Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Italian Veggie Dunkers

This one's an oldie but a goodie.  I used to make these for my niece and nephews a couple of years ago, and suddenly stumbled across them today in an old kid's recipe book.  Really, really, good--and not too bad for you, since everything is baked.  According to the book, it comes out to be about 144 calories per serving.  Thanks to Kid Favorites Made Healthy, for the recipe and the picture.

Ingredients
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs (seasoned is great, but not necessary)
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese (grated is preferred)
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 slightly beaten egg whites
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 4 cups cauliflower florets and/or broccoli florets
  • 2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 15oz can pizza or spaghetti sauce
Directions
  1. Lightly coat a 15x10 inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. In a large plastic bag, combine bread crumbs, cheese, and salt.
  3. In another large plastic bag combine egg whites and milk.
  4. Add the veggies to the plastic bag with the egg mixture.  Close bag and shake to coat well.
  5. Add veggies to plastic bag with crumb mixture.  Close bag and shake to coat well.
  6. Place the coated veggies on the prepared baking pan, then drizzle melted butter over top of the veggies.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring twice.
  8. Meanwhile, heat the pizza/spaghetti sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  9. Serve veggies with the warm pizza sauce for dipping.

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