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Creamy Bacon Dip

Creamy Bacon Dip

Ingredients

  • 2 (8-ounce) cartons plain fat-free yogurt
  • 6 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup minced green onions
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat real bacon pieces (such as Hormel)
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 8 drops hot sauce
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 ounces low-fat baked tortilla chips (about 24 chips)

Preparation

Spoon the yogurt onto several layers of heavy-duty paper towels, spreading to 1/2-inch thickness. Cover yogurt with additional paper towels, and let stand 5 minutes. Scrape into a bowl using a rubber spatula. Stir in mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (mayonnaise through garlic). Cover and chill. Serve with tortilla chips.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Barbecue Pizza Bites

Barbecue Pizza Bites Photo by: HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground round
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Dash of black pepper
  • 4 (4-ounce) Italian pizza crusts (such as Boboli)
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) finely shredded provolone or part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Cook beef, onion, and carrot in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well; return meat mixture to pan. Stir in barbecue sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.

Place pizza crusts on a baking sheet. Divide beef mixture evenly among crusts, and sprinkle with cheese. Bake pizzas at 450° for 12 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle pizzas with cilantro. Cut each pizza into 4 wedges.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash

The squash-and-bean mixture (paragraphs 1 and 2 in the method) can be prepared a day ahead of time; cover and refrigerate.

Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon stick margarine or butter
  • 2 cups chopped onion, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry Marsala or apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups diced peeled acorn squash
  • 1 cup diced carrot
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, drained
  • 1 pound skinned, boned chicken breast
  • 2 bacon slices
  • 1/2 pound smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Preparation

Melt margarine in a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 1 cup onion and garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes. Add Marsala, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt, basil, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Spoon into a bowl; set aside.

Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 cups water, squash, and carrot in pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Partially mash the beans with a potato masher, and add beans and tomato mixture to pan. Cook over medium-low heat 30 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 325°.

Rub chicken with 1/2 teaspoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; set aside. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble bacon, and set aside. Add chicken to bacon drippings in pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from skillet; cut into 1-inch pieces. Add 1 cup onion and sausage to skillet; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the chicken, crumbled bacon, and sausage mixture to bean mixture in pan, stirring to combine.

Cover and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Halloween Green Bean Salad

Halloween Green Bean Salad Photo by: HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Ingredients

  • Vinaigrette:
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Salad:
  • 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed
  • 1 cup vertically sliced red onion
  • 1 cup orange slices
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved

Preparation

To prepare vinaigrette, combine first 8 ingredients in a jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Chill.

To prepare salad, steam green beans, covered, 3 minutes or until tender, and chill. Combine green beans, onion slices, orange slices, and grape halves in a large bowl. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad, tossing gently to coat.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Apple 'n Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Apple 'n Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze Photo by: HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 1 (20-ounce) can light apple pie filling
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup fat-free caramel-flavored sundae syrup

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a small bowl, and set aside. Combine the applesauce, oil, and vanilla in a bowl, and set aside. Place eggs in a large bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until foamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add flour mixture and applesauce mixture alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition. Fold in raisins and pie filling.

Spoon cake batter into a 10-inch tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle syrup over top of cooled cake.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Candy Apple Punch

For a toddy version, adults can substitute 1 cup rum for 1 cup water.

Candy Apple Punch Photo by: HOWARD L. PUCKETT

Ingredients

  • 6 cups cranberry-apple drink
  • 3 cups water
  • 15 hard cinnamon candies
  • 1 (6-ounce) can thawed limeade concentrate, undiluted

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients in a large pitcher. Cover and chill 8 hours or until candies are dissolved. Pour mixture into a large Dutch oven, and cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated.

Cooking Light OCTOBER 1998

Formal Menu Top A Spooky Halloween Menu

Creamy Bacon Dip

Barbecue Pizza Bites

Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash

Halloween Green Bean Salad

Apple 'n Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Candy Apple Punch

Cooking Light

Formal Menu Bottom

Shopping List for A Spooky Halloween Menu

When your children go trick-or-treating, you know they'll come back loaded with junk food. But there's a seasonably sneaky way to handle those Halloween appetites. (Serves 8-12)

Shopping List:

Baking

  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Canned

  • 1/2 cup applesauce

Dairy

  • 2 (8-ounce) cartons plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon stick margarine or butter
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish

Meat

  • 1/2 pound ground round

Other

  • 1/2 cup dry Marsala or apple cider
  • Vinaigrette:
  • 6 cups cranberry-apple drink

Produce

  • 1/4 cup minced green onions
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 2 cups chopped onion, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 cups water

Spices

  • 6 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat real bacon pieces (such as Hormel)
  • 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe List

Creamy Bacon Dip

Barbecue Pizza Bites

Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash

Halloween Green Bean Salad

Apple 'n Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Candy Apple Punch

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