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These are from Cooking Light Cooking Light Recipe for Healthy Living, a

special issue magazine that was recently on the newsstand.

 

Barbecued Eggplant And Lentils

Cheese-And-Corn Stuffed Potatoes

Eggplant Manicotti With Creamy Pesto Filling

Griddled Tofu With Garlic-Sesame Bok Choy

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Barbecued Eggplant And Lentils (Special Issue)

 

Recipe By : Cooking Light Recipe for Healthy Living, 11/99, page 52

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans And Legumes Main Dishes, Vegetarian

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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6 cups cubed eggplant

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 garlic cloves -- minced

Cooking spray

2 cups chopped leek

2 cups diced carrot

2 cups no-salt-added tomato juice

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 teaspoon salt

29 ounces canned no-salt-added whole tomatoes

undrained and chopped

2 cups cooked lentils

1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

 

Preheat oven to 375ø.

 

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well to coat. Arrange

eggplant mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking

spray. Bake at 375ø for 30 minutes.

 

Place a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat

until hot. Add leek and carrot; saute‚ 5 minutes. Add tomato juice,

vinegar, honey, salt, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Stir in eggplant

mixture and lentils. Reduce heat; simmer 35 minutes or until thick.

 

Spoon 2 cups mixture into each of 4 gratin dishes coated with cooking

spray. Combine bread-crumbs and cheese; sprinkle each serving with 1/4cup

breadcrumb mixture. Bake at 375ø for 10 minutes or until browned.

 

Yield: 4 servings. WW POINTS: 7

 

Note: Recipe can be prepared in a 3-quart casserole dish, if desired.

 

CALORIES 403 (21% from fat); FAT 9.3g (sat 3.5g, mono 4.1g, poly 1g);

PROTEIN 20.9g; CARB 63.5g; FIBER 7.2g; CHOL 11mg; IRON 6.8mg; SODIUM 688mg;

CALC 364mg.

 

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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Cheese-And-Corn Stuffed Potatoes (Special Issue)

 

Recipe By : Cooking Light Recipe for Healthy Living, 11/99, page 106

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Potatoes

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 8 ounce baking potatoes

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 cup chopped leek

1 cup chopped onion

2 garlic cloves -- minced

3/4 cup frozen whole-kernel corn -- thawed and drained

1/2 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

Chopped parsley -- optional

 

Preheat oven to 375ø.

 

Wrap potatoes in foil, and bake at 375ø for 1 hour or until tender. Heat

oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add leek, onion,

and garlic; saute‚ 4 minutes or until tender. Set aside.

 

Unwrap potatoes. Split open each potato; scoop out pulp, leaving a

1/4-inch-thick shell. Combine potato pulp, onion mixture, corn, and next 4

ingredients (corn through red pepper) in a bowl.

 

Stuff shells with potato mixture, and place on a baking sheet. Bake at

375ø for 10 minutes or until potatoes are thoroughly heated. Garnish with

parsley, if desired.

 

Yield: 4 servings. WW POINTS: 5

 

CALORIES 301 (9% from Fat); FAT 3g (sat 0.6g. mono 1.8g. poly 0.4g);

PROTEIN 12.5g; CARB 58.7g; FIBER 5.9g; CHOL 2mg; IRON 3.8mg; SODIUM 455mg;

CALC 134mg.

 

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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Eggplant Manicotti With Creamy Pesto Filling (Special Issue)

 

Recipe By : Cooking Light Recipe for Healthy Living, 11/99, page 108

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese -- divided (2

ounces)

1 cup fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves

1/2 cup spinach leaves

1/4 cup pine nuts -- toasted

1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese -- (1 ounce)

1/4 cup tub-style fat-free cream cheese -- (2 ounces)

1/4 teaspoon salt

15 ounces fat-free ricotta cheese

2 garlic cloves -- peeled

1 1 1/2 pounds eggplant

cut lengthwise into 20 slices -- (1/8-inch-thick)

Cooking spray

2 cups low-fat spaghetti sauce -- divided

 

Combine 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and next 8 ingredients

(basil through garlic) in a food processor, and process until smooth. Set

the pesto mixture aside. Preheat broiler.

 

Arrange half the eggplant slices in a single layer on a baking sheet coated

with cooking spray. Broil 5 minutes or until lightly browned and very

tender. Repeat procedure with remaining eggplant.

 

Preheat oven to 375ø

 

Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated

with cooking spray. Place the eggplant slices, browned sides down, on a

smooth surface, and spoon about 2 tablespoons pesto mixture in center of

each slice (the amount will vary from 1 to 3 tablespoons depending on size

of the eggplant slices). Roll up, starting at short ends; place eggplant

rolls, seam sides down, over sauce. Repeat procedure with remaining

eggplant and pesto mixture. Pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce over eggplant rolls.

 

Bake at 375ø for 30 minutes. Top rolls with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese;

bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned. Yield: 4

servings (serving size: 5 rolls with sauce). WW POINTS: 5

 

Note: Any of the leftover pesto mixture can be used as a topping for tomato

slices or tossed with pasta.

 

CALORIES 282 (29% from Fat); FAT 9.1g; (sat 3.1g, mono 2.8g, poly 2.1g);

PROTEIN 26.8g; CARB 31g; FIBER 5.4g; CHOL 24mg; IRON 2.7mg; SODIUM 760mg;

CALC 451mg.

 

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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Griddled Tofu With Garlic-Sesame Bok Choy

 

Recipe By : Cooking Light Recipe for Healthy Living, 11/99, page 64

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian Soyfoods

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup water

1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger

2 teaspoons dark sesame oil

3 garlic cloves -- peeled

24 5/8 ounces reduced-fat firm tofu -- drained

(2 12.3-ounce packages)

Cooking spray

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

12 cups thinly sliced bok choy

1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger

2 garlic cloves -- minced

2 1/2 cups diagonally sliced green onions

1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce

 

Combine the first 9 ingredients in a blender, and process until smooth.

Pour pureed sesame-seed mixture into a large bowl; set aside. Cut each

tofu cake crosswise into 4 slices. Place tofu slices in sesame-seed

mixture; marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours.

 

Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high

heat until hot. Remove tofu slices from marinade; discard marinade. Add

tofu slices to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove

from pan; set aside, and keep warm.

 

Heat the vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon sesame oil in pan over medium-high

heat. Add bok choy, 1 teaspoon ginger, and minced garlic, and saute‚ 2

minutes. Add onions and 1 tablespoon soy sauce; saute‚ 2 minutes.

 

Spoon bok choy mixture onto plates, and top with tofu slices.

 

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cups bok choy mixture and 2 tofu

slices). WW POINTS: 4

 

CALORIES 187 (40% from fat); FAT 8.2g (sat 1.2g. mono 2.5g, poly 3.7g.);

PROTEIN 13.9g; CARB 15g; FIBER 3.9g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 2.9mg; SODIUM 761mg;

CALC 278mg.

 

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