Chicken Livers Sauté

Ingredients

6 oz raw Chicken Livers

4 oz diced fresh Onion

1 teaspoon Butter

½ teaspoon Sage

½ teaspoon Thyme

1 teaspoon Oregano

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

Salt and Pepper (amount to your preference)

1 cup shredded Lettuce

Directions

Fry Liver quickly in ½ of the melted Butter.  Set aside.  Fry diced Onion in the other half of the melted Butter over medium heat until Onion becomes translucent in appearance. Add all Seasonings and Liver stirring mixture well.  Total cooking time approximately fifteen minutes.  Serve over lettuce.

Abstinent Measuring

1 recipe = 1 protein, 1 vegetable

*contribution from Area II Cookbook 2004

Fiesta Salad

Ingredients

2 Tomatoes, chopped

1 Red Onion, sliced

3 Bell Peppers, sliced in strips  (1 each: red, yellow, and green)

¼ cup fresh Cilantro

3 TBLspoon Salsa

2 TBLspoon Lemon Juice

½ teaspoon Garlic Salt

¼ teaspoon Black Pepper

¼ teaspoon ground Cumin

lettuce leaves

Directions

Serve 1 cup vegetable mixture over 1 cup or 4 oz lettuce.

Keep the Fiesta Salad mix separate from the lettuce until ready to serve.

Each serving contains 1 cup salad mix over 1 cup or 4 oz lettuce leaves

Abstinent Measuring

Each Serving = 2 vegetables

*contribution from Area II Cookbook 2004

Quick and Easy Four Bean Salad

Ingredients

¼ cup chilled Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained

¼ cup chilled Garbanzo Beans, rinsed and drained

¼ cup chilled Pinto Beans, rinsed and drained

¼ cup chilled Black Beans, rinsed and drained

2 cup mixed Salad Veggies - Lettuce, Carrots, Bell Pepper, Mushrooms, Chives, Cucumbers, Celery, Tomatoes, etc.

2 TBLSpoon fat-free sugar-free Dressing (for example: Jardin's Garlic Vinaigrette),

or

½ cup Saisa

1 teaspoon Salad Oil (optional)

Directions

Mix beans and salad and serve.

Makes one serving

Abstinent Measuring

one serving = 1 protein, 2 vegetables and one optional fat for a full lunch meal

Note

Check beans for sugar.  Health food stores have sugar-free canned bean varieties.

*contribution from Area II Cookbook 2004

Pepperoni Pizza Salad

Ingredients

2 oz Pepperoni Slices

1 oz shredded Cheese

1 cup (or 4 oz) Lettuce/Greens

1 cup (or 12 oz) mixed raw Vegetables (i.e. Mushrooms, Bell Pepper, Tomatoes, Onion,

¼ cup Spaghetti Sauce (sugar free)

¼ cup Wine Vinegar

2 TBLspoon Olive Oil (if making for dinner, 1 tsp oil if making for lunch)

Optional

1 teaspoon Salad sprinkles, Mrs Dash or Italian Spices

Crushed Red Pepper, to taste

Directions

Put 1 c of lettuce on plate.  Top with veggies, pepperoni and cheese.  Sprinkle crushed red pepper on top.  Mix last three ingredients in recipe together and pour over salad.

Makes 1 serving

Abstinent Measuring

1 serving = 1 protein, 2 c salad, 1 fat, optional tomato sauce

*contribution from Area II Cookbook 2004