Healthy recipie thread - any interest in starting one?

[Brad St]

I saved your recipe Doug, I love sweet potatoes!

[YoDoug]

I saved your recipe Doug, I love sweet potatoes!

Sweet potatoes are so good for you. I keep trying to find new recipes to try because of that. I'm not the biggest sweet potato fan without adding some kind of hot spice to them, they are too sweet for me otherwise.

[YoDoug]

My wife made this one awhile back and I kept the recipe. She surprised me as she doesn't usually like spicey food and she used the crushed red peppers. It was just at that right heat factor for both of us =)

Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

1 leaner - 3 green - 1 healthy fat - 3 condiment (per serving)

4 servings
Ingredients:
• 1 tsp basil, divided
• ½ cup 1% cottage cheese
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 lb. 95–97% lean ground turkey
• 4 tsp olive oil, divided
• ½ tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp whole leaf oregano, divided
• ½ cup part-skim ricotta
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp pepper, divided
• 1 tsp salt, divided
• 1 cup shredded, low-fat mozzarella
• 1 medium spaghetti squash
• 1, (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Prepare the spaghetti squash. Cut in half, and remove seeds and pulp strands. Rub one teaspoon olive oil into each squash half and season each with one-quarter teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Place each spaghetti squash half face down in large baking dish and bake for 40 to 60 minutes, until middle is tender and pulls apart easily.

3. Meanwhile in a large saucepan, sauté garlic in remaining olive oil over medium heat until fragrant. Add turkey. Season with one-quarter teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and cook until browned.

4. Add tomatoes, onion powder, and one-half teaspoon each of basil and oregano. When sauce starts to bubble, reduce heat to a simmer until thickened (about three to four minutes).

5. Combine ricotta and cottage cheese in a medium bowl. Season with crushed red pepper flakes and remaining basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Lightly mix until combined.

6. When spaghetti squash is fully cooked, flip in the baking dish so that it is now skin-side down. Lightly scrape flesh with a fork to create spaghetti-like strands.

7. Evenly divide ricotta mixture between each squash half. Repeat with meat sauce. Top each half with one-half cup of mozzarella cheese.

8. Turn oven to broil, and cook for an additional two minutes, until cheese is browned and bubbling. Serve immediately.

Tip: This has a little heat to it. For less spice, reduce the crushed red pepper.

I like a good lasagna. I have a great vegan lasagna recipe but I don't make it often because the vegan ricotta cheese and other ingredients can be really expensive. A pan of vegan lasagna the way I make it costs about $20-$25. It is really good though so once in a while I can justify the cost.

[JParis]

great vegan lasagna

That alone is an oxymoron

Those words simply do not belong together....

You can have a Vegan lasagna, you can have a great lasagna, you simply cannot have a great vegan lasagna.

[YoDoug]

That alone is an oxymoron

Those words simply do not belong together....

You can have a Vegan lasagna you can have a great lasagna but you simply cannot have a great vegan lasagna.

We make so many of our favorite vegan meals for friends and family that are omnivores, and everytime they say they can't believe it's vegan and compliment how good the food is. The key to any great food is a full, balanced, flavor profile and correctly matched textures. This applies to both vegan and non-vegan food.

[JParis]

and everytime they say they can't believe it's vegan and compliment how good the food is.

Doug...that's called being polite  j/k

All I know is it is my single most requested dish to make for holidays and other occasions....I put out 2 pans, 9" x 13" x 3" deep, each weighing an average of 13 lbs and there usually isn't a slice or 2 left.

[YoDoug]

Doug...that's called being polite  j/k

I have had that thought as well but usually they ask for the recipe or they ask for us to make it for them another time.

[JakeL]

Sweet potatoes are so good for you.

Sweet potato fries, yum
Pro: girlfriend doesn't like em so she don't eat half of em
Con: the $2 fee to change from regular to sweet potato

[beej]

I have had that thought as well but usually they ask for the recipe or they ask for us to make it for them another time.

they're con men. They are probably stealing from you. I would lock your bedroom doors if they come back. 

[YoDoug]

they're con men. They are probably stealing from you. I would lock your bedroom doors if they come back. 

One was my mom and I'm pretty sure she wasn't robbing me. Plus she has never lied to me. I really was a handsome young man that any girl would lucky to catch!

[beej]

to get back on topic, this weekend I made biscuits to go with my sausage gravy with plant based butter.

[YoDoug]

to get back on topic, this weekend I made biscuits to go with my sausage gravy with plant based butter.

I have a sausage gravy that I make with Impossible Sausage that no one can tell it is vegan. It is delicious.

[Incogneeto]

Healthy recipie thread - any interest in starting one?

NO!!!

And it's "Recipe"........dombass!!

Anybody that likes Sweet Potatoes.......dombass!!

Apparently Jake's GF is Smarter than He is.

Sweet potato fries, yum
Pro: girlfriend doesn't like em so she don't eat half of em
Con: the $2 fee to change from regular to sweet potato

.....$2 dombass.


Just remember Nero Started this.

[JakeL]

Anybody that likes Sweet Potatoes.......dombass!!

You got something against sweet potato fries? 
Whatever, more for me 

And while we're correcting spelling... you know it's spelled with a u not an o right?

[gcode]

And while we're correcting spelling... you know it's spelled with a u not an o right?

It's spelled with an "o" for severe cases