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Mimi’s Split Pea Soup Recipe
Try this split pea soup recipe for a tasty, fulfilling, and HEALTHY meal. This meal is packed with fiber and healthy vitamins including Vitamin A, C, K and B6. This meal is great for weight loss and general overall health. This recipe was created my my aunt, Mimi Keller, so all the credit goes to her on this one.
This recipe serves 5-6 people.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of split peas
- 8 cups of water
- 1 whole red onion (chopped)
- 1 small bag baby carrots
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 2 ham hocks
- 2-4 tbs minced garlic
- 1 cup cilantro (1/4 stems, 3/4 leaves)
Mix ingredients in large spaghetti pot (5qt). Let ingredients simmer on low or 3 for several hours, stirring occasionally. After three hours or so, the soup will begin to feel thick on the bottom, and runny on top. Turn of the heat and let it sit for a few minutes to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste!
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Enjoy!
~HealthyGirl
Hot Homemade Lemon Aid Recipe
It’s flu season again, which means lots of coughing, sneezing, fevers, aches & pains. According to the CDC, up to 20% of the population is sick during the flu season every year. This means your neighbors, friends, coworkers and you. One of the best recipes that has always made me feel better is homemade hot lemonade. Here is a great recipe that my grandmother taught me. She likes to call it lemon Aid due to the “aid” it gives others around flu season.This recipe is packed with vitamin C, and this warm liquid should help keep your spirits up, your throat soothed, and hopefully your health a little better.
Ingredients:
- 4 lg lemons
- 2 lg oranges
- 6 cups of water
- 1 cup of sugar (to taste)
- Juicer
- Large cooking pot
Juice lemons and oranges, adding the pulp to the juice as well. Add water, and stir. Add sugar slowly until it reaches your desired bitterness. Heat on low for thirty minutes until the flavors blend and you have a yummy warm creation of lemon aid.
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~HealthyGirl
Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Enjoy this leaner version of stuffed peppers. This recipe is full of flavor, but light on the fat.
Ingredients:
- 6 bell peppers (I prefer green)
- ½ lb ground turkey
- ½ cup chopped mushrooms
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 pkg of your favorite Mexican rice mix (I like Rice-a-Roni)
- 1 tsp chili powder
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ cup light mozzarella cheese
Cook Mexican rice according to package directions, and brown the ground turkey. Add onions, mushrooms, garlic, and seasonings to the turkey. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove tops and seeds from peppers. Mix browned turkey with Mexican rice. Stuff peppers and add tops. Arrange peppers in baking dish and add ¼ cup of water to the bottom. Put the dish in the oven for an hour, or until peppers are tender. After taking the peppers out, sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top, and allow it to melt.
Serve with a side salad and enjoy your yummy stuffed peppers!
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~Healthy Girl
Healthy Lasagna Recipe
Lasagna is an all-time American favorite, but with greasy meat and 3 different kinds of cheese, the calorie count on this tasty dish can add up quick. Here is a fun, yet healthy lasagna recipe with a few simple substitutions to make it just as tasty, but a lot better for you!
Serves 8 people
Makes great leftovers!
Ingredients:
- 4oz of Lasagna Noodles (Whole wheat if you can find it)
- 1.5 lbs. of ground turkey or extra lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup of each zucchini, eggplant, & mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
- Dash of pepper
- 1 jar (320z) of your favorite spaghetti sauce ( I use Prego)
- 1 cup of sliced black olives
- 1 (16oz) container of FAT FREE ricotta cheese (I use Precious)
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ lb. of Mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
Boil your lasagna noodles and cook the ground turkey in a large 12″ pan. Add the onion and garlic to the turkey & let simmer. Cook veggies on medium heat in light olive oil for about 6-7 minutes. Drain noodles when they are completely cooked. Add Seasonings, spaghetti, black olives, and other veggies to the meat and cover. Simmer for 15minutes, letting the flavors mix. In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese with egg, and beat together. Preheat oven to 375oF. On the bottom of a 13X 9 baking pan, layer with meat/sauce mixture. Then add 1/3 the lasagna, 1/3 the Ricotta/egg, 1/3 mozzarella, and 1/3 the parmesan. Repeat layering until ingredients are all used. Cover the baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover the dish and bake an additional 20 minutes. Let the dish cool before serving this scrumptious meal!
Happy Eating!
~Healthy Girl
What do you think of this lasagna recipe? Comment below.
Healthy Girl’s Chicken Wrap Recipe
Nowadays, chicken wraps are the way to go. Places all over are offering them as a quick snack or healthy lunch. But are they really that healthy? Many chicken wraps are drenched in ranch and defeat the purpose healthy choices. Try making your own snack wrap at home. My chicken wrap recipe is bigger, has less fat, and will keep you full longer.
Makes 4 Servings
What you’ll need:
- 4 Whole wheat tortillas
- 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- low fat or fat free ranch (I like Kraft)
- half a tomato
- quarter of an onion
- shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese, feta is great too)
- 1 1/2 cups of baby romaine lettuce or spinach leaves
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- splash of chicken stock or broth
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or your choice of cooking oil)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp of basil
- dash of pepper
Directions:
Make sure chicken is defrosted before cooking. Cut the breasts up into small bite size pieces and put in into the pan at medium heat with a dash of EVO, stiring occasionally. When the pieces start to get a golden brown, add the pepper, basil, chicken stock, garlic, and onion powder, and let it simmer until most of the moisture is absorbed and evaporated.
Pour the chicken pieces in a bowl and place in the freezer for five minutes to cool while you prepare your wrap. Cut up the onion and tomato into small pieces and put them in a bowl. For those of you really short on time, try buying pre cooked chicken strips at the grocery store, or cooking a big batch of chicken in advance to use for many different recipes! Add the lettuce and cooled chicken and a splash of ranch. Mix together. Take a tablespoon of your ranch and spread it across the inside of each wrap. Add the ingredients from the bowl to each wrap evenly and add a small sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese. Wrap those suckers up and you’re good to go!
Enjoy!
How do you like this chicken wrap recipe? Would you do anything different? Comment Below!
~Healthy Girl
Banana Hazelnut Muffins: A Healthy Muffin Recipe
If you love muffins like I do…you are going to love this healthy muffin recipe!
As you may have gathered from my blog…I love to find easy ways to enjoy being healthy. This is a recipe I invented myself to make eating healthy still taste good! These muffins are packed full of fiber, low in sugar, and are full of flavor! Try for yourself, then modify to your desires!
Makes: 18 muffins
prep time:10 minutes
Cook Time : 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of whole wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour
- 1/2 cup of flax seed
- 1 pinch of salt
- 4 overripe bananas
- 3/4 cup of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of apple sauce
- 1/4 cup of butter (you can replace this with another 1/4 cup of applesauce like I do, but I warn your muffins will be a bit dry and less cohesive, yet still just as tasty!)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 1/2 cup of chopped hazelnuts (You can add any nuts that you desire here, walnuts and pecans work especially well)
- Spices to your liking (I love to add plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg, but just use what you like and have on hand)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and fill two muffin tins with cupcake liners or fat free non stick spray.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, flax seed, baking soda, and salt; then set them aside. Mash 2 of the bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture. With an electric mixer or really determined arms, whip the remaining bananas with the brown sugar together like you mean business,until it creates a dark soupy mixture. Add the applesauce, butter, eggs, vanilla, and spices, and beat well. Pour the mashed bananas and the banana puree mixture in with the dry ingredients set aside earlier. Add nuts. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins to fill them about 3/4 full. Rap the pan on the counter a few time to let any air bubbles escape, and put them in the oven.
Bake until a fork stuck in the muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let them cool for a few minutes before turning the muffins out. Enjoy!
Have you tried a similar recipe? How did it turn out for you? Comment below and let me know!
~Healthy Girl