Uncle Bills Low Fat Dressing Recipes

BILL'S BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Season with mustard, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir in blue cheese. Cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.

UNCLE BILL'S HOT WATER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Place cornmeal in a bowl. Slowly pour boiling water into the cornmeal; stir until smooth. Mix seasoned salt into the batter.
• Drop batter with a spoon into the hot oil. Fry until edges are brown, about 5 minutes; flip over bread. Flatten with spatula; fry until bread is cooked through and edges are brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel.

UNCLE BILL'S BALSAMIC VINEGAR DRESSING

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, add balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, musard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic cloves, shallot, pepper, water and process until smooth.
• With processor on low speed, add olive oil slowly in a steady stream and process for 30 seconds.
• Add liquid honey and process to blend for 30 seconds.
• Store dressing in a container with a lid in the refrigerator.
• Stir or shake dressing before using.

UNCLE BILL'S TURKEY DRESSING

Steps:

• Purchase an 8 ounce sliced loaf of day old bread, such as homemade, sour dough or Italian bread.
• Cut into 1/2" cubes and place on cookie sheets to dry for at least 1 day or dry in a 250 F oven for about 30 minutes.
• I prefer to buy bread rather than purchasing bread cubes or bread crumbs.
• In a large frying pan, add butter or margarine, onions, green and red peppers, celery and saute' for about 10 minutes; DO NOT BROWN.
• Add chicken soup base and stir well.
• Saute' for 5 minutes longer on medium-high heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, add beaten eggs and milk and mix well.
• Add dried bread cubes and mix well to coat.
• Add mushrooms and mix again.
• In a small bowl, mix together poultry seasoning, ginger, salt, parsley, dill weed, granulated garlic powder, black pepper and mix well to combine.
• Sprinkle mixture over dressing and mix well.
• Add crushed soda crackers and mix well.
• Dressing should be only slightly moist when squeezed and should just hold together.
• If dressing is still too moist, add more crushed cracker crumbs until the desired texture is achieved.
• Adjust spices to taste.
• You may wish to add some dried sage if desired.
• Line the cavity with cheese cloth leaving enough cloth so that it protrudes outside the cavity. Stuff dressing loosely, DO NOT PRESS TIGHTLY, as it will not cook properly.
• You can also wrap the dressing in double aluminum foil and bake in the oven along with your turkey or separately at 400 F for about 1 1/2 hours.
• When the turkey is cooked, pull out the cheese cloth with the dressing. Leaves the cavity clean and you do not need to dig the dressing out.
• NOTE: I prefer to cook the dressing in double aluminum foil in the oven.

UNCLE BILL'S GREEN GODDESS DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Store in refrigerator in a glass jar with lid.

UNCLE BILL'S LOW FAT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium size saucepan, add 2 cups of water and bring to boil.
• In a small dish, mix together cornstarch and 1/4 cup of cold water until well dissolved.
• Add cornstarch mixture to saucepan, stirring constantly until well blended.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together salt, pepper, chopped shallots, diced sweet red pepper, Dijon mustard, chopped garlic, chopped parsley, paprika, white and red vinegar and honey; mix well to blend.
• Now add cooled water mixture to mixed ingredients and mix well to blend.
• Store in a glass jar with lid in the refrigerator.