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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 18, 2020
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Go ahead and munch! This smart snack uses fat-free and low-fat ingredients to make snacking a pure pleasure.

Southwest Snack

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 64
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 bags 94% fat-free microwave popcorn (any flavor), popped (24 cups)
  • 6 cups Bugles™ nacho cheese flavor corn snacks
  • 2 cups fat-free pretzel sticks
  • 2 tablespoons no-trans-fat vegetable oil spread, melted
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 300°F. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn.
  • Step 
    2
    Divide popcorn, corn snacks and pretzels between two 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bags.
  • Step 
    3
    In small bowl, stir melted spread, chili powder, cumin and garlic powder until blended; pour over mixture in bags. Seal bags; shake to coat. Sprinkle with cheese. Seal bags; shake to coat.
  • Step 
    4
    Pour mixture into 2 ungreased 13x9-inch pans.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 10 minutes; cool. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition

45 Calories
1 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
7g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
45
Calories from Fat
15
Total Fat
1 1/2g
2%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
105mg
4%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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