FRESH CORN VEGGIE POT Fresh corn mixed with red cabbage, mushroom, celery, onion and pepper saute, along with peas, fresh ginger sticks and garlic. San
Category: AFC REDUCED-FAT RECIPES
Euro-Asian Spaghetti Bowl
EURO-ASIAN SPAGHETTI BOWL Sauteed green peppers, onions and matchstick carrots with green olive, artichokes, zucchini and roasted pepper. Steeped in a blueberry-pomegranate, apple cider, espresso
Antipasto Veggie Bowl
ANTIPASTO VEGGIE BOWL A lot of broth or gravy isn’t always required in what otherwise might be called a soup. Roasted artichokes and black olives
Escarole Mandarin Orange Salad
ESCAROLE MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD Transforming bottled dressings, by adding low fat or no fat ingredients to extend the yield, while lowering the fat content, into
AFC Brown Mushroom Gravy
AFC BROWN MUSHROOM GRAVY We’re making a brown mushroom gravy using the Parsley Diet Soup as a base. With the addition of a few ingredients
Pan-Fry Caraway Cabbage
PAN-FRY CARAWAY CABBAGE Super simple pan-fried cabbage, requiring only a little oil, caraway seed and salt and pepper. How easy is that? The surprise is
Carotene Instant Mashed Potatoes
CAROTENE INSTANT MASHED POTATOES They look like super fluffy sweet potatoes, but when you don’t have the time, and you want a nutrient boost, add
Butter Bean Hummus
BUTTER BEAN HUMMUS Butter Bean and tofu are the base which increase the protein content in this nutritious snack food dip/spread aka mayo substitute. Roasted
Tofu Pup Sandwich Filling Or Salad
TOFU PUP SANDWICH FILLING OR SALAD Tofu Pups and green cabbage processed to a small dice, then mixed with Butter Bean Hummus! Serve in hot
AFC Purple Cabbage Weight Reduction Soup (WRS)
AFC Purple Cabbage Weight Reduction Soup (WRS) Another fabulous cabbage soup, hitting all the right notes. Weight reduction or not, I love cabbage soup –
Spinach Potato Skillet
SPINACH POTATO SKILLET Easy to make, low fat skillet supper with lots of spinach, peas, celery with pan-fried potato slices, grape tomatoes in a simple
Easy Pan-Fried Tofu
EASY PAN-FRIED TOFU Seasoned with basil, garlic, salt and pepper, fried in grape seed oil. That’s it. Fries up quickly in just a little oil.
Leftover Rice
Sometimes simple tastes so good. I’ve been missing rice for a while. Peas too, been missing them. The fresh tomato add-on creates a juicy component
BACK TO GREENS
BACK TO GREENS Fresh collard greens and broccoli cuts sauteed with celery, onion and green pepper. Mixed with Gardein Meatless Chick’n Strips then seasoned with
ROASTED TOFU AND VEGGIES
ROASTED TOFU AND VEGGIES Tofu cubes roasted in marinade made with Liquid Bragg Aminos. Cabbage, yams, carrot and onion dusted with spice then roasted separately.
Fresh OFF-THE-COB Veggie Saute
Fresh OFF-THE-COB Veggie Saute The fresh corn in the market is so sweet this year, so we go with very little seasoning. Salt and pepper
Matcha Quinoa Jasmine Rice
MATCHA QUINOA JASMINE RICE Jasmine rice and Toasted Quinoa make a great texture match. I’m using it often lately. What you add later is up
Low Fat Stewed Tomato Cabbage Soup
LOW FAT STEWED TOMATO CABBAGE SOUP I don’t know why the love of cabbage is attributed to Polish People, but they obviously knew a good
Christmas Chili
CHRISTMAS CHILI Obviously this chili is cooked, yet it tastes so fresh. I wonder why? “Very good”, Steve said. “Very French”. Serve by itself or
Saffron Apricot Walnut Pockets
SAFFRON APRICOT WALNUT POCKETS These little pockets look like they took a while to make, but they didn’t. Complexity is the impression; simplicity is the
Baked Apples With Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat
BAKED APPLES WITH QUINOA APPLE PINE NUT STUFFING low fat If you don’t want to do the apples, that’s just as fine. Serve stuffing
Smoked Almond Garlic Green Beans
SMOKED ALMOND GARLIC GREEN BEANS Not your typical green beans almondine. Better. Easy to make. I could make a main dish out of these beans
Gluten-Free Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat
QUINOA APPLE PINE NUT STUFFING low fat This is my gluten-free, bread-free, animal-free, low-fat stuffing. It’s made stove-top, so you don’t take up room in
Asparagus And Edamame Fried Rice
ASPARAGUS AND EDAMAME FRIED RICE Red and white rice pan-fried with red onion and celery. Mixed with RED FORK Asparagus Skillet Sauce, then tossed with
Smoky Russian Dressing low-fat
SMOKY RUSSIAN DRESSING low-fat Steve likes bottled dressing and sometimes so do I. Wishbone Russian is one of them. To reduce the calories this time,
Dandelion Coleslaw
DANDELION COLESLAW A beautiful looking, feeling, tasting coleslaw from start to finish. I’ll bet you never had a dandelion green coleslaw. Well, there’s no
Fried Veggie Rice
FRIED VEGGIE RICE Hey, the Chinese don’t tell me how to cook in my own home. They fry the rice; I fry the veggies and
GREEN DANDELION PASTA BOWL
GREEN DANDELION PASTA BOWL Edamame and Mung Bean Fettuccine topped with sweet pepper and onion saute with zucchini sticks and dandelion greens. Wrapped in a
Saffron Pickle Juice Dressing/Sauce Over Brussel Sprouts
SAFFRON PICKLE JUICE DRESSING/Sauce Save your pickle juice! Then make this delectable runny yolky textured dressing for salads and vegetables of all types! Cold or
Green Soup – Weight Reduction Soup (WRS)
GREEN SOUP – WEIGHT REDUCTION SOUP (WRS) Unlike most of my other soups, this one has more solids than broth by design. I want the
ASPARAGUS SOUP – essentially fat-free
ASPARAGUS SOUP Lots of asparagus go into the simple making of this delectably rich and arrogant talk of the town. All asparagus all the time!
Two Way Granny Smith Apple Dessert
TWO WAY GRANNY SMITH APPLE DESSERT Apple sauce with fresh apple cubes. Dusted with pumpkin seed snow, cinnamon, brown sugar. Drizzled with maple syrup and
Broccoli Curry Ramen Broth
BROCCOLI CURRY RAMEN BROTH Lots of broccoli processed with a store-bought IMAGINE brand Ramen Broth till fine-textured. Combined with water, pink Himalayan salt, a drizzle
Strawberry Walnut Dressing
STRAWBERRY WALNUT DRESSING Fresh strawberries, dried apricots, walnuts, onion, fresh ginger and chia seeds. Crush, then smooth it all up in a blender to create
Mushroom Miso Noodle Bowl
MUSHROOM MISO NOODLE BOWL Three kinds of mushroom sauteed with green cabbage, red pepper, garlic, scallion and ginger. Combined with spinach in a broth flavored
AFC Spicy Spam And Egg Salad – for sandwiches
AFC SPICY SPAM AND EGG SALAD – for sandwiches We use Tofu Pups for the spam and Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard in place of the
CHILILESS CHILI
CHILILESS CHILI This is one mean meaty chili. Low fat, but you wouldn’t know it by the fatty chew of the beefless ground. Gardein
Tomato Corn Curry Rice
TOMATO CORN CURRY RICE Ever wonder what to do with fresh corn-on–the-cob besides eating it straight from the cob? I did, and this tomato corn
Veg Chicken And Red Rice Soup
VEG CHICKEN AND RED RICE SOUP Wow where do I begin? What started out as a simple few item soup for Lilly Belle turned into
Potato Mushroom Chowder
POTATO MUSHROOM CHOWDER Lightly creamy, savory, low fat but who would know? Cheesy flavors and textures. Tastes like corn chowder without the corn. Chowder doesn’t
