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last post from Carroll columns in my pile of recipes to share

 

Creamy Asparagus Filling--a filling for the crepes I posted earlier

Spicy Sour Cream Sauce

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Creamy Asparagus Filling

 

Recipe By : Mary Carroll's Healthful Cooking, StarTrib 5/13/99

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 small clov garlic -- minced

1 teaspoon olive oil

12 asparagus spears -- (fresh or frozen)

cut into thirds

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/3 cup nonfat cottage cheese

2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

1 teaspoon chopped chives

12 cooked crêpes -- warmed

 

Serves 6.

 

This spring filling is delicious rolled inside buckwheat crêpes. (See

separate recipe.)

 

Cook garlic and oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute,

stirring. Add asparagus and cook, covered, 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Add pepper.

 

In blender, puree cottage cheese and yogurt until smooth. Stir in chives.

 

To fill crêpes, spoon about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture in center of each

crepe. Top with asparagus and roll tightly.

 

Nutrition information per serving: Calories 250, Carbohydrates 23 g,

Protein 10 g, Fat 13 g, including sat. fat 2 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium

152 mg, Calcium 95 mg, Dietary fiber 2 g, Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1

vegetable exch., 1 bread/ starch exch., 1 med-fat meat exch., and 1 1/2 fat

exch.

 

 

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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Spicy Sour Cream Sauce

 

Recipe By : Healthful Cooking by Mary Carroll, Star Trib 5/20/99

Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces And Marinades

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3/4 cup light sour cream

2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise

3 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Fresh ground pepper -- to taste

 

Serves 10.

 

I serve this simple, low-fat sauce to jazz up baked potatoes.

 

In small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, chives, red pepper flakes

and pepper. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

 

Nutrition information per serving: Calories 26, Carbohydrates 3 g, Protein

1 g, Fat 1 g, including sat. fat 1 g, Cholesterol 6 mg, Sodium 39 mg,

Calcium 25 mg, Dietary fiber 0 g, Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1/4 milk

exch.,

 

 

 

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