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June 09, 2009
Recipe Makeover
I'm teaching a cooking class tonight and am going through recipe makeovers...Here's a good one:
Artichoke Dip
Heavy mayonnaise and cheese base.
14 oz. can of artichokes (packed in water)
1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
Lowfat Artichoke Dip
Much more of a vegetable base.
14oz can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
3 Tbsp diced red bell pepper
1 Tbsp lowfat mayonnaise
2 tsp parmesan cheese
1 tsp lemon juice
ΒΌ tsp dried whole dillweed
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp Tabasco
Analysis
Original
129 calories
4.5 g protein
12 g fat
421 mg sodium
82% calories from fat
Modified
15 calories
1 g protein
.6 g fat
30 mg sodium
35% calories from fat
Posted by Lisa at June 9, 2009 07:20 AM
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Hi! I subscribe to your RSS feed and am loving these recipes. I definitely want to try this one. Love artichoke dip!
I've tweeted links to a couple of your posts. Are you on Twitter by chance? I'm @FamilyDoctorMag.
Anyway, thanks for the yummy posts.
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Posted by: Leigh Ann at June 19, 2009 11:31 AM