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Recipe for Week of May 7, 2001

OPEN-FACE VEGETABLE SANDWICHES (Makes 2 servings)

Ingredients:

  • 2 to 4 teaspoons mustard
  • 2 whole-grain English muffins, split and toasted
  • 1/2 cup small broccoli florets
  • 1/4 cup chopped red, yellow or green bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/2 cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat broiler.
Spread mustard over the cut side of each English muffin half. Arrange
broccoli, bell pepper and carrot over mustard. Sprinkle with cheese.

Place English muffin halves on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil
about 4 inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until cheese melts.

Calories: 246 kcal
Protein: 14 g
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 17 mg
Sodium: 352 mg

Reprinted with permission from the American Heart Association Quick And Easy Cookbook, Copyright © 1995 by the American Heart Association. Published by Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

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