Cuban Picadillo

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 white onion (yellow, finely chopped about 1 cup)
  • 1 red bell pepper (cored and seeded finely chopped about 34 cup)
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 cloves clove garlic (finely chopped about 4 teaspoons)
  • 2 tsps ground cumin
  • 2 tsps dried oregano
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper                             
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 11/2 lbs ground turkey
  • 1 cup canned tomatoes (diced)
  • 2 tbsps worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 8 oz of red potatoes peeled and cubed

 

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and bay leaves and cook until fragrant and tomato paste darkens in color, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes.

2. Add meat and cook, stirring and breaking up chunks, until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, raisins, and potatoes. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.

3. Remove cover and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve with yellow rice and black beans.

Sundried Tomato Grilled Chicken Flatbread Pizza

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This is a healthy option with a lot of pizazz to America’s favorite food. You can use flat bread, tortilla shells or make your own dough. I usually find the flatouts in the bakery section of the grocery store and they come in a variety of flavors and are made of whole grains. In this recipe we do not use tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Large Boneless Chicken Breasts- precook (this recipe is great for making when having left over chicken breasts)
  • 3 Flatbreads
  • 1 jar of sliced sundried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 tbsp of oregano
  • 1 tbsp of basil
  • 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese; divided
  • 1 tsp of sea salt
  • 1 tsp of ground black pepper

 

Directions:

  • Preheat oven 350
  • Bake the flatbreads alone for 3-5 min 
  • Coat the flatbreads with olive oil
  • Cut the grilled chicken breasts into bite size pieces
  • In a large bowl, combine chicken, entire jar of sundried tomatoes, and 1 cup of cheese
  • Add in dry ingredients
  • Spoon grilled chicken mixture onto flat breads
  • Top with remaining cup of cheese and bake for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted 

This is a fast and easy recipe to make that is low in calories and fat and the whole family will love it!

 

Raw Zucchini with Creamy Tomato Sauce

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This Raw recipe is amazing! You will think you are eating pasta!

The creamy sauce is delicious and is dairy free :)

I paired this with fresh caught Cobia

Ingredients:

4 medium zucchini

20 cherry tomatoes

2 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons of tahini

3 teaspoons of dried basil

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions: 

Process zucchini into spirals or matchsticks and set aside

Add all ingredients into a food processor, blend until smooth. 

Top zucchini with sauce and serve. Enjoy!