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HULK Smoothie

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HULK Smoothie

Image Source/Recipe Source:www.tasteslovely.com

Ingredients
  • ¾ cup water or milk
  • 2 cups strawberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 banana try frozen too
  • 1 medium apple
  • 2 cups kale or spinach
  • *Try adding a Tbsp. of peanut butter for
  • healthy fat and protein
Instructions
  1. Remove stems from kale and remove tops from strawberries if using fresh.
  2. Slice apples into chucks, removing core.
  3. Put ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
  4. *Add more or less of each ingredient to fit your families taste!

One Pot Cheesy Mexican Lentils with Black Beans and Rice

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Mexican Lentils with Black Beans and Rice
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

Image Source:www.pulses.org

Keyword: Entrée
Servings: 5
Ingredients
  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 1 clove of garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 1/2 cup uncooked green lentils rinsed
  • 3 cups low sodium vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle powder optional
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup fire roasted tomatoes drained
  • 1 can (4 oz) diced green chiles
  • 1 small zucchini shredded
  • 1/2 cup corn canned or frozen and defrosted
  • 1 cup red enchilada sauce
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheese
  • cilantro for garnish optional
Instructions
  1. Heat a large pot or saucepan over medium high heat.
  2. Spray with cooking oil. Sauté onion and garlic for two minutes.
  3. Add brown rice, lentils, and vegetable stock. Stir and bring to a boil.
  4. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low.
  5. Simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until lentils and rice are tender.
  6. Drain any excess liquid.
  7. Season rice and lentils with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and chipotle powder.
  8. Add in remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup of cheese and stir .
  9. Heat mixture until cheese is melted.
  10. Top with remaining cheese and cover with lid.
  11. Heat on low until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.
Recipe Notes

Recipe modified from pulses.org

Black Bean Burger

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Black Bean Burger

Image Source/Recipe Source:www.seriouseats.com

Keyword: Entrée
Servings: 6 burgers
Ingredients
  • 2 cans black beans rinsed and drained
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 1/2 cup dried, rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 TSP cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Next, add the oats to your food processor and grind until coarsely chopped (they will still be a little chunky). Let it run for roughly 10 seconds. Grate the carrots, and then add to your mixture in the food processor. Add 3/4 of the beans, all spices, and the olive oil. Once all of this is in the food processor, give it a whir and mix it all together.

  2. Spoon mixture into a mixing bowl and then fold in the rest of the whole, reserved beans. Wet your hands and then form into 6 medium sized patties. Place patties on a non-stick baking sheet or into a baking pan, and bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes, turning once in the middle. If you want to grill these, pre-bake them for 30 minutes at 300, and then throw them on the grill to reheat and get a little extra browning.

Cinnamon Apple Delight Salad

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Cinnamon Apple Delight Salad

Image Source:www.atasteofhome.com

Keyword: Dessert, Side, Snack
Ingredients
  • 2 red apples medium size
  • 2 green apples medium size
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (or other nut) chopped
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions

  1. Rinse and cut apples into 1-inch pieces. Add apples, yogurt, walnuts, and dried fruit to a large bowl. Combine and drizzle with honey and cinnamon. Let chill in fridge for 30 minutes before serving

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

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Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

Image Source:www.apinchofhealthy.com

Keyword: Breakfast
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or all spice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • walnuts or pecans optional
  • raisins optional
Instructions

  1. Bring milk to boil in a small pot over medium-high. Stir oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt into the boiling milk. Place a cover on the pot; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Stir pumpkin puree into oat mixture until smooth; cook and stir continually another 2 minutes.

  2. Remove from heat; let oatmeal set 2 minutes before serving.