Free low calorie recipes!
Easter is just around the corner, so here’s a delicious chocolate treat that both kids and adults will love!
Easter Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Eggs recipe – 149 calories
Ingredients:
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons shortening
This is one of my favorite vegetable soups ever. It is a healthy, protein-rich, delicious and colorful soup that will warm you up on a cold day. The freshly toasted and ground spices really make a difference here.
Moroccan Lentil Soup recipe – 176 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup (about 6 oz) lentils
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
6 cups cold water
2 cups diced yellow onions
salt
cayenne pepper
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced bell peppers
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1?8 teaspoon turmeric
1 cup diced tomatoes with juice
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
The Cobb salad is a main-dish garden salad that was invented in the 1930s at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant. It is named for the restaurant’s owner, Robert Howard Cobb. The story says that Cobb had not eaten until near midnight, so he mixed together whatever leftovers he found in the kitchen, along with some bacon, and tossed it with some French dressing, and that is how the Cobb salad was born.
Cobb Salad recipe – 173 calories
Ingredients:
8 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
1 head lettuce, shredded
3 eggs, boiled and chopped
3 cups cooked chicken meat, chopped
3/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 cups chopped green onions
1 avocado, pitted and diced
1 (8 ounce) ranch dressing
freshly ground pepper, to taste
I love this bread. It is simple to put together with a bread machine, and tastes wonderful. I love the fact that it doesn’t have a lot of sugar and no dairy, yet it still turns out soft and chewy. I just ate two slices with butter and it was excellent! 
Honey Wheat Oatmeal Bread recipe – 173 calories
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups water
1?3 cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant yeast (or one packet)
1 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 cups white bread flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
If you want to surprise that special someone with a delicious Valentine’s Day dessert recipe, try these delightful red velvet cupcakes.
Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Cupcakes recipe – 199 calories
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
2 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
6 tablespoons red food coloring
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
For the frosting
1/2 cup butter
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Recipe preparation instructions…
