Serves 4
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient |
| 1 lb. | Ground Chicken |
| 1/2 cup | Breadcrumbs |
| 1/4 cup | Parmesan cheese, freshly grated |
| 2 tbsp. | Fresh parsley, finely chopped |
| 1 tsp. | Oregano, dried |
| 1 tsp. | Thyme, dried |
| 1/2 tsp. | Salt |
| 3-1 litre boxes | Low-sodium chicken broth |
| 2-28 fl. oz. cans | Tomatoes, diced, with juice from cans |
| 8 | Carrots, diced |
| 5 | Potatoes, peeled, diced |
| 2 | Onions, chopped |
| 4 cloves | Garlic, chopped |
| 1 tsp. | Oregano, dried |
| 2 tsp. | Thyme, dried |
| 4 tsp. | Parmesan cheese, freshly grated |
Instructions
- Combine the first 7 ingredients in the list very well.
- With moistened hands, form 1″ diameter meatballs (chicken).
- In a large soup pot/Dutch oven, bring the broth to a boil.
- Drop meatballs into the broth and cook at medium high for 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, their juice, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, oregano and thyme.
- Lower heat to medium
- Simmer, uncovered, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a spoon. Simmer for about 45 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
- Season to taste with pepper and try not to use any salt.
- Serve in a deep soup bowl (helps keep it nice and hot) and just before serving, sprinkle a teaspoon of the grated cheese on top of each bowl.
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Serves 6
Oven 375 Degrees
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient |
| 1/2 cup | Dried cherries (or raisins if not available) |
| Zest of 1 whole orange or lemon | |
| 1 cup | Sugar (or Splenda if desired) |
| 1 tbsp. | Flour |
| 1/2 tsp. | Ground ginger |
| 1/4 tsp. | Salt |
| 3 | Granny Smith apples, large, peeled chopped (about 4 cups) |
| 6-8 oz. | Cranberries, fresh or frozen, cleaned, rinsed, drained |
| Topping | |
| 1/2 cup | Panko crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs) – use regular if not available |
| 2 tbsp. | Brown sugar |
| 1/4 tsp. | Ground ginger |
| 2 tbsp. | Butter, melted |
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Prepare baking pan – use a 10″ quiche
- Soak the cherries/raisins if needed, in 1/2 cup warm water for 20 minutes, drain. Combine them with the fruit zest in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl, mix together, sugar/Splenda, flour ginger and salt.
- Into the bowl, stir in the apples, cranberries, and dried cherries/ currants and the zest.
- Turn this into the prepared baking pan.
- In a small bowl, mix together all the topping ingredients.
- Sprinkle over the top of the fruit
- Bake for 45 minutes until bubbly and many of the cranberries have popped.
Serve warm alone, or topped with 1/2 cup low-fat frozen yogurt.
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Here are some heart-healthy recipes provided by Marsha Rosen, RD (Registered Dietitian).
If you have nutrition questions for our dietician, you can email Marsha here…
Do you have a heart-healthy recipe that you would like to share? Send your recipes to info@mikeynetwork.com
