American

//**American Recipes **//

by: Sara Studniski
 * Turkey **** and Spinach Manicotti **


 * Makes: ** 4 servings
 * Preparation Time: ** 30 minutes
 * Start to Finish Time: ** 50 minutes


 * Ingredients: **

o 8 uncooked manicotti pasta shells o ½ pound lean (at least 90%) ground turkey o 1 medium onion, chopped ( ½ cup) o 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic o 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese o 1 teaspoon Italian dressing o 1 box (10 ounces) Cascadian Farm frozen organic cut spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain o 1½ cups Muir Glen organic pasta sauce (any flavor) or marinara sauce o 2 tablespoons finely shredded Parmesan cheese


 * Preparation: **

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray bottom and sides of 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. 2. Cook pasta shells as directed on box, omitting salt. Rinse with cool water; drain well. 3. Spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook turkey, onion, and garlic over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until turkey is no longer pink. Remove from heat. Stir in ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning and spinach. 4. Spoon turkey mixture into shells; arrange in baking dish. Spoon marinara sauce over shells. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.



By: Sara Studniski
 * Breakfast Wraps **


 * Makes: ** 4 servings
 * Preparation Time: ** 20 minutes
 * Start to Finish Time: ** 20 minutes


 * Ingredients: **

o 1 large green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup) o 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup) o 1¾ cups fat-free egg product (from two 8 ounce cartons) o 1/3 cup fat-free (skim) milk o ½ teaspoon salt o 1/8 teaspoon pepper o 4 fat-free flour tortillas (8 to 10 inch) o ½ cup shredded fat-free Cheddar cheese (2 ounces) o ¼ cup chunky-style salsa


 * Preparation: **

1. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onions; cover and cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. 2. In medium bowl, mix egg product, milk, salt and pepper until well blended. Spray vegetables and skillet with cooking spray. Pour egg product mixture over vegetables; cook until set, occasionally stirring gently. 3. Meanwhile, heat tortillas as directed on package. 4. To serve, place warm tortillas on individual plates. Spoon scrambled egg mixture down center of each tortilla. Top each with cheese and salsa. Roll up tortillas.



**Jambalaya** (American Cajun-Creole rice with chicken, shrimp and andouille sausage)
Makes 4 Servings
 * Oil -- 3 tablespoons[[image:Jambalaya_Picture.png align="right"]]
 * Chicken, cut into serving portions -- 1 1/2 pounds
 * Salt and pepper -- to season
 * Andouille sausage cut into 1-inch rounds -- 1/2 pound
 * Bell peppers, finely chopped -- 2
 * Celery, finely chopped -- 3 stalks
 * Garlic, minced -- 2 to 3 cloves
 * Tomatoes, crushed or chopped -- 1 cup
 * Water or stock -- 6 cups
 * Rice -- 3 cups
 * Thyme -- 2 teaspoons
 * Bay leaf -- 1
 * Salt and pepper -- to taste
 * Shrimp, peeled and deviened -- 1 pound

Method

 * 1) Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high flame. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and brown them on all sides in the hot oil. Remove to a plate. Add the sausage to the pot, brown it in the oil, then remove it to the plate with the chicken and set aside.
 * 2) Add the onion, peppers, celery and garlic to the pot and saute until the onion is cooked through and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and cook another 3 or 4 minutes.
 * 3) Return the chicken and sausage to the pot and stir in the stock or water, rice, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring once or twice.
 * 4) Stir in the shrimp, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through.
 * 5) Remove from heat and let rest 10 minutes before serving with lots of hot sauce.



=**Meatloaf **= By:Kasey Kothman
 * Makes 4 servings **

**Preparation Time**:10 Minutes
 * Ingredients: **[[image:meatloaf.jpg width="224" height="196" align="right"]]
 * 1 pound ground beef
 * 1 cup fat free milk
 * 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
 * 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
 * 1/4 Teaspoon fresh ground pepper
 * 1 Piece garlic chopped or minced
 * 1 Small Onion, finely chopped
 * 1 Cup of ketchup or 1/2 if you like it with less

**Cook time**: About 1 hour and 15 minutes

**Preparation:** Preheat ovento 350 degrees. combine all ingredients except ketchup in a large bowl, and mix well. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Place mixture into an ungreased loaf pan or shape into a loaf in an ungreased baking pan. Spread <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ketchup on top of the meatloaf. Bake uncovered for 1 to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Make sure that no pink <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">remains in the center of the meatloaf. If using a meat thermometer, the internal temperature of the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">meatloaf should be 160 degrees. After baking let sit for 5 minutes before removing pan and slicing to <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">serve.

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**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 160%; text-align: left;">Low Fat Strawberry-Banana Smoothie ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**By: Kasey Kothman**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Recipe Type:** Fat free <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Preparation Time:** 10 Minutes

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Makes 4 servings

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ingredients:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1 Peeled Banana[[image:smoothies-canada.jpg width="157" height="139" align="right"]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1 Cup Strawberries
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1/2 Cup Skim Milk
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1/2 Cup Plain nonfat Yogurt
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1 Cup of Ice

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Preparation:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Combine banana, strawberries, skim milk, plain nonfat yogurt and ice. Blend together for 2 minutes. When mixed its ready to serve.







<span style="color: #9b2dcd; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> **<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Spinach Berry Salad with Feta Cheese ** <span style="color: #31849b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16pt;">﻿By: Whitney Vaughan

<span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">﻿Makes: 4 ServingsTotal Time: About 20 minutes

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 cup (148g) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fresh Blueberries <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 cup, crumbled (150g) <span style="color: #604384; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿Feta Cheese <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 package (10 oz) (284g) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Fresh   <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spinach <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 cup, halves (152g) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Fresh   <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Strawberries <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 ounce (28g) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Raspberry   <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Balsamic Vinaigrette



<span style="color: #943634; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Preparation
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Take an entire package of Organic Baby Spinach any size really. Place spinach into a salad bowl and put in the fridge while preparing the rest. Take about half of a container of washed strawberries and cut them into halves or quarter them. Place the cut up strawberries into a separate bowl and place it in your fridge. You may add the blueberries to the strawberries anytime after they are washed. Mix both fruits together and place in bowl in the fridge. Take the feta cheese and crumble it into the bowl of spinach and mix well. Take the bowl of strawberries and blueberries out and add to the salad. Use to taste, raspberry vinaigrette- any kind is good! Chill salad for at least five minutes and twenty minutes at most. Stir and serve!

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**<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Grilled Cod Fillet Dinner ** **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">By: Whitney Vaughan **

**<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Makes: 2 servings ** **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Preparation time: about 10 minutes ** **<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Total time: about 25-30 minutes **

**<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Salted Butter **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 tbsp (14g) **<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cod Fillets (Fresh or Frozen) **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">2 fillets (360g) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**<span style="color: #89af3c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; lineheight: normal; marginbottom: 0pt;">﻿Lemon ** <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 whole **<span style="color: #76923c; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Black Pepper **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1 tsp (2g)
 * <span style="color: #89af3c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Salt **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';"> 1 dash (0g)

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**<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Preparation: ** <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">If the fillets are frozen, be sure to thaw them beforehand. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Heat your grill to medium heat. Take a piece of tin foil (large enough to enclose the fillets with room to spare). Lightly spread the butter on the foil sparingly, where the fillets will be placed. Place the fillets on the buttered foil and spread remaining butter on the tops of the fillets. Take the salt and pepper and sprinkle them on top of the fillets. You’ll want to fold the tin foil around the fillets to create a sort of dome, ensuring that it’s tightly sealed. Place it on your grill, there is no flipping. Grills may vary, but the fillets should be completely cooked within 15 minutes. (You know they’re done if the fillets are a white solid color and are flaking apart.) Carefully remove them from the grill and place them on a serving plate. Take a slice of the lemon and squirt it across the tops of the fillets. Serve and enjoy!

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