Recipes from Melanie

Turkey Black Bean Chili:
1 lb. lean ground turnkey
2 cups black beans
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
In a saucepan, brown the ground turkey over moderate heat. Add the remainder of the ingredients. Simmer for 20 minutes. Makes about 4 servings.
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Chicken-Vegetable Soup
4 baked chicken breasts, diced into small chunks
1&1/2 cups chopped cabbage
1 Large Carrot, chopped
1 cup okra sliced
1 large onion chopped
2 large celery stalks with leaves, chopped
1 15oz can of crushed tomatoes
1 14oz can fat free chicken broth
1&1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
(I also threw in some zuccinni)
Place all ingredients, except chicken, in a large pan and simmer for one hour or until vegetables are soft. Add in chicken and heat thoroughly. Enjoy. Makes about 4 servings.
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Power Cookie
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbls almond paste
1 tbls flaxseed oil
10 packets of truvia
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup whey powder
2 cups oats
1 cup dried cherries (i've used dried blueberries & craisins befor)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Heat oven 350. Beat together applesauce, almond paste, flaxseed oil, truvia, and agave nectar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, banking soda, salt, pepper and whey powder. Beat thoroughly. Stir in oats, cherries and almonds. Mix well. Drop the batter by large tablespoons onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray. Divide dough so that you have 18 cookies. flatten each cookie with the back of the spoon. Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven. Cool and store in a plastic container. Each cookie supplies 128 calories & counts as a protein and a starch. Great for a snack or breakfast on the go.