Apple Filled Acorn Squash

fruit_sq Apple Filled Acorn Squash - This phenomenal, fruit filled squash recipe is an oven baked sensation. While adding brown sugar to baked squash is common, we took it a tasty, sweet step further with the addition of fresh apples and chopped walnuts for a real farmhouse style side dish. This very simple recipe looks like something you spent hours on, making it ideal, for your next dinner party.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Main Ingredient: Squash
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash

3 Acorn Squash
2 Apples, chopped
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
1 T Grated Orange Peel
1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 T Margarine, melted

Directions to make Apple Filled Acorn Squash

Step 1:Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Cut squash in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Place cut side down in baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
Step 2:Mix the other ingredients. Turn squash cut side up, fill with apple mix and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until squash is tender.

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Frozen Fruit Cocktail

frtcktl Frozen Fruit Cocktail - This exotic, frosty fruit cocoktail recipe is made with big juicy chunks of fruit and applesauce. The fruit can be changed to your family’s favorites, regular or chunky applesauce, your choice, all mixed together and frozen. Doesn’t that sound divine? A healthy, quick, and easy recipe, that even kids love!

Cook Time: 0 mins
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Frozen Fruit Cocktail

1 c Chunky or Regular Apple Sauce
1-10 oz Pkg frozen strawberries, thawed
1-11 oz Can mandarin orange segments, drained
1 c Grapes
2 tb Orange juice concentrate

Directions to make Frozen Fruit Cocktail

Step 1:In medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Spoon fruit mixture into individual dishes or paper cups. Freeze until firm. Remove from freezer about 30 minutes before serving.

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Festive Fruit Chicken Salad

fruit1 Festive Fruit Chicken Salad - This chunky, crunchy, fresh fruit and chicken salad recipe is out of this world! A fiesta of fruit flavor comes from the tropical fruit mix of pineapple, canteloupe, and grapes, which makes a very tasty bed to serve the succulent chicken salad on. A very versatile, quick, and easy recipe.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Chicken, Fruit, Cashews
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad

1 c Chopped cooked chicken
1/4 c Chopped celery
1/4 c Seedless red grapes,halved
1/4 c Canned pineapple tidbits, drained
3 tb Purchased tuna salad dressing
2 Leaves leaf lettuce
1/4 Cantaloupe, seeded, peeled, cut in thin wedges
2 tb Cashews

Directions to make Festive Fruit Chicken Salad

Step 1:In medium bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes and pineapple. Add dressing; stir gently to coat.
Step 2:Place lettuce leaf on each individual serving plate. Arrange cantaloupe wedges over lettuce, creating fan shape. Spoon chicken salad over bottom of cantaloupe fan. Sprinkle with cashews

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Creamy Fruit Freeze

  Creamy Fruit Freeze - This succulent, fresh, fruit recipe really packs a punch of fresh berry flavor. An absolute breeze to whip up, we suggest keeping some in the freezer all summer long, it is so versatile. A breakfast or snack for kids, a refreshing way to and a summer meal, or even put it back in the blender for an awesome fruit smoothie!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Main Ingredient: Fruit, Fruit Juice
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Creamy Fruit Freeze

1 tb Unflavored gelatin
2 tb Water, cold
1 tb Lemon juice
1 c Unsweetened frozen raspberries, pureed, OR your favorite berry)
1 t Lemon rind, or orange rind
2 tb Frozen apple juice concentrate
2 c Plain lowfat yogurt

**Vary the fruit juice and fruit puree combinations to develop your own creative desserts according to the seasons. It takes almost two cups of fruit to make one cup of puree. Bananas can be mashed with a fork; other fruits do better in a blender.

***If desired, use 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, cinnamon or cardamom in place of lemon or orange rind. Honey may be used in place of the juice concentrate.

Directions to make Creamy Fruit Freeze

Step 1:Soften gelatin in cold water for 2-3 minutes. Combine gelatin, lemon juice, fruit puree, grated rind or seasoning, fruit juice concentrate and yogurt and mix thoroughly. Freeze until crystals begin to form around the edges.
Step 2:About 30 minutes before serving, remove from freezer to refrigerator to allow dessert to soften. Scoop into stemmed dessert dishes for a festive presentation.

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Tropical Fruit and Chicken Salad

tropical_fruit_chicken_salad Tropical Fruit and Chicken Salad - This fresh, fruity salad, is the perfect weeknight meal! What little prep there is can easily be done the night before, so all you do when you get home is toss all that goodness together and serve! A delectable combination of fresh fruit, and chunky chicken, that is low fat, and, low cal. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Main Ingredient: Chicken, Fruit, Rice
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Tropical Fruit and Chicken Salad

3 oz/90 g cooked, long grain rice
1 oz/30 g pineapple in natural juice, drained, chopped
Half medium banana, sliced
15 oz/45 g black grapes, halved
2 ts Lemon juice.
1/4 oz/7 g sultanas
2 ts Desiccated coconut
1 tb Low fat natural yogurt
2 ts Low Cal mayonnaise
pnch Chili powder (optional)
2 oz/60 g cooked chicken, chopped
Salt and pepper.
Lemon slices and fresh Sprigs of parsley to garnish

Directions to make Tropical Fruit and Chicken Salad

Step 1:Mix together the rice, pineapple, banana, grapes and lemon juice.
Step 2:In a small bowl combine the sultanas, coconut yogurt, mayonnaise and chili powder. Add the chicken and rice mixture stirring well to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 3:Serve garnished with lemon slices and parsley sprigs.

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