No Bake Cheesecake

Recipe is HERE.

This was SOO SOO good that I didn't get any pics of it! Try it!

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Crockpot Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

Chicken ( I used 3 chicken breasts.)

1 jar salsa

1 can diced green chiles

1 tsp ground cumin

1 whole onion, chopped (I used frozen chopped onion, Easy!)

2 cloves garlic

tortillas or taco shells

shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, sour cream or whatever toppings you like!

Directions:

Place chicken in crockpot. Top with salsa, green chiles, cumin, garlic, and onion. Cover and set on low. Cook for 8 hours. Remove chicken from pot, shred, and return to juices. Spoon onto tortillas and top with toppings!

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Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle

Recipe from here.
 Ingredients:

10 oz angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes

2 pints sliced strawberries

2 pints blueberries

6 tbsp fat free sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cups cold water

1 package suger free white chocolate instant pudding

12 oz fat free Cool Whip, thawed

Directions:

Whisk condensed milk and water in bowl. Whisk in pudding mix and let stand for 2 minutes; fold in Cool Whip. Arrange cake in the bottom of a trifle dish sprinkle with blueberries, then spread pudding mixture, then layer strawberries. Repeat layers-cake, blueberries, pudding mixture, strawberries. For the top, arrange prettily! Cover and chill for about an hour.

1 cup=4 points+

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Bang Bang Shrimp

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

5 tbsp light mayo

3 tbsp Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

1 tsp Sriracha

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

2 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp canola oil

shredded lettuce or cabbage (optional)

chopped scallions (optional)

Directions:

In a bowl, combine mayo, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha. Set aside.

 Place shrimp and cornstarch in bowl and mix well. Heat skillet and add oil when hot. Add shrimp and toss about 3 minutes or until cooked. Combine shrimp and sauce. 

 Place shrimp on shredded lettuce or cabbage and top with scallions.

 I served it with quinoa and fresh pineapple.

1/4th of recipe=5 points +

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Italian Turkey Meatballs

Recipe from here

 Ingredients

Lean ground turkey

1/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

dried parsley

1 egg

1 clove garlic, crushed

salt and pepper to taste

1 jar tomato sauce (or homemade sauce)

Directions

In a large pot, pour tomato sauce over medium heat. In a large bowl, combine turkey breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley, egg, garlic and salt and pepper. With your hands form meatballs and add to sauce. Cook for about 20 minutes or until cooked through. Serve with pasta or as a meatball sub.

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Taco Pizza

 Ingredients

1 lb. ground turkey
1 envelope (reduced sodium) taco seasoning mix 
2 (8 oz.) cans reduced fat crescent rolls
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans 
2 cups low fat shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend 
1 can dicd tomatoes with green chilies (or you can use fresh to lower sodium) 
1/2 cup sliced black olives 
1/2 cup green onions, chopped 
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees. 

Brown ground turkey and drain. 

Add taco seasoning to the ground beef according to the package directions. 

Unroll crescent rolls into rectangles. Place in ungreased 11 1/2 inch x 16 1/2 inch jelly roll pan or cookie sheet. 

Press dough over the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust. Bake at 375 oven for 11 to 13 minutes or just until golden brown. 

Microwave beans in a bowl for 1 minute (or until warmed through). 

Carefully spread beans over warm crust creating a thin layer. 

Top with cooked beef mixture, sprinkle with cheese followed by tomatoes, black olives and green onion. 

Return to oven for 3-6 more minutes until cheese is melted. Serve immediately. 

Makes 12 main dish servings or 48 appetizers. 


Serving Size: Makes 12 Squares

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe and Nutrition Facts here.

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Oven-Fried Catfish

2 cups cornflakes cereal
1 teaspoon seasoned salt (like Lawry's) or 3/4 tsp celery salt, 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/8 tsp ground red pepper, dash of black pepper
4 (6 oz) catfish fillets, halved
Vegetable cooking spray1. Place cereal in a ziploc bag and and crush (with mallet or rolling pin) to measure 3/4 cup crumbs. Combine crumbs and seasoned salt in a shallow dish. Coat both sides of fish with cooking spray. Dredge fish in crumb mixture, pressing gently to coat. Arrange fish in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Coat tops of fish with cooking spray.2. Bake at 400 for 21 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork.
Serve with baked hush puppies, fries, and coleslaw.
(From Southern Living: Quick & Easy)

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Marshmallow Fruit Salad

My father-in-law always makes this on every holiday. It's so yummy and a great low fat snack or dessert!

You will need:

Plain Yogurt or Sour Cream (Nonfat or light)

1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 can of fruit cocktail
1 can of Mandarin oranges

Notes:
You can use whatever kind of fruit you prefer! I love Mandarin oranges, so I use a big can of them!
I also use two sweet-n-lows to make it sweeter.

Mix together and serve!

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Low Fat Beef Nachos

These are really simple to make and are low in fat! Perfect for this Superbowl Sunday!

You will need:

Lean Beef (I use Laura's Lean Beef.)
Baked Tostitos
Frozen chopped onions
Taco seasoning
Fat Free or 2% cheese (I used Mexican blend.)
Fat Free or Light Sour Cream
Salsa (I used Pioneer Woman's Restaurant Style Salsa.)


Preheat oven to 350. Spread chips on aluminum foil topped baking sheet. Sprinkle cheese on top of chips. When oven is preheated, bake until cheese is bubbly. Broil for about 2 minutes to let chips get crispy. (Make sure to watch it, so it doesn't burn!)

While chips and cheese bake, brown beef. Add taco seasoning and chopped onions.

When chips are ready, they will look like this.

Now, plate it! First chips, then beef, then sour cream, and salsa. You can also add any other topping you'd like!

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Pioneer Woman's Restaurant Style Salsa

This recipe is from Pioneer Woman. I followed every word of her recipe. So check it out.

You will need:

1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
¼ cups Chopped Onion
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
¼ teaspoons Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
½ cups Cilantro
½ whole Lime Juice

Pour can of tomatoes into food processor or blender.

Then pour two cans of Rotel.

Now add 1/4 cup of diced onions.

and 1 clove of chopped garlic.

Thankfully Pioneer Woman told me how to chop the jalapeno. First slice in half lengthwise.

Then cut those in half. Now you have fourths.

Then slice those into thin pieces.

Add to the tomatoes.

Now add, 1/4 tsp salt.

And 1/4 tsp sugar.

Add the juice of a lime. Use the juice of a whole lime if it's small and half of one if it is a big lime.

Add cilantro.

And 1/4 tsp ground cumin. Pulse until it is desired consistency.

Serve with chips!

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Diet Coke Cupcakes

Now get ready, this is the most complicated recipe on Piece of Cake Recipes. Are you ready? :)

You will need:

1 can of diet soda (diet coke for dark cake mix, diet 7-up for light cake mix)
1 box cake mix
1 box fluffy white icing by Betty Crocker
cupcake liners
cupcake tin

Pour cake mix in bowl. Pour can of soda into bowl.

Mix together. Pour into cupcake liners. Bake at 350 for about 10-12 minutes.

Now for the fluffy white icing. Boil water according to directions on box.

Pour icing mix into mixer bowl.

Add water to mix and beat on low for 30 seconds.

Beat on high until stiff peaks form.

Make it a pretty color.

I used these.

Now get your cupcakes out of oven. Note: They will not be as pretty as regular cupcakes. They will be flat and their texture will be different.

Frost with icing.

Enjoy your guilt free sweets!


I told you this recipe was SO difficult! ;)

recipe from Shannon at the Willcutt Girls.

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