Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Corn Cake

1/2 cup uncooked cornmeal
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 pound frozen corn kernels
1/2 cup skim milk
1 tbsp. light butter
1 tbsp. oliver oil
1 medium onion
3/4 cup eggbeaters
4 oz. shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a pan melt the butter and heat the oil. Add onions and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. In a large bowl mix cornmeal, salt, sugar, baking powder and set aside. In a food processor or blender puree 1/2 the corrn and milk, then add the eggbeaters. Then combine cheese, onions and dry mixture in the large bowl. Add the puree mixture to the large bowl and the rest of the corn kernels and mix all ingredients together. Pour into a 9x13 baking oan that is greased and bake for 30 minutes.

12 servings
2 points per serving

Baked Potato Skins with Creamy Spinach and Turkey Bacon

3 medium potatoes; baked and sliced in half (cooled)
1 spray cooking spray
20 oz. chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
4 oz. light cream cheese (room temp)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 slices of turkey bacon (cooked and crumbled)

Preheat the over to 400 degrees. Scoop out flesh of potatoes, leaving 1/4 potato flesh in. Place halves on baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Bake until light brown (about 15 minutes). While baking, combine spinach, cream cheese, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Spoon 3 tbsp. of mixture into each potato half. Bake until warmed through. Remove from oven and top with 1 tbsp bacon.

1 potato half per serving
2 points per serving