Asparagus Souffle from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Asparagus Souffle Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 1/2 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup lowfat swiss cheese, grated
1 cup cooked lowfat turkey bacon, diced
2 tsp canola oil
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
1 tbsp cornstarch, or arrowroot powder
1/4 cup chicken stock, low fat, low sodium
2 egg whites, beaten until stiff

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350øF. Steam the asparagus in a metal steamer over boiling water for 5-6 minutes. Drain. Combine the asparagus with the eggs, Swiss cheese, turkey bacon, oil, and Parmesan cheese. Combine the cornstarch or arrowroot powder with the chicken broth and stir until smooth. Add to the asparagus mixture. Fold in the beaten egg whites until they disappear. Pour the mixture into a greased souffl‚ dish and bake for 25-30 minutes until puffed and firm. This recipe serves 8 people. Because this recipe is for a particular size pan, it adjusts the number of servings only in multiples of 8.

Per serving: calories 187, fat 7.4g, 35% calories from fat, cholesterol 102mg, protein 20.3g, carbohydrates 11.3g, fiber 3.2g, sodium 384mg.

Exchanges: 1 Vegetable, 2 Lean Meat, 1/2 Fat.

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MC Formatted & MC Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom

NOTES : Prep: 15 min, Cook: 25 min.

Posted to RecipeLu List by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on Mar 16, 1998.

Servings: 4

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

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