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Healthy recipes for your heart

As seen on WLFI-TV 18, Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health dietician Anna Busenburg discusses Heart Healthy recipes

White bean soup

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. dried white beans, soaked overnight 
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 2 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 2 large carrots, chopped
  • 1 quart water
  • 2 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and mashed, or 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Drain beans and cook them, covered in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 1 ½ hours. Drain. (If you use canned beans, you can skip this step and place rinsed, canned beans on dutch oven).
  2. Heat oil in Dutch oven pot over medium heat. Sauté onions, celery and carrots for 3-5 minutes. Add water, the cooked beans, tomatoes, oregano, cayenne and pepper. Simmer vegetables until tender (about 20 minutes). Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Nutrition Information

Per 1 cup serving: 258 calories, 5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 3g monounsaturated fat, 326mg sodium, 43g carbohydrates, 13g protein, 895mg potassium.


Mediterranean Tuna Antipasto Salad

Ingredients

  • Sherron Aanklin
  • 1 (15-19oz can ) beans – chickpeas, black-eye peas, kidney beans, rinsed
  • 2 (15-16oz cans) water packed chunk tuna light, drained and flaked
  • 1 large red bell pepper, finely diced
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
  • 4 tsp capers, rinsed
  • 1 ½ tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • ½ cup lemon juice, divided
  • 4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 8 cups mixed salad greens

Instructions

  1. Combine the beans, tuna, bell pepper, onion, parsley, capers, rosemary, ¼ cup lemon juice and 2 Tbsp oil in a medium bowl. Season with pepper.
  2. Combine the remaining ¼ cup lemon juice and 2 Tbsp oil in a large bowl. Add salad greens and toss to coat.
  3. Divide the greens among 4 plates and top each with tuna salad.

Nutrition Information

Per serving: 290 calories, 16g fat, 2g saturated fat, 11g monounsaturated fat, 12mg cholesterol, 505mg sodium, 24g carbohydrates, 9g fiber, 9g protein, 638mg potassium.

 

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