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Prep: 15 min, Cook: 45 min.
1 tsp. olive oil
3/4 lb. ground round
6 8 inch corn tortillas
1-1/2 lbs. recipe-ready crushed tomatoes
4 scallions, trimmed and chopped
7 ounces canned green chilies, drained and diced (wear rubber gloves)
1 ounce sliced black olives, drained
1/2 cup lowfat yogurt
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Sauté ground round 4-5 minutes or until browned. Discard excess drippings. Remove from heat. Arrange 1/3 of the tortillas in the bottom of an 8x12 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of each of the remaining ingredients. Cover mixture with 1/3 of the tortillas and half of each of the remaining ingredients. Repeat with remaining tortillas, meat, scallions, chilies, olives and yogurt. Top with tomatoes and sprinkle with remaining cheese. (Dish can be prepared to this point; cover and refrigerate for 1 day before baking.) Bake 35-40 minutes or until mixture is bubbling.

This recipe serves 6 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 6 only.

Per serving: calories 293, fat 15.3g, 46% calories from fat, cholesterol 50mg, protein 17.4g, carbohydrates 22.4g, fiber 3.9g, sugar 6.7g, sodium 751mg, diet points 6.9.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.1, Vegetable: 1.8, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 0.7, Lean meat: 1.9, Fat: 1.8, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

Prep: 10 min, Cook: 30 min.
4 large baking potatoes
1/2 lb. lean ground lamb
1/3 cup onion\cooked, finely chopped
1/3 cup green bell pepper\cooked, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup mushrooms\cooked, chopped
2 tsp. parsley, dried
2 tsp. Italian herb seasoning
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup nonfat yogurt
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup purchased pizza sauce
12 black olives (optional), sliced
2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese

Pierce potatoes with a meat fork or sharp knife and microwave on high 10-12 minutes, or according to manufacturer's directions. Cool slightly. Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook lamb 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until no longer pink. Pour off drippings. Stir in next 3 ingredients and cook 2 minutes. Stir in parsley, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Slit each potato lengthwise and scoop out pulp into a bowl. Combine yogurt and salt and pepper to taste with pulp and mix well. Stir in 2/3 cup mozzarella and ground lamb mixture. Mix thoroughly. Stuff potato shells with mixture. Top each potato with pizza sauce, remaining mozzarella, olives and Parmesan. (Dish can be prepared to this point; cover and refrigerate for 1 day before baking.) Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Per serving: calories 495, fat 19.8g, 36% calories from fat, cholesterol 59mg, protein 25.2g, carbohydrates 54.5g, fiber 5.6g, sugar 7.4g, sodium 395mg, diet points 10.9.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.2, Vegetable: 0.4, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 2.7, Lean meat: 2.6, Fat: 2.4, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

Prep: 15 min, Cook: 1:15, plus chilling time.
1/2 lb. wide egg noodles
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 lb. cream cheese, softened
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon, plus extra for topping
2 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup frosted corn flakes, crushed

Cook noodles about 8 minutes in boiling water or until al dente. Drain. Combine butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in sugar, cinnamon, milk and vanilla. Mix thoroughly until smooth. Stir in noodles. Transfer to a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover and chill overnight. Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle crushed corn flakes over top and then additional cinnamon. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

This recipe serves 16 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 16 only.

Per serving: calories 248, fat 13.4g, 48% calories from fat, cholesterol 95mg, protein 5.6g, carbohydrates 26.8g, fiber 0.4g, sugar 15.7g, sodium 88mg, diet points 6.5.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.1, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 0.7, Lean meat: 0.4, Fat: 2.3, Sugar: 0.8, Very lean meat protein: 0.0