Picnic/Party Food

[d_rowland]

Well - this weekend will be busy - we have a Family Reunion on Saturday, then a going away party for some friends that are moving from Illinois to Tennessee. Been working on a few dishes to pass . . .

Pasta Salad
1# cooked whole wheat spaghetti
Celery
Carrots
Peppers
Corn
Seeded, chopped cucumber
Seeded chopped tomatoes
Cilantro
Drained black beans
Canadian bacon
Green onions
FF Italian dressing
Black olives

Fruit Salad

Canned fruit in own juices
Fresh fruit - strawberries, blueberries, bananas, kiwi (etc)
1 sml pkg SF vanilla Jello

Drain fruit and add enough water to make 2 cups. Beat with pudding. Mix pudding mix with fruit


Green Bean Cassarole

Canned/frozen green beans
1 c. ff milk
1 c. ff shredded cheddar cheese

Melt cheese with milk, pour over beans and put in crockpot on low for 4 hours or bake at 350 for 45 minutes - uncovered.

Taco Salad

Lettuce
Tomatoes
Onions
93% lean ground beef w/taco seasonings
FF Shredded cheese
Black olives

Dressing:
FF Thousand Island dressing
Taco seasonings

Serve with salsa & ff sour cream if desired.

Banana Sundae Surprise
1 sml pkg sf vanilla pudding
1 sml pkg sf chocolate pudding
4 c. ff milk
4 bananas
2 c. pitted cherries
1 small can pineapple - drained

Mix puddings according to directions. Layer puddings with fruits, refrigerate until ready to serve.

[spryng]

those all sound great! Here is a potato salad recipe if you want it:

Grande Potato Salad
JoAnna Lund, Healthy Exchanges

3 full cups (16 oz) diced cooked potatoes
3/4 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced red onion
3/4 cup (3 oz) shredded Kraft fat free
cheddar cheese
2/3 cup Kraft fat free mayonnaise
1/4 cup Land O Lakes fat free sour cream
2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
1/2 cup chunky salsa (mild, medium or hot)
1/3 cup (1 1/2 oz) chopped ripe olives.

In a large bowl, combine potatoes, celery, and onion. Stir in Cheddar Cheese. In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley flakes and salsa. Add mayonnaise mixture to potato mixture. Mix well to combine. Gently stir in olives. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Gently stir again just before serving.

[dreed1957]

Ended up making a HUGE pasta salad, enough for both events, Had probably more than I should, but did ok - someone brought some roast beef, so I had a bit of that with it and one cupcake, played volleyball, so I probably played some of it off.