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Mushroom Bean Sliders

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com
Website: ahealthylife.name

Ingredients:

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 cup portabella mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. Gilroy Garlic Balsamic
  • 1 Tbsp Ruby Red Onion Balsamic
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 can kidney beans (substitute pinto or black beans)
  • 1 cup cooked sweet potatoes
  • 2 tsp. Paprika
  • 2 tsp. chili powder (remove to make not spicy)
  • dash of pepper

Directions:

  • in 1/2 cup water Saute garlic, onion, and mushrooms. Stir in Gilroy Garlic and Ruby Red Balsamic.
  • In a separate bowl combine remaining ingredients and mash. once mashed, add sauted mixture to bowl and stir.
  • using an ice cream scoop, place scoops of mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet and flatten.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 12 mins, flip and bake for another 12-15 minutes until crispy. (alternatively, you could air fry at 400 degrees for seven minutes on each side)
  • Enjoy!

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Hearty Potato & Leek Soup

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com
Website: ahealthylife.name

Ingredients:

  • 6 medium sized red potatoes
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 3 green onions, cut into small pieces
  • 2 leeks, chopped
  • 1 cup carrots, julienned
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups kale, chopped
  • 1 tsp. parsley
  • 2 tbsp. Ruby Red Onion Balsamic
  • 1 Tbsp Peach balsamic or Sweet Apple Pie Balsamic
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 Cup unsweetened almond milk

Directions:

  • Boil potatoes in 6 cups boiling water until tender, lightly mash some to thicken the soup
  • In separate pan with 1 cup water saute onions leeks, carrots, celery, and kale until tender and add into to potato pot
  • add remaining ingredients, simmer for a few minutes and enjoy!
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Chili Bean Topper

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com
Website: ahealthylife.name

Ingredients:

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1/2 bell Pepper, chopped
  • 2 cans kidney beans
  • 2 tbsp. Ruby Red Onion Balsamic
  • 1 tbsp. Sweet Apple Pie Balsamic
  • 1 tsp. Oregano
  • 1 tsp. Basil
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp. chili powder (remove to make not spicy)
  • 1/4 tsp. chipotle powder (remove to make it not spicy)

Directions:

  • Saute onion and bell peppers in 1/2 cup water
  • add remaining ingredients, stir well and let simmer on the stove to reduce liquid and thicken
  • Serve! Delicious over a baked potato or rice, or just have a bowl full as part of your dinner.
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Sweet Apple Pie Balsamic Salad with Apples

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com
Website: ahealthylife.name

Ingredients:

  • 1 apple, Sliced
  • handful of blueberries, substitute fruit or nuts to taste
  • chopped lettuce of your choice, rinsed
  • 1/4 cup carrots, julienned or grated
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Apple Pie Balsamic

Directions:

  • top lettuce of your choice with fruit and carrots, drizzle apple pie over as dressing and serve!
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Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Lemon Pecan Sauce

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups brussel sprouts, quartered
  • 6 dates, cut in half with no pits
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • 3 tbsp Simply lemon Balsamic
  • 1/4 cups pecans, chopped

Directions:

  • In a blender or food processor combine dates, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water
  • move to bowl and add Simply Lemon Balsamic, lemon zest, and pecans
  • Toss brussel sprouts in the mix, let marinate for 15 mins
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for seven minutes, stir and shake
  • Air fry for another seven minutes, then enjoy!

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Pineapple Teriyaki Rice

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
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Email: designedforyou@me.com
Website: ahealthylife.name

Ingredients:

  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup Carrots, Julienned
  • 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple
  • 2 Cups Cooked Rice (white or brown)
  • 3 Tablespoons Teriyaki Balsamic
  • 2 Tablespoons Island Pineapple Balsamic

Instructions:

  • in 1/2 Cup water saute onions, bell Pepper, and carrots adding water as needed to keep from getting dry
  • add crushed pineapple, cooked rice, and balsamic. Continue simmering and stirring until cooked and well mixed
  • Enjoy! Goes great with air Fried French Fries.
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Strawberry Bean Salad

Recipe by: Rita Rosenlieb
Facebook: A Healthy Life
Email: designedforyou@me.com

Ingredients:

  • 2 mini cucumbers diced into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup julienned carrots
  • 1/2 cup green peppers diced into small pieces
  • 1 cup strawberries chopped into small pieces (Save a few strawberries to quarter for the garnish)
  • 1 – 15.5oz can of black beans
  • 1 – 15.5 oz. can of pinto beans
  • 1 – 15.5 oz. can of garbanzo beans
  • 1 tsp Dried Cilantro (sub 1/4 cup fresh)
  • 1/4 cup Strawberry Blonde Balsamic

Instructions

  • Drain and Rinse Beans
  • In a Large bowl, combine all ingredients. Garnish with the quartered strawberries and Cilantro
  • Chill, then eat! Great as a salad, or in wraps.