Employee Healthy Recipe Contest Winner #3

The second healthy recipe contest winner did it again and submitted another great healthy recipe!

Chicken Mediterranean
Category: Dinner

Ingredients:

• 3-4 Boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 green pepper, seeded & chopped
• 1 8oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 16 oz. stewed tomatoes
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon basil
• 1 cup dry white cooking wine (optional - if not used, increase chicken broth)

Directions:

1. Poach chicken in 1/2 cup chicken broth.
2. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
3. Combine all ingredients in a large dutch oven pot and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
4. Serve over rice.

Employee Healthy Recipe Contest Winner #2

Here is the second winner of our healthy recipe contest, this recipe was submitted by Rita W. from the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley's Association Office.

Chicken and Snow Peas
Category: Dinner

Ingredients:
•    1½ lbs. boneless chicken
•    1/2 teaspoon salt
•    1 tsp. tarragon
•    1/8 teaspoon pepper
•    1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
•    1/2 teaspoon sherry extract
•    1/2 teaspoon dehydrated onion flakes 
•    1/2 cup canned, sliced mushrooms, drained
•    4 oz. snow peas, fresh or frozen
•    2 green onions, coarsely chopped

Directions: 

1. Cut chicken into 2x1 inch strips. Sprinkle with salt, tarragon and pepper.
2. Combine chicken broth and sherry extract in a skillet. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Add chicken strips and onion flakes.
3. Cook 10 minutes or until chicken strips are white and tender. Add mushrooms and snow peas.
4. Cook until vegetables are heated through but snow peas are still crisp.
5. Garnish with green onions.
6. Enjoy :)

If you have any healthy recipe ideas of your own, feel free to share and they could be included in a future post!

Employee Healthy Recipe Contest Winner

Here at the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley we are having our own Healthy Recipe Contest. Employees are asked to send in their favorite healthy recipes and then we choose the winners. Here is our first healthy recipe winner brought to you by Robin M. from the Kennett Area YMCA's Group Exercise department.

Apple Kuchen (German Apple Cake)
Category: Dessert

Ingredients:
•    ½ cup all-purpose flour
•    ½ cup whole wheat flour
•    1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
•    1 teaspoon coarse salt
•    4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
•    3 ounces unsweetened apple sauce
•    3 Tablespoons Truviz or ¾ cup brown sugar Splenda
•    2 large eggs, lightly beaten or 4 egg whites
•    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
•    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•    Juice of ½ lemon
•    3 to 4 tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Cortland or Winesap

Directions: 

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter (or spray) an 8-inch square pan or equivalent-size baking dish. 
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder and salt. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, applesauce and 2/3 of the Truviz or Splenda. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan. 
3. In a small bowl, combine the remaining Truviz or Splenda with the cinnamon. Squeeze lemon juice into a medium bowl. Peel, core and slice the apples into a bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to thoroughly coat each apple slice. Arrange the apple slices on top of the batter in overlapping rows, pressing lightly into the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
4. Enjoy :)

If you have any healthy recipe ideas of your own, feel free to share and they could be included in a future post!