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Quick Beef Stew with Root Vegetables |
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Serves 4 |
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Ingredients: |
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• 1 ½ 1b Boneless beef chuck or sirloin, cut into 1 inch cubes |
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• 2 tablespoons of Spectrum Organic Olive Oil |
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• 2-3 cups of cubed carrots, parsnips, leeks and new potatoes |
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• Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt to taste |
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• Coarsely ground black pepper to taste |
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• 1 cup Imagine Organic Beef Cooking Stock |
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• 2 cups of red zinfandel wine |
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• 1 tablespoon of whole cloves |
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• ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon |
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• 3 whole bay leaves |
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• 6 thyme sprigs |
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Directions: |
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1. Sauté beef in oil over a high heat in a heavy bottom high sided pan. When browned all over remove and transfer to a plate. |
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2. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and sauté until tender. |
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3. Stir in stock, wine, herbs, spices and beef. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, until beef is cooked through and tender about 20 mins. |
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Imagine Organic Creamy Butternut Squash Soup |
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Serves 4 |
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Ingredients: |
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• 4 cups of Imagine Organic Butternut Squash Soup |
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• 1 cup of toasted sour dough croutons |
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• ¼ cup of toasted Squash seeds |
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• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro |
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• 4 tablespoons of cream or sour cream |
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Directions: |
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1. Bring soup to a simmer and heat thoroughly. |
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2. Ladle into bowls; swirl in a tablespoon of cream. |
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3. Garnish with croutons, squash seed and cilantro. |
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4. Serve with warm crusty bread |
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Herb Stuffing with Chestnuts and Sage |
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Serves 8 |
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Ingredients: |
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• 1 package of Arrowhead Mills Organic Savory Herb Stuffing |
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• ¾ stick unsalted butter, melted |
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• 10oz of hot Italian sausage meat |
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• 2 cups onion, diced |
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• 1½ cups celery stalk, diced |
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• ¼ cup (packed) of fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped |
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• 1 cup of jarred chestnuts, peeled and coarsely crumbled |
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• 1/3 cup flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped |
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• ½ teaspoon of Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt (optional) |
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• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
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• 1½ cups Imagine Organic Low Sodium Chicken Broth |
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Directions: |
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1. Preheat oven to 350° F. |
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2. Butter an 11x7x2 glass baking dish. |
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3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over a medium high heat. Add the onions, celery and sage cover and cook until tender, |
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about 6 minutes. |
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4. Stir in the sausage meat and breaking it up with a wooden spoon, continue to cook until all the meat has browned and is crumbled in |
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appearance, about 10 minutes. |
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5. Transfer sausage mixture to a bowl, stir in the chestnuts, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in Arrowhead Mills stuffing mix with chicken broth, |
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add a little more broth if stuffing is too dry. Stir in remaining butter. |
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6. Transfer stuffing to prepared baking dish and cover with buttered foil. Bake for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake a further 20 minutes or |
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until top is crispy and golden. |
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Roasted Asparagus and Fingerling Potatoes with Rosemary Infused Olive Oil |
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Serves 4 |
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Ingredients: |
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• 2 tablespoons rosemary, minced |
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• ¼ cup Spectrum Organic Extra Virgin Frantoio Olive Oil |
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• 1 pound asparagus, trimmed |
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• ½ pound fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch pieces |
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• ¼ teaspoon Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt |
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• Freshly ground black pepper |
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Directions: |
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1. Preheat oven to 400° F. |
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2. In a saucepan, heat rosemary in Spectrum Organic Extra Virgin Frantoio Olive Oil over medium-low heat until fragrant and sizzling. |
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Remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes. |
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3. Strain oil, reserving rosemary, and toss potatoes in 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl. Transfer potatoes to a roasting pan and roast for 20-30 |
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minutes, until they are slightly browned and yield to a knife but still resistant. |
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4. Toss asparagus in remaining oil and add to potatoes. |
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5. Roast for another 8-10 minutes (less if asparagus are very thin), turning frequently, until potatoes are golden and asparagus are tender. |
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6. Season to taste with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. |
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Walnut Chocolate Chip Bars |
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Makes 24 bars |
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Ingredients: |
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• 2 cups (packed) Hain Pure Foods Organic Light Brown Sugar |
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• 2/3 cup Spectrum Organic Shortening |
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• 3 organic eggs |
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• 22/3 cups Arrowhead Mills Organic Unbleached White Flour |
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• 2½ teaspoons Hain Pure Foods Featherweight Baking Powder |
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• ½ teaspoon Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt |
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• 1, 9-ounce package SunSpire Organic Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips |
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• 1 cup coarsely chopped organic walnuts |
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Directions: |
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1. Preheat oven to 350° F. |
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2. Grease a 13x9x2 baking pan well. |
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3. Beat sugar and shortening. Add in eggs and beat into mixture. |
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4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt together, then sift into wet mixture and beat to blend. Add in chocolate chips and walnuts. |
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5. Spread batter in baking pan, bake 33-35 minutes. |
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6. Allow to cool and then cut into bars. |
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