Soups and Stews

I'm going to add new recipes to this blog, so please check back often. The foods listed do have carbohydrates, but they are not the ones that shoot your blood sugar out the roof. I've been eating this way for several years, and it has improved my blood sugar and blood pressure to the point that I don't need to take medication.

Chili and Beans:
Serves: about 6 servings depending on how long it is cooked

Ingredients:1 pound of beef cut into small ¼ in squares, 1 pound ground beef or 1 pound ground pork1 large diced onion 1 diced green bell pepper (optional)2-14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes2-8 ounce cans of tomato sauce3 cans of kidney beans (light or dark) that have been drained3 T tomato paste2 T Chili powder 1 T Garlic Powder1 T Onion powder1 T Salt1/2 TO 1 T PepperRed pepper flakes (optional)
Directions:Cook beef until browned, drain off excess oil and put into a large cooking pot. Add all other ingredients, and bring to a boil on medium high. Stir the chili often so that it doesn’t stick. I always cook mine in a non-stick pot. Reduce heat to medium and cook for at least one hour before serving. It tastes best if you reduce the heat to low after an hour and allow it to cook for another hour or two before you eat it

Chicken Noodle Soup
1 can chicken or 6 ounces fresh chicken cooked and diced (This is a good way to use leftover baked chicken.)
1 can chicken broth
whole wheat spaghetti noodles - broken in half
1 cup water
pepper

1.Mix chicken, broth, water and pepper in pot and bring to a boil.
2.Add noodles and cook until tender. Serve hot.

Optional - diced onion and carrot can be added to the broth in step one.