Black Bean and Cabbage Stew

Black Bean and Cabbage Stew
(makes 6 servings)



Ingredients:



2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 leek, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon paprika

2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram or thyme

1 1/4 lbs. potatoes, coarsely chopped

14 oz. can black beans

3 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock

6 oz. cabbage or scallions, shredded



Directions:



1. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and leek and sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and paprika and continue to sauté for 2 minutes.

2. Add marjoram or thyme, potatoes, beans, vegetable stock* and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through.

3. Add cabbage or scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. Simmer for 5 minutes.

TEXT VERSION OF NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (570 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount per serving
Calories 425
Calories from fat 84
Total Fat 9 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 2 mg
Sodium 983 mg
Total Carbohydrates 72 g
Dietary Fiber 14 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 16 g
Vitamin A 40%
Vitamin C 80%
Calcium 10%
Iron 30%

Apricot Glazed Salmon Recipe

Apricot-Glazed Salmon
(makes 4 servings)

Ingredients for glaze:



1 1/2 cups apricot nectar (juice)

1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper





Lowfat cooking spray
1 12-ounce fresh skinless salmon fillet, about an inch thick*


*Nutrition Facts calculated using wild Coho salmon.


Directions:



1. In a small saucepan, stir in all ingredients for the glaze then bring to boiling at medium-high then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Move oven rack to about 4 inches below broiler then turn on broiler. Spray a broiler pan with lowfat cooking spray then center salmon on pan then broil for about 10-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Use a pastry brush to baste the fish with some of the apricot glaze every 3-4 minutes.

3. Serve salmon with glaze.


TEXT VERSION OF NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe (212 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 247
Calories from fat 47
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 38 mg
Sodium 344 mg
Total Carbohydrates 30 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 14 g
Protein 20 g
Vitamin A 35%
Vitamin C 90%
Calcium 4%
Iron 8%

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Chicken and Herb Tomatoe Soup 145 Cal.

100g chicken breast, sliced very thin. seasoned w/Boutique House Seasonings
-1 medium tomato, chopped
-1 clove garlic, smashed
-1/2t dehydrated onion
-3 leaves of fresh italia parsely, chopped... See More
-1/2" sprig of fresh rosemary, thyme, and sage (a little goes a long way)
-pinch of paprika, onion powder, chili powder
-salt (optional, but tastes best with at least 1/2t)
-3/4c water
-1t LouAna coconut oil

take 1/2t of coconut oil and add to a heated saucepan over med-hi heat (preferably not non-stick). Add chicken and allow to sear. Its ok if pieces of the chicken stick to the pan. once thoroughly browned, remove chicken. lower heat to med.

add the other 1/2t of coconut oil to the pan, add garlic. mix and allow garlic to flavor the oil for a few seconds. add onion, and then tomato before the garlic becomes brown. use the tomato to bring up the cooked bits of chicken. add water and seasonings. allow to reduce for about 5min. add chicken and herbs. keep tasting the soup, for the herbs flavor the soup almost immediately. you can remove them after a couple seconds if it gets too strong. simmer for a few more minutes, then serve.

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Recipe




Pasta with Garlic and Tomatoes
1/4cup extra virgin olive oil
8 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced
¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil

3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced fine
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup dry white wine
½ cup chicken stock
3 packs Miracle Noodle Spaghetti

Heat olive oil at low to medium temperature in a large skillet. Add the garlic and gently roast on low to medium heat, be very careful not to brown garlic. This should take approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add the basil, tomato, salt and pepper. Now add the wine raising the heat slightly and cook for about 1 minute. Pour in chicken stock and cook until sauce reduces to a gravy-like consistency, raising the heat again if necessary. At this point reduce heat to low. . Drain and rinse pasta, toss in sauce and serve.

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