Healthy Recipes
Ingredients
10 oz celery, thinly sliced
1 small onion, diced
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup of vegetable stock (ideally low sodium)
½ cup skim milk
Juice of 1 lemon
3 oz feta cheese, diced
Handful of fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
- In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion until almost tender, but not browned. Add the celery and stir well.
- Sprinkle in the flour and keep on stirring for a few minutes. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a quick boil. Stir constantly.
- Immediately reduce the heat, cover and gently simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Place the soup into a blender and process until smooth. Then return the soup mixture to the saucepan, add the milk and season well with salt, pepper and the lemon juice. Reheat gently.
Ingredients
2 medium zucchini, cubed
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 onion, chopped
Handful of mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
4 cups cooked brown rice
1 (15oz) can chunky tomato sauce
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup Parmesan, grated
Fresh chopped parsley
5 tsp olive oil
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As the weather outside gets nicer and it starts to warm up it’s got me looking towards the grill. I love a good burger! Some people shy away from turkey burgers, but do you want to know the secret?
It’s what you put on or in the turkey that really makes a turkey burger great. Green chiles add so much flavor and just a touch of spice. Add in some avocados and pico de gallo or tomato and you’ve got an awesome burger.
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