Throw together soup

Its a great time of year in the Northern Hemisphere for soup!  I made up my own soup the other day and it was delicious!  You can put in as much or as little of each ingredient as you would like depending on how much soup you want!

Box  of low-sodium Chicken Broth from Trader Joe's

Large onion chopped (or 1 diced onion bag from TJ's - these are the best!)

Sliced carrots

Sliced celery

Chopped bellpeppers

1 C frozen spinach

Any other veges you want to throw in

1/2 - 1 C Quinoa (TJs)

garlic powder

1/2 jar of salsa

Leftover shredded turkey or chicken breast

Saute the onion, carrot and celery in Olive Oil until onion is translucent.  Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat.  Turn heat down to simmer, cover and let simmer for 1/2 hr to an hour.  Top with parmesan cheese.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce & Meatballs

Sauce:

1/2 onion diced

3 cloves garlic diced

extra virgin olive oil

2 cans Hunts Tomato Sauce

2 cups water

1 tsp sugar

salt & pepper

In a pan, saute onion and garlic and oil.  Add water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper (to taste) and sugar.  Cook for 1 hour on low with lid half on and half off.  Stir occasionally.

Meatballs:

1-2 lbs ground beef or turkey

1/2 C breadcrumbs

1/2 C parmesan cheese

olive oil

Mix all ingredients together and make into small balls.  Add a little oil to a saute pan and heat until thoroughly cooked.

Add spaghetti sauce to some whole wheat pasta and top with meatballs.  Thanks Jess!

Jam Tarts

100g Cold butter (1 stick), cubed

1/2 cup icing sugar

1 cup plain flour

Put above in food processor and run until mixture clumps into a ball.

 

Roll pastry into balls and push into mini muffin pans (no need to grease if they are non-stick). Stick in fridge for about 15 mins until hard (or freezer)

 

Fill 3/4 way up with Jam

 

Bake in 350 degree oven (180 C) until golden.