Heart Healthy Recipes

When you have a history of heart disease in your family, it is important to take good care of your heart. Exercise is a key part of taking care of your body, including your heart. Eating is important. But sometimes it seems that finding tasty food that is good for you can be difficult. And besides, who has time to prepare? You! Here are two delicious recipes that can help you get started on the road to healthy eating and good taste to your heart. And they are easy to do!

Baked Chicken Dijon (4 servings)

Ingredients

1 pound skinless chicken breasts (or you can use Turkey), the visible fat removed

2 Tbl. lemon juice or lime

1 Tbl. coarse-grain or Dijon mustard

1 / 8 tsp. pepper

1 / 2 c.. minced garlic (from a bottle works fine)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Rinse chicken and pat it dry and store in a glass dish.

Using a small bowl, mix all remaining ingredients and spread over top of chicken. To do this, piece by piece.

Bake uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes. The chicken should be tender and no longer pink.

Rosemary Turkey with Mushrooms (4 servings)

It is a treatment that you can serve society. It is an elegant dish and delicious.

Ingredients

1 pound sliced turkey breast fillet

1 / 2 c. chicken broth, low sodium

1 / 8 tsp. each black pepper and salt

1 Tbl. cornstarch

2 Tbl. Balsamic

8 oz mushrooms or button, which should be washed, trimmed and sliced

1 / 4 C. shopped onions or shallots

1 tsp tea. fresh rosemary or 1 / 4 c. tea. dried rosemary

Rinse and pat the turkey dry and set aside.

Use a small bowl combine the broth, salt and pepper and cornstarch. Set aside.

Use vegetable oil cooking spray to coat a large skillet and heat over medium-high.

Add half of Turkey to the hot skillet and cook about two minutes on each side. The turkey should be tender and no longer pink. Set aside and do the same for the other half of the turkey. Remove from heat and keep warm turkey.

Add vinegar and rosemary to skillet. Scrap up all the brown bits from bottom of the pan. Then put the pan on the stove and use it to cook the mushrooms and onions (or shallots). It should take about five minutes for the mushrooms are tender.

Stir together the broth aside. It will take about three minutes for it to become a sauce thickened and bubbly. Cook for two more minutes after that, stirring constantly. This sauce is served with turkey. For an elegant tough turkey can be served on a bed of fresh rosemary.

Once you know what you can do to enjoy healthy meals without sacrificing flavor, you can take better care of your body and your heart. And it is a delicious proposition.

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