And here 's another Main COURSE Meal!!... by *~*Millenium Witch*~*

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Turkey Tetrazzini

7 oz. cooked spaghetti~ 1/2 cup butter~ 2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms~ 2 Tbsp. flour~ 2 cups chicken broth~ 3/4 cup half and half~ salt and pepper to taste~ 3 Tbsp. dry sherry~ 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley~ 3 cups cooked turkey, cut into bit sized pieces~ 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese....................

Melt butter in large pan and cook mushrooms until just tender. Add flour and, while stirring slowly, stir in chicken broth.  Cook over medium heat while stirring until mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and add half and half, sherry, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.  Add turkey and cooked spaghetti and mix well.  Pour mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking dish and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

The Skinny:  Use low fat chicken broth and substitute low fat evaporated milk for the half and half (which in case you don't know is half cream and half milk and is available in most grocery stores under the brand name "Half & Half").

---------------------------------- Mashed Potato Pancakes

3 Tbsp. finely chopped onion~ 1/3 cup butter~ 4 cups cooked mashed potatoes~ 2 eggs, beaten~ 1/2 cup flour...

Cook onion in pan in about half of the butter until onion is translucent.  Remove onion from pan with a slotted spoon, allowing the melted butter and pan drippings to remain in the pan.  Combine onion, mashed potatoes and egg.  Sprinkle with flour.  Add remaining butter to pan and heat to medium/high heat.  Add potato pancakes and cook about 5 minutes each side until browned.  Leftover mashed potatoes take on the consistency of concrete when refrigerated and you never know what to do with them.  They are actually very good is you just warm them up and add a little more milk and/ or butter.  But now you have a second option.

The Skinny:  We would not substitute the butter but you already know how we feel about butter.    Life is just too short to do without real butter if you are able.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kiera aka *~*Millenium Witch*~*

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