Nachos: A Healthier Recipe

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Bite It: Homemade Nachos
Fight It: Average Food Court Nachos

Choose homemade nachos to save yourself a lot of fat.

By Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien of Hungry-Girl.com

Bite It: Homemade Nachos

Guess what?! We know how to make an AWESOME, creamy cheese sauce that's low-cal and extremely low in fat. It's true. And since we're anything but selfish, we're sharing our recipe with you. Feel free to whip up a batch, and then dunk whatever you want in it -- Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips, Quaker Rice Snacks, pita chips, veggies -- you name it! Here goes:

Ingredients

4 oz. light vanilla soymilk
3 oz. fat-free cheddar cheese
2 wedges The Laughing Cow cheese, Light Original Swiss
2 tbsp. fat-free cream cheese

Directions

Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat stovetop at low-medium heat. Stirring frequently, heat until cheeses have melted and sauce is well mixed and hot.

Serving Size: 1/5th recipe (approx. 2 tbsp.)
Calories: 50
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 300mg
Carbs: 2g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 7.5g

* 1 Point

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deadsparkles1 wrote:

I don't understant why we're putting a vanilla flavor in cheese sauce. If we replace it with skim milk or maybe a light cream it would work just as well.

10/21/2011 11:23:36 AM Report Abuse

laureljane wrote:

did not like this at all why the vanlla soy milk does not taste good in this overall this sucked should have jsut found something low fat a the grocery store instead wast of my time, money I tossed it out

7/15/2010 08:03:59 AM Report Abuse