Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each 14-ounce box oat...
0.75 cup apple juice
18 each finely chopped...
0.75 cup raisins

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 ºF. Lightly coat about 9 muffin cups with nonstick spray. In medium bowl, combine muffin mix and juice until just moistened. Stir in apriums and raisins. Spoon batter into muffin cups until full. Bake 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

4 each artichokes...
0.5 cup sun-dried...
1 each eggplant (small),...
2 cups low sodium...
0.25 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon fresh oregano
1 tablespoon fresh basil
2 each cloves garlic,...
0.25 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Halve artichokes lengthwise; remove center petals and fuzzy centers of artichokes. Remove outer leaves of artichokes; reserve. Trim out hearts and chop finely. Set aside. Rehydrate tomatoes in boiling water for 3 minutes until softened. Drain and rinse; chop. Cook eggplant in simmering chicken broth for 10 minutes; drain well. In blender or food processor container place chopped tomatoes, drained eggplant, onion, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and process until nearly smooth. Taste for...

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped chives
2 teaspoon chili sauce
2 each cloves garlic,...
0.125 teaspoon pepper
4 each artichokes...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except artichokes; blend well. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with cooked artichokes.

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Sesame oil
0.5 each lb fresh or...
0.5 cup diagonally sliced...
0.25 cup sliced water...
0.5 cup low-sodium...
1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon Cornstarch

Directions:

Add oil to a nonstick skillet and heat on medium-high. Add snow peas and carrots. Sauté 2 minutes. Add water chestnuts and broth. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Combine soy sauce and cornstarch, stir until cornstarch dissolves. Add to vegetable mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. Serve immediately.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each Sour Dough Baguette
3 each Avocados
1 each White Onion
1 each Large Tomato
1 package of Brie Cheese,...

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut Baugette into slices 1/2 inch thick. Put Aside
3. Chop Onion and Tomato finely, and add to bowl along with peeled and hulled avocado.
4. Mash mixture in bowl well with fork.
5. Place bread slices on cookie sheet (spray with cooking spray first) and put a dollop of mixture on each slice.
6. Press mixture down so it covers most of the slice, then cover with small slice of Brie Cheese.
7. Brush top of Brie lightly w...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Calfornia...
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon each, cumin,...
2 each eggs
0.5 cup Milk
1 cup panko (Japanese...
2 tablespoon extra virgin...
1 each medium onion, diced
3 each cloves garlic, diced
1 each chiptole pepper,...
4 each Roma tomatoes,...
0.5 teaspoon Chinese Five...
0.25 cup cider vinegar
0.5 cup light brown sugar

Directions:

1. For ketchup, heat olive oil in saucepan and saute onion and garlic for 6 minutes.
2. Add chipotle pepper and tomatoes, cooking over low for 5 minutes.
3. Add spices, vinegar and brown sugar, simmer for 8 minutes.
4. Puree in food processor, add salt to taste.
5. Heat oil to 350 degrees in deep fryer
6. Cut avocado in half, remove seed, quarter each half, gently peel skin away.
7. Combine flour, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper in flat bowl. Put Pa...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

0.5 each medium avocado,...
1 cup low fat cottage...
0.75 cup plain, non-fat...
0.5 cup sliced green onions
0.25 cup shredded carrots
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup non-fat mayonnaise
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup cucumber slices
28 each melba toast rounds

Directions:

Dice avocado into small pieces, toss with lemon juice and set aside. In food processor or blender, blend cottage cheese, yogurt and mayonnaise until smooth. Add cottage cheese mixture to avocado, gently stirring in onions and carrots. Cover and chill. Serve with vegetable crudités and melba toast rounds, allowing ½ cup vegetables, 4 melba toast rounds and 8 Tbsp dip per serving.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Ripe avocados
2 tablespoon of diced jalapeno
2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 cup of premade salsa...
4 tablespoon of fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon of worcestershire...
2 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
0.5 teaspoon of salt

Directions:

1. Mash two avacodos (remove skin and pit) in a bowl
2. add jalapeno , garlic powder, 1 cup of premade salsa
3. cilantro, chopped fine, worcestershire sauce, lime juice,
4. and salt. Mix ingedients together, and chill 30 minutes or so .
5. Right before serving stir up well. Serve with tortilla chips.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each small ripe avocados
0.5 cup mayonaise
1 tablespoon catsup, juice of...
0.125 teaspoon of white pepper
0.25 pound large fresh...

Directions:

1. Cut avocado in half take out seed. Clean out seed area. Boil fresh shrimp till pink about 3 minutes; too long makes them tough. Clean and devein shrimp cut into small bite size pieces. Now mix all remaining ingredients to make your sauce. Add shrimp stir well and fill the avocados. Chill one hour and serve. I get many compliments with this. Serve in place of a salad.

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Genuine...
2 each tomatoes diced
1 can chopped jalepeno...
6 each green onions chopped
1 each bunch of cilantro...
1 OZ cans of tomato...
1 each med cucumber...
0.5 pound bay shrimp

Directions:

1. Put all the ingredients except the avacados and shrimp into a blender and add water to the top and blend till chopped.
2. Pour into a bowl, add the avacado and bay shrimp stir and put into the fridge for an hour or so to chill.
3. Have plenty of good chips

Time:

15 min (10 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each ripe California...
1 pound Mushrooms, Sliced
1 tablespoon butter, melted
4 each each slices of...
4 each ramekins or glass...

Directions:

1. Saute the mushrooms, and divide into the 4 dishes. Place a slice of the Stilton on each portion of mushrooms.
2. Top each piece of Stilton with the half of a California avocado, fan sliced.
3. Brush the California avocado with the melted butter.
4. Microwave only until the Stilton has begun to melt, approx. 45-60 seconds

Time:

1 hr 30 min (15 min to prepare, 1 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each large eggplants...
2 tablespoon tahini
4 each cloves garlic,...
3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice...
4 tablespoon Cold water
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.125 teaspoon Freshly ground...
0.5 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped tomato
0.5 cup diced onion,...

Directions:

Pierce the eggplants in several places with a toothpick or fork. Wrap each eggplant in aluminum foil and place on a gas grill or in the oven at 500°F. Cook until the eggplants collapse and begin to release a lot of steam, about 10-15 minutes. Remove the foil and place the eggplants into a bowl of cold water. Peel while eggplants are still hot and allow them to drain in a colander until cool. Squeeze pulp to remove any bitter juices and mash the eggplant to a puree. In a food processor, mix...

Time:

1 hr 20 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each large acorn...
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup crushed...
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
0.5 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds. Place each half, cut side down, in a baking dish. Cover dish and bake for 45 to 60 minutes until squash is soft and tender. Meanwhile, combine the cinnamon, pineapple, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. When squash is cooked, remove from oven. Let it cool for 10 minutes. Scoop out the pulp from both halves and combine with the pineapple mixture. Replace mixture into shells and return to the oven and bake for 7 minutes until pin...

Time:

50 min (10 min to prepare, 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each buttercup squash...
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon butter, salt and...

Directions:

Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Place in baking dish cut side down in about 1 inch of water. Bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven, and fill each cavity with brown sugar, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to bake for 10 minutes. Variation: substitute other varieties of squash such as acorn squash or Hubbard squash.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each lb. large...
0.5 cup flour
1 tablespoon fresh grated...
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
2 each egg whites,...
2 cups sweetened...
1 cup mango chutney...
0.25 cup fresh-squeezed...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees and coat baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine flour, lime peel, garlic powder in one bowl, gently whisk egg whites in second bowl, and place coconut in third bowl.

Dip each shrimp in flour mixture, then egg white, then coconut (press coconut onto shrimp with fingers to secure coating), and place in single layer on baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden.

Cool slightly before removi...

Time:

2 hr 15 min (10 min to prepare, 2 hr 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

4 each medium sweet onions
0.75 cup water
0.25 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Peel the onions. Place them side by side into a small casserole dish. Pour the water and balsamic vinegar over and around the onions, and bake for 2 hours. When softened, thicken remaining juices with arrowroot or cornstarch mixture. Serve onions with the sauce.

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 cups diced chicken or...
0.25 cup California sherry
0.5 cups Diced celery
0.5 cup slivered toasted...
1 each pimiento chopped
0.5 cup real mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
3 each avocados peeled,...

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 Degrees.
2. Heat the following until very hot.
3. In a saucepan heat the chicken and sherry.
4. Add celery, almonds, pimiento and the combined mayonnaise, lemon juice, rind, onion, salt and pepper, blending thoroughly.
5. Fill avocados.
6. Place in a pan, bake in very hot oven until lightly browned.
7. Serve immediately.
8. Baking time: About 15 minutes.

Description:

Serve with pita chips or...

Time:

30 min (20 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ethnicity:

Mexican

Notes:

I love this dip..

Ingredients:

2 can refried bean
1 can whipped cream cheese
1 cup Spicy Salsa
4 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1 package Giant fancy...
1/2 cup Chopped cilantro

Directions:

Mix the refried beans with taco seasoning mix and 3 tablespoons on spicy salsa. In a pan layer the refried beans, whipped cream cheese, spicy salsa and shredded cheddar cheese. Heat in the microwave for 10 min keep checking in between to see the the cheddar cheese has melted and add cilantro.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

4 cups cooked pinto beans
1 qt low sodium tomato...
4 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoon reduced sodium...
16 OZ can stewed no...
2 cups peeled, seeded...
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 teaspoon minced roasted...
0.5 each small avocado,...
1 cup fat free croutons

Directions:

Process beans, tomato juice, lime juice, and Worcestershire sauce in food processor or blender; pour into large bowl. Mix in remaining beans and ingredients, except avocado and croutons. Refrigerate until chilled about 4 hours. Mix avocado into soup and pour into bowls; sprinkle with croutons.

Time:

50 min (15 min to prepare, 35 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ethnicity:

Korean

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon fresh ginger root...
3 each garlic clove --...
4 each scallion --...
0.125 teaspoon fresh ground...
1 tablespoon sesame salt
1 tablespoon Sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 pound beef -- sliced...
1 tablespoon saki -- or dry...
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon peanut oil,...

Directions:

Combine soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, sesame salt (toasted sesame seeds ground with salt), pepper, scallions, garlic, ginger, saki and red pepper flakes in a medium-size bowl. Add meat and toss. Marinate 30 minutes or more. Cook the meat over medium-high heat on a stove top grill. Heat the grill first, making it very hot. Add the oil. Cook meat 1 to 2 minutes on each side, browning it nicely. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Sesame salt: Place 1 cup sesame seeds in a frying pan...

Time:

4 hr 30 min (15 min to prepare, 4 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

15 OZ can black beans,...
7 OZ can low sodium...
7 OZ can low sodium...
11 OZ can whole kernel...
4 each green onions, sliced
1 each small green...
4 each ribs celery, diced
3 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 each garlic clove, minced

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 5-6 hours.

Time:

4 hr 30 min (15 min to prepare, 4 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each large tomatoes,...
1 each large red bell...
1 each large green bell...
1 each medium cucumber,...
2 each celery stalk,...
0.25 cup sliced green onions
3 cups no added salt...
2 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
0.5 teaspoon low sodium...
1 each garlic clove, minced
2 OZ cans low sodium...
0.25 cup fat free sour cream

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except for sour cream in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with sour cream.

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

0.5 cup diced apple,...
0.5 cup sliced banana
0.5 cup grapefruit...
2 tablespoon grapefruit or...
0.333333 cup halved grapes
0.333333 cup pineapple...

Directions:

Mix apple, banana, and grapefruit sections with juice to prevent darkening of apple and banana. Add grapes and pineapple and chill. (Fresh fruits in season may be substituted, as desired.)

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each sourdough...
4 OZ fat-free cream...
6 cups sliced fresh...
1 cup fresh basil

Directions:

Slice baguette into 24 inch-thick pieces. Toast in a 350°F oven until golden brown. Spread each slice of bread with fat-free cream cheese. Slice plums into thin slices. Place several slices of plum on each piece of bruschetta. Garnish with fresh basil leaf.

Time:

1 hr (30 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Notes:

Perfect for wedding or...

Ingredients:

3  chicken breasts
1  8-oz cream cheese
1  bottle bleu...
2  tbs of butter
1  pkg finely...
1  bottle of buffalo...
1  packet of ranch...

Directions:

I make homemade ranch salad dressing from the packets. If you do this, be sure to make it a few hours ahead of time so it can refrigerate and thicken. I use about