A guilt-free game day: Delicious dishes that won't ruin your diet
MILWAUKEE -- Planning a Packers party this weekend -- but feeling hungry for healthier snacks? Our registered dietitian Erica Cleven joins Real Milwaukee with some delicious dish ideas.
Sweet Potato Skins
From SkinnyMom.com
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Instructions
Bake or microwave the sweet potatoes (bake at 375 F for 1 hour, or microwave for 10 minutes)
Cut the potatoes in half and scoop some of the middle out. Season with salt and pepper.
Top each half of sweet potato with cheese.
Bake at 450 until the cheese is melted and the sweet potato starts to brown.
Top with some guacamole and serve.
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Serves: 6 cups
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 450. Spray a baking sheet with cooking oil, or olive oil. Set aside.
Mix the garlic powder, salt, melted butter, and hot sauce in a small bowl.
Add the cauliflower into a large gallon-sized bag, pour the buffalo sauce into the bag. Shake until the cauliflower florets are fully coated. Spread on a baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Chili Lime Shrimp Cups
Adapted from InspiredTaste.com
Makes 24 Shrimp Cups
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare Shrimp: Toss the shrimp with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt, 2 teaspoons of lime zest and chili powder. Bake shrimp until opaque throughout, 5 to 8 minutes.
Assemble Shrimp Cups: Fill each Scoop with a few leaves of spinach, a small dollop of sour cream or yogurt, one shrimp then top with a spritz of lime juice.
White Bean and Spinach Dip
A Mix It Up recipe
Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients
Directions
Use strainer to drain and rinse beans. In bowl of food processor, combine beans, spinach, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic and salt. Process 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth, stopping to scrape sides with spatula as needed.
Serve with your choice of dippers.
No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes
A Mix It Up recipe
Makes 9 mini-cakes
Ingredients
Directions
In large mixing bowl, beat Neufchatel cheese, yogurt, syrup and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Spoon into phyllo cups. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Top with fresh fruit before serving.