Enjoy healthy food during COVID-19 quarantine
Compiled by Denise Swogetinsky
Kemper Messenger
While we're staying safe by following social distancing rules, we have time to work on ourselves.
We can organize closets, cabinets, and drawers. We can purge those things we have collected and do not use. We can read books and write in our diaries or maybe even a story. We can organize all that paper clutter we tend to collect. We can create scrapbooks of all those pictures and memories we have collected in drawers.We can organize the recipes we have collected and clipped into booklets for easy use.
Here are some recipes we can add to your booklet. Just remember, a healthy lifestyle takes planning and moderation.
Salisbury Steaks
4 tbs butter
4 tbs olive oil
Small onion diced small
Mushrooms chopped
1/4 C CarbQuik
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lb ground meat
1 egg beaten
Combine meat, salt, pepper, and eggs. Good into patties and brown in a well sprayed skillet. Remove meat and set aside. Melt butter in skillet. Saute onions until tender and clear. Add mushrooms and cook. Add CarbQuik and stir until you have a dark roux. Salt and pepper to taste. Add combination of milk and beef broth until gravy in at desired consistency. Add meat and cook until meat is cooked through. Serve over mashed cauliflower.
Chicken Cacciatore
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
4 tbs butter
4 tbs olive oil
Small onion diced small
Small bell pepper diced small
Minced garlic
3 tbs CarbQuik
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
¼ cup tomato paste
½ cup dry white wine
¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon white pepper
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
1 bay leaf
1 (10 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
Salt and pepper chicken and brown in butter and olive oil. Set aside. Saute vegetables in pan drippings until tender. Stir in mushrooms and cook. Add CarbQuik and stir until you have a medium roux. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Add meat, cover , and cook until chicken in done. Serve over cauliflower rice.
Stoplight Pork Chops
Boneless pork chops
3 tsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped red, green, and yellow peppers
Italian salad dressing
Season meat and brown in olive oil. Saute vegetables in pan dressing. Add meat and cover with Italian dressing. Stir well and cover skillet until pork chops are done. Serve with cauliflower rice.
Chicken Spaghetti
Rotisserie chicken shredded
1/4 C melted butter
3 tsp CarbQuik
Milk
Can rotell tomatoes
Can low fat cream chicken soup
Shredded fiesta, mozzarella, parmesan, and cream cheese
3 tsp olive oil
2 medium zucchini
1 small spaghetti squash
Cool spaghetti squash, cool, and shred noodles. Put zucchini through a capitalist and cook in olive oil until tender. Make a light roux with the butter and CarbQuik. Add milk, cream cheese, and stir until cheese is melted. Add in cheeses, tomatoes, soup, chicken, and noodles and stir well. Turn into a sprayed casserole dish, too with cheese and cook at 350° until cheese is melted and bubbly.