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Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary

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In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this delicious, Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary. This recipe makes is a hearty, healthy soup with lots of vegetables and beans. If you are looking for an easy, healthy delicious Navy Bean Soup recipe you found it! Add a salad and some crusty bread with this soup and you have a filling and satisfying dinner! Make enough for leftovers and you can also have an easy, fast, healthy, tasty lunch the next day!

If you are trying to eat healthy, this Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary is a perfect addition to your recipe collection. You can make this soup vegan or vegetarian by using instant vegan or vegetarian chicken seasoning/broth. Watch this video and try this easy, healthy, delicious Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary recipe today!

 

Yield: 8 servings

Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary

Ingredients

  • 1 - 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups onion, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 2 cups carrots, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 6 cups water
  • 6 teaspoons instant chicken seasoning/broth (or to taste)
  • 1 - 15 ounce can tomatoes, diced (with juice)
  • 2 - 15 ounce cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons oregano, dried
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary, dried
  • 6 cups kale, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. When the pan is hot, add the onions, celery, carrots and garlic. Sauté until the onions are soft.
  3. Next add the water and chicken seasoning (or chicken broth) and stir.
  4. Add the tomatoes, oregano and rosemary. Stir and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Finally add the beans, kale, salt and pepper. Cook until the beans are heated through and the kale is cooked to desired softness.
  6. Serve.

Notes

You can use regular, vegetarian or vegan style chicken seasoning. You can also use 6 cups liquid chicken broth in place of the chicken seasoning and water.

You can use 2 tablespoons fresh oregano in place of the dried.

You can use 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary in place of the dried.

You can use other white beans in this recipe.

You can adjust the seasonings and vegetables to your taste.

See a cooking demonstration of this Italian Navy Bean Soup with Rosemary recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower

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Turn your cauliflower into an amazing dish with this easy, healthy, delicious Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower recipe! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower.

Once you take a bite of this delicious Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower you may be craving it almost every day! What a tasty way to eat more vegetables! This cauliflower recipe may turn out to be you and your kids favorite vegetable recipe! If you are a beginner cook and trying to eat healthy this will be a perfect veggie recipe for you to try!

This Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower is just right for an easy, healthy side dish that goes with almost any meal. Looking for new healthy food ideas? You found a great one! Here is your chance to make an amazing easy, healthy vegetable recipe that will be a hit with everyone!

Start eating more vegetables today! Watch this video and make this easy, healthy, delicious oven roasted Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower!

Yield: 6 servings

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower

Ingredients

  • 6 - 7 cups cauliflower (cut in 1 inch pieces)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) Kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Cut cauliflower into 1 inch pieces.
  3. In a large bowl, toss together the cauliflower, garlic and olive oil.
  4. In a small bowl mix together the cumin, turmeric, red pepper flakes and salt.
  5. Stir the dry mixture together with the cauliflower, coating the cauliflower evenly.
  6. Spread the cauliflower on a baking sheet and bake for 23 to 28 minutes or until it is tender and browned on the edges. Stir the cauliflower occasionally while it is baking. Serve.

Notes

You can add additional salt after cooking if desired.

Adjust seasonings as desired.

© Karen Breyer

 

Healthy Orange Cake

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Make a delicious Healthy Orange Cake! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Healthy Orange Cake recipe for a delicious dessert! This is an amazing healthy cake recipe that both kids and adults will love! Looking for a yummy healthy cake recipe for kids? You found it!

This is an easy, healthy sweet recipe perfect for dessert or a party! I think it is so healthy you could even eat it for breakfast (and I have!). If you love sweets and deserts but feel you can’t eat them with out guilt try this easy Healthy Orange Cake recipe and be happy!

After you try this Healthy Orange Cake I think it will be your favorite healthy dessert recipe ever! Watch this cooking video and try this easy, Healthy Orange Cake today and be happy!

Yield: 2 - 8 inch cakes

Healthy Orange Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup white flour, unbleached
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coconut milk, unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1/2 orange, large
  • 1/4 peel from large orange
  • 1/2 cup water, approximately

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 - 8 inch pans with parchment paper (cut paper to fit the pans).
  2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. Blend together the coconut milk, orange juice concentrate, orange, and orange peel.
  4. Blend in enough water to make the liquid mixture 2 1/2 cups total.
  5. Add the liquid into the dry ingredients and mix well. You can mix the batter by hand quickly or use an electric hand mixer and beat for it 20 to 25 seconds.
  6. Immediately pour the cake mixture into two 8 - inch round or square baking pans.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes. The cakes are done when they begin to brown and pull away from the sides of the pan. As well, a knife inserted into the center of the cakes should come out clean.
  8. When the cakes are done, let them cool about 10 minutes in the pan. Next remove the cakes from the pans. Store the cakes in plastic bags or plastic wrap to keep them moist. Decorate the cooled cakes as desired.

Notes

You can use all whole wheat flour (no white flour) and the cake will be denser.

For a lighter cake, use 1/2 cup unbleached white flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour.

You can also use white whole wheat flour for a lighter color cake.

Wash the orange well since you are going to use part of the peel.

You can freeze these cakes in plastic bags. When you are ready to decorate the cake, remove them from the freezer and decorate.

For an amazing dessert, try the Healthy Pineapple Orange Sauce recipe with this cake. Spread the filling between the layers. Top of the cake with whipped topping or more orange filling (or both!).

© Karen Breyer

 

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

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Learn how to cook this easy, healthy, delicious Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this super simple Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore dinner recipe!

This Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe is so easy! You just add the chicken and vegetables to your crockpot or slow cooker and let it cook while you do something else. This Chicken Cacciatore is delicious served over mashed potatoes, baked polenta, egg noodles or pasta, (spaghetti, fettuccine or penne). It is a hearty, healthy meal perfect for lunch or dinner.

This Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore is a very healthy recipe with plenty of vegetables and the chicken is a great source of protein. If you like chicken dinners I think you will love this easy Chicken Cacciatore recipe! Watch this video and try this Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore recipe today!

Yield: 6 servings

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients

  • 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 - 1 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 15.5 ounce can tomatoes, diced or chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato juice
  • 2 - 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon pepper, fresh ground (or to taste)
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (or pieces)

Instructions

  1. Combine bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, tomato juice, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Spread about 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture over the bottom of the crockpot.
  3. Lay half the chicken over the mixture.
  4. Spread the chicken layer with half of the remaining mixture.
  5. Lay the remaining chicken over the mixture layer.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours until the chicken is cooked but not mushy or dry.

Notes

This Chicken Cacciatore is delicious served over mashed potatoes, baked polenta, egg noodles or pasta, (spaghetti, fettuccine or penne).

© Karen Breyer

 

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