Linda Wilson asked:


For busy cooks, the crockpot or slowcooker is indispensable.  This easy soup is another reason why.  Versatile for lunch (cook on high three hours) or dinner (cook on low all day), Old Santa Fe Soup is a perfect slowcooker meal.  Serve with tortilla chips, corn chips or softened warmed tortillas.  What could be easier?  For dessert try this chocolate pie that is a perfect dessert for diabetics as well as everyone.  There’s  no need to make two desserts, one for diabetics and one for others.  This pie is tasty enough for everyone to enjoy.

OLD SANTA FE SOUP

8-oz cubed low-fat cheddar cheese

1 lb. lean ground beef, browned and drained

1 can whole-kernel corn, undrained

1 can kidney beans, undrained

1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies

1 can no-salt-added stewed tomatoes

2 tbsp Taco seasoning mix

Combine all ingredients in slow-cooker or crock pot.  Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3 hours.  This is good served with corn chips or softened tortillas.

CHOCOLATE PIE

1 cup Equal Sugar-Lite

1/2 cup baking cocoa

5 tbsp cornstarch

3 cups milk

3 egg yolks, beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp butter

1 baked 9-inch pie shell

Whipped cream for garnish, if desired

Mix together Equal, cocoa and cornstarch.  Set aside.  Pour milk into a medium-sized heavy saucepan and heat until warm.  Remove 1/2 cup milk and add the yolks; beat until smooth.  Add mixture back into milk and stir constantly.  Stir in cocoa mixture and continue stirring.  Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened.  Remove from heat and add vanilla and margarine.  Stir until mixed well.  Pour into pie shell.  Before serving, top with whipped cream.  (For diabetics, use Sugar-Free Whipped Topping.)  Garnish with dark chocolate curls, if desired.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Linda Wilson asked:


For the busy family on the go, or just the cook with little time for making nutrious meals, Beef Tips with Zip are perfect for you.  Bring out the crockpot or slowcooker and take full advantage of its benefits.  This recipe is easy to toss into the crockpot in the morning and ready when you get home.  The surprise “zip” ingredient adds a surprising flavor as well as tenderizes the meat.  Everyone will want to know why your beef tips are different than the ones they’ve had in the past!  Serve over brown rice or no-yolk egg noodles.  Add a salad, then finish off the meal with our Banana-Split cake that is diabetic friendly. 

BEEF TIPS WITH ZIP!

2 lbs beef stew meat

2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 envelope dry onion soup mix

1 cup sugar-free lemon-lime soda

Turn slow-cooker on low.  Place meat and mushrooms in cooker.  In a mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients until well blended and pour over meat and mushrooms.  Put cover on slow cooker and cook on low approximately 8 hours.

Serve over brown rice or no-yolk egg noodles.

Note:  Without the rice or noodles, there are almost 3 times as many proteins as carbs.  This allows you to have the rice or noodles.  Serve with a salad that has kidney beans or garbonza beans added.

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Crust:  2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

Filling:  3 small pkgs sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix

3 cans fat-free evaporated milk

Topping:  2 medium bananas, sliced

1 large can crushed pineapple in its own juice

1 carton sugar-free whipped topping

3 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans

3 tbsp sugar-free chocolate syrup (I recommend Russel Stover brand)

Mix pudding and milk together until thickened.  Chill in the refrigerator while making the crust.  To make crust, mix graham crackers and butter together and press onto the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan.  Remove filling from refrigerator and spread over top of crust.  Add topping ingredients one at a time in the order listed.  Refrigerate until serving time.  If you really want to dress up your cake and you aren’t concerned about the little extra bit of sugar, top each piece with a maraschino cherry before serving.

Enjoy!