Wednesday, June 5, 2013

TRIO's Low Calorie Receipts



Black Beans with Corn and Tomatoes
By Terese Hlavin
                                                                               
      Ingredients
      1 15-ounce can – low –sodium, no fat added black beans
1 cup - cut tomatoes, fresh or canned
1 teaspoon – fresh parsley, chopped       
½ teaspoon – chili powder                                    
1 cup – frozen corn, thawed
1 clove – garlic, pureed or roasted
1/8 teaspoon – cayenne pepper, or more to taste                    

      Directions
Drain and rinse beans

In a bowl, combine beans, corn tomatoes, and garlic

Add parsley, pepper, and chili powder
Combine and serve.


Sweet Potato Fries
By Richie Levell Heard

      Ingredients
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Cooking spray3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon white sugar                                                        
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon sale, or to taste
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ¼ -inch thick fries

      Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray

Melt butter with cinnamon, white and brown sugar, ginger and salt in a large microwave-safe glass bowl on high, 1 to 2 minutes; remove from oven and stir until mixture is thoroughly combined.

Dredge sweet potato pieces in the butter-brown sugar mixture to coat.  Arrange fries on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until fries are tender and coating has baked  onto the fries, 30 to 35 minutes


Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad
By Amie Jatta

      Ingredients
1 lb jumbo cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped
1 medium tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
1 jalapeno, seeds removed, diced fine                     
¼ cup chopped red onion
2 limes, juice of
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
Salt and fresh pepper to taste

      Directions
In a large bowl combine chopped shrimp, avocado, tomato, jalapeño. Combine all the ingredients together, add cilantro and gently toss. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

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