low cal crab rangoon is very easy.
low fat green onion cream cheese (like Philadelphia in a tub - Walmart has a store brand).
Phyllo dough, or spring roll wrappers.
cooking spray (like Pam)
If using phyllo dough cut into 3" squares. Put about a tsp of cream cheese into the center of the dough and fold or scrunch
(you can fold into triangles, or just "bunch" it into a little bag, or fold it into a triangle and then bring the edges along the fold together to make a ravioli shape).
If the dough doesn't seal by itself, you can dampen your finger with water and wipe along one side before pinching together.
Lightly spray a cookie sheet, and/or use foil, paper or silicon pan liners.
Place the little pockets on the cookie sheet (they don't really "rise" so they can be pretty close together).
Lightly spray again
and bake until golden (check the instructions on the package of the dough for a guideline. If there are none 350 for about 10 - 12 minutes shoud do it, but start checking at 6 or 75 minutes.
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Broccoli and Beef - there are tons of great recipes online, just don't dredge the beef in corn starch or flour before stir frying and use a nonstick wok or skillet so you can cut down on the oil.
At its simplest Slice beef thin and broccoli on the diagonal into bitesize pieces. Slice white or yellow onion and/or green onion thinly and stir fry with soy sauce and garlic (fresh, jarred, granulated or dried minced) to taste.
A wonderful tip for making the best low calorie chinese - shop in an asian market if at all possible. The soy sauces and condiment sauces are much cheaper than you'll find in a standard grocery store, come in larger bottles and in a large number of varieties. Mushroom soy is especially good, and you just can't compare it to Kikoman's or La Choy. It's like comparing champagne to kool ade.
Sesame oil is another great ingredient. It is an oil, but it's not used to fry in, but to add in at the end as a seasoning (the smoking point is low, so you don't want to add during the stir frying or it could burn). It is very strongly flavored, so you only add a few drops, no more than 1/8 to 1/4 tsp (no more than 10 calories) per serving.
Last edited by kaplods; 06-24-2008 at 08:55 PM.
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