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Recipe: Charleen’s Awesome Chili! (If I do say so myself…)

September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I gave Bob the day off from the blog so I could post our favorite Chili recipe.  Fall is in the air even though summer isn’t officially over, so this recipe is perfect for those cool days.  Feel free to modify as needed to your taste.  We love this recipe because it’s loaded with healthy stuff and it tastes awesome!

Charleen’s Awesome Chili

1 – 2 lbs. ground beef or turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can pinto beans
2 cans (10 oz.) diced tomatoes with green chilies, not drained
1 (29 oz.) can tomato sauce
¾ c. water, (or more for thinner chili)
5 TB chili powder
1 TB garlic powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 TB oregano, crushed
1 tsp. Tabasco

Crock pot Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients, except ground beef, into crock pot.  Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours.
  2. Brown ground beef.  Add to crock pot.  Cook on low for 30 min.  Serve with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Chili Recipe: Charleens Awesome Chili! (If I do say so myself...)

Chili

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Recipe: Meatloaf

May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hi, everybody.  Well, it’s the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day weekend.  The weather here looks to be pretty nice for it, too!  (Well, except for the wind…..again….)

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I’d like to share a recipe for today’s blog.  This is my meatloaf recipe.  I love it because not only is it very tasty, but includes lots of good veggies.  I calculated the nutritional values based on 8 servings, but those serving sizes may be small for some.  Recalculate accordingly if you choose a larger serving.

If you’d like to add some healthy whole grains to this I suggest ½ c. whole oats.  Remember, the nutritional value will change a bit with this addition so plan accordingly if you’re counting calories.

Meatloaf

8 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 220.1
Total Fat: 9.0 g
Cholesterol: 95.8 mg
Sodium: 432.5 mg
Total Carbs: 9.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
Protein: 26.3 g

Ingredients:

2 lbs. ground beef
15 oz. tomato sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 egg
½ TB onion powder
½ TB garlic powder
1 TB Worcestershire sauce

  1. Preheat oven 350°.
  2. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
  3. Place mixture in a baking dish.
  4. Bake for 1 hour.

Roasted potatoes, salad and breadsticks, make this a very healthy meal.

That’s it for today. I hope you all have a very safe, fun and wonderful holiday weekend.  Remember those who’ve given their lives for our freedom!

Please comment and share!

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Recipe: Beef and Pasta Casserole

April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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I gave Bob a snow day, so I’ll post another recipe for you.  icon smile Recipe: Beef and Pasta Casserole

This is a great recipe for a weekend, when you have some time to let it cook.  We think it’s so tasty that it’s worth taking the time to make.  Using a whole grain or rice pasta is healthier than regular pasta, and your taste buds won’t know the difference!

(I apologize that I don’t have a picture for this, hopefully I’ll remember to start taking them, when I make these recipes.)

Beef and Pasta Casserole

6 servings

 

Amount Per Serving:

Calories: 426.0

Total Fat: 15.1 g

Cholesterol: 60.2 mg

Sodium: 606.5 mg

Total Carbs: 48.8 g

Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g

Protein: 25.2 g 

 

 

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 ¼ c. hot water

1 tsp. beef bouillon granules

1 pkg. whole grain pasta shells

1 c. sour cream

 

  1. In a large skillet brown the ground beef and onion
  2. Stir in salt, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce. 
  3. Add water and bouillon; mix well. 
  4. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours or until the liquid is gone. 
  5. Cook pasta per package directions.  Add cooked pasta and sour cream to meat; stir to mix. 
  6. Cover and cook on high for 10-15 minutes.

Please post a comment if you tried this recipe.  I’d enjoy hearing what you thought about it.

 

Thanks, ’til next time….

Charleen

 

 

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