• 15 minutes or less
  • Low sodium
  • Vegetarian

Southwest Popcorn

Slightly spicy popcorn and a glass of low-fat milk make the perfect afterschool snack.
Servings

10 (1 cup each)

Prep and cook time
10 min.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups plain popped popcorn
  • 3 cups toasted oat cereal
  • 2 Tablespoons margarine
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm water and soap.
  2. In a large bowl mix popcorn and cereal.
  3. In a nonstick skillet, heat margarine, chili powder, salt and garlic powder over low heat. Stir occasionally until margarine is melted.
  4. Drizzle margarine mixture over popcorn/cereal and toss.

Nutritional information

Each serving provides: calories, 76; carbohydrate, 11 g; protein, 2 g; total fat, 3 g; saturated fat, 1 g; trans fat, 0 g; cholesterol, 0 mg; fiber, 2 g; total sugars, 0 g; sodium, 137 mg; calcium, 35 mg; folate, 84 mcg; iron, 3 mg; percent calories from fat, 35%

Recipe credit

Arizona Nutrition Network