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Bobby’s Lighter Fried Green Tomatoes
1059 Fewer Calories
114g Less Carbs
Fried Green Tomatoes
1059 Fewer Calories
114g Less Carbs
54g Less Sugar
Ingredients:
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 egg white
10 drops hot sauce (about 1/2 teaspoon)
1 cup cornmeal
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 large green tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 1 1/2 pounds)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray a large cookie sheet with nonstick spray.
Combine buttermilk, egg white, and hot sauce in a medium bowl. Mix cornmeal and salt in a pie dish. Dip the tomato slices into the buttermilk mixture, then into the cornmeal, gently turning to coat.
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the tomato slices in a single layer and cook until browned on one side, 3 – 4 minutes.
Transfer the slices, browned-side up, to the cookie sheet. Lightly spray the tomatoes with nonstick spray. Bake until the tomatoes are golden brown on both sides, about 8 minutes. Wipe the skillet clean and repeat with the remaining oil, and tomato slices.
Serve hot.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Yield: 6 servings
Per Serving: 137 Cal; 4 g Protein; 3 g Tot Fat; 0 g Sat Fat; 1 g Mono Fat; 24 g Carb; 3 g Fiber; 5 g Sugar; 38 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 338 mg Sodium; 1 mg Cholesterol
Original recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Lightened Up recipe courtesy of Bobby Dean and the Paula Deen test kitchen
Test Kitchen Note: about 5 (1/4-inch-thick slices per tomato), 2 ½ tomato slices per serving
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Reader Comments:
Thanks bobby for this awesome recipe ! I totally love fried green tomatoes ! Momma has taught you well ! Candy !
By Lecia Satterfield on May 10, 2013
I think you are the greatest. We are going to harrah's on may 26/2013 to see reba. Harrah's was booked up. We will staying at cherokee grand hotel.We are going to get to eat at your restuant. I can not hardly waite.LOVE YOU brenda
By Brenda Worley on March 31, 2013
bobby's lighter green tomatoes---great idea!!!!!!!
By bess haskins on March 27, 2013
Hi Paula, just wanted to comment on your weight loss, you look fantastic.Now to help you keep it off check out this site, www.wellnessbelts.com We have a lot of people up in Canada wearing them and it helps with weight, osteoporosis, arthritis. I'm using one since I had a hip replacement, and my walking has much improved. Love your cookie recipes I will be trying some this Christmas. Wishing you and your family a Very Blessed Christmas. Love & God Bless
By Carol Mitchell on December 10, 2012
love your show , i would just eat your food 24 7 ,all i do is eat and watch your show and could eat the t v , love your show ,love u all ,
By cindy saint on November 28, 2012
hey mrs paula my name is kelly carbage i live in conway arkansas i love your one eyed sailor recipe i make it for my family on weekends i'm still i school i'm in the ninth grades my famliy love s them. I also fix them when my memaw comes to visit i have to fi extras cause she loves them. I wish some day i could be on your show. bye now.lol
By Anonymous on October 13, 2012
Lord have mercy boy! Genius...Love'em!
By JSC on July 10, 2011
I am so glad we are going to have a Paula Deen Restaurant near our town (Harrah's Cherokee, N.C.)My main comment is why can't we print The Lighten Up Recipes ? I have tried every thing to get them to print . Thanks Tell Paula great job and May the new restaurant be a great success. Linda Barnes
By Linda Barnes on January 11, 2011
I brought all my green tomatoes inside this week because of the frost on the ground. This will be the perfect recipe to try. Thanks Bobby!
By Joyce Heitz-Cable on October 16, 2010
Just wanted to respond to Anne of Bala Cynwyd, PA. I too have had trouble printing out the recipes but here’s a quick tip - copy the recipe and paste it into a word document and then print. Hope this helps but it would be nice to just have a print option on the website!
By Carolyn Bates on October 13, 2010
We LOVE fried green tomatos! I will definatley try this “lighter” recipe.
By jan hyde on October 13, 2010
Love these new Lighten Up recipes…but I can’t print of save them in my recipe box..Can you help with this?
Cheryl of AZ 10/12/10
By mjbmama on October 12, 2010
We were at “The Lady & Sons” and also at “Bubba’s”
on September 25th. We had a great time! Good food too! Hope to return to Savannah again soon.
By Beverly O'Leary on October 12, 2010
The print version is available in our recipes section. You may also use the link below:
http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/print_page/1549/
By Lisa the Admin on October 12, 2010
Hi—I would love to try some of the lighter recipies, but can’t seem to print them off from the newsletter. Can you help?
They all sound so good.
My friends tried the black bean lasagna at their party recently, and it was really good, but I couldn’t find it on the site. Any help with that?
Thanks.
By Anne on October 12, 2010
Suggestion; Why don’t you make a “print” version of the recipes available?
By Barbara Terry on October 12, 2010
I am so happy to see all these lightened up recipes Bobby created.since I’ve pretty much given up on all the foods Paula cooks & I use to cook.I have been missing out on that kind of cooking. Thank you Bobby I can’t wait to try out some of these recipes especially the fried green tomato’s & the tomato pie. Keep on lighten’m up for us. virginiaann
By virginia parrish on August 08, 2010
Paula & Bobby,
I love Paula’s recipes, but now that Bobby is lightening them up I can prepare them with the family more often without worrying I’m going to cause someone a heart problem. I love it.
Thanks so much!
By Stacy King on December 20, 2009
OMGosh! I’ve died and gone to Heaven!! Do these ever look wonderful. Thought I would never have a friend green tomato again, but now I will. Thanks again Bobby!!
By Betty Jo on December 16, 2009
Great lighter twist on an old favorite!
Love Bobby’s new “Lighten Up” challenge ~ especially the nutritional information values.
By Nancy Gayle on November 07, 2009
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doris in The Secret Garden on May 19, 2013 at 3:11 pm
I love reading about your family and seeing your pictures. I respect the fact that you are teaching your son's family values because so much of that seems to be going by the wayside anymore..maybe someday we will meet and by that time your son's may even have their own cooking show.lol..wishing you lots and lots of love from this country girl's kitchen to Brooke Deen's kitchen of love.
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Love this idea. I want to do this for my sister n law for the new addition of the family. What a wonderful way to celebrate a new baby in the family.
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