Heart Healthy Recipes

Serves 4 Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 4 – 10” Whole wheat tortillas 8 – 12 Leaf lettuce leaves, green or red, washed 8 oz. Turkey breast, cooked, sliced thin 1-2 Ripe tomatoes, cut into 16 wedges 1 Ripe avocado, cut into 16 slices and tossed with 2 tsp. Squeeze of lemon juice Salt & pepper to [...]

Serves 4 Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 2 Large fresh peaches 2 cups Cooked chicken, chopped 1/2 cup Thinly sliced Vidalia or red onions 1/2 cup Low-fat poppy seed dressing 6 cups Mixed salad greens, washed 1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped, toasted   Instructions Chop 1 peach into 1/2” pieces; place in large bowl. Add chicken and onion; [...]

Serves 6 – 8   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 6 small sweet potatoes 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 – 3/4 tsp. cumin, ground 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. salt Other seasons suggestions that could be used for a Cajun taste: Cayanne pepper Chili powder Garlic powder Preheat oven to 400º F Instructions Lightly spray a foil [...]

Serves 12 Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 1/4 cup sugar, granulated 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. salt, granulated 2 tsp. sugar 1 1/2 cups 1% milk 4 large eggs 3 – 4 Gala apples, large 2 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh 6 tbsp. butter, unsalted, cut into 12 pieces   Instructions In a small [...]

Serves 4   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt 1 English cucumber, shredded 2 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped 1 tsp lemon zest 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Non-stick cooking spray 4 – 5 ounce fish fillets (trout, salmon, arctic char) 1 lemon cut in slices, split on one side and twisted Pinch lemon [...]

Serves 4 – 6   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 1 Lettuce iceberg or romaine, washed, well dried 4 potatoes boiled, cut into bite-size pieces 4 Green olives pitted, quartered 4 Black olives, pitted, quartered 2 Celery stalks sliced 1 can Tuna (or 7 oz. fresh tuna grilled – rare) 4 Roma tomatoes quartered 1/2 lb. String [...]

Serves 2   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 4 tsp. / 20 ml Dijon mustard 2 Whole-wheat English muffins, split and toasted 1 cup / 250 ml Broccoli florets (small pieces) 1/5 cup / 50 ml Onion, chopped 1/5 cup / 50 ml Carrot, shredded 1/2 cup / 125 ml Low-fat Mozzarella cheese, shredded   Instructions Preheat [...]

Serves 6 to 8   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 1 meduim onion, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove of garlic, minced 3 to 4 medium zucchini, coarsely chopped 1 celery stalk, sliced 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 8 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth 1 tbsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 cups boiling water   [...]

Servings: 32 pieces Preheat oven to 350º F.   Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2/3 cup canola oil 2 eggs 2 tsps. vanilla extract 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup cocoa 2 tsps. baking powder 2 tsps. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 cups boiling water   Instructions In a large [...]

Serves 8 (1 cup each) Ingredients Quantity Ingredient 2 cups / 500 mL Cooked, frozen white navy beans. If using canned, rinse well. 1 cup / 125 mL Whole-wheat pasta (either shells or elbows), uncooked 2 tbsp. / 25 mL Olive oil 1 medium Onion, chopped 2 cloves Garlic, chopped 2 ribs (stalks) Celery, chopped [...]