Shrimp and Red Bell Pepper Recipe

Shrimp & Red Bell Pepper

If you love shrimp and want a quick delicious meal that is gluten free, try this one!

I serve it with Brown Basmati Rice which is lower glycemic than regular white rice, along with a tossed green salad.

Enjoy!! 

Shrimp & Red Bell Pepper in Coconut Sauce 

1 ½ Pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined (thawed if frozen)

1 medium to large red bell pepper 

1 T finely chopped fresh ginger

1 can (about 13 oz) coconut milk

Lime wedges (optional)

1 T vegetable oil  (I love cooking with coconut oil!)

Cut pepper into long, thin strips.  Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.  Add ginger and peppers; cook, stirring, 30 seconds.  Add shrimp and coconut milk.  Cook, turning shrimp occasionally until pink, curled and white inside, about 3 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, transfer shrimp and peppers to a bowl.

Increase heat to med-high.  Boil sauce until thickened, 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  (If you use 'lite' coconut milk, you may need to use some corn starch to help thicken.)   Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Remove sauce from heat.  Stir shrimp and peppers back into sauce.  Serve with rice and lime wedges on the side.

Note:  I put rice in our rice cooker about 15 minutes before I start this dish, unless I have left-over from another meal!

Corn Chicken Chili for Fall

This has gotten to be one of my 'stand by' recipes for the slow cooker!  We love it, and it's very quick and easy!   Oh, did I mention, healthy and economical too?

Corn Chicken Chili

CORN CHICKEN CHILI 

4 Chicken breast tenders - cut into bite size pieces
1 Medium onion chopped
2 Cans Low Sodium Kidney Beans (1 each light & dark for variety)
1 Can diced Tomatoes
1 Small Can Tomato sauce (or paste if using juice from cans)
1 Small Can whole Corn Nuggets
2 Tbsp Chili Powder (Adjust to taste)

Combine all the above in slow cooker, stir well, cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.

This easily makes 2 meals for the 2 of us!  Easy to increase the ingredients if you have a larger family and a larger slow cooker!  Enjoy!

Here's another healthy way to cook a quick, easy chicken chili that is not slow cooked!

Why Life Choices for Health?

When I was considering starting a blog to help others in their quest for good health, I was thinking 'what does it take' and 'what have I learned' that I could comfortably share?

I realized after reading Darren Hardy's book, 'The Compound Effect', that it is a matter of daily choices, consistently, over a life time that makes all the difference not only in our health but in our overall quality of life.  He states - 'Our choices can be our best friend or our worst enemy.  They can deliver us to our goals or send us orbiting into a galaxy far, far away.'

How many of our choices quickly become habits that we seem to have no control over?  This really spoke to me!  So here are a few questions I've been asking myself that you may want to consider:

• Do I eat breakfast or just reach for that cup of coffee?
• What are my favorite foods?  Do I eat them 'unconsciously'?
• Do I get enough sleep or do I let the TV/Computer keep me up late at night?
• Do I exercise regularly or participate in a sport?
• Do I drink enough pure water daily or reach for a soda?
• Am I chewing my food well enough for good digestion?
• Do I worry too much about things I have no control over?
• Do I associate with positive, uplifting people?
• Do I reach too frequently for that glass of wine when I'm stressed?
• Do I smoke and if so, why?
• Am I reading and watching too much negative news?

You get the idea!  So, please check out the few 'pages' I've created and 'subscribe' if you would like to get each of my future posts directly.  My hope is that you'll find some tips and information that may be helpful to you.