500 (Practically) Fat-Free One-Pot Recipes (Hardcover)

~ Sarah Schlesinger (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The latest in Schlesinger's series of 500 fat-free collections (500 More Fat-Free Recipes, 1998) adds speed and ease of preparation to her popular approach. Main ingredients are limited to poultry (skinned and boned white meat), shellfish, fish, grains, legumes and vegetables. While cooks well acquainted with the canon of low-fat cuisine will find Schlesinger's strategies familiar (saute ingredients in a small amount of broth rather than oil; rely on fat-free yogurt, cheese or sour cream; heighten flavor with herbs, spices and reduced cooking liquids), many of these dishes, especially those in which ingredients are cooked together at some length, deliver a hearty, toothsome effect not often found in fat-free recipes. Along with such expected dishes as Chicken Cacciatore or Three-Bean Chili, Schlesinger offers intriguing recipes with seafood: Lobster, Clam, and Shrimp Stew; Shrimp and Flounder Soup with Spinach, Lemon, and Thyme; and Flounder with Tomatoes and Orange. Poultry, most of it chicken tenderloins, is featured widely, but there's plenty of vegetarian fare available: Curried Potatoes, Cauliflower, and Peas with Yogurt; Two Potato Soup with Pumpkin and Okra; Easy Broccoli-Stuffed Tomatoes. Any selective collection of 500 recipes is bound to be repetitive, as this volume often is; nevertheless, the chapter on low-fat stews is a winner by itself.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

In her previous books, Sarah Schlesinger took the fat out of breakfasts, appetizers, soups, main courses, and desserts, with delicious results. Now, in 500 (Practically) Fat-Free One-Pot Recipes, she has streamlined the cooking process and delivered nutritious, affordable, mouth-watering meals with minimal cleanup. Not only do these recipes all meet the FDA definition of "low fat," with three grams of fat or less per serving, but they are also freezable, reheatable, easy-to-prepare meals for the entire family.

Sarah Schlesinger may have cut back on the fat and the pots, but she's kept the flavor with innovative ingredients from around the world--gingerroot, garam masala, curry, hoisin sauce, cumin, salsas, and vinegars. Among the richly flavored dishes are Salmon Chowder, Turkey Tenderloins with Vegetables in Rosemary-Wine Sauce, African Vegetable Stew, Lemon-Dilled Eggplant and Summer Squash, Potato-Tomato-Crab Curry, Curried Chicken with Apple and Mush-rooms, and Black Bean Chili with Cornbread Crust.

With practically zero fat, one pot, and five hundred recipes, you can prepare a healthful, delectable meal every day of the week.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 390 pages
• Publisher: Villard (December 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375501142
• ISBN-13: 978-0375501142
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,269,483 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Family Favorite Cook Book, October 5, 2008

By	V. Wilson (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I've made about a dozen of these recipes and they have been well received by the family. I really like the index that allows me to look up ingredients I have in the house and find all receipes that use that ingredient. Love the one-dish ease of the recipes. Only complaint is that many of the dishes are very similar, with only a small change in ingredients. Well worth the money.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but some problematic recipies, December 20, 1999

By A Customer

I've had trouble with several of the recipies from this book, and have hardly started trying all 500. I get the impression that only some were tested, and others were derived. some successfully and some not.

The other knock is that quite a few of the recipies seem to rely on large quantities of pepper for their seasoning, or are otherwise quite bland. More creative seasoning would be good.

Still, the concept is solid, and the counts are very useful, so the recipies can be used as a starting point.

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly no fat recipes, February 23, 1999

By A Customer

Good recipes for those needing low or non-fat diets. Some are repetitive by just adding and subtracting a few ingredients but this is probably to ensure the exactness of the recipes for low or non-fat. I would give it five stars, but do not care for type of paper used in the book. Splatters make it shrivel. All in all, good recipes for those looking for tasty easy non-fat meals. Don't expect to find beef or pork recipes however - this is for serious no-fat diets.