Thursday, January 8, 2009

Vegetarian White Chili

I got this recipe off of a new favorite website - Sparkpeople.com. It's a great place to track your nutrition and fitness, as well as a good resource for health information.

Ingredients:
  • 3 cans white beans (navy, great northern, cannellini, ) undrained
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoon Oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne
  • 2 cups water (more or less depending on taste)

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a crock pot or soup pot and heat. Serve with Whole wheat rolls. Serves 6. If you have room for some more calories in your day, add cooked shredded chicken breast.

Nutritional Info (without chicken)
Fat: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 22.0g
Calories:119.4
Protein: 7.9g

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

So easy my Daughter made it. Filling Fruit Salad

Jello and fruit make this a tasty snack or dessert.

25 Minutes to Prepare and Cook
Ingredients:
  • 1 4-serving box of your favorite flavor Jell-o
  • 1 Pint strawberries, washed and sliced
  • 1 small box of fresh raspberries, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup Cool Whip

Directions:
Prepare the jell-o as instructed for "jigglers" on the box. Chill until set.Spoon remainder of the ingredients into the prepared Jello, stir and serve. Makes 8 One-cup servings.