Healthy recipes that taste great
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Hummus
This delicious dip won’t pack
on the pounds and makes a great
snack with carrot and celery
sticks and slices of bell pepper,
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Ingredients:
1 can (15 to 16 oz) garbanzo
beans (chickpeas), drained, re-
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1/4 C. lemon juice
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2 Tbsp. sesame seeds, or tahi-
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F. Place chicken in a greased
casserole dish. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper and drizzle
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minutes, or until done. Shred
the chicken.
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ents on four dishes. Plate up the
lettuce and layer with chicken,
beans, corn and tomatoes. Add
croutons or tortilla strips and top
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on top and add ranch dressing to
your taste.
Yummy Spinach Salad with
Poppyseed Dressing
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Ingredients:
Spinach Salad:
1 head lettuce
1 bunch spinach
3/4 lb. sliced mushrooms
1/2 lb. shredded Swiss cheese
Sprinkle on top:
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min., adding a 1/2 tsp. of water
Ingredients:
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One head of lettuce, cleaned
Dressing:
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and chopped
1 Tbs. poppy seeds
1 C. frozen corn, prepared
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1 tomato, chopped
3/4 C. oil
1 can black beans, drained
2 Tbs. mustard (prepared)
juice of one lime
1/3 C. sugar
1 1/2-2 C. cheddar cheese,
1/3 C. grated onion
shredded
3/4 tsp. salt
4 chicken breasts, thawed
salt and pepper
Directions:
1/2 C. barbecue sauce (Sweet
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Baby Rays or your choice)
romaine lettuce and add more
Ranch dressing
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Optional
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chopped mushrooms, cilantro, cranberries or raisins. If you’re
green onion, cucumber, red bell pressed for time, try using the
pepper, croutons or tortilla strips Kraft brand of poppyseed dress-
ing, Hormel prepackaged real ba-
Directions:
con bits and prepackaged honey
Barbecue Chicken Ranch Salad
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Directions:
Place ingredients in blender,
or food processor. Blend until
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corn chips, pita chips or crackers.
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