Healthy Holiday Leftover Recipe, Fast Meal!

Use Any Holiday Leftover In This Recipe

This is a great meal to make in a hurry from scratch as well as for using leftovers.

As it reads below, you can take this healthy dish to your table in “17 Minutes or Less” using all fresh ingredients. If you want to use leftovers, just substitute any item you want.

The ingredients below are all raw. If you use cooked leftovers they should be added in as the pasta finishes cooking instead of at the beginning. Be creative! Turkey, beef, squashes, cooked green beans all go perfectly with this One Pot Wonder!

Fast & Healthy Meal = One Pot Wonder

When finished this recipe is creamy like macaroni and cheese and very colorful. A colorful plate is the first sign that you are giving your family a wide variety of nutrients.

6 cups chicken stock or water
1 (10 oz. box) bow tie whole wheat pasta
1 small head broccoli – sliced
1 small onion – sliced
8 oz. boneless chicken breast- thin sliced
2 medium carrots – sliced
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil-diced
black pepper to taste

1. Bring the stock or water to a boil.
2. While it is heating chop your broccoli, onion, chicken, carrots.
3. Add all ingredients to pot, down to cream cheese.
4. Cover and return to a boil.
5. After returning to a boil uncover and cook 7-8 minutes till pasta is done.
6. Stir in tomatoes, pepper and cream cheese. Whisk hard to blend.

If you use water instead of stock, taste it when it is done and add some salt to the finished pot.

This recipe really is fast if you take advantage of the time it takes to bring the water to a boil to chop your other ingredients.

Our 6 Week Healthy Living Program is not really a diet… it is a living program that will last you the rest of your life! Imagine never having to go on another diet again!!

On The Run Meal – Shrimp Tortillas

Tex-Mex Shrimp Tortilla Wraps Meal

This is a fun 17-Minute or less meal that will be a real treat. When you are pressed for time, instead of stopping for carryout, run into a grocery store and pick up a pound of peeled and de-veined shrimp and the ingredients below (or any other veggies that you want).

Tex Mex Shrimp Tortilla Wraps

You can get this tex mex shrimp meal from your car to the dinner table in less than 17 minutes.

1 Tbs. olive oil
1 red pepper-sliced
1 yellow pepper-sliced
1 red onion-sliced
2 limes- juiced
1 lb. peeled & de-veined shrimp
8 corn tortillas
1 tsp. Southwest or chipotle spice blend

Optional: sour cream, salsa, avocado, fresh cilantro

1. Place 1 Tbs. oil in skillet.
2. Add sliced onion & peppers and saute for 4-5 minutes. Add shrimp, lime juice, spices/herbs (cilantro) and toss.
3. Heat till hot and serve with tortillas wraps, sour cream, and chopped avocado.

Fast Healthy Meal

Now isn’t that a fast and healthy meal that your family can sink their teeth into?! It does not take much longer to eat healthy, it just takes some thought and planning. Your family deserves the best health, so think ahead when planning your meals. Fast can be good for you!

Homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Easy Tomato Soup Made Healthy

Homemade tomato soup will always be healthier even if you take advantage of some modern day conveniences. This recipe is fast enough to fit into our 17-minute meal category. Tomatoes are considered one of the top 10 “super foods” making this popular dish a nutrient powerhouse.

Purchase Quality Ingredients For Tomato Soup

Carefully purchasing your ingredients to ensure that your products are the best quality possible will create a dish that far exceeds the normal can or convenient soup mixes.  I have made some notes below about the items I use or look for when purchasing.  Take the time to check the INGREDIENT list of the canned goods and purchase products that are chemical- and sugar-free.

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

This recipe is best topped with low fat sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, diced avocado and served with a squeeze of lime.

A side of whole grain wheat baked tortilla chips or organic blue corn chips will finish it off perfectly!

Soup Ingredients

28-30 oz of chicken broth (Pacifico brand or other sugar- and chemical-free stock/broth)

15 oz enchilada sauce (Wildtree brand or no sugar/chemicals added)

15 oz can black beans (wash and drain)

28-30 oz organic diced tomatoes (Muir Glenn)

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp chili powder

1-2 fresh jalapeno pepper – diced without seeds

1/2 rotisserie chicken – shredded (some of these have added sugars and chemicals… look at the ingredient list!)

16 oz bag organic frozen corn

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or 1 Tbs. Dry)

1. Put first 7 ingredients into a large sauce pot, cover and heat to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes.
2. Add corn, chicken and cilantro and heat another 4-5 minutes.