Today I had an echo cardiogram ordered by my new primary physician. The technician said my heart and valves look great which is just what I wanted to hear. Not that I was expecting anything to be wrong but sometimes doctors hear a very, very slight murmur but the tech didn't see it today. He said if they are slight, they come and go and are nothing to worry about. I kidded him and said, "Then I won't need to exercise anymore, right?" He laughed and said the doctor sure wouldn't be happy with him handing out that advice. I said, "They'd fire you in a heartbeat!" Pardon the pun. My son and husband love to exercise but I think up all kinds of excuses why I don't want to leave my air conditioned house to go and sweat. Besides, I do play lots and lots of golf and that is quite a bit of exercise since I take so many swings. Anyway, I try to eat healthy meals when I cook at home. Here is another favorite of ours to try when peppers are in season and not so costly. Using turkey lowers the fat content.
Recipe: TURKEY KIELBASA AND PEPPERS OVER BROWN RICE
Olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, sliced
1 large red bell pepper, sliced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 Oscar Mayer turkey Polska Kielbasa (14 ounces total), cut on diagonal
2 large or 4 small Roma tomatoes, large chop
1 heaping tablespoon dried oregano
black pepper to taste but go easy at first as sauce is spicy
8 fresh basil leaves, sliced
8 ounces tomato sauce
10 ounces Rotel Original (tomatoes and green chilies)
In heated oil, saute the onion, peppers and garlic about 10 minutes. Don't burn the garlic.
Add the kielbasa, fresh tomatoes and seasonings. Cook about 5 minutes more.
Add the can of tomato sauce and the can of Rotel. Simmer a few minutes, add the fresh basil, and serve over brown rice. I use Mahatma brown rice. One cup serves 4 people.
Note: the Rotel is quite spicy and probably should be substituted with another can of plain tomato sauce if you are feeding children or anyone who cannot tolerate spicy food. It won't be anywhere near as good, though.
I think this would serve 4 people as we two always have leftovers for lunch. Give it a try. Your heart will thank you.
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Might make this tonight....anxious to see how good this really is!
ReplyDeleteMatt told me all about this recipe - We needed a spicy dish to get my twin sister's overdue baby further along and Kielbasa is a childhood favorite of ours. We made it last night and it is a new favorite in our repertoire - it was inexpensive, easy and SO YUMMY! I love anything w/ tomato sauce and it was full of healthy fresh veggies and the turkey sausage wasn't bad. THANKS for suggesting - no baby YET but maybe it's still digesting. Look forward to cooking for Matt when I get back to ATL! :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked it. I didn't want to be responsible for the baby showing up or not but did hope you and your sister would like the dish. Did you do turkey sausage or turkey kielbasa? Hope the baby comes tonight.
ReplyDeleteOOPS! Mistype - we had the Turkey Kielbasa! No baby still:( He's all sorts of moving in there...and we have long walks each evening - it's gorgeous out here! We're all ready for him!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delic!By the way, I made spaghetti a la montana the other night. Being an idiot I bought prosciutto instead of pancetta but we used it anyway and it turned out. Kris LOVED it!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't ckecked the blog in a while and I am happy to see two new ones. The kielbasa looks very tasty. I will have to try it soon.
ReplyDeleteI am making it tonight mom! Going to do a boring one for the kids and a spicy one for Kris and me!
ReplyDeleteHad it last night and it was as good as advertised......I see this dish appearing many times in my future!
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