33 basil diet Recipes

cooked penne (or your fave pasta), cooked vegetables (your fave), tomato (diced ), sprite (can be diet), garlic, basil (fresh if you have it), olive oil, parmesan cheese

ground meat (choose chicken for lighter diets, beef or a beef pork mixture for hearty sauces), diced onions, diced bell pepper (any color is fine , i prefer red as it is sweeter than green normally), garlic cloves, crushed and diced to taste (make sure you can smell the garlic over the onions when cooking, if you can tsp add more), extra virgin olive oil, hunts tomato paste, hunts tomato puree, dried oregano, dried parsley, basil, sea salt, black pepper, red cayenne pepper, bay leaves, fresh mushrooms (optional), sausage (optional), meatballs (use your favorite recipe ) (optional)

tomatoes , cut in half lengthwise, onion, diced, garlic cloves, smashed and peeled, dried basil, dried oregano, salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, vegetable broth

extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, dried oregano, fresh ground black pepper, salt, tomato paste, boneless skinless chicken breast , cut crosswise into 1/2 in. slices, lentils, can drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes , with juices, low sodium chicken broth, baby spinach (4 cups)

head green cabbage, carrots, stalks celery, garlic, onion, zucchini, squash , summer (yellow) ( 1 medium), canned whole tomatoes, diced tomatoes (canned ), tomato puree, parsley, chives, basil

rotini pasta, olive oil, garlic cloves, pressed, tomatoes, 2 inch, diced, water-packed artichoke hearts, drained and quartered, black olives (that is 44 , 6 oz dry weight), fresh sweet basil leaves, chopped (or to taste), cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled, chopped, feta cheese, crumbled, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

extra virgin olive oil, onion, minced, stalks celery, minced, garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, white mushrooms, trimmed and quarted (about 6 medium), summer squash, diced, lima beans, rinsed and drained, no-salt-added diced tomatoes , with juices, tomato sauce, water

diet lean ground sirloin, browned, rinsed and drained, pat dry, onion, chopped and included in meat during browning, tomato, diced, chili powder, red bell pepper, diced finely, basil, minced garlic, garlic powder, parsley, low-sodium tomato sauce, dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained, water, pepper

your favorite root beer (not diet ), olive oil, lemon juice, lime juice, catsup, garlic, minced, instant minced onion, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, hot sauce , to taste, minced fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, nutmeg

sea salt, coarse ground (optional for low sodium diets ), lemon pepper, dried thyme, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, dried rosemary, curry powder

onions, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, olive oil, plus more for browning sausage if needed, links hot italian sausage (use turkey sausage for south beach diet*), cannellini beans , rinsed in cold water until no more foam appears (or use 3 cups cooked ), petite dice tomatoes, dried basil, dried greek oregano, ground fennel, ground pepper, bay leaves, homemade chicken stock (or use 2 cans chicken broth and add a little water to make 4 cups), freshly grated parmesan cheese , for serving