Pear Soup

Posted by: admin  :  Category: Low Calories, Low Fat, Soup, Vegetarian

Ingredients:

  • 4 large pears peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1/2 tsp grated orange peel
  • 2 tbs lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 tbs maple syrup
  • 2 cups nonfat butter milk

Directions:

  1. Place pears, orange peel and lime juice in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
  2. Pass the puree through a fine sieve, pushing down on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
  3. Add ginger, nutmeg, maple syrup and buttermilk. Chill for 4 hours.

Source: 500 Fat Free Recipes

Nutrition Info:

  • Calories: 114
  • Fat: 0.5g
  • cholesterol: 1.7 mg
  • Protein: 3g
  • Carbs: 26g
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Blueberry-Orange Soup

Posted by: admin  :  Category: Fruit, Low Calories, Low Fat, Soup

Try this Cold soup for the hot summer weather.

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup non-fat plain yogurt
  • 2 tbs brown sugar, firmly packed

Directions:

  1. Combine 2 1/2 cups of the blueberries, milk, orange juice, yogurt and brown sugar in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
  2. Pour soup into a large bowl and add remaining 1/2 cup of blueberries. Chill for 4 hours.

Source: 500 Fat Free Recipes

Servings: 4 (1 cup each)

Nutrition Info:

  • Calories: 128
  • Fat: 0.6g
  • cholesterol: 1.3 mg
  • Protein: 4g
  • Carbs: 28g
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Greek Zucchini Casserole

Posted by: admin  :  Category: Casseroles, European, Low Calories, Low Fat, Vegetarian

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup water, nonfat chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 cups chopped fresh or low-sodium canned tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp dried rosemary leaves
  • 1 tsp dried mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
  • 2 cups nonfat cottage cheese
  • 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
  • 2 large zucchini, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 1/2 cup nonfat grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

  1. Heat water or broth in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned. Add more liquid during this process if necessary.
  2. Add tomatoes, rosemary, mint, parsley, honey, black pepper and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. In a bowl combine cottage cheese and egg white. Chill until ready to assemble casserole.
  4. Broil zucchini on both sides until lightly browned.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  6. To assemble, place half of the sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the Parmesan cheese. Place a layer of zucchini on top of the sauce and Parmesan, and top with the cottage cheese-egg mixture. Layer with the remaining zucchini slices andn top with the rest of the tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Source: 500 Fat Free Recipes

Servings: 6

Nutrion info:

  • Calories: 74
  • cholesterol: 1 mg
  • Fat: 0.4g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Carbs: 12.8g
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