Diet Recipes Blog

If you liked our Greek Avgolemono soup recipe, you will love this lemony chicken soup! It’s yummy and comforting, just perfect for this cold weather.

This soup does not form drops like egg drop soup because you stir in the eggs. If you want drops, just don’t stir the eggs.

Lemony Chicken Soup recipe – 110 calories

Ingredients:
4 cups chicken, cooked and cut up
1 cup rice, raw
5 chicken bouillon cubes
5 cups chicken broth
3 carrots, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
3 eggs
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
salt and pepper, to taste

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Here’s a meatless Thanksgiving appetizer that is sure to be a hit with everyone, especially with children. The veggies are arranged to look just like a turkey. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Appetizer recipe – 164 calories

Ingredients:

Cream cheese spread
4 ounces cheddar cheese, cubed
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon season salt

Vegetable Arrangement
1/2 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 bunch red leaf lettuce, washed and dried
1/2 yellow squash, thinly sliced
4 radishes, thinly sliced
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
4 mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 sun-dried tomatoes (for the chest)
1/2 radish (for the head)
1 peppercorn (for the eye)
yellow pepper (for the waddle)
crackers or pretzels, to be used as an optional feather rows (optional)

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The flavors balance really nicely in this easy and delicious fall recipe. You can also add some dried herbs to the squash before popping in the oven.

Roasted Butternut Squash recipe – 170 calories

Ingredients:
1/2 large butternut squash
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
PAM vegetable oil cooking spray

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These delicious Bavarian pretzel rolls can be shaped either into a pretzel shape, tight knot or simple bun shape. You can stuff the buns with your favorite sandwich ingredients or just eat them as they are. This is one of those recipes that is not hard to make, but makes you feel a great sense of accomplishment when looking at the finished product.

Bavarian Pretzel Rolls recipe – 196 calories

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons warm milk
1 1/3 cups warm water (105-115 degrees)
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup light brown sugar
kosher salt or pretzel salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking soda
2 quarts cold water

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Cappuccino machines are relatively expensive, a good espresso cappuccino maker to display on your own kitchen counter will cost you a few hundred bucks. But using this recipe you can make cappuccino (which is basically an espresso coffee that is topped or mixed with steamed milk or cream) at home, all you need is a microwave and a blender.

Low Calorie Cappuccino recipe – 60 calories

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups strong brewed coffee
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup skim milk

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