Clam Chowder for Celiacs
June 13, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Soup, Supper, fried, healthy
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Clam Chowder for Celiacs - This homemade, healthy clam chowder recipe, is floour/gluten free, making it perfect for celiacs. Oh so creamy and thick, we added some potato and bacon, for the added flavor and heartiness. A less than 30 minute healthy clam chowder recipe, that it is a “Must Try”!
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Clam Chowder for Celiacs
4 slices bacon
1/2 large onion, chopped (about 1 Cup)
4 Cups diced potatoes
1 (8 oz.) bottle of clam juice
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 (6 oz.) cans of clams (one can minced clams, one can whole clams)
3 TBSP brown rice flour* (or 1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch or 2 TBSP arrowroot starch)
2 Cups half-and-half
1 Cup milk
* Since this is just used to thicken the soup, you can use a variety of flours or starches. We used superfinely ground brown rice flour, but cornstarch works very well, as does arrowroot starch.
Directions to make Clam Chowder for Celiacs
1.In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-low heat until crispy. Remove bacon and allow to drain on paper towels and cool. 2.Add onion to the saucepan and cook in the bacon fat. Cook the onion on medium heat until tender and translucent. 3.Add potatoes, clam juice, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender — about 15 minutes
4.Then add the clams (with liquid) and half-and-half to the saucepan 5.In a small bowl, whisk the flour (or starch) into the milk, and add to the saucepan. 6.Stirring frequently, cook over medium heat until the chowder thickens — about 5 minutes.
7.Crumble the cooked bacon and sprinkle on top of individual servings
Heart Healthy Crab Chowder
June 12, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Soup, Supper, healthy
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Heart Healthy Crab Chowder - This quick easy chowder recipe is made with crab, instead of the traditional clams, loaded with a medley of garden vegetables, and utterly awesome. The heart healthy in this recipe comes from the lycopene loaded tomatoes.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Heart Healthy Crab Chowder
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup finely diced onion
1 cup cored fennel bulb, finely diced, plus 2 tablespoons chopped fronds, divided
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning blend
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth, or vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups water
2 cups precooked diced potatoes
2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
1 pound pasteurized crabmeat, drained if necessary
Directions to make Heart Healthy Crab Chowder
1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, diced fennel, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are just starting to brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
2.Add broth, water and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, crabmeat and fennel fronds. Return to a boil, stirring often; immediately remove from heat.
Warm Beet Salad Recipe
May 25, 2010 by Camp Cook
Filed under Boiled, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Salad, Side Dish, Starter, healthy
Beets are loaded many valuable nutrients including iron, potassium and fibre. Enjoy these bright red vegetables with almost any beef recipe.
Ingredients to make warm beet salad
•1 large bunch beets, 4 to 5 beets
•2 tbsp (30 mL) each red wine vinegar and prepared horseradish
•1 tbsp (15 mL) each granulated sugar and olive oil
•1 tsp (5 mL) salt
•1 green onion, thinly sliced
1.Trim green tops from beets. Discard or save to use in a stir-fry. Wash beets
well. Place unpeeled beets in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to
a boil over high heat. Then reduce heat to medium and simmer, partially covered,
until fork-tender, 30 to 35 minutes. In a large bowl, stir vinegar with horseradish,
sugar, oil and salt.
2.When beets are tender, drain and rinse under cold water until cool enough
to handle. Trim root ends and peel beets. Slice beets into wedges, thick strips
or rounds.
3.Add warm beets to vinegar mixture and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle with green
onion. Great warm or at room temperature. Beets will keep well, covered and
refrigerated, up to 3 days. Excellent with our Rosemary Roast Chicken With Maple-Mustard
Sauce or spooned over salad greens as a side salad.
Broccoli with Spicy Chick Pea Sauce
March 3, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, New Healthy Recipes, Side Dish, healthy
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Broccoli with Spicy Chick Pea Sauce - This fantastic, fiery broccoli and chick pea side dish recipe, cooks in under 10 Minutes! Fresh, fabulous broccoli, which is loaded with Vitamins A, C, and K, and Potassiam, is partered with high in Protein, Iron, and Potassium chick peas. As delicious as it is healthy, it is also quick and easy!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Broccoli with Spicy Chick Pea Sauce
1/2 c Cooked chick peas
1/4 c Plain nonfat yogurt
2 Garlic cloves, peeled, blanched in boiling water for 2 min.
2 tb Water
1 ts Olive oil
1 ts Lemon juice
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1/4 ts Ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/8 ts Salt, or to taste
1 bn Broccoli
Directions to make Broccoli with Spicy Chick Pea Sauce
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Fuss Free Chicken Marsala
January 29, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Supper, fried
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Fuss Free Chicken Marsala - This spectacular, fuss free recipe for chicken marsala, is not only quick and easy, it tastes like something you would order at your favorite restaurant. Four simple, healthy ingredients, fried and simmered stove top in only 20 minutes!
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Fuss Free Chicken Marsala
1 tablespoon butter
6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed golden mushroom soup
1 1/4 cups Marsala wine
Directions to make Fuss Free Chicken Marsala
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Wholesome Vegetable Bake
October 23, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Casserole, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Supper, healthy
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Wholesome Vegetable Bake - This wholesome, healthy vegetable casserole is a little exotic with it’s flash of crimson red color! Convenient, canned tomatoes and beets, (or fresh if you have them), are the heart of this no fuss casserole, that also has some creamy cheese mixed in. Oven baked in only 20 Minutes, it’s perfect when you don’t have a lot of time.
Prep Time: 5-10 mins |
Ingredients to make Wholesome Vegetable Bake
2 Cans, sliced beets
2 Cans stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup grated cheese
2 cups bread crumbs
2 Olive Oil
salt and pepper to taste
Directions to make Wholesome Vegetable Bake
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Stovetop Beef Stew
October 20, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Supper, fried, healthy
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Stovetop Beef Stew - This fix-it-and-forget-it beef stew recipe is a huge pot of healthy goodness. Big chunks of fresh veggies and meaty chuck steak are mixed with fragrant garlic and herbs and slowly simmered to a melt in your mouth tenderness. If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this easy healthy dinner reheats very well for lunch the next day.
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Stovetop Beef Stew
3 large New potatoes, cut in small chunks
3 pounds Chuck steak
1 cup Fresh string beans, cut in 1-1/2 inch cubes
2 cups Red onion, coarsely sliced
1/2 package Frozen baby green peas
10 milliliters Garlic, minced
1 small Bay leaf
1 cup Dry red wine
pn Basil
1 can 28oz Whole tomatoes, in puree
pn Thyme
pn Oregano
4 Carrots, peeled and cut in small chunks
salt and pepper to taste
** if you only have tomatoes in liquid, not puree, dump the liquid and add tomato paste, to get puree texture
Directions to make Stovetop Beef Stew
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Steamed Salmon Veggies and Black Beans
October 12, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Supper, healthy
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Steamed Salmon Veggies and Black Beans -This homemeade, healthy dinner recipe is so delicious, and so, so simple! Fresh, juicy salmon fillets, steamed, a pleasant array of colors, from the peppers, and some rich, black beans, adding to it’s wonderful colorful appearance. It also has it;s own sauce, recipe included, which tops this super quick and easy recipe perfectly. Another “Less Than 30 Minute Meal”!
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Steamed Salmon Veggies and Black Beans
2 ea Salmon, fillets, skin removed, @ 4 oz, each
1 ea Pepper, red bell
1 ea Pepper, green bell
2 tb Bamboo shoots, shredded
2 ts Black Beans, fermented
12 ea Ginger, slivered, julienned
4 ts Scallion, white only, shredded
2 tb Soy Sauce
1 tb Chicken Stock
1 pn Pepper, white, ground
1 ds Oil, vegetable
1 ds Oil, sesame
Directions to make Steamed Salmon Veggies and Black Beans
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Easy Thanksgiving Roasted Squash
October 7, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Casserole, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, New Healthy Recipes, Side Dish, healthy
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Easy Thanksgiving Roasted Squash - This simple, sweet, traditional Thanksgiving squash recipe is divine. One of the most popular winter vegetables out there, squash is also very good for you and economical. Loaded with Vitamin A and C, this quick and easy recipe helps keep you healthy as the weather cools down.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients to make Easy Thanksgiving Roasted Squash
1 Acorn Squash, 1pound
1 Tsp. Butter
2 Tsp. brown sugar
Directions to make Easy Thanksgiving Roasted Squash
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Low Cal Sauced Chicken
October 5, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Healthy Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Healthy Recipes, Supper, fried, healthy
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Low Cal Sauced Chicken - This lean, low cal recipe for chicken and orange-wine sauce is absolutely amazing. Lightly breaded and quickly pan fried, for crunchy a texture, it is then slowly oven baked in a homemade orange and wine sauce recipe included, filling the house with it’s enticing aroma. A quick, easy, low cal recipe that is marvelous!
Prep Time: 10-15 mins |
Ingredients to make Low Cal Sauced Chicken
1.5 kg. chicken cut up into serving pieces
1½ tbsp. flour
3 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
70 g. pure olive oil
125 g. (½ tea cup) white wine
125 g. (½ tea cup) pure orange juice
Directions to make Low Cal Sauced Chicken
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