If you have the time, inexpensive dried beans are the best, as some nutrition is lost in the canning process. Below, we’ll talk about how to soak and cook dried beans.
Canned beans are very good for you though, so don’t feel badly if they are your choice.  Read More
Ingredients:
1 1/2 T chili powder
2 t cumin
1 1/2 cups salsa (your favorite brand and heat level)
1 1/2 cups black beans, or 1 (15 oz) can rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups pinto beans, or 1 (15 oz) can rinsed and drained
6 cups lettuce, torn
15 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 large avocado, diced (approximately 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 T olive oil or avocado oil
12-24 blue corn taco chips (if calorie counting, choose 12)
Optional and not included in the calories above: cheese, sweet red pepper, corn, jalapenos, serranos, Hatch chilis, more Salsa,Tabasco, sour cream….. Read More
Ingredients:
2 t olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 celery stalks
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
4 cloves garlic
1 recipe Beef Bone Stock (6 cups)
2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 T fresh parsley, chopped
1 parmesan rind
1/2 t oregano
1 t garlic powder
1 bay leaf
Two shakes of crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
4 medium red potatoes
12 oz cut or snapped green beans
Cooked beef from the bones that made the stock
Additional salt and pepper to taste
Alternative ingredient: use store bought stock and cut leftover roast or steak into small pieces and add it to the soup. Read More
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 sweet red pepper, de-seeded and chopped
20 oz ground turkey, lean
20 oz ground turkey, extra lean
1 T plus 1 t garlic, minced
2 T plus 1/2 T Gebhardt Chili Powder
2 3/4 t ground cumin
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/4 t chipotle chili powder (omit if you are a spice wimp and increase if you love it hot)
3 T all-purpose flour
3 T tomato paste
1 (4 oz) can Hatch chilis (hot or mild as you prefer)
3 C low sodium chicken stock
3 (15 oz) cans Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
2 T cilantro, rinsed, dried and chopped
Optional garnish: more chopped cilantro, green onions, avocado, tomatoes, and jalapenos
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Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 recipe Red Chile Sauce, divided use – set aside 1/2 cup for assembly, the rest goes into the meat and bean sauce
18 corn tortillas
1 T olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
20 oz ground turkey breast, 99% lean
1 (15oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 C corn, fresh, frozen and thawed, or drained from a can
2 t chili powder
1 t garlic
1/2 t cumin
1/8 t ground black pepper
1/2 t dried cilantro (or 1 T fresh cilantro chopped)
1 T butter (or use non-stick spray)
12 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded Read More
Ingredients:
2 oz prosciutto
1/2 onion, chopped
2 t pure olive oil
12 oz peas, fresh or thawed from frozen
1 T water
1/4 t black pepper Read More
Ingredients:
2 T Vegan margarine
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 t garlic, minced
1 1/2 pound fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and left whole
12 oz fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped
1 cup vegetable stock, low sodium
1 cup water
1/8 t ground black pepper, or to taste
1 T Vegan margarine to finish the dish Read More
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