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What heart healthy dishes can I make for a super bowl party?

Including chili recipes please. I make fantastic blue ribbon Texas chili, my family recipe, but it’s too spicey for my guy….. which he wants me to make this Sunday….. but I prefer to make heart healthy dishes. What dishes could I make, and if you have the recipe, please share. Thanks

Just make your chili a little less spicy. Contrary to Alvaro’s sarcastic, less-then-helpful, remark, there are many very tasty, heart healthy dishes. I eat heart healthy ALL the time, and my meals are fit for company. You could make 2 kinds of chili, your Texas style with beef, and the Mexican style with beans and ground turkey (instead of beef). Again, go easy on the cayenne pepper, and it’ll have a bite to it, but won’t be too hot.

Here’s how I make mine:

CHILI
I like doing it in a slow cooker (crockpot), but, of course on top of the stove is fine. And I buy organic beans which don’t seem to come in the large cans, so my cans are about the size of an average can of baked beans, corn, etc. Adjust ingredients based on how many you’re cooking for and what you want left over. For larger amounts, you may want to add more crushed tomatoes, or a sm.- med. can of tom. sauce, or a can of tom. paste. If you use paste, be sure to add a little more water.

Here’s mine (I don’t do much measuring, so common sense must prevail)
? ground beef (or turkey)
? lg. can crushed tomatoes
? cumin
? cayenne pepper (to taste)
? parsley
? chili powder (be generous)
? chopped onion
? chopped green peppers
? fresh crushed garlic (2 cloves)
? 2-3 cans dark red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
? 2 can’s black beans (drained and rinsed)
? can of chickpeas (I use these when I’m making a vegetarian version)

(you can certainly use JUST kidney beans)

Brown and drain you ground turkey (no draining with gr. turkey). In a med. to large pot or in the crockpot, mix the meat and the rest of the ingredients together. This is where I might add another dash cayenne and some more chili powder. You may also need to add a little water for consistency… your choice. Simmer for a few hours on top of the stove, stirring occasionally. If in a crockpot, cook for about 4 hours. No need to stir at all when using a crockpot.

Here’s another healthy and delicious dish I make that would work. It’s SUPER simple. For faster cooking and easier serving, you could even cut the chicken breast pieces in strips. I put use the whole skinless breast halves. You can certainly make this in a large batch.

CHICKEN & ZUCCHINI WITH SALSA
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
green pepper (cut in strips)
onion (sliced thin)
zucchini (sliced and cut in quarters)
jar of your favorite salsa

Put the chicken in a baking dish, put the peppers, onions and zucchini on top. Pour salsa over all.

Bake at 350 deg. F (175 C) for about an hour. You can cut into the check to check it. Spoon juices over during cooking a few times.

There you have it. If you like, you can buy the shredded reduced fat Mexican cheese mix to sprinkle over it. About 5 minutes before chicken is done, sprinkle the cheese over the top of the entire baking dish. Take out when it’s melted and starts to brown.

Serve lite sour cream on the side to have with both chili dishes and the chicken and zuchinni dish. Of course put the sour cream in a serving dish… no one will know it’s the lite version. I’d consider putting a bowl of tortilla chips on the table too. I’ve found some wonderful whole grain ones.

Have fun!

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