticks
Calories 213
Fat 6 g
Cholesterol 81 mg
Sodium 363 mg
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With no added salt and very little oil in the marinade, these broiled or grilled kabobs made with skinless chicken breasts are lower in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
1. Sprinkle chicken breasts with pepper.
2. Thread 8 skewers as follows: chicken, mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken, orange quarter, chicken, pineapple chunk, cherry tomato.
3. Place kabobs in shallow pan.
4. Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over kabobs. Marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
5. Drain. Broil 6 inches from heat, 15 minutes on each side, brushing with marinade every 5 minutes. Discard any leftover marinade.
Yield: 8 servings--Serving Size: 1/2 chicken breast kabob
Each serving provides:
Calories: 359
Total fat: 11 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 66 mg
Sodium: 226 mg
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