Minestrone

2 onions, peeled
2 carrots, peeled
1 courgette
1 celery stalk
2 potatoes, peeled
1 tomato
50g/2oz green beans
1 small cauliflower
1 small head of broccoli
1 Swiss chard leaf
2 tbsp olive oil
3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
100g/3½oz peas
3 handfuls of alphabet pasta shapes
handful of spinach leaves
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
parmesan cheese, freshly grated, to serve

1. Cut the onions, carrots, courgette, celery, potatoes and tomato into 1cm/½in dice.
2. Top and tail the green beans and cut them into 1cm/½in lengths. Cut the cauliflower and broccoli into small florets. Separate the green leaf from the stalk of the Swiss chard and set aside. Cut the stalk into 1cm/½in dice.
3. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep saucepan, add the onions, carrots and garlic, and sweat gently for 2-3 minutes. Then add the courgette, celery, potatoes, green beans and Swiss chard stalk and sweat until the vegetables start to yield a little moisture.
4. Put half the peas in a bowl and crush with the back of a fork. Add to the pan with the whole peas and cook for 3-4 minutes.
5. Cover the vegetables with double the volume of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
6. Add the pasta, cook for 10 minutes, then add the broccoli and cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Roughly chop the spinach and the Swiss chard leaf and add to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes longer, then add the tomato and warm through for a minute or two. Season to taste and serve with grated parmesan. Healthy Eating Recipe.

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Beef Stroganoff (Healthy Eating Recipe)

1 1/2 lb beef tenderloin -- cut in thin strips
2 tbsp soy flour
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 cups beef bouillon
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp paprika
salt to tast

Dredge beef in flour. In a heavy skillet, melt butter with oil and brown the beef (about 5 minutes). Slowly add bouillon to beef, stirring well. Bring to a boil. Combine sour cream, tomato paste, paprika, and salt. Slowly stir sour cream mixture into beef mixture. Turn heat to low and bring to a bare simmer. Cook 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently and never allowing mixture to boil.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 433 Calories; 37g Fat (77.4% calories from fat); 22g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 95mg Cholesterol; 482mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 5 1/2 Fat.

Serve with rice or egg noodles.

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