Football season is upon us and everyone knows that game day just isn’t complete without the ultimate tailgating party! Whether it’s with a group of friends huddled outside the stadium or the family gathered around the TV in the den, tasty food and snacks are essential to a “winning” tailgating experience.
Tailgating for most of us conjures images of greasy pizza and saucy wings. With a little vision and planning, you can score big by offering a menu that’s just as delicious but a bit better for you.
Fewer penalties, better tailgating…
When I think about tailgating parties, I think of high calorie, fat drenched comfort foods but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can substitute some better for you ingredients such as using a lean protein, using fat-free or low-fat ingredients and offering healthier alternatives such as guacamole and nuts can trim hundreds of calories off your meals! We know few people go to tailgate parties for the veggies – it’s definitely a time to indulge and enjoy. But it doesn’t have to be a total eating catastrophe. Frito-Lay offers portion controlled sizes to make it easy to enjoy all your favorite treats – in moderation.
Here is my favorite Frito-Pie recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 lb of Ground turkey meat
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 2 tbsp mustard
- splash of vinegar
- A can of Ranch Style Beans
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 bag of Fritos Scoops Corn Chips
- A dash of Chili powder
- Pepper to taste
- 1 cup low-fat cheese (cheddar, american, you pick)
Directions
- Brown ground turkey meat and drain.
- Add your diced onions and continue to brown lightly.
- Add the remaining ingredients, stir, and simmer until the Fritos have absorbed the liquid.
- Top with additional low-fat cheese and low-fat sour cream if desired
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We make nachos with light cheese, light sour cream and turkey burgers to lessen calories.
Brown 1lb turkey meat, drain
Add taco seasoning
Spread meat over nacho chips
Sprinkle cheese
Microwave for 10 seconds (until cheese melts)
Add salsa and sour cream
Serve
We simply pour our favorite salsa over a block of low (or no) fat cream cheese and then used Baked Tostitos for dippers. Also have veggies available for dipping too. (If you prefer, you can mix the cream cheese and salsa together for a creamier consistency)
We don’t make better-for-you recipes, as we believe that activity level is what’s most important for health. However, this dip can be altered for those liking something along those lines.
Spread 8 oz. of cream cheese in the bottom of a pie dish.
Top with one 15-ounce can of Hormel no-bean chili (I prefer half the amount).
Then top with a shredded cheese blend like Mexican.
Bake at 350 degrees until bubbling but not browned.
Dip Tostitos into it.
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We like “Frito Wraps”. Simply Fritos,Cheddar Cheese and Chili wrapped in flour tortillas. YUM! Thanks for the chance.
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I love to make Taco Soup (Browned ground beef, can of corn, can or two of beans (black, pinto, kidney), taco seasoning, can or two of diced tomatoes in a crock pot all day or warm in soup pot). Put it over the lime tostitos. Yes, they must be lime tostitos!!! Add cheese and sour cream! Feeds a crowd and is oh, so good!!!
I substitute 1/2 Cup of canola oil for the 1/3 Cup of shortening in my brownie recipe. It works great and is much better health-wise.
We love chili. I substitute ground turkey (ground by hand. Try it once – you’ll never go back to store-ground turkey again. Mine looks and smells like turkey – theirs doesn’t!), and now that I’m having ear problems and need to cut down on sodium, I used dried kidney beans instead of the canned ones, and I use low sodium tomatoes. I still want salt in it, but my family is satisfied adding mozzarella cheese.
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I use chopped up grilled potatoes in burritos instead of meat.
I made a good layered salad with crushed fritos on top.
Shred 1 head of iceberg lettuce and place in 9×13 pan. Top with diced tomatoes, cheese and any other veggies you want. Top with crushed fritos and serve with italian dressing
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our family loves seven layer bean dip with an assortment of Frito’s and Tostito’s corn chips. we also make black bean and corn salsa from scratch, and add a little Tostito’s salso to it to bump up the flavor.
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Our favorite dip is:
1- 8oz. Pkg Softened Cream Cheese
1- 16oz. Jar of Salsa (we use medium)
1- 2 Cup Pkg. Shredded Fiesta Cheese
To make it healthier we use low fat cream cheese and low fat shredded cheese.
Blend cream cheese till smooth.
Alternately add salsa and shredded cheese till well blended.
Chill for one hour.
Serve with Frito Lay Tostito Chips for dipping.
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I like to make my own salsa using tomatos, finely chopped onions, finely chopped peppers, and a dash of salt.
Its not your typical dip for chips but here is a recipe to use with either Fritos The ORIGINAL or SCOOPS corn chips!
2 cooked potatoes, diced
2 cooked carrots, diced
1/2 lb cooked green beans, diced or 1 cup cooked peas
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 celery, diced
1 tbsp chopped chives
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tbsp chili sauce
salt and pepper
lemon juice to taste
Mix all the diced vegetables with chives together in a large bowl. Mix mayonnaise with chili sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour over mixed vegetables, mix well. Serve either cold or room temperature. The kids love it and dont realize it good for them.
We make a healthy spaghetti by using one of the new whole grain pastas, an organic marinara sauce (often with extra veggies added) and turkey meatballs (I get them at Trader Joe’s and they’re very good.)
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I make Frito PIe. I make chili with turkey meat instead of beef. I take the small bags of Fritos and cut lengthwise. I add the chili and then top with healthy toppings like plain yogurt, onions, green peppers, olives, and low fat cheese.
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Using leftover chicken or turkey breast, make a sandwich on whole wheat bread with the meat, low-fat Swiss cheese, avacado and a light dressing of yogurt and dill. Serve with a side of Baked Lays. OK, to be honest, I put Baked Lays *in* the sandwich.
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McCormick’s powdered vegetable dip made w/fat free sour cream and fat free pretzels
This is a favorite appetizer!
Cowboy Caviar
1 can blackeye peas, rinsed
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can shoe peg corn, rinsed
2 avocados, cubed
2/3 cup chopped green onion
2 roma tomatoes
Combine all together in large bowl
Dressing
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¾ tsp salt
pepper
1 tsp cumin
2-3 limes, juiced
2/3 cup chopped cilantro
Whisk together and pour over salad.
Serve this with veggies and pita chips!
Garlic and sun-dried tomato hummus
½ cup water
2 tbs chopped oil-packed sun dried tomato halves
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 15oz. Can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
pita chips
Combine all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. Serve with pita chips for dipping.
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In the winter, I make a lot of dishes that call for cream of something soup and sour cream. I can ALWAYS sub in low-fat, low-sodium versions unnoticed because there is so much else in the dish. I do this a lot when I make Tater Tot casserole.
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I love taco dip. To make it healthier, I use soft tofu and blend it with the taco seasonings. After you top it off with olives, tomatos, lettuce, and green onions, it tastes even better than the cream cheese version because it is so whipped and airy. Perfect to use with scoops!
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Instead of nacho cheese and chips, have fresh homemade salsa or guacamole served with whole grain baked chips. It’s healthier and great tasting.
For a healthy sandwich that also tastes great too, I love to fix wraps. I use the high fiber tortillas and add some lean chicken breast and then load up on veggies. Yum!
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1 pound lean ground beef
2 (10.75-ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (12-ounce) can light evaporated milk
1 cup (8 ounces) enchilada sauce
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 Frito Scoops corn chips bag
1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
1. Preheat oven to 325°F
2. In a large skillet brown ground beef; drain. Add mushroom soup, evaporated milk, enchilada sauce and dry onion soup mix; stir well.
3. Spoon half in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish followed with half of the corn chips. Repeat layers then top with cheddar cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot.
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This is one I go with all the time and is awesome
1 can Chicken (5 oz) (or similar amount of pre-cooked skinless chicken – chopped or shredded)
4 oz. Fat Free Cream Cheese
8 oz. Low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup Wishbone Just2Good Blue Cheese Dressing or Ranch Dressing
1/2 cup Low Fat Cheddar – shredded
4 oz. Franks RedHot (original pepper sauce *NOT* the Buffalo Wing sauce)
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix together Cream cheeses. Stir in salad dressing, Franks RedHot Sauce and shredded cheese until well mixed. Stir in chicken.
3. Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through. (I like to skim off any grease that has come to the top of the dish before stirring and serving.)
Serve with Frito Lays.
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I love making salsa:
1/2 can of both red & green salsa
can of black beans
can of diced tomatoes
can of corn
cilantro
1/2 red onion
yum!
Better for you chocolate chip cookies
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat sugars, butter, oil, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat in flour, baking soda and salt until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
3. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until very light golden brown (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
This is great with Tostidos scoop chips!
1lb hamburger meat
1- can refried beans
1- taco seasoning
1- Campbell’s Fiesta Cheese Soup
Brown meat, drain. Add taco seasoning.. follow directions on envelope. Then add refried beans and fiesta cheese soup! Can also top with shredded cheese, tomatoes, lettuce if desired! So quick, easy and yummy!
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Make a taco salad using Baked Doritos, lite sour cream, fat-free cheese, lettuce, salsa, and ground turkey.
My favorite at the moment, using Morningstar Farms Grillers Recipe Crumbles instead of meat in sloppy joes – over 50% less fat!
Better for you tasty fried chicken:
Melt a small amount of butter and mix with dijon mustard. Dredge chicken in mix and then into garlic herb breadcrumbs.
Bake and enjoy!
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When making grilled or steamed veggies we had a hard time getting the kids to eat
them.
We started giving them a little spritz with spray butter and a dusting of parmesean cheese.
Sometimes we use a spray salad dressing on the veggies and either way they like it fine.
Healthy Veggie Salsa
1 can sweet yellow corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 can tomatoes (any style), drained
2 avocados, diced
1/2 red / purple onion, diced
1 tsp. lime juice
Combine ingredients, dip in with Tostitos Scoops and enjoy your veggies!
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Instead of fattening refried beans in my 7 layer dip I use a combination of black beans, corn and salsa.
For the sour cream layer, also use fat free
The cheese layer- use light cheddar
The vegs are fine as they are, and the guacamole is a healthy fat so that’s good as is.
Naturally serve with baked tostitos / scoops
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White Chicken Chili
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Chicken contains vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine. Vitamin B6 is important for digesting proteins, plus it helps to keep hair and nerves healthy.
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Fast, flavorful and filled with fiber! Traditional chili takes a twist with ground chicken, white beans and green chilies. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:35 min
Start to Finish:35 min
makes:6 servings (1 1/3 cups each)
1 lb ground chicken
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
3 cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
2 medium zucchini, chopped (about 3 cups)
2 cans (15 oz each) Progresso® cannellini beans or 2 cans (15 to 16 oz each) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
1. In 4- or 5-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook ground chicken, onion and garlic over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink.
2. Stir in all remaining ingredients, except cheese. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender.
3. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 1, cook chicken 6 to 8 minutes. In step 2, cover and simmer 12 minutes.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 330 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 730mg; Total Carbohydrate 37g (Dietary Fiber 9g, Sugars 3g); Protein 34g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 20%; Iron 35% Exchanges: 2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 5 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 1 1/2 c Vegetables
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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One of my favorites! Weight Watchers chicken fried rice. Tastes really great and is only 3 points per serving!
Ingredients:
- 2 sprays non-fat cooking spray
- 4 large egg whites
- 1/2 cup scallions, chopped, green and white parts
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 12 oz uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup carrots, diced
- 2 cups cooked brown rice, regular or instant, kept hot
- 1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed
- 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
Directions:
Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium-high heat. Add egg whites and cook, until scrambled, stirring frequently, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove from pan and set aside.
Offheat, recoat skillet with cooking spray and place back over medium-high heat. Add scallions and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add chicken and carrots; saute until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in reserved cooked egg whites, cooked brown rice, peas and soy sauce; cook until heated through, stirring once or twice, about 1 minute. Makes 6 servings.
Serving size is 1 cup
Each serving = 3 Weight Watchers Points
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