Potluck suggestions please

[Guest guest]

We are having a potluck baby shower at work on Thursday (lunch

time). I am working with people who hate veggies, some love

veggies, some people are doing WW, some are doing Atkins, and then

to top it off many are Adventist and don't eat meat. Any

suggestions? What's your favorite dish to take to a potluck?

Thanks!

Terri in So Cal

[Guest guest]

With such a diverse group of people eating so differently, I would

just bring one of *my* absolute favorites and plenty of it.. because

you know others will like it too.. I find that is what most people

will do anyway, and then they are sure to enjoy something.

There will be something from the other's dishes no doubt that you can

add to your plate that will be point friendly too.

Now to your question, here is one of my favorites that I found from

dotties...great if you have microwave at work.

I modify this recipe to suit myself, by adding extra spices and

garlic. I kind of use it for a starting base..

Baked Macaroni & Beef Casserole

This casserole can be assembled ahead and baked later; if it's

refrigerated, increase baking time to 30 minutes.

Makes 4 servings.. (double the recipe for larger crowds)

Ingredients

3 ounces elbow macaroni

8 ounces lean ground beef (10% or less fat)

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1 cup tomato sauce (no salt added)

1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/4 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 ounces skim-milk mozzarella cheese, grated

Preheat oven to 350o F. In large pot of boiling water, cook macaroni

8-10

minutes, until tender. Drain, discarding liquid; set aside. In large

nonstick

skillet, cook beef, stirring to break up meat, 4-5 minutes, until no

longer pink.

Remove from heat; set aside. Spray medium nonstick skillet with

nonstick

cooking spray; heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook over medium-high

heat,

stirring frequently, 5 minutes, until vegetables are softened. Add

tomato

sauce, parsley, basil, thyme, black pepper and reserved beef; cook,

stirring

frequently, 3 minutes, until heated through. Remove from heat. Add

cooked

macaroni to beef mixture; stir to combine. Transfer mixture to 1-

quart baking

dish; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake 20 minutes, until bubbling

and slightly browned on top.

SERVING SIZE: 1 1/4 cups

POINTS: 5.5

SELECTIONS: 1 1/2 Vegetables, 2 Proteins, 1 Bread

PER SERVING: 238 Calories, 8 g Total Fat, 3 g Saturated Fat,

41 mg Cholesterol, 106 mg Sodium, 23 g Total Carbohydrate,

2 g Dietary Fiber, 18 g Protein, 87 mg Calcium

[Guest guest]

I have an appetizer-type dish that I bring often and it always gets rave reviews and many requests for the recipe. I'm not a huge artichoke fan but the combination of flavors is absolutely amazing. I used to do the full-fat versions on Atkins, dropped to the lower fat versions on South Beach and can still have it on WW. I will post the original recipe (full-fat) and then in my notes below it list my points etc.

Artichoke and Cheese Dip

1 can artichoke hearts, drained and diced

1 cup parmesan cheese

2 cups shredded mozzerella

1 cup mayo

1 TBSP Garlic

Mix together in 13x9 dish (or shallow oval casserole dish) at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Do Not Overcook!

You can serve this different ways: spread on crackers or cocktail toasts, as a chip or veggie dip, or sliced and eaten with a fork (after it cools and sits a while - very atkins! LOL!)

's Notes: I still get tasty results using Hellman's Just 2 Good Mayo (12.9 pts), and Kraft Low-Moisture part-skim Mozzarella (12 pts). I have only used regular Kraft grated parmesan cheese (because its what I had home - 12.6) but I am certain the light or FF versions would be equally delicious and would lower points. The artichoke hearts and garlic are 0 pts, so the entire dish is 37.5 pts. It can be cut into approximately 12 squares which would be 3.125 pts each or can be used as a dip while warm which is even fewer pts (but don't forget to add the chip you dip into it. Try veggies for this!). I have also served it on cocktail toast, which I do not have points for, but it was no more than a tablespoon per toast slice, so that would be lower point too depending on the toast. Perhaps those wasa crackers (I think that's what they are called?) would be a good choice?? Then you could count out how many tablespoons were in the dish by how many crackers were topped and figure pts that way. I think you get at least 24 which would be 1.5 pts each (less if you get away with 1/2 TBSP).

[Guest guest]

I have an appetizer-type dish that I bring often and it always gets rave reviews and many requests for the recipe. I'm not a huge artichoke fan but the combination of flavors is absolutely amazing. I used to do the full-fat versions on Atkins, dropped to the lower fat versions on South Beach and can still have it on WW. I will post the original recipe (full-fat) and then in my notes below it list my points etc.

Artichoke and Cheese Dip

1 can artichoke hearts, drained and diced

1 cup parmesan cheese

2 cups shredded mozzerella

1 cup mayo

1 TBSP Garlic

Mix together in 13x9 dish (or shallow oval casserole dish) at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Do Not Overcook!

You can serve this different ways: spread on crackers or cocktail toasts, as a chip or veggie dip, or sliced and eaten with a fork (after it cools and sits a while - very atkins! LOL!)

's Notes: I still get tasty results using Hellman's Just 2 Good Mayo (12.9 pts), and Kraft Low-Moisture part-skim Mozzarella (12 pts). I have only used regular Kraft grated parmesan cheese (because its what I had home - 12.6) but I am certain the light or FF versions would be equally delicious and would lower points. The artichoke hearts and garlic are 0 pts, so the entire dish is 37.5 pts. It can be cut into approximately 12 squares which would be 3.125 pts each or can be used as a dip while warm which is even fewer pts (but don't forget to add the chip you dip into it. Try veggies for this!). I have also served it on cocktail toast, which I do not have points for, but it was no more than a tablespoon per toast slice, so that would be lower point too depending on the toast. Perhaps those wasa crackers (I think that's what they are called?) would be a good choice?? Then you could count out how many tablespoons were in the dish by how many crackers were topped and figure pts that way. I think you get at least 24 which would be 1.5 pts each (less if you get away with 1/2 TBSP).

[Guest guest]

I have an appetizer-type dish that I bring often and it always gets rave reviews and many requests for the recipe. I'm not a huge artichoke fan but the combination of flavors is absolutely amazing. I used to do the full-fat versions on Atkins, dropped to the lower fat versions on South Beach and can still have it on WW. I will post the original recipe (full-fat) and then in my notes below it list my points etc.

Artichoke and Cheese Dip

1 can artichoke hearts, drained and diced

1 cup parmesan cheese

2 cups shredded mozzerella

1 cup mayo

1 TBSP Garlic

Mix together in 13x9 dish (or shallow oval casserole dish) at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Do Not Overcook!

You can serve this different ways: spread on crackers or cocktail toasts, as a chip or veggie dip, or sliced and eaten with a fork (after it cools and sits a while - very atkins! LOL!)

's Notes: I still get tasty results using Hellman's Just 2 Good Mayo (12.9 pts), and Kraft Low-Moisture part-skim Mozzarella (12 pts). I have only used regular Kraft grated parmesan cheese (because its what I had home - 12.6) but I am certain the light or FF versions would be equally delicious and would lower points. The artichoke hearts and garlic are 0 pts, so the entire dish is 37.5 pts. It can be cut into approximately 12 squares which would be 3.125 pts each or can be used as a dip while warm which is even fewer pts (but don't forget to add the chip you dip into it. Try veggies for this!). I have also served it on cocktail toast, which I do not have points for, but it was no more than a tablespoon per toast slice, so that would be lower point too depending on the toast. Perhaps those wasa crackers (I think that's what they are called?) would be a good choice?? Then you could count out how many tablespoons were in the dish by how many crackers were topped and figure pts that way. I think you get at least 24 which would be 1.5 pts each (less if you get away with 1/2 TBSP).