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Delicious Chapati Rolls

Ingredients needed for chapati rolls Chapati - 2-3 Onion -2 Green chilli -1 Garlic -2 cloves   Mixed vegetables - Beans -6-7 Carrot -1 Cabbage - 1/3 cup Capsicum -1 Sweet corn -1/3 Oil -3 tsp Chilli powder -1/2 tsp Coriander powder -1 1/2 tsp Kitchen king masala or garam masala -1/2 tsp Method Heat oil, fry onion, garlic and green chilli for a few minutes till onions turn pink. Then add all the vegetables, salt needed, chilli powder, coriander powder, kitchen king masala and saute in high heat for a few minutes. The vegetables should be crispy. Important -Chop all the vegetables finely. Take a chapati, keep the filling in the middle and roll the chapati tightly and secure it with a strip of aluminum foil, so that it is easy for the child to hold in the middle and eat. Instead of sweet corn, you can add button mushrooms or paneer, but do not add all the 3 together.

Old-Fashioned Spaghetti & Meatballs

Ingredients Meatballs 1/3 cup bulgur 1/2 cup hot water 4 ounces lean ground beef 4 ounces hot Italian sausage 1 medium onion, very finely chopped 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten Eggs Large White $2.79 Thru 12/24 3 cloves garlic, very finely chopped 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs, preferably whole-wheat (see Tip) Sauce & Spaghetti 4 cups prepared marinara sauce 1/2 cup slivered fresh basil leaves, or chopped fresh parsley 1 pound whole-wheat spaghetti, or linguine 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, or Romano cheese (1 ounce) Preparation To prepare meatballs: Combine bulgur and water in a small bowl. Let stand until the bulgur is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a rack with cooking spray and place it over a baking sheet lined with foil. Combine ground beef, sausage, onion, egg whites, garlic, ore...

Replace your sour cream topping with Greek yogurt.

Standard toppings for baked potatoes are butter, margarine, or sour cream, but you can save calories and fat by trying nonfat Greek yogurt on your potato instead. And, Greek yogurt has the same thick and creamy consistency of sour cream.  Two tablespoons (1 ounce) of nonfat Greek yogurt has only 24 calories and no fat, compared to 50 calories and 5 grams of fat for sour cream, 140 calories and 16 grams of fat for margarine, and 200 calories with 23 grams of fat for butter.

Quick and Easy Scrambled Eggs with Veggies