Lighter Apple Strudel

4 medium apples -- peeled, cored and thinly sliced

1/2 cup brown sugar -- unpacked
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats -- uncooked
3 tablespoons fat-free margarine

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Stir together apples, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice; pour into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Cut flour, oatmeal, remaining brown sugar and margarine together with a pastry blender or fork in a medium bowl; sprinkle over apple mixture.
Bake until apples are tender and top is browned, about 45 minutes.

Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

Meghann's notes: I use an apple corer, slice each chunk in half again, and leave the skins on, unless you are serving to a small child.

Faster: can be done in the microwave, about 5 minutes.

Lighter: skip the flour, use ICBINB spray butter, use Splenda brown sugar.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

1 lb. baking potatoes, cubed *I use about 6-8 small to medium potatoes
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth OR 2c water and 2 chicken bouillon cubes, microwaved for 1 minute.
1 cup milk *I use skim
3 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled and divided *The Sam's Club real bacon pieces work well too!
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided
1 green onion sliced, divided *I omit.
1/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

MICROWAVE
Microwave potatoes in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min., stirring after 2-1/2 min.
Stir in broth and milk. Microwave 10 min., stirring after 5 min.
Carefully crush potatoes with potato masher.
RESERVE 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese and 1 Tbsp. onions for topping.
Stir remaining bacon, cheese and onions into soup.
SERVE topped with reserved bacon, cheese, onions and sour cream.

STOVE TOP
Boil potatoes, drain.
Mash about half the potatoes - add liquids, and replace remaining potatoes.
Mix in bacon, cheese, and onions; reserve some for toppings.
Serve with reserved toppings and sour cream.

Variation: peel potatoes before cooking (especially if serving to young children.)

Reheats well! I would not recommend freezing.

Gluten free: watch ingredients of sour cream.
Diabetic friendly: serve a side salad with this instead of bread, and this becomes a pretty good meal! Only carbs would be the potatoes, approximately 30g per cup.