Healthy Recipes

Garden Vegetable Soup
2/3 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup diced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fat-free broth (beef, chicken, or vegetable)
1 1/2 cups diced green cabbage
1/2 cup green beans
1 tbs tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup dried zucchini

In large sauce pan saute carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened.
Add broth, cabbage, beans, tomato paste, basil, oregano and salt and bring to a boil.
Simmer until beans are tender.
Stir in zucchini and heat for 3-4 mins.
Makes 4 servings at about 1 cup each. 0 POINTS with Weight Watchers.
Add 3 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast for 3pts.

Whoopie Pies
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 egg white
1/2 cup low-fat (1%) milk
3/4 cup marshmallow spread

Preheat oven to 425F. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat sugar, shortening, and egg white in medium bowl until fluffy and well blended. Stir in flour mixture and then milk until just blended.
Drop dough by the spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet making 36 cookies. Bake 5-7 minutes until tops spring back when lightly touched. Let cool completely then spread two tsp of marshmallow spread on bottom half of cookies. Top with remaining cookies.
2 Points each with Weight Watchers.