The Convenience of Slow Cooking Heart-Healthy Meals: Slow cooking is practical, easy, and delicious. If you’ve ever used a slow cooker, you probably don’t need much convincing. Whether you are a slow cooker novice or already a slow cooker convert, the recipes and tips in this book will help you use this great tool to prepare heart-healthy meals. What's Inside: A Guide to Eating for Heart Health: This guide clearly addresses what a heart-healthy diet is, and what you should eat to combat or prevent heart disease. Simple and Delicious Recipes: Expect to see recipes that are truly prep-and-go meals that don’t require precooking, hard-to-find ingredients, or anything that’s not doable as a weeknight meal. A Slow Cooker Guide: For pantry essentials, Dos and Don’ts, plus tips on how to make sure you get the most of your slow cooker for heart-healthy meals. Sample Recipe: Farro and Pea Risotto Serves: 8 / Prep time: 10 minutes / Cook time: 6 to 7 hours on low Farro is an ancient grain that has been around for thousands of years but has recently become popular. Not only does it taste great with its chewy texture, it’s also really good for your health. This nutritious grain, full of fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, is used in this risotto-type dish with green peas and meaty mushrooms. Directions: 1. Put the broth, farro, peas, mushrooms, leek, garlic, olive oil, and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours, until the farro and vegetables are tender. 2. Before serving, stir in the Parmesan cheese. Serve hot topped with the fresh parsley. Nutritional Information: Per Serving: Calories: 241; Total Fat: 3g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Trans Fat: 0g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g; Monounsaturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 4mg; Sodium: 227mg; Carbohydrates: 42g; Fiber: 5g; Sugars: 4g; Protein: 11g Ingredients: 5 cups Savory Vegetable Broth (page 24) or low-sodium vegetable broth 2 cups whole farro 2 cups frozen peas 1 cup sliced button mushrooms 1 large leek, white and light green parts only, halved and thinly sliced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
✔ Author(s): Nicole R. Morrissey
✔ Title: The Easy Heart Healthy Cookbook for Slow Cookers: 130 Prep-and-Go Low-Sodium Recipes
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (279 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1641520868
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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