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Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

2 chicken breasts, diced
200g box of mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup milk
3 oz cream cheese
3 cubes frozen spinach
fresh basil, thinly sliced
grated Parmesan cheese

Saute mushrooms in 1 tablespoon coconut oil.
Remove to a bowl.
In same pan, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon coconut oil.
Add garlic and onion and saute one minute.
Add mushrooms back to pot.
Pour in broth and milk and bring to a boil.
Add Gnocci.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in basil.
Add cream cheese and stir until melted.
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

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Crockpot Main Dish Onions Peas Slow Cooker Vegetables

Crockpot Field Peas & Ham

Crockpot Field Peas & Ham

 

It’s summertime and this time of year you can find fresh field peas at your local farmer’s market.  Here’s an easy way to cook those fresh peas in the crockpot.  You can also use fresh frozen peas.

Ingredients:

6 cups fresh field peas (shelled and rinsed)
1 envelope onion soup mix
water
1 ham steak, diced

Directions:

Place the peas in your crockpot and add enough water to just cover the peas.  Dump in the soup mix and stir in the diced ham.

Cook on low for approximately 2 – 3 hours.  Check the peas for doneness by squishing the pea with your fingers to see if it’s softened up.

*You could do the same thing with dried blackeyed peas that have been pre-soaked and rinsed, but look for frozen peas and use them if possible.  They taste so much better than dried peas.

Serve over steamed rice with diced onions (optional) and cornbread.

Blackeyed Field Peas with Ham on Rice

Soul food at it’s finest!  I could eat this every day. 🙂

I hope you enjoy this easy recipe for field peas (blackeye peas) cooked in the crockpot.

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Bell Pepper Mushrooms Onions Side Dishes Squash Vegetables Vegetarian

Marinated Grilled Veggies

Grilled Veggies

 

Marinated Grilled Veggies are so easy to prepare and they make a great side dish.  You can cut up your veggies up to a day ahead and let them marinate until you are ready to fire up the grill.  We have a grill basket that we use to make these grilled veggies.

Ingredients:

2 zucchini squash
2 yellow squash
1 sweet onion
1 red bell pepper
1 package fresh mushrooms

Wash, rinse and dry the veggies.  (I always use antibacterial soap and rinse well to remove any pesticides or other cooties.)  Rinse the mushrooms in just water, removing all the dirt, and set on a towel to dry.  Cut off the stems.

Prepare the marinade:

In a large ziplock bag, add 3 Tablespoons olive oil, 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano, a dash of seasoned salt such as Everglades seasoning or Adobo seasoning.  If you want to go the easy route, just use a balsamic vinagrette dressing, approx 1/4 cup.

Chop all the veggies up in bite sized pieces and add to the ziploc bag with the marinade.  Seal the bag and toss the marinade over all the chopped veggies.  If you are going to be cooking it right away, you can just leave it out on the counter while your grill heats.  If you aren’t cooking them immediately, refrigerate until you are ready to cook.

Marinated Veggies

Pre-heat your grill and the grill basket.  Add  approximately half of the marinated veggies to the basket.  Stir to evenly distribute them in the basket.  Close the grill lid and let them sizzzzzle away for a few minutes.  Stir every couple minutes.  When they are crisp-tender, they are done.  Scoop them out of the basket into a serving bowl.  Repeat with remaining marinated vegetables.

Serve as a side dish or make into a vegetarian dinner in a whole wheat wrap or on a bun.

We had ours with grilled fish and rice pilaf.

Blackened Grilled Fish on Rice Pilaf with Marinated Grilled Veggies

 

Marinated Grilled Veggies are SOOO GOOD that I would eat them every single day!  Give this a try, you will love it!

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