Hot German Potato Salad

Potato and pasta salads, those tasty summer side dishes everyone loves, are usually loaded with fat and calories. Mayonnaise, sour cream, and bacon are a few of the high fat culprits. The following recipe is our rehabbed versions of a traditional favorite.

1 teaspoon margarine 3/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt pinch of black pepper 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 2/3 cup water 1/3 cup vinegar 4 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled, sliced 1 tablespoon bacon bits

In medium skillet, over medium heat, melt margarine. Add onion; sauté until tender. Stir in flour, sugar, salt, pepper, and celery seed. (Mixture will be very crumbly.) Whisk in water and vinegar. Cook until mixture boils and thickens. Gently stir in potatoes and bacon bits. Cook until hot.