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Bone Broth

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Bone brothBone broth is a healing tradition in virtually every culture around the world, and due to its rich nutrition has been linked to everything from calming inflammation to reducing wrinkles. It’s good for your joints, your digestive system, and your skin, hair, and nails. It helps you get over a cold and it helps you manage stress. I’ve written about the benefits “liquid gold” in this article.

The best news is that it’s ridiculously simple to make and your homemade version is way better for you than Campbell’s. Use in soups, stews, and sauces to give your dishes a serious nutrition boost.

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Bone Broth
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Thai
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Ingredients
  • 6 quart crock pot
  • 1-2 pounds of bones (I used beef in this recipe, but chicken, turkey, lamb, and fish also work)
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 10-12 cups filtered water (or until your pot is filled an inch from the top)
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in your crock pot, adding the liquids last.
  2. Cook on LOW, the longer the better! Aim for 24-48 hours beef (closer to 48 for beef, closer to 24 for fish, and somewhere in the middle for poultry).
  3. Once cooled, strain into mason jars and allow it to fully cool before refrigerating.
  4. Once chilled, you’ll notice that it’s “jiggly.” That’s the gelatin, which is where the magic happens!

 

Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Chicken

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Slow cooker bacon wrapped chickenThe beauty of the slow cooker means you can essentially “set it and forget it.” With bacon and apples, you can’t go wrong with this simple chicken entree in fall, or any time of the year.

Try my homemade barbecue sauce with this recipe, or if you’re short on time, choose a commercial one with the cleanest ingredients possible.

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Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Recipe type: Poultry
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 6 quart crockpot
  • Handful toothpicks
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 8 slices bacon
  • ½-3/4 cup barbecue sauce
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 2 apples, peeled and grated
Instructions
  1. Using toothpicks, wrap two slices of bacon around each chicken breast. Place wrapped chicken on the bottom of the crockpot. They may overlap, which is ok.
  2. Mix BBQ sauce, lemon juice and grated apples together in a bowl. Pour over chicken, taking care to cover each breast as best you can.
  3. Cook on LOW for 8 hours.

 

Pumpkin Chili

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When the cold weather officially arrives, what better comfort food is there than chili? This sweetly savoury chili is spicy but not too hot. To turn up the heat, add more chili powder or tabasco sauce to suit your taste.

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Pumpkin Chili
Recipe type: Beef Entree
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 8 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups bell peppers, diced
  • 2 cups onion, diced
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1-3 hot peppers, depending on preference
  • 2 tbsp butter or coconut oil
  • 3 lbs beef, ground (or chicken, pork, lamb)
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter
  • 1 whole cinnamon stick (or ground cinnamon)
  • 3 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 3 cups pureed pumpkin
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 28 ounces diced tomotoes (with juice)
Instructions
  1. Saute the peppers, onion, mushrooms, garlic, and hot peppers in coconut oil or butter on stovetop.
  2. In a separate pan, brown the beef and combine.
  3. Season mixture with cinnamon, chili powder, pumpkin pie spice, cocoa powder, and coriander.
  4. Transfer to crockpot and add remaining ingredients.
  5. Set to low for 8 hours.

 

Chicken Soup

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Chicken SoupCheck out my version of the ultimate feel-good comfort food. Chicken soup is a family favourite, even without the noodles!

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Chicken Soup
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 3 chicken thighs (cooked, or uncooked), chopped
  • ½ large onion, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • ½ large carrot, chopped
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 carton chicken broth
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Simmer all ingredients together in a large pot for ½ hour (add another ½ hr to the cook time if the chicken has not been pre cooked).

 

Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Basil Soup

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Roasted red pepper and tomato basil soupWhen the temperatures start cooling off each fall, I love to make a huge pot of this incredible soup. Take advantage of all your ripe, homegrown tomatoes each September by filling your tummy with this nutritious and delicious homemade soup. And if you can’t possibly eat it all, it freezes well too.

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Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Basil Soup
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 3 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 6-8 medium tomatoes, washed (or 28 oz can of diced or whole tomatoes)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2-3 roasted red peppers
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup loose basil leaves, chopped
Instructions
  1. Emerge whole tomatoes (with skins) into a large pot of boiling water.
  2. Meanwhile on stovetop, sauté onions, garlic and celery in butter until soft.
  3. Remove tomatoes from water when skins start to break. Skins should peel off easily now. Add tomatoes and peppers to stovetop mixture.
  4. Mix all ingredients (except basil) in food processor or with immersion blender until smooth.
  5. Serve hot, garnished with chopped basil.