Broiled Haddock with Tomatoes & Capers

Courtesy of Plated Perfection

Who doesn't love a quick and easy weeknight meal? This dinner was very easy to make and healthy at the same time! You can use a variety of fish in this dish as well, but I'd probably recommend a white fish. The sauce was also great on the side of green beans I made (just heated up canned green beans from my family's garden with some salt and pepper). Enjoy!

Ingredients:
~ 4 servings of fish filets (I had 2 very large filets of haddock)
1 can Hunt's Fire-Roasted diced tomatoes, with garlic
1 handful of capers (adjusted based on your liking)
1/4 cup white wine (I'd recommend something dry)
dash of salt and pepper
olive oil, enough to brush on the filets

Directions:
Salt and pepper the fish and brush with olive oil. Set the oven to Broil and place the rack about 6 inches from the broiler. While the fish is broiling, heat the tomatoes in a pan with the capers. Add the wine and reduce until the sauce thickens a bit. Depending on your taste, you may want to add a tb of sugar into the mixture or use a sweeter wine to mix in. Simmer a couple of minutes and top the fish once the fish is done broiling. The fish should take around 10-15 minutes depending on the thickness.

Healthy Turkey (or Beef) Chili

Adapted from www.ambitiouskitchen.com

We live in the Northern VA area, and this past weekend we experienced the Blizzard of 2016! The question is - will there be others this winter?! It was quite the blizzard and we got about two feet of snow. My first thought was that I needed to make chili! I found this recipe and it caught my eye because it used ground turkey. However, the store was running out of everything, so I used lean ground beef instead -- so we'll still consider this healthy. This really turned out well - we topped ours with some unhealthy toppings, but we couldn't resist! Definitely give this one a try!

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 yellow onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 medium red bell pepper, chopped

1 pound extra lean ground turkey, chicken, or lean ground beef (I used 93/7 beef)

4 tablespoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste

1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 1/4 cups chicken broth

1 (15 oz) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 oz) can sweet corn, rinsed and drained

For topping: cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream

Directions:

Place oil in a large pot and place over medium high heat. Add in onion, garlic and red pepper and saute for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently. Next add in ground meat and break it up; cooking until no longer pink. Next add in chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper and salt; stir for about 20 seconds. Next add in tomatoes, chicken broth, kidney beans, black beans and corn. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30-45 minutes or until chili thickens and flavors come together. Taste and adjust seasonings and salt as necessary. Garnish with anything you'd like.