Guacamole (chili tortilla chips)
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Lemon Flavor Sugar- Free Gelatin |
| 1 | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | carton | (16 oz.) 1% lowfat cottage cheese |
| 1 | cup | Chopped ripe avocado |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped green onions, |
| CHILI TORTILLA CHIPS divided | ||
| ¼ | cup | Pickled jalapeno pepper slices |
| ¼ | cup | Lemon juice |
| 2 | cloves | Garlic |
| 1 | teaspoon | (to 2 tsp.) chili powder |
| ¼ | cup | Finely chopped tomato |
| 4 | Pitted ripe olives, sliced | |
Directions
Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water; pour into blender container. Add cottage cheese, avocado, ½ cup of the green onions, the jalapeno peppers, lemon juice, garlic and chili powder; cover. Blend on low speed, scraping down sides occasionally, about 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth. Pour into shallow 5-cup serving dish; smooth top. Chill until set, about 4 hours.
When ready to serve, top guacamole with the remaining ¼ cup chopped green onion, the tomato and olives. Serve as a dip with Chili Tortilla Chips (recipe follows) or fresh vegetables. Makes about 3½ cups or 10 servings.
Nutritional information per serving: calories - 70, protein - 7 gm., fat - 3 gm., carbohydrates - 4 gm., cholesterol - 0 mg., sodium - 280 mg.
Diabetic Exchanges: Medium Fat Meat - ½, Vegetable - 1.
6 (7-inch) flour tortillas
Non-stick cooking spray
Chili powder
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spray tortillas with non-stick cooking spray; sprinkle with chili powder. Turn tortillas over; repeat. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges; place on cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until crisp and lightly browned. Makes 48 chips or 12 servings.
Nutritional information per serving: calories - 60, protein - 2 gm., fat - 1 gm., carbohydrates - 10 gm., cholesterol - 0 mg., sodium - 90 mg.
Diabetic Exchanges: Starch/Bread - 1.
NOTE: You could practically elimate the fat content in the tortilla chips by using the new fat free flour tortillas. (Trish) FROM: There's Always Room for Sugar Free JELL-O copyright 1992 JELL-O is a registered trademark of Kraft General Foods, Inc.