Picnic/Party Food

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.