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Originally Posted by sugarmamma  If I buy frozen meals I try to extend the portion to double by adding veggies
Taco meat? Add refried beans!
I saw on hungry girl to rinse store bought coleslaw with water. Removes the fat but retains the flavor. Haven't tried that one yet.
fill hard boiled egg centers with hummus.
I make chips out of huge sheets of lavash! It's like 200 calories for an entire sheet!
Use lettuce instead of bread- or simply turn into a salad. |
One very easy way to cut fat out of refried beans, is to not use lard. Traditionally, one big spoonful of manteca (lard), let it sizzle, then add the beans. Yum but fatty!
An easy and flarvorful alternative is a drizzle of olive oil. To that add a dried red chile, or a fresh green jalapeņo, and let it brown for a second. Add lightly salted cooked pinto beans, let them come to a boil, then mash. It's so yummy this way! My mom switched to this version years ago, and we never noticed. We appreciated the chick from the chile, while not being too much. *TIP* if you try this, when mashing the beans, DON'T MASH THE CHILE!! The goal isn't to mash the chile and mix it with the beans. You might hit it in the mashing process, but don't intentionally blend it in. It'll overpower the taste of the homemade beans. Plus, at home my dad calls dibs on "la puya" (chile bud) to munch on as he eats.
