Can a dish be both hearty and healthy? Yes! Many dishes can be both rib sticking and good for you.It's just getting a good mix of veggies and protein to create a dish thar's perfect for these frosty days. It doesn't have to be loaded with fat and grease to keep you satisfied.
Pasta is always a good filling meal. Many would go with a rich Alfredo sauce , rich with cream, butter and Parmesan cheese. Opt for a just as flavorful portobella mushrooms. and spinach. This blends is sauteed ina mix of olive oil and plant based butter. Minced or grated garlic is added for flavor. This is good with any kind of pasta.It's also up to you on how to create it.Mushroom lovers can put three or four chopped Bella's and just half a cup of spinach while spinach lovers can add two cups (it cooks down quickly) and two chopped Bella's or half a cup of sliced baby Bella's.Another idea is a simple chicken cacciatore which has chicken breasts or plant based chicken strips in a simple tomato sauce enhanced with red wine and a bit if anchovy for unami. The flavors are rich and also perfect with the lean cuts of chicken.A lemon sauce, usually made with olive oil and garlic as well also is a tangy and satisfying. Add chicken strips ,or seared salmon to make it heartier.
Stuffed veggies can be both hearty and healthy too.Everyone loves a warming dish of stuffed peppers. Two can make for a hearty healthy week day or Saturday night dinner. You can fill them with lean ground beef or turkey along with rice , chopped onions and tomatoes. Plant based beef crumbles are also a good healthy filling too. If you want some crunch, just add a light sprinkling of bread crumbs on top. Skip the cheese.Stuffed onions, popular in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and France are another hearty yet healthy stuffed veggie.every home chef in Piedmonte has their own recipe for this. A simple yet healthy stuffy is the onion's middle minced with lean ground beef or turkey. A bit of garlic and oregano round out the flavor along with tomato paste. Stuffed squashes are always a tasty treat and perfect for a dinner. Try the fun named carnival squash and stuff with rice and chopped pecans or walnuts along with minced bell peppers and onions. Quinoa also works well as a stuffing and it can be used don't only in squash but also in peppers and onions too.
A hearty dish doesn't have to be loaded with rich ingredients and calories. You can make a hearty and healthy meal that'[s rib sticking and tasty. It's just subbing in the bad ingredients with good ones.
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