Diet Desserts

Banana Cream Pie
from 123 easy as pie
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Ingredients
1 vanilla wafer crumb crust
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 1/2 cup hot skim milk
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cold skim milk
2 eggs beaten
sugar substitute equivalent - to 3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 pound firm ripe bananas
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Method
Prepare pie crust and chill 2 hours or longer before filling. Soak gelatin in cold water and set aside. Heat 1 1/2 cups of milk in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. In a small bowl combine flour, salt and 1/2 cup of cold milk; mix until smooth and without lumps. Slowly pour 1/2 cup of the hot milk into the bowl with the flour mixture; stir to mix well. Then slowly pour contents of the bowl back into the pot of hot milk. Cook and stir over simmering water until thick and smooth. Pour mixture slowly on top of beaten eggs, stirring constantly. Return to top of double boiler. Cook and stir over simmering water about 4 minutes; remove from heat. Add gelatin, sweetener and vanilla; mix well to dissolve gelatin. Cool and chill until mixture begins to gel. Peel bananas, slice thin and measure 1 1/2 cups. Arrange 1 cup of sliced bananas in bottom of pie shell, then carefully spoon and pour filling evenly on top.Arrange remaining 1/2 cup sliced bananas on top and garnish with the vanilla crumbs saved when making pie shell. Cover whole pie carefully with plastic wrap.Chill 2-3 hours, until set and firm.

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Chicken Cashew Pasta Salad

Chicken Cashew Pasta Salad

from Moms Kitchen

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1-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast( boil and diced)

2-12oz pkg-large shell pasta

2 mediun size cans- pineapple tidbits (drain)

1 cup- apples (diced)

2 cups- purple grapes(cut in half)

1/4 cup- purple onion (chopped)

1/4 cup- green bell pepper (chopped)

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Dressing:

1 jar -lighthouse coleslaw dressing

1/4 cup -mircle whip

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top or add just before serving:

1 cup- cashews

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Boil and dice chicken, cook and drain pasta. In a large bowl add chicken, pasta, pineapple, apples, grapes, onions and bell pepper. Mix together lighthouse dressing and mircle whip, then add to mixture in large bowl. Once mixed together add or top with cashews.

Serve or chill if desired

Easy Chicken Parmigiana

Easy Chicken Parmigiana
Makes 4 servings

6 ounces (2 cups) uncooked penne, (medium pasta tubes)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 tablespoon oils
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1 small zucchini, cut into 1 1/2-inch-long strips
2 tablespoons chopped ripe olives

1. Cook penne to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; cover to keep warm.

2. Meanwhile, in shallow bowl, combine cheese and bread crumbs; mix well. Coat
chicken breast halves with cheese mixture. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high
heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until browned.

3. Stir in tomatoes and zucchini. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer
12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, stirring and turning
chicken occasionally. Serve chicken mixture with penne. Sprinkle with olives.

For The Coffee Lover

For The Coffee Lover

Banana Coffee Smoothie
Two Servings

• 2 small frozen bananas
• 1 and 1/2 cups low fat milk
• 1 (8oz.) container low-fat coffee yogurt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Dash nutmeg

Combine frozen bananas, milk, yogurt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a blender and blend till smooth.
Mocha Java Smoothie
One Serving

• 1 cup vanilla soymilk
• 1 and 1/2 cup ice
• 1/3 cup tofu firm
• 3/4 cup bananas -- sliced/frozen
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee

In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth.

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Breakfast Smoothies

Fruity Smoothies

Strawberry-Banana Breakfast Smoothie
One Serving

• 1 cup orange juice
• 3 tbsp nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/2 banana; cut into pieces
• 10 fresh strawberries; hulled
• 3 ice cubes

Combine all the ingredients in your blender.
Blend until thick and frothy.

Orange Splash Smoothie
Two Servings

• 1 6-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup non-fat milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 10 ice cubes

Combine the first five ingredients in a blender; process at high speed. Add ice cubes, a few at a time, blending until smooth.

Tropical Fruit Shake
One Serving

• 1/2 mango
• 2 Tablespoon frozen pina coloda mix (non-alcoholic)
• 1/2 banana -- frozen
• 4 strawberries -- frozen
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 and 1/4 cup cold water

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Blueberry Smoothie
Two Servings

• 1 pint fresh blueberries or 2 cups (10 oz.) frozen blueberries -- slightly thawed
• 1 cup pineapple or orange juice
• 1 container (8 oz.) lowfat vanilla yogurt
• 2 teaspoon sugar

Combine all ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth.


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Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup
From mom’s kitchen

4 Chicken Breast (boneless and skinless)
1 lb bag of baby carrots
1 onion (chopped)
1 stalk of celery (cut)
1 pkg Grandma noodles
8 chicken bouillon cubes
salt and pepper (optional)

Take your chicken breast cut off all the fat around edges. Boil chicken until cooked,(I add lemon pepper to water to flavor)then cut up to desired size. In the broth add your veggies and boil until soft. After veggie are soft add chicken, then add one or two bouillon cubes to 1 cup water till desired amount, then add noodles and simmer for twenty minutes.

If you don’t want to use bouillon cubes, Use Swanson broth. Boil chicken and veggie to two separate pans. Then add chicken, veggie, broth and noodles simmer for twenty min or until taste right.

Salad

Thanks for sharing your recipe.