3 spicy beach friendly Recipes

lean stewing beef, cut into 1 inch chunks, dried oregano, divided, crushed red pepper flakes, divided, low sodium salt, divided, garlic cloves, minced, to taste (i use a small food processor), onion, chopped, tomatoes, undrained (hunts fire roasted), celery ribs, diced, bay leaves, pearl barley , sorted and rinsed, chicken broth (low sodium, low fat ), baby portabella mushrooms, sliced (can substitute with regular button mushrooms), carrots, peeled and chopped (optional), kidney beans, drained & rinsed

eggs, diced green chilies (or use half the can if you want them less spicy, but now i always use the whole can, be sure to use ), low-fat cheese, grated (i use four cheese mexican blend), half & half light cream (optional) or 2 tbsp milk (optional), spike seasoning (optional, but recommended , f you don tsp have spike use your favorite multi-purpose seasoning.), salt & freshly ground black pepper