Friday, May 20, 2016

Carol's Cabbage with Bacon, Onion, and Apple

This was one of those recipes that came about because Larry bought a small, half-cabbage at the market with no thought of what we might do with it. So I came up with this:

Nutrition facts for 6 servings

Ingredients:

3 slices bacon, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 apple, unpeeled, chopped (see Note)
1/2 small or medium cabbage, shredded
1/4 to 1/2 cup water
Salt to taste (optional)

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Elsa’s Chicken and Veggie Soup

Nutrition facts for 10 servings

Ingredients:

8 chicken legs (approximately 2 lbs. of chicken)
8 carrots, sliced
1 onion, chopped
8 celery stalks, sliced
4 ears of corn, cut into chunks
4 green and yellow zucchini
3 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon of Mrs. Dash Original seasoning blend, Salt-Free All natural

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Hollie’s Baked Eggplant with Marinara and Provolone

Nutrition facts for 6 servings

Ingredients:

1 medium eggplant
2 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 fresh banana pepper chopped
8-10 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 (14 oz) cans crushed tomatoes
1 t dried thyme
2 t dried oregano
1/2 t crushed red pepper
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
6-8 fresh purple basil leaves, chopped (or regular basil is good too)
sliced provolone (enough to cover each slice of eggplant)