Healthy Old Broad

Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Stuffed Chicken Breast

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Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Broccoli

This is easy but oh so good. It is a main dish or cut into pieces for a buffet. I have made it numerous times to rave reviews.

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

  • 2 – boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 6 – 8 slices proscuitto
  • 1 orange pepper
  • 1 small ball mozzarella cheese – cut in slices
  • salt and pepper
  • kitchen twine
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Roast pepper on stove top or oven. Place in Ziploc bag to cool. Wipe off excess char and de-seed. Cut in half.
  3. Pound chicken breasts to about 1/4 inch thick as evenly as possible **
  4. Layer the flattened chicken breasts with the 1/2 roasted pepper each, 1/2 of the prosciutto slices each, 1/2 the mozzarella each. Roll tightly and secure roll with kitchen twine (I precut 3 strands for each breast in advance of rolling).
  5. Salt and pepper the chicken rolls
  6. Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes
  7. Let rest for at least 5 minutes. Cut and serve.

**Note: to keep the kitchen counters as clean as possible I line the counter with a couple of pieces of parchment paper and use another sheet on top of the chicken to keep splatter contained.

Another note: add vegetables to the roasting pan and then you will have a complete on pan meal.

Egg Muffins

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Egg muffin with side of avocadoThis is an easy way to have a nutritious healthy breakfast without spending lots of time each day. These are eggs with veggies & herbs baked, store in a Ziploc bag and you can have an breakfast (or lunch or dinner) quickly. It also makes a great egg sandwich.

Egg Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 8 eggs
  • 12 to 15 cherry tomatoes
  • 10 oz spinach
  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley – finely chopped
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup grated parm cheese for topping
  • salt and pepper
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Heat olive oil in large skillet, add the spinach with a pinch of salt and wilt down. Remove wilted spinach to a strainer to remove excess liquid.
  3. In same pan, add the cherry tomatoes and blister.
  4. In a large bowl add the eggs, whisk together and then add the cheese, spinach, tarragon, parsley and salt & pepper and whisk together.
  5. Pour the egg mixture into the muffin tin, top with the parm cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

Roasted Pepper Garbanzo Bean Dip

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Terrific dip for chips or veggies.

Roasted Pepper Garbanzo Bean Dip

Ingredients:

  • 2 orange peppers – roasted and de-seeded
  • 1 can garbanzo beans – drained and rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 cup or more olive oil
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a food processor to combine. Add the 1/4 cup olive oil and check the consistency – if you want it thinner then add a small amount at a time until you are happy.

Sliders

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Getting close to the Fourth of July holiday so how about sliders…using Focaccia Bread cut into slider size with turkey burgers stuffed with cheese.  I served these with Endive Fennel Jicama Slaw.

Sliders

Ingredients (Focaccia Bread):

  • I topped this bread with sautéed shallots
  • 1 loaf of bread will make 9 sliders
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix the ingredients on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Ingredients (Turkey Burgers | makes 6 nice size sliders):

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • 2 spicy sausages – casing removed – you can use chicken or pork sausages
  • 1/4 onion – grated into the meat
  • salt and pepper
  • cheddar cheese (or any kind of cheese you prefer.
  1. Combine the ground turkey, spicy sausage meat and grated onion. Salt and pepper to taste and combine. Divide the mixture into equal size sliders, form balls, stuff with cheese and make sure the cheese is surrounded by meat mixture.
  2. Either cook on stove top or grill, add more cheese to melt just before the burgers are cooked.

Ingredients (Ketchup Dressing):

  • 1/3 cup Xyla Ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
  • 1/4 cup Cornichons – finely chopped
  • fresh ground pepper (to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon horseradish
  1. Combine all ingredients together and then schmear on the buns.
  2. Add the burgers, a slice of tomato and you are ready to go.

Endive Fennel Jicama Slaw

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Surprise your friends and family with a totally new type of slaw. Pictured here with Sliders.

Endive Fennel Jicama Slaw

Ingredients (Slaw):

  • 2 Endive bulbs
  • 1 fennel Bulb
  • 1/2 jicama
  • 2 radishes
  • 1 orange pepper
  1. Julienne finely all the ingredients.

Ingredients (Dressing):

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon smoked garlic sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  1. Combine the dressing with the slaw ingredients and let marry for at least 1 hr.