Garlic Onion Cauliflower Rice with Egg

Ingredients:

• 5 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1 cup green onion, chopped
• 1 bag cauliflower rice (12 ounces)
• dash of salt
• dash of pepper
• egg
• olive oil

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as described above (slice, chop).
2. Add oil to pan.
3. Add garlic, stir fry, until fragrant and slightly cooked.  Remove from pan.
4. Add onions, stir fry until translucent.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from pan.
6. Add cauliflower rice.  Break lumps down, stir fry, and cover for even cooking.
7. Add garlic and onions back to pan and combine with cauliflower rice.
8. Fry egg in a separate pan.
9. Scoop desired amount of cauliflower rice onto serving plate. Top with fried egg.
10. Enjoy!

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Beanless Turkey Chili

This is paleo-friendly. No beans included.

I usually add zucchini to this, but I didn't have any and I wasn't in the mood for a trip to the store.  I've been trying to eat less carbs, so I had the chili on a bed of mixed greens instead of rice.  Delicious!

Here's my recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 package ground turkey (approximately 2 pounds)
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 3 bell peppers, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 Tablespoons cumin
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon onion powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 dashes of parsley
• 1-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, but I like the heat)

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as described above (chop, slice, etc.)
2. Brown ground turkey.
3. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well, cover, simmer for 15-20 minutes.
4. Stir one more time.
5. Enjoy!

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Pesto Sun-dried Tomato Turkey Meatballs

I found this tube of pesto paste on Amazon  and was excited to create something with it.  The ingredients are basil, sunflower and olive oils, salt, pine nuts, and garlic.  I was on a whole 30 journey at the time so this was perfect.

Here's the link if you want to give it a try: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0005XPC0A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here's the recipe for my meatballs.

Ingredients:

• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 pounds ground turkey
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
• 1 tube pesto paste

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as indicated above (chop, slice).
2. Combine everything well.
3. Scoop balls and lay them out in a pan, spaced out 1-2 inches.
4. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. Enjoy!

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Salmon with Eggplant Paprikash

My father gave me a bunch of organic, homegrown eggplant.  I already made one of my favorite recipes, tortang talong, with it and I didn't want to make it again.  I have this problem where I will have something over and over again until  get sick of it and don't want to have it for a long time. 

I made this really good chia seed pudding three or four years ago.  It was so delicious, that I made it again and again, until I had enough.  Until today, I'm still tired of it.  I don't want to do that with tortang talong.  Here's my post about tortang talong, if you're interested. https://www.abundanceofvegetables.com/2020/06/tortang-talong-fire-roasted-battered.html

So, I searched recipes for eggplant and found this Salmon Paprikash.  Here's the link to the original recipe: https://sunbasket.com/recipe/salmon-with-eggplant-paprikash  I didn't have fresh tomatoes on hand, and made some modifications. It was pretty good. 


Here's my version.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 eggplants, chopped into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 Tablespoon paprika
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 
• 2 cups water
• 1 salmon filet, 4-5 ounces
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as described above (chop, slice, etc.)
2. Heat pan. Add onion and garlic and stir fry until fragrant.
3. Season salmon with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Rub in and airfry at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
4. Add eggplant to pan with onions and garlic.
5. Add paprika, tomato paste, and water to pan.
6. Season with a dash of salt, pepper, and dried parsley.
7. simmer until liquid is reduced and thickened.
8. Top with airfried salmon.
9. Enjoy!

Watch me make it.

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Abundance of Vegetables Soup (Cabbage Soup)

12/17/21:

I just made this soup again in slight variation, according to what I had in the kitchen.  The basic recipe is the same.  I just changed up some of the vegetables and sausage type.

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Original post on 6/8/2020:

 

Idk, I don't have much to say about this.  It's a soup with an abundance of vegetables and a chicken apple sausage that I slightly burned. Lol!  Don't burn your sausage. Haha! 😝

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken apple sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces and air fried
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/2 onion, chopped into big pieces
• 1/2 bunch celery, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup carrots, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 4 cups cabbage, sliced
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 teaspoons chicken boullion paste
• 4 cups water
• 4 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 Tablespoon dried parsley

Instructions:

1. Prepare ingredients as indicated above (chop, slice, etc.)
2. Add everything to slow cooker.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Enjoy!

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Tortang Talong (roasted, battered eggplant)

I really thought I had a blog post with a recipe about this already.  Upon review, I found out I did not! 

Tortang talong is a filipino dish, traditionally made by roasting whole eggplants directly on burning, hot coals.  The eggplant skins blister and the flesh cooks inside.  They are then covered to let sweat, which makes it easier to peel the skins off.  The skins are peeled,  the eggplant flesh is flattened, battered with an egg mixture, and pan-fried.  It's typically served with sides of rice and a tomato fish sauce salsa.

To save time and for added convenience,  I air fried my eggplant.  Poking holes all around the skin ensures that the eggplant won't explode during cooking.  I have been on a whole 30 journey, so I didn't eat this with rice.  Instead, I had a kale salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, topped with chicken salad and halved tomatoes, and a few sticks of celery. 

Without further adieu, here's my recipe for tortang talong.

Ingredients:

• 3 long eggplants
• 1 egg
• dash of salt
• dash of pepper
• dash of onion powder
• dash of garlic powder
• couple sprays of avocado oil

Instructions:

1. Rinse eggplants.
2. Poke holes through eggplant skins, all around.
3. Air fry for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
4. Put eggplant in a closed container and let sweat for about 10 minutes.
5. Peel skins off eggplant and discard.
6. Flatten eggplant.
7. Beat egg with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
8. Coat eggplant with egg mixture.
9. Heat fry pan and spray with avocado oil.
10. Pan fry egg-battered eggplant, both sides.
11. Enjoy!

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