Fire Up Club Approved Recipes

Orange-Vanilla Fruit Dip

1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup light, fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 tsp grated orange peel
Fresh Fruit (strawberries are the best)

Combined cottage cheese, yogurt and orange peel in a blender or food processor and blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds.

Spoon orange-vanilla dip into a small bowl and place a portion of fresh fruit on the side for dipping. Serve and enjoy.


Turkey Sloppy Joes

1.5 lbs lean ground turkey
1 cup chopped onions
2 gloves garlic, minced

3/4 cup catsup
1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup water
1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey mustard
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1.5 teaspoon chili powder

8 whole wheat mini-squares

In a large skillet, cook ground turkey, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.

Meanwhile, in a 3.5 or 4-quart crockery cooker combine catsup, green sweet pepper, celery, water, brown sugar, honey mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder. Stir in meat mixture.

Cover; cook on low-heat setting 6 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 or 4 hours. Spoon onto toasted mini-sqaures. Makes 8 servings