November 30, 2005

ThriftyFun Recipes - November 30, 2005


ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume One, Number 147, November 30, 2005
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Baked Trout Ole

Bake fish with only a small amount of oil.

  • 2 pounds trout fillet, cut into 6 pieces (any kind of fish can be used)
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. Rinse fish and pat dry. Place in baking dish.

3. In a separate dish, mix remaining ingredients together and pour over fish.

4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fork-tender.

Yield:6 servings--Serving size: 1 piece

Each serving provides:

Calories: 230
Total fat: 9 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 58 mg
Sodium: 162 mg
Calcium: 60 mg
Iron: 1 mg

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Oriental Chicken Wings

Ingredients

  • 25-30 chicken wing-dings (1 chicken wing makes 2 of these)
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon pepper

Directions

Place wings in large plastic marinade container. Pour soy over, then sprinkle with lemon pepper. Put lid on container and turn over several times to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour, preferably overnight - the longer the better. Turn occasionally to keep the wings coated. Arrange wings on jelly roll pan and pour marinade over. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour, turning wings after 1/2 hour.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Broccoli Casserole

Broccoli Casserole I

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 pkgs chopped broccoli cooked (Use the frozen broccoli in the small boxes)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Mix all of the ingredients and bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees F.

Our family likes to have this at our Thanksgiving dinner.

By Missy from Memphis, TN


Broccoli Casserole II

Ingredients:

  • 2 (10 oz.) boxes chopped broccoli
  • 1 small box Velveeta cheese
  • 1 tube Ritz crackers
  • 1 stick margarine

Directions:

Cook and drain broccoli. Put in 8-inch square pan. Slice cheese and lay on top of broccoli. Crush crackers and put on top. Melt margarine and drizzle on top. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese bubbles.

By Robin

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Yosmite Chicken Stew & Dumplings

Skinless chicken is the basis of this delicious stew with cornmeal dumplings made with low-fat milk.

For the stew:

  • 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 C onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • to taste black pepper
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 C water
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 package (10 oz) frozen peas

For the cornmeal dumplings:

  • 1 C yellow cornmeal
  • 3/4 C sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 C low-fat (1%) milk
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

For the stew:

1. Place chicken, onion, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaf, and water in a large saucepan. Heat to boiling; cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook about 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender.
2. Remove chicken and vegetables from broth. Strain broth.
3. Skim fat from broth; measure and, if necessary, add water to make 3 cups liquid.
4. Mix cornstarch with 1 cup cooled broth by shaking vigorously in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
5. Pour into saucepan with remaining broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened.
6. Add basil, peas, and reserved vegetables to sauce; stir to combine.
7. Add chicken and heat slowly to boiling while preparing cornmeal dumplings.

For the dumplings:

1. Sift together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
2. Mix together milk and oil. Add milk mixture all at once to dry ingredients; stir just enough to moisten flour and evenly distribute liquid. Dough will be soft.
3. Drop by full tablespoons on top of braised meat or stew. Cover tightly; heat to boiling. Reduce heat (do not lift cover) to simmering and steam about 20 minutes.

Yield:6 servings--Serving size: 1-1/4 cup stew with 2 dumplings

Each serving provides:

Calories: 307
Total fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 43 mg
Sodium: 471 mg

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Chicken Stew

Save leftovers for lunch the next day.

  • 8 chicken pieces (breasts or legs)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 small garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 small carrots, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves

1. Remove the skin from the chicken and any extra fat. In a large skillet, combine chicken, water, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, tomatoes, and parsley. Tightly cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes.

2. Add celery, potatoes, carrots, and bay leaves and continue to cook for 15 more minutes or until chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Yield: 8 servings--Serving size: 1 piece of chicken

Each serving provides:

Calories: 206
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 75 mg
Sodium: 489 mg
Calcium: 32 mg
Iron: 2 mg

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Gingerbread Teddy Bears

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 Tbsp. pumpkin-pie spice
  • 2 tubes refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 1 pkg. confectioners' sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. meringue powder
  • 5-6 Tbsp. warm water
  • concentrated food coloring
  • decorating sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. At low speed, beat flour, molasses, ginger and spice into dough. Roll into 1/4" thickness. Freeze on baking sheets until firm, 30 minutes. Slide dough onto surface. Coat same baking sheets with cooking spray; refreigerate. Using 5" teddy bear shaped cutter, cut out 12 shapes from dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place 2" apart on cold baking sheets.

Bake 18 minutes or until lightly browned and edges are set. Cool 5 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool completely. At low speed, beat sugar, meringue powder and 5 Tbsp. warm water until thick and glossy but pourable, 5 minutes, adding water, 1 tsp. at a time, if necessary to thin. Transfer to separate pastry bags fitted with writing tips. Pipe icings onto cookies; sprinkle with sugar. Let stand 1 hour.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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