Good recipes that are healthy?

HEARTY TOMATO RICE SOUP

2 tablespoons butter 1 lb. hamburger 1 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1 large can tomatoes 2 1/2 cup water 2 beef bouillon cubes 1/3 cup dry rice salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon fresh basil or half teaspoon dried 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Saute hamburger and onion in butter; add celery. Break up hamburger into small pieces.

Combine with remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat 30 minutes or until rice is tender.

Optional: Use chopped steak instead of hamburger. Stir in 1/2 cup of heavy cream 10 minutes before serving.

Crockpot Porkchops

6 pork chops, browned 1 onion 3 tbsp. ketchup 1 can cream of chicken soup - family size 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Place all into crock pot and simmer about 4-5 hours. Serve with rice, noodles or potatoes.

CHICKEN CAESAR PASTA SALAD

3-4 chopped boneless chicken breasts Caesar or Italian Caesar salad dressing 2 cups broccoli florets handful of cherry tomatoes (optional) pimientos (optional) 4 cups Rotel pasta noodles 1 tsp. olive or vegetable oil

Cook chicken breasts until they are tender and chop into bite size pieces.

Cook Rotel noodles in boiling water for 7 minutes or until tender in water with oil.

Steam broccoli florets (over stove or in microwave) until slightly tender (do not overcook!).

Cut tomatoes in halves and wash thoroughly.

Mix noodles, chicken breasts, broccoli and optional ingredients (pimentos and tomatoes). Drizzle salad dressing until pasta is slightly covered and stir salad until covered in dressing.

Serve either chilled or warm, accompanied by a bottle with extra dressing at table.

Leftovers will keep in refrigerator for up to 4 days or can be frozen for a month or two.

One of My favorite dinner is something I call “chicken surprise!” You take boneless chicken breast and cube them up. Place in casserole dish. On top of the chicken place chedder cheese (preferably sliced chedder cheese or swiss cheese) and then pour one can of cream of chicken on top of that. On top of this goes already cooked chicken stuffing (stove top stuffing works really well.) Place in oven until chicken cooks thoroughly…approx 45 mins - to an hour! Tada!!! It is the most scrumptious dinner ever…I like to make green beans to go with it.