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Kugel

March 7, 2025

Recipe

Kugel is a sweet or savory casserole made with noodles or potatoes. This sweet noodle version uses low-fat ingredients to cut the calories.

Serves 12

Using low-fat dairy products cuts the calories in this noodle dish.

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. And the noodles and boil for 4-5 minutes. Pour noodles into a colander, then rinse and drain. Pour into a large bowl.

In another bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients except the raisins and almonds into a creamy sauce. Add the sauce to the noodles and mix well. Stir in the raisins. Pour the noodle mix into the baking dish. Top with almonds.

Bake until kugel is set and the top is golden brown, about 30-45 minutes.

1/2 pound wide egg noodles
3 tablespoons butter, melted
16 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
2 cups fat-free plain non fat yogurt
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 whole eggs and 2 egg whites, beaten
1/2 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup slivered almonds

DASH Eating Plan Servings

1/2 Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1 Fats and oils Fruits 1 Grains and grain products 1/2 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

1 Carbohydrates 1 Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy 1/2 Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 341 Calories 37 g Total carbohydrate 131 mg Cholesterol 2 g Dietary fiber 5 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 20 g Protein 4.5 g Saturated fat 1/12 of recipe Serving size 340 mg Sodium 12.5 g Total fat