Friday, July 18, 2008

Slow Cooker Ground Turkey Salsa Loaf

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Meatloaf has always been a favorite around here. But, in the heat of the summer there is nothing worse than heating up the house with the oven. So I sat down and developed a recipe everyone would love that I could use in my slow cooker. To make it a complete meal I serve it with my dirty mashed potatoes and either corn, a side salad or some other vegetable. Homemade bread rounds out the meal which can be done for less than 10 dollars and feeds at least 8 people. 2 rolls of ground turkey defrosted (that’s 2 lbs for those of you who buy it unfrozen out of the meat case.) 1/2 cup unseasoned bread crumbs 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1 tsp sea salt 2 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp Italian seasoning 1/4 cup chopped onions (your choice of onion) 2 cloves garlic or shallots ( I usually do both.) 1 large egg 1/2 Cup Salsa (for later use) Mix everything but the salsa together in a large bowl. Shape into large loaf and place in slow cooker. Cook on high for approximately 3 hours or low for about 5. Around 2 1/2 hours pour 1/2 cup salsa on top and cook the rest of the way. Remove from slow cooker or crock pot slice and serve.



Nutrition Facts Serving Size 165 g
Amount Per Serving Calories 319
Calories from Fat 148
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.5g 25%
Saturated Fat 4.2g 21%
Cholesterol 143mg 48%
Sodium 592mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 7.9g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Sugars 1.9g
Protein 33.3g
Vitamin A 3% • Vitamin C 3% Calcium 5% • Iron 17% Nutrition Grade B+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Monday, July 14, 2008

Whole Wheat Honey Oat Bread



I bought a bread maker. My oldest daughter has been diagnosed with Hypoglycemia so I'm now trying to bake more things she can eat. I'm also trying to cut out the High Fructose corn syrup from my husband diet, in hopes it will help him lose weight a little faster. So the recipes here are going to become a bit healthier than they already were and hopefully not to much more expensive.

I couldn't get the recipes that came with it to work so I created this Whole Wheat and Oatmeal recipe that seemed to go over very well

1 1/4 cups warm water
2 Tbsp Honey
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 Tbsp Vidal Wheat Gluten
1/2 cup old fashioned Oats uncooked
3 cups whole wheat flour
3 tsp Bread Machine Yeast

Just put the ingredients into the pan in that order except for the yeast. Dig a well in the flour and put the yeast in the well. Close the lid and set it to whatever setting you use for wheat bread.

It makes a 1.5 lb loaf takes about 5 minutes to put together and 3 hours to cook.


Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 93.1g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216 Calories from Fat 34

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.8g 6%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 236mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 40.1g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5%
Protein 4.9g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 12%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet