Quick little round-up of some healthy Super Bowl Recipes, including some new recipes, and some old standbys.
Bison, Beet, & Black Bean Chili
Quick little round-up of some healthy Super Bowl Recipes, including some new recipes, and some old standbys.
Bison, Beet, & Black Bean Chili
Sweet potatoes are a wonderful low-glycemic starch with lots of vitamins and minerals, and when blended with the healthy fats in tahini, you get a creamy delicious treat! I served mine with Stacey's Cinnamon and Sugar Pita Chips for an extra "wink" at the holidays!
Sweet Potato Tahini Dip
Serves 8
3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed into 1" pieces
1/2 Tbsp olive oil
Sprinkle sea salt
3 Tbsp tahini
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss sweet potato cubes with olive oil and spread on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until soft.
Place sweet potatoes, tahini, and maple syrup in a large food processor and blend until a smooth puree is formed. Season with sea salt if desired.
In a small nonstick skillet, toast chopped pecans over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. When pecans are fragrant, they are toasted.
Transfer sweet potato mixture to a serving bowl and sprinkle with pecans. Serve immediately, or refrigerate, then serve chilled.
Nutrition Info per ~ 4 Tbsp: 117 calories, 4 g fat, 17 g carbohydrates, 3 g protein, 2 g fiber
The color of this rich, meaty chili is something to be seen! I love beets and they add so much delicious texture, flavor, and nutrition to a chili. Beets contain two special antioxidants, betanin and vulgaxanthin, which may have detoxifying effects!
Bison, Beet, and Black Bean Chili
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook for 8 hours on low, 4 hours on high. Serve garnished with parsley and crumbled cojita cheese, if desired.
Nutrition info per 1 serving: 300 calories, 8 g fat, 22 g protein, 32 g carbohydrates, 10 g fiber