Healthy Old Broad

Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Taco Casserole

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It’s a taco, casserole style…easy to eat and even easier to re-heat.

Taco Casserole

Ingredients

  • 2 jalapeno peppers – charred, skinned, deseeded & finely chopped
  • 1 large tomato – charred, skinned and cut in small pieces
  • 3 dried chile ancho – finely chopped
  • 1/2 large onion – finely chopped
  • 1 – 12oz package corn tortillas
  • 1 lb ground turkey meat
  • 1 15.5oz can black beans – drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili chipotle
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 12 oz shredded sharp cheddar
  • 1 lime: zest and juice
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus more for garnish
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  1. On the stove top roast the jalapeno peppers to char, place in bowl with plastic wrap until cool, remove skin, dreseed and finely chop.
  2. On the stove top roast the tomato to char, place in bowl with plastic wrap until cool, remove skin and finely chop.
  3. Heat the tortillas on the stove top, place in kitchen towel to keep warm until need for assembly.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Heat olive oil in large skillet, add chopped onion, jalapenos, chile ancho, lightly salt and saute for 3 minutes (stove on high).
  6. Salt and pepper the turkey meat and add to the skillet, cook for 3 to 5 minutes, breaking into small chunks. Add the chili chipotle and paprika and continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Add tomato paste to the pan and continue to cook for 3 minutes, then add the chopped tomato.
  7. Add the cumin and coriander to the black beans, and mash a bit with a potato masher and add to pan with peppers and turkey and cook for 2 minutes.
  8. Add the lime zest and juice.

Assembly

  1. Spray with non stick spray a 9×12 baking dish.
  2. cut the warm tortillas in 1/2 and place a layer on the bottom of the baking dish
  3. layer of the shredded cheese – 1/2
  4. layer of the turkey mixture and 1/2 cup of the fresh cilantro
  5. another layer of tortillas
  6. layer of turkey mixture and 1/2 cup of the fresh cilantro
  7. layer of the remaining cheese.

    8. Additional garnishes

    • pico del gallo salsa
    • fresh chopped cilantro
    • sour cream
    • avocado

Three Bean Turkey Chili

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Since I am still having to eat softer foods I decided to make a chili. The surprising ingredients in this chili is kale and broccoli. Great way to sneak in veggies and no one will be able to tell…this is how to make chili a healthy dish. I do not like super hot foods so therefore the amount of chili that is in the recipe can be increased if you prefer “blow your brains out hotness”.

Three Bean Turkey Chili

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped white onion
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
  • 2 jalapeno – seed, deveined and chopped
  • 2 chipotle peppers – chopped
  • 3 dried chili de arbols – chopped
  • 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
  • 1 package of broccoli/kale slaw mixture – pureed in the food processor (this is about 2 cups of pureed veggies)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 4 15oz cans fire roasted green chilitomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 15oz can kidney beans – drained and rinsed
  • 1 15oz can pinto beans – drained and rinsed
  • 1 15oz can white kidney beans – drained and rinsed
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • juice of 1/2 of the zested lemon

Takes

Garnishes;

  • avocado
  • cheese
  • sour cream

Instructions

  1. Heat two tablespoons olive oil in dutch oven. Add white and red onion, salt & pepper, saute for about 3 minutes.
  2. Add the chopped garlic the onions and continue to saute for another minute.
  3. Add jalapenos, chipotle and chili de arbol chilis to onion mixture and saute together for 3 minutes.
  4. Salt and pepper the ground turkey meat and add to onion/chili mixture and cook until the turkey meat is cooked thru – approx. 3 to 5 minutes.
  5. Add pureed broccoli/kale mixture and cook for 3 minutes.
  6. Add tomato paste to pan and saute for 2 minutes.
  7. Add the remaining ingredients into the pot, cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.
  8. Serve with garnishes of your choice.

De-Constructed Shepherds Pie

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As I am still dealing with dental work and need to eat soft foods I came up with this dish as just a means to get some food to eat and found it to be absolutely fantastic. I have found that mashing roasted potatoes is very tasteful, in fact I like it better than plan mashed and it is a good way to sneak veggies into a dish.

De-Constructed Shepherds Pie

Ingredients

  • 5 medium russet potatoes
  • 1 large or 2 sm/med eggplants
  • Olive oil*
  • applewood smoked salt (optional)*
  • Salt and pepper*
  • 6 slices of applewood bacon – cut into lardons
  • 1 1/2 pound ground turkey meat
  • 1 medium or 1/2 large red onion – finely chopped
  • applewood smoked salt (optional)*
  • 1 – 12oz bag baby spinach
  • 1 – 12oz bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • garlic powder*
  • paprika*

Takes

Instructions

  1. Wash the potatoes and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Make sure to score the potatoes with a sharp knife. Coat the potatoes with olive oil, applewood smoked salt (or just use Kosher salt) and pepper. Place in heated oven for 15 minutes.
  2. While potatoes have started baking prep the eggplant by slicing it in half, coating the flesh side with olive oil, Kosher salt, pepper, about 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon of paprika (more or less according to you taste.
  3. After the potatoes have baked for the 15 minutes add the egg plant to the baking sheet and continue to bake for 45 minutes.
  4. While eggplant and potatoes are cooling a bit so you can handle them, prepare the rest of the ingredients.
  5. In a large heated frying pan add the bacon and cook until it starts to brown. Add chopped onions to the cooking bacon, with a pinch of salt and sauté until onions are translucent (about 3 to 5 minutes).
  6. Salt and pepper the ground turkey meat and add to pan. Breaking up the meat with a large spoon while cooking. Cook completely (until all the pink is gone as turkey meat must be cooked thoroughly). Add the bag of spinach and mix with the other ingredients until completely wilted.
  7. In a large bowl mash the baked potatoes and eggplant together. I found a potato masher works great for this chore. When combined add the turkey/bacon/onion/spinach mixture and using a large spoon mix until well combine at the same time adding the grated cheese.
  8. And this dish is now ready to serve.
  9. * you can add as much or as little olive oil, salt, pepper and spices as you and your family like.