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Spanish Rice in a Rice Cooker

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Learn how to make Spanish Rice in a Rice Cooker! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make delicious Spanish Rice in a Rice Cooker. This is the easiest way to make delicious, healthy Spanish Rice!

If you have been looking for easy, healthy rice recipes you will want to add this Easy Spanish Rice recipe to your recipe collection. It is so easy to make in a rice cooker! You just add the ingredients, stir and turn on your rice cooker! Before you know it you will have delicious, healthy Spanish Rice for dinner. I am always looking for healthy dinner ideas and I think this rice recipe is a winner!

If you are trying to eat more healthy food, this is a perfect side dish with plenty of flavor. This Spanish Rice recipe uses brown rice and other healthy ingredients that are easy to find. Try cooking this delicious Spanish Rice in a Rice Cooker and find that this is your best Spanish Rice recipe and rice cooker recipe! Watch this video and try this Easy Spanish Rice recipe today!

Yield: 6 servings

Spanish Rice in a Rice Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (2 rice cooker cups) brown rice
  • 3 cups (or up to the water line) water
  • 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies (including juice)
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 3 - 4 teaspoons chicken style broth/seasoning, instant
  • 2 tablespoons onion, minced (dried)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Add rice and water to the rice cooker.
  2. Stir in the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Cook according to your rice cookers instructions for brown rice.
  4. Fluff and serve.

Notes

I usually use long grain brown rice for this recipe.

I often use a popular brand of diced tomatoes with zesty mild green chilies but you can use any similar variation of these tomatoes.

I use a vegetarian instant chicken broth/seasoning that has no MSG or preservatives. It has a great flavor.

You can use regular liquid chicken broth in place of the chicken seasoning and water.

Just pour the chicken broth up to the appropriate water line in the rice cooker.

© Karen Breyer

 

Healthy Strawberry Jam

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In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make amazing Healthy Strawberry Jam with only two ingredients! This homemade strawberry jam is so sweet, delicious, healthy and easy to make too! If you thought making jam or preserves was hard you will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to make this homemade jam recipe.This is even easier than strawberry freezer jam! This is a delicious, healthy jam that adults and kids will love! Serve this strawberry jam at your next family breakfast or brunch!

You will be surprised how fruity, sweet, and delicious this Strawberry Jam tastes. Try this Healthy Strawberry Jam on toast, pancakes, French toast, shortcake, ice cream, in a sandwich and more. Use your imagination and you will come up with more foods to put this Healthy Strawberry Jam on. What helps to make this Strawberry Jam recipe so amazing is that it is much healthier than other jams or jellies since it does not have any added sugar.

Our family loves to put this Strawberry Jam on toast with peanut or almond butter for an easy breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is also good in a peanut butter sandwich. We keep a container of this Healthy Strawberry Jam in the refrigerator and it helps to make a quick, easy meal or snack. I expect that this Healthy Strawberry Jam will be one of your favorite easy, healthy recipes. Watch this video and try this delicious Healthy Strawberry Jam today!

Yield: About 2 1/2 cups

Healthy Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries
  • 1/2 cup pineapple, dried

Instructions

  1. Add strawberries and pineapple to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour strawberry mixture in a container with a lid and chill until thickened. Stir briefly and serve.

Notes

Store this jam in the refrigerator.

For a thicker strawberry jam you can substitute dates for the dried pineapple. The dates make a thicker jam. The dried pineapple makes a sweeter jam.

© Karen Breyer

 

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

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Learn how to make these easy, Healthy Blueberry Muffins! This is the best ever healthy blueberry muffin recipe! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this easy, delicious Healthy Blueberry Muffin recipe!

Looking for healthy muffin or bread recipes that you can make for breakfast or a delicious snack or dessert? Look no further! These are the best ever Healthy Blueberry Muffins!

These delicious, moist blueberry muffins just happen to be vegan, low-fat and sugar and dairy free so they can be enjoyed by everyone! I think these will be your favorite healthy breakfast muffins ever! If you have been looking for easy, fun baking recipes for adults or kids you found it! Learn how to make these best ever Healthy Blueberry Muffins today!

Yield: 18 - 22 muffins

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 2 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder, aluminum free
  • 2 1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • Baking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 muffin pans with paper baking cups. Spray the cups with baking spray.
  2. Add oil, pineapple, vanilla extract, and honey to a blender. Blend ingredients until smooth.
  3. In a large bowl combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix well.
  4. Quickly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over mix or stir out the bubbles.
  5. Fold in the blueberries.
  6. Pour the batter into muffin cups until they are almost full. Remove the extra baking papers.
  7. Bake about 30 - 35 minutes until the muffins start to brown.

Notes

If you use frozen blueberries, rinse them briefly under warm water. Shake off the excess water and add them to the batter.

You can add chopped nuts if desired.

For another variation you can add fresh, dried or frozen cranberries with 1 - 2 teaspoons of orange zest in place of the blueberries.

I used safflower oil.

© Karen Breyer

 

Easy Southwestern Soup

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In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make Easy Southwestern Soup in a crockpot or slow cooker. This recipe is so easy! Just add the black beans, vegetables, and spices to your crockpot or slow cooker and let it cook while you do something else. It is a hearty, healthy, delicious vegan meal which is perfect for lunch or dinner. This Easy Southwestern Soup is a very healthy recipe with plenty of vegetables and the black beans are a great source of protein.

If you are looking for new vegetarian or vegan crockpot or slow cooker recipes you will love how easy and delicious this recipe is!
Do you want more easy, healthy crockpot or slow cooker recipes? You will want to add this Easy Southwestern Soup recipe to your collection. I am always looking for healthy lunch and dinner ideas and I think this delicious soup recipe is a winner! Try this delicious Easy Southwestern Soup today!

 

Yield: 8 servings

Easy Southwestern Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 - 15 ounce can Tomatoes, diced
  • 1 - 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 10 ounces corn, frozen
  • 1 - 4 ounce can green chilies, chopped
  • 2 - 3 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 6 teaspoons vegetable broth/seasoning, instant
  • 6 cups water
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (or as desired)

Instructions

  1. : Combine all ingredients together in a crockpot.
  2. : Cover and cook on high for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours or low for 4 - 5 hours.
  3. : Top with chopped cilantro if desired and serve.

Notes

You can use 6 cups of liquid vegetable broth in place of the instant vegetable seasoning and water.

Top soup with diced cilantro as desired.

© Karen Breyer

 

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