Recipes

Eating healthy and clean does not have to be complicated and expensive. We all know that having a balanced diet is the key component of overall health and well being. below are a few one-pot-meals with recipes and instructions. Please feel free to leave your feedback and share on facebook. Enjoy

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Baked Sweet Potatoes with White Beans

Author: Peta-Gay Barrett

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potatoes chopped in small cubes
• 1 can white beans low sodium
• 1/4 red, green, yellow, orange, bell pepper chopped
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon Jamaican Jerk seasoning paste
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Toss sweet potatoes, 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp Italian seasoning in large bowl, mixing all ingredients together. 

  Spread out in a baking pan and bake at 350 until potatoes are tender. 
• In a sauce pan, sautee bell peppers and onion with remainder of olive oil for 5 minutes 
• Add white beans, jerk seasoning, salt, pepper and remainder of Italian seasoning. Stir all ingredients together and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Serve hot with sweet potatoes 
• Enjoy

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Braised Collard Greens with Peppers

Ingredients

• 2 bunches collard greens chopped
• 1/4 red, green, yellow, orange, bell pepper chopped
• 1 medium tomato chopped
• 1/2 small red onion chopped
• 1 clove garlic chopped
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon Jamaican jerk seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil I prefer coconut oil as it adds additional flavor
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• Sautee onion, peppers and garlic in coconut oil 
• Add tomatoes and sautee for an additional 5 minutes 
• Add collards and 1/2 the water 
• Add jerk seasoning, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, cover and let simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Add remainder of water and let simmer until collards are tender 
• Enjoy!

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Loaded, Baked Sweet Potato

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato baked
• 1 can whole kernel corn drained & rinsed
• 1 can each red kidney beans and black beans drained & rinsed
• 1/4 of a red, yellow, green and orange bell pepper chopped
• 10 oz piece of grilled or baked salmon or chicken breast optional
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• Pinch of sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Sautee bell peppers with coconut oil in medium saucepan for about 2 minutes
• Add corn and red beans to sauce pan, sautee for an additional 2 minutes
• Add salmon or chicken and combine all ingredients
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Split sweet potato in half and add as much meat and veggies
• Enjoy!

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Oven Roasted Potatoes and Bell Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 medium Irish potato
• 1 medium sweet potato
• 1/4 red, yellow, green and orange bell pepper chopped
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• A sprinkle of sea salt
• Dash of black pepper

Instructions

• Wash and dice potatoes
• Wash and dice bell peppers
• Combine potatoes, peppers and all remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix
• Grease baking dish or pan with a dabble of coconut oil .
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Enjoy!

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Spiralized Zucchini and Veggies

Ingredients

• 1 large Zucchini -spiraled
• 1 Cup cooked or canned corn if canned, drain and rinse
• 1 small tomato – chopped
• 1/4 red, green, yellow, orange bell pepper chopped
• 1 small onion -chopped
• 1 clove garlic – chopped
• 1/4 tablespoon Jamaican jerk seasoning I prefer the paste over the power kind
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• Dash of sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Sautee onion and garlic in olive oil
• Add bell peppers and tomatoes, sautee for an additional 5 minutes
• Add corn and cook for 2 -3 additional minutes
• Add zucchini and remainder of ingredients
• Combine all ingredients and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes
• Enjoy!

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Sauteed Quinoa with Black Beans and Collard Greens

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked or canned black beans if canned, drain and rinse
• 1 cup cooked or canned collard greens if canned drain and rinse
• 1/4 of a red, yellow, green and orange bell pepper chopped
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 to small tomato chopped
• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• dash of sea salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Jamaican Jerk seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic seasoning

Instructions

• Sautee onions, bell peppers and tomatoes in coconut oil
• Add black beans , let simmer for 3-5 minutes
• Mix in collard greens and quinoa
• Add Jamaican Jerk, Italian, Seasoning , sea salt, garlic seasoning  and black pepper
• let simmer for an additional 3-5 minutes
• Enjoy !

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Curried Chickpeas

Ingredients

• cups cooked or canned chickpeas if canned, drain and rinse
• 2 medium carrots chopped
• 1/4 red, yellow, green and orange bell pepper chopped
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon Jamaican jerk seasoning optional
• 2-3 tablespoon curry powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic seasoning
• 1 tablespoon turmeric

Instructions

• Sautee carrots with coconut oils in medium saucepan for about 2 minutes
• Add bell peppers to saucepan, sautee for an additional 2 minutes
• Add chickpeas and combine all ingredients
• Add coconut milk
• Add curry powder, turmeric, garlic seasoning, Italian seasoning, jerk seasoning, salt and pepper
• Combine all ingredients and let simmer for additional 5-8 minutes on low hea
• Enjoy!