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Sunday, December 29, 2013

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Slow Cooker Herbed Dressing Casserole - 26g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 6 pts plus

Note: also added 1 teaspoon Aleppo red pepper (or substitute 1/2 t. smoked paprika & 1/2 t. ground red pepper)

* Exported from MasterCook *

Slow Cooker Herbed Dressing Casserole

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs
Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms -- (4 1/2 cups)
1 cup sliced celery -- (2 stalks)
1 cup chopped onion -- (1 large)
6 tablespoons butter -- or margarine
1/3 cup snipped fresh basil -- or 1 tablespoon dried basil, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
12 cups dry bread cubes -- *
1 can broth -- (14.5 ounce) (1 can)
3/4 cup chopped pecans -- toasted

In a 12-inch skillet cook mushrooms, celery, and onion in hot butter over
medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in basil and pepper. In
a very large bowl combine mushroom mixture and bread cubes. Drizzle broth
over bread mixture, and toss gently until bread is moistened. Transfer to
a 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

Just before serving, gently stir in pecans.

Number of Servings: 12
Prep: 30 minutes
Slow Cook: 3 1/2 to 4 hours (low)

*Tip: To make dry bread for stuffing, preheat oven to 3ooF. Cut fresh
bread into 1/2-inch cubes. (You'll need 18 to 21 slices of bread to make
12 cups of dry cubes.) Spread cubes in a large shallow roasting pan. Bake
for 10 to i5 minutes or until bread cubes are dry, stirring twice; cool.
(Bread will continue to dry and crisp as it cools.)

Nutrition facts per serving: 234 cal., 13 g total fat (5 g sat. fat), 17
mg chol., 399 mg sodium, 24 g carb., 2 g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar, 6 g
protein.

Source:
"Better Homes & Gardens Year-Round Slow Cooker: more than 500 recipes
for all seasons"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Dec 2013"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 233 Calories; 13g Fat (47.5%
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 16mg
Cholesterol; 328mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;
1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : Cooker: 3 1/2 to 4 qt
Time: Low for 3 1/2 to 4 hrs

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 20028 0 2337 0 0