TERRIFIC TURKEY CHILI

TERRIFIC TURKEY CHILI

INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/2 head of chopped garlic, 1 chopped onion, 1 diced each jalapeño & banana pepper, 3 lbs ground turkey, 1 tbs each cumin & oregano, 3 tbs chili powder, 1/2 tsp each onion salt, sea salt and crushed red pepper, 7 ounce can diced green chilis, 1/2 can rinsed small white beans, 32 ounce free range chicken bone broth, 8 ounces frozen corn and 3 tbs molasses, 2 bay leaves 

GARNISH: Cilantro, chopped scallion, shredded taco cheese and low fat sour cream

Sauté onions, garlic & peppers in oil 5 minutes, add turkey and cook until almost done. (it won't brown because there is no fat) Add rest  of ingredients and simmer for half hour. Remove bay leaves and enjoy!

TRISCUIT TREAT WITH ROASTED GARLIC

TRISCUIT TREAT WITH ROASTED GARLIC

INGREDIENTS: Your favorite type of triscuit, head of garlic, 1/2 cup olive oil, tomato and fresh basil

Roast garlic in 425 oven for half hour, let it cool, peel the cloves and put in the olive oil to hang out. Meanwhile thinly slice tomatoes and basil. Spread a clove of garlic on each cracker and top with tomato and basil. Simple but yum.

RED WINE MUSHROOM SAUCE FOR STEAK

RED WINE MUSHROOM SAUCE FOR STEAK

Ingredients: 1 yellow onion, 1 red onion, 8 cloves of garlic, 1 pound of mushrooms, 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 cup beef broth, 2/3 cup red wine, 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Sauté chopped onions, mushrooms & garlic in oil and butter until soft. Add wine & broth, bring to boil and lower heat until mix thickens. Stir often. Put over steak, cauliflower steak or grilled eggplant. Garnish with parsley. 

BROCCOLI STUFFED POTATOES

BROCCOLI STUFFED POTATOES

Ingredients: 4 Baking Potatoes, Small head of broccoli, 6 cloves chopped garlic,3 tbl butter, 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese, salt & pepper to taste and paprika or cayenne for top

-Wash potatoes, poke 1/2 dozen small slices with a knife so they don't explode in the oven, sprinkle with sea salt and bake at 350 for 1-1/2 hours. 

-While potatoes are cooking, chop up the broccoli and sauté with butter & garlic. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper and set aside.

-Take potatoes out and let cool a bit. Cut in half and scoop out some of the middle and save for something else. (great for thickening soups)

-Fill with broccoli, top with a little shredded cheese and garnish with paprika (or cayenne) and bake for another 10 minutes.

ZAHTAR TOAST

ZAHTAR TOAST

Ingredients:

Lebanese pita bread, olive oil, zahtar spice.

Mix one cup of zahtar spice and enough oil to make a paste. Separate  the pita in half, spread the mixture on the bread and bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. Easy and oh so yummy!

BABA GANOUSH

BABA GANOUSH

Ingredients:

2 eggplants, olive oil spray, salt, white pepper, garlic powder, 4 garlic cloves, juice of one lemon, 2 tablespoons tahini, 1/4 cup olive oil

Put peeled and sliced eggplant on sprayed cookie sheet. Spray the eggplant with more spray and season with salt, white pepper and garlic powder. Roast for 25 minutes at 425. Take out of oven, turn over and let it sit for 15 minutes. Add eggplant and rest of ingredients in food processor until smooth. 

JAMMIN' JAMBALAYA

JAMMIN'JAMBALAYA

There are a lot of ingredients here, so it's okay to add some of your own or skip the one's you don't like.

Ingredients:

-1/4 cup olive oil

-1 chopped onion & 2 chopped celery stalks

-6 cloves of chopped garlic

-6 chopped okra

-2 chopped scallions

-2 peppers (banana, Hungarian, bell, or jalapeño)I didn't use bell.

-Cup of chopped mushrooms (I used shiitake)

-6 cups chicken stock

-Rice: I used a box of Goya yellow rice

-28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes

-6 ounce tomato paste

-1 tbl each oregano, cumin, dark chili powder,worchestire & red hot

-4 tbl molasses

-Pound of large shrimp (take off shell)

-1 package thin, organic chicken breasts (cut bite size)

-3 hot Italian sausage links

-4 Andouille sausage

In a large pot, saute oil, garlic, celery & onion until soft. Add inside of the Italian sausage broken up into small pieces and the mushrooms and cook until sausage is almost done. (about 5 minutes)

Add stock, rice, tomatoes, and spices from oregano to molasses.Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20-25 minutes covered.

When rice is cooked, add shrimp, chicken, scallions and okra and cook on medium heat. Should take about 10 minutes.

When chicken and shrimp are done, add andouille sausage and simmer for 15 minutes.