Easy + Delicious Casserole with Country Crock Spread ®
7:00 AM
1. Walk the line between indulgent and zero fat/zero taste. Everything in moderation right? Start with a yummy base and swap out butter for country crock, or whole fat ingredients for low fat ones. I'll be honest, I once thought that all spreads had trans fat in them. But I was wrong: at least about one! At the risk of sounding commercial-y, here are the real deets: Country Crock has 0g trans fat per serving and NO partially hydrogenated oils + 70% less fat than butter per serving. A guilt free switch? Yes please. To save calories/fat I also swapped the whole milk for 2%, used 1/2 c less than the recipe calls for, and used less cheese and ham.
2. Take shortcuts. It's okay. I won't tell. Buy that bag of chopped veggies, the canned stock, or the rotisserie chicken. One awesome tip I learned from the Nate Berkus show (It's really weird how much I miss him) is to use store bought rotisserie chicken as a base for your meal. I always just added a bag of salad, some bread, and called it a day. And while that's better than stopping by your nearest Mc-you-know-who, it's doesn't exactly scream home cooked. So what did I do yesterday? I used refrigerated lemon juice instead of fresh and a store bought rotisserie chicken.
And let me tell you something. This. meal. was. amazing. And you know what made it better? It was good food that had a comfort food vibe but not an insane amount of calories. By swapping the stick of butter for Country Crock, I saved 400 calories but still got that buttery flavor I crave. With the other swaps, we saved a total of just over 800 calories! That just afforded you a pumpkin spice latte. You're welcome.
Oh and in case you're wondering, the girls loved it. See?
Recipe*
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{click image to enlarge}*adapted from here.
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2 comments
Sounds so good. It would be super easy to sub out the chicken and ham for vegetarian substitutes for our little family. Pinning this for next week's meal planning!
ReplyDeleteIf you try it, let me know how you sub'd and how it was! I'm trying to make more vegetarian meals and would love to try it! Thanks for stopping by friend! :)
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