4663 this that hearty Recipes

ground beef, cooked and drained, chili-ready tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, salsa con queso (we used pepperjack), baked beans, corn, drained, taco seasoning, sour cream (optional), shredded cheddar cheese (optional) or muenster cheese (optional)

olive oil, chopped onion, carrots, cleaned and sliced, stalks celery, chopped, chopped cabbage, bay leaf, garlic cloves, minced, steak seasoning, chicken stock (homemade is best, but canned , bouillon or a combination is fine too, this can be vegan if you use ve) or 2 quarts vegetable stock (homemade is best, but canned, bouillon or a combination is fine too, this can be vegan if you use ve), diced tomatoes, cannellini beans or 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained, corn , include some of the liquid, zucchini, quartered and sliced, salt and pepper, green beans or peas or mushrooms or potatoes or cooked egg noodles, but adjust the amount of stock accordingly

mashed potatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, divided, french s french fried onions, divided (sometimes, i use the cheese flavored ones), cubed cooked chicken, frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained (sometimes i cook broccoli and use that instead, 1 1/4 ), cream of chicken and mushroom soup (if you can tsp find that, use regular soup), milk, ground mustard, garlic powder, pepper

apple pie filling, brown sugar, coconut, butter, sliced (use sticks), crushed pineapple , do not drain, yellow cake mix, pecans, chopped

ground beef, onion, chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped, chili (or to taste), dryed chili flakes (or to taste), cumin (or to taste), jalapeno pepper (seeded and finly chopped) (optional), chicken broth (or use 3 cups broth and 2 cups water, or use all water), hamburger helper mix for beef pasta (use chili-macaroni flavor for this), diced tomatoes (undrained ), corn niblets (undrained ), sliced and black olives (or to taste), salt and black pepper, sour cream (optional)

mixed hearty greens (such as escarole, mustard greens, and kale), kumquats, cut into thin rounds, seeded, granny smith apple cider vinaigrette, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, chives, roasted salted shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

peanut oil, onion, chopped, black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes, ready-to-serve canned, hearty tomato soup, cooked brown rice, chopped peanuts

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

vegetarian chicken strips, lightlife smart strips chick n style seasoned veggie strips meat free (has 0 g of fat and 14 grams of protein), peas and carrots, chopped celery, chopped red bell pepper (optional, for added vitamins and a sweeter taste), sauted mixed mushrooms (i like crimini, which are tiny portobello mushroom, but whatever mushrooms you like, please use less), chopped leek (or scallion or shallot), vegetable stock (which has 0 g of fat), white wine (totally optional), garlic salt, fresh tarragon (optional as well ), sage, thyme, white pepper (or black if you prefer ), soy flour (for a thick gravy, if you like yours thinner, don tsp use all of this, just use enough until its the cup), worcestershire sauce

hearty whole wheat bread, cucumber, partially skinned and thinly sliced, tomato, sliced, bell pepper, cut into strips (any color ), avocado, peeled,pitted and sliced, leaves red leaf lettuce or 4 leaves green leaf lettuce, muenster cheese (optional), light mayonnaise, fresh dill, chopped or 1/8-1/4 tsp dried dill

macaroni, partially cooked, garlic salt, cornflour, milk, cooked turkey, shredded, beef sausage, sliced thinly, bacon, short cut, diced, potato, grated, low-fat cheese, grated, olive oil

olive oil, spanish onions, chopped, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red peppers, chopped, fresh tomatoes (this is an estimate, the true measurement is a gallon ziploc bag full or whatever fills my 8 quart), basil pesto (pureed basil and garlic with a little olive oil), chopped fresh sage, fresh thyme sprigs, oregano, bay leaves, tomato paste (i used homemade, made with garlic and bay leaves), kosher salt, ground black pepper, chicken stock or 1 quart vegetable stock

vegetable oil, carrots, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, parsnips, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces, onions, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, low sodium chicken broth, russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, minced fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, bay leaf, hearty white bread, lightly toasted, curly spinach, stemmed and chopped, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, frozen baby lima beans or 1 (10 oz) package peas, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper

hearty meat sauce, chopped green pepper, brown sugar, cider vinegar, low-sodium worcestershire sauce, reduced-calorie whole wheat buns

hearty meat sauce, drained canned kidney beans, seeded, chopped jalapeno pepper, ground cumin, chili powder, flour tortillas, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, chopped avocado, chopped green onions, shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, nonfat sour cream alternative

hearty meat sauce, drained canned low-sodium pinto beans, water, ground cumin, seeded, chopped jalapeno pepper, chili powder, salt, shredded reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro

whole wheat flour (i used a mixture of this and whole wheat pastry flour), cream of tartar, baking soda, salt , eyeball it, splenda sugar substitute , for baking large ones, fat-free buttermilk, plain fat-free yogurt, vanilla extract, butter buds or 2 tsp any other fat free butter flavoring