Great easy recipe from Cooking Light. Modified to reduce dairy and adjust prep time to be more realistic.
Category: Special Diet
Roasted Chicken Thighs
When you roast chicken thighs with the bone in and skin on the result is a much more flavorful meal. This recipe calls for adobo seasoning and pico de gallo so it has a Spanish flavor, but using different combination of seasonings and toppings you can achieve a wide variety of flavors.
Red Fork Beef Stew
As soon as I get a chance to post my photos of the actual food, I will. Hopefully by this weekend. We are using a pot roast slow cooker sauce to make stew. The main difference is using cut up beef instead of the whole slab that you then have to slice before serving. I like the stew better because the meat takes on more of the flavor of the sauce.
5-Minute Power Breakfast
I’ve been making coffee cup eggs for years but I recently decided to amp it up with some spinach. That way I could start getting my daily servings of veggies right from the get-go. Plus all that protein keeps me full until my mid-morning snack 3 hours later.
Red Fork Pot Roast
As soon as I get a chance to post my photos of the actual food, I will. Hopefully by this weekend.
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 3-7 hours |
Servings |
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- 1 package Red Fork Pot Roast Slow Cooker Sauce
- 2.5-3 pounds Chuck roast
- 1 cups water or beef or vegetable broth
- 1 cup red wine or water; omit if using slow cooker
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 1 pound parsnips or potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Ingredients
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- Chop beef into stew size (large bite size). Turn oven on to 350F to preheat.
- Preheat dutch oven (or large frying pan if using slow cooker) on the stove on high heat. Add olive oil and brown beef for 5 minutes. Do this in batches so you're not crowding the meat. Add more oil by the teaspoon if needed.
- Cook in dutch oven in oven at 350F for 2.5 hours, or in slow cooker for 7 hours on low.
- Scrub and chop parsnips into large pieces. Add parsnips and carrots to the pot half-way through cooking time.
- Test meat after time suggested -- it should be falling apart. If not, leave in a little longer (20-30 minutes).
A Healthier Skillet Lasagna
I adapted this skillet lasagna recipe from Cooking Light magazine to turn it into a healthier version of this great comfort food. Don’t let the tofu scare you, it’s the texture that counts and the creaminess of it more than makes up for the lack of ricotta cheese. It takes on the flavor of the sauce so well your kids may not even notice (one can always hope anyway)!
Yes that is a pickle. When I was growing up we always had pickles with our Eye-talian spaghetti. I can’t shake it. I also need to learn how to take better pictures at night. 🙂