HEALTHY RECIPES COLLECTIONS

Celebrate with these healthy, colorful recipes and Cajun favorites.

Take “Fat Tuesday” a little less literally this year with a more creative, more colorful approach to your Mardi Gras menu. Our perfect-for-a-dinner-party recipes are low in calories and celebrate the colors of Mardi Gras: purple, green and gold. These hues traditionally symbolize justice, faith and power, respectively. To us, they also reflect nutrients galore. Gold-tinged produce provides beta carotene. Those green vegetables deliver folate and lutein, a phytochemical linked with healthy vision. “Red” (or purple!) fruits and vegetables can be rich in anthocyanins, antioxidants that may prevent age-related cognitive decline, and flavonoids, antioxidants that help keep blood vessels healthy.

And of course, if you want to stick to traditional Cajun favorites, we have healthier versions of those as well. These recipes are delicious and totally perfect for entertaining—just toss in some colorful beads and you’ve got yourself a party.

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Healthy Purple/Red Mardi Gras Recipes

• Berry Buckle
• Chicken & Spiced Apples
• Deep-Dish Apple-Blackberry Pie
• Pork Cutlets with Maple-Spiced Apples & Red Cabbage
• Roasted Beet Crostini
• Roasted Beets with Mustard
• Warm Cabbage Slaw with Pork Medallions

Healthy Green Mardi Gras Recipes

• Chard & Sweet Pepper Stir-Fry
• Crushed Red Potatoes with Winter Greens
• Endive & Watercress Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
• Green Beans with Shallot Dressing
• Hot Artichoke-Parmesan Spread
• Mixed Greens & Oranges with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Healthy Gold Mardi Gras Recipes

• Acorn Squash with Parsley, Sage & Walnut Pesto
• Butternut Squash, Carrot & Parsnip Ragoût
• Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Potato & Sweet Potato Torte
• Rainbow Pepper Saute on Crostini
• Rosemary & Garlic Crusted Pork Loin with Butternut Squash & Potatoes

Healthy Cajun Favorite Recipes

• Black-Eyed Pea & Artichoke Salad
• Blackened Salmon Sandwich
• Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
• Cajun Crab Croquettes
• Cajun Pecan-Crusted Catfish
• Garlic-Cheese Grits
• Grilled Shrimp Rémoulade
• Kiwi-Mint Julep
• Louisiana Red Beans & Rice
• New Orleans Olive Salad
• Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Sausage Gumbo
• Southern Kale
• Zesty Rémoulade Sauce

Healthy Mardi Gras Menus

Tri-Color Celebration
Rainbow Pepper Saute on Crostini
Mixed Greens & Oranges with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Chicken & Spiced Apples
Green Beans with Shallot Dressing
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Traditional Cajun Delights
Kiwi-Mint Julep
New Orleans Olive Salad on Crostini
Cajun Pecan-Crusted Catfish
Louisiana Red Beans & Rice
Southern Kale
Zesty Rémoulade Sauce
Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

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