13 northern healthy Recipes

olive oil, onion, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, flour, red bell peppers, seeded and chopped (i often use the pre-cut frozen traffic light peppers from whole foods), carrots, peeled and coined, corn (frozen, fresh or canned ), potato, peeled and diced, evaporated skim milk, skim milk, low sodium vegetable broth (or chicken broth), dried thyme, cannellini beans (or great northern beans or other white beans)

cage-free boneless chicken breasts, cubed, ground lean turkey, canned small black beans, canned great northern white beans, no-sodium/msg chicken or vegetable broth, canned organic low-sodium tomato sauce, canned no-sodium stewed tomatoes, lime juice, chopped celery, corn (frozen, canned or fresh ), green bell pepper, chopped, orange bell pepper, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, yellow bell pepper, chopped, fresh jalapeno, minced, chopped yellow onion, chopped fresh cilantro, garlic, chopped, chili powder, ground cumin

olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, diced chili-ready tomatoes, pickled jalapeno pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic salt, salt and pepper, tuna fish, drained, great northern beans, drained

whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, great northern bean, cooked and cooled, butter, melted, brown sugar , firmly packed, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, semi-sweet chocolate chips, old fashioned oats, flaked coconut, pecans, chopped

diced tomatoes, ham bone, dry great northern bean, onions, diced, carrots, sliced, cabbage, diced, celery, diced, raw rice (not instant ), water

extra virgin olive oil, fresh spinach (stems removed and chopped ), garlic clove (minced ), fresh jalapeno (chopped ), center-cut bacon (cooked and crumbled ), barbecue sauce, water, tomato paste, molasses, salt, pepper, great northern beans (drained and rinsed )

skinless halibut fillets, about 1 inch thick, olive oil, divided, salt, ground black pepper, fennel bulb, coarsely chopped, fennel leaves, chopped and reserved for garnish, garlic cloves, minced, no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained (may use 1 3/4 cup chopped fresh tomatoes), pitted kalamata olives, halved, drained capers, no-salt-added great northern beans, rinsed and drained (may substitute navy beans)

great northern beans, healthy request tomato soup, onion (chopped ), hormel bacon bits, brown sugar twin, black pepper

chicken broth, diced tomatoes, lightly drained, great northern or cannellini beans, lightly drained, diced onion, garlic clove, smashed, turkey bacon, uncooked, chopped small, about 3 or 4 inches of a really smokey precooked sausage (holsteiner, kielbasa, etc) cut into thin slices, siracha sauce or a dash or two of tobasco (i prefer the siracha)

great northern beans, rinsed and drained (will yield 10 oz. of beans), low-fat cheddar cheese (or you could use regular fat cheese), skim milk, dried onion flakes, dry mustard, pepper, garlic powder, salt

olive oil, white onions or 2 yellow onions, shallot (chopped ), garlic cloves (crushed ), vegetable broth, water, taco seasoning (about half a packet), jalapenos (jalapeno rinks, pickled, diced, with juice), ground black pepper (fresh ground ), cilantro (dried ), turkey kielbasa (butter ball, 1 link, chopped), great northern bean (pre-soaked & washed ), pinto beans (pre-soaked & washed ), navy beans (pre-soaked & washed ), light kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed ), dark red kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed ), black beans (pre-soaked & washed ), lentils (pre-soaked & washed ), grain rice, water , as needed