Recipes

This creamy chowder is an ideal dish to make in the chill of winter. Thick and hearty, it is a comforting soup that's perfect to have after shoveling snow.

Use a can of mixed bean salad as a time saver to create this fresh tasting chicken toss. The marinated mixed beans, containing chickpeas, kidney beans and Romano beans, are in a zippy marinade complete with vinaigrette, garlic and onion. Serve as a light lunch or as a supper side salad. Any leftovers pack well the next day for your lunch and are delicious in wraps.

A village style Greek salad, known as “horiatiki” in Greece, typically does not use lettuce and the vegetables are in rough chunks. Adding lean chicken makes it hearty enough to be a light meal with some crusty bread. It is even better in the summer when tomatoes and produce are at their peak of freshness.

This is an easy, flexible recipe and you can change the toppings to suit your preference and what you have available. It also works well with leftover roast chicken.

This tasty coconut curry comes together quickly on the top of the stove. It is also very good made with leftover roast chicken. Here the curry is served hot over fresh spinach. You can also chill and serve as a salad.

Here is a hearty slow cooker meal you can quickly put together using common kitchen ingredients. It is popular with kids and adults alike.

Peanut or “groundnut” chicken stew is popular all over West Africa. This slow cooker version combines economical chicken legs, chickpeas, potatoes and peanut butter to make a satisfying one-pot meal. Feel free to substitute sweet potatoes.

Part skim ricotta and Romano cheese combine in a simple and delicious stuffing for this baked chicken and pasta dish. It may sound complicated, but it is easy to flatten the chicken breasts, stuff, roll and smother with tomato sauce for baking.

This recipe uses a sweet smoked Paprika from Spain. Smoked, ground pimento peppers can be found in varying intensities from sweet and mild (dulce), bittersweet, medium hot (agridulce) and hot (picante). The striking deep red of the sweet, smoked paprika not only colours the dish but adds a smoky aroma and flavour. Serve with colourful roasted sweet potatoes. They can go in the oven at the same time as the chicken.

This soup is bright green, like early spring leaves thanks to the mint, peas and baby spinach. Make this simple and delicious soup to boost you intake of nutrient rich, dark green vegetables. Use any spring green such as kale or sorrel in combination, or in place of, the spinach.

Try this easy and flexible complete meal soup. Beautiful edamame and spinach swim in a golden broth making a healthy, colourful soup. Additional taste options include adding a splash of lemon, a beaten raw or hard cooked egg, shrimp or other vegetables of your choice. You can also substitute fresh shitake, or other mushrooms, for the dried shitake in the recipe.

Almost everyone is familiar with Pesto alla Genovese, the green garlic-and-basil sauce that's one of the symbols of Italian cuisine. Here jar pesto is combined with fresh lemon and white wine to make a simple and delicious pasta and chicken meal.

Chicken soaked in buttermilk absorbs moisture and stays tender during cooking. Think of it as a “no added salt” brine!

Serve these tasty chicken and quinoa burgers with a mixed green salad. You can also turn the chicken quinoa mixture into a meat loaf and bake it with the tangy jerk barbecue sauce spooned over.

Here’s a simple one-dish dinner. Roasting heightens the flavour of the cauliflower and makes it sweeter.

Picatta is usually made with thinly sliced, sautéed veal scaloppini. This recipe, made with flattened scaloppini of chicken, is just as good and is simple to make. The zesty combination of lemon, white wine and capers compliment the earthy spinach and fresh parmesan flavours.Serve with a salad and a side of pasta and you have a delicious light meal.

Here is a simple and delicious stir-fry with Thai flare using packaged "broccoli slaw mix" of shredded broccoli, carrots and red cabbage. The chopping is done already so you can get dinner on the table more quickly!

Turnip has a white flesh and purple trimming. They have a sharper taste than rutabaga and are often available in summer before the fall crop of rutabaga is harvested. Rutabaga has yellow flesh and is sometimes called Swede or yellow turnip. They are often waxed for winter storage.

Nachos have become a Canadian favourite. This dish is easy to make and offers enough protein for a main dish meal. Corn chips/tortillas count as a whole grain. Green tomatillo salsa has a citrusy, herb flavour and the jalapeno peppers add a touch of heat.

Skip the extra calories and work of a traditional pie crust! Try our delicious, low fat crust made with grated potato mixed with onion, egg and a touch of salt. Tender, fresh asparagus helps make this a delicious main meal pie.