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Cleaned Up Cozy Comfort Foods

Some of our favorite comfort foods get a makeover!

Cleaned Up Cozy Comfort Foods

What a year it has been! Challenging, exhausting and chaotic! These times of stress and uncertainty somestimes push us to seek solace in food.  Quarantining and social distancing have resulted in feel good nostalgic comfort foods making a comeback.  Unfortunately, this sometimes means more processed, high fat and high sugar foods.  While we don’t want to deprive ourselves of small joys that comfort foods can bring us, now more then ever we need to practice self care and monitor what we put in our bodies.  It is important for our mental and physical health to keep up with a healthy routine.

For this reason I decided to make a new post featuring classic comfort foods that are all cleaned up. These recipes I have come up with are all full of healthy, clean ingredients, but they also have that hearty, nourishing, feel good essence.  You can feel great about serving them to your family and friends.

First up is my Biscuit Drop Chicken Pot Pie. It is loaded with vegetables and protein.  The biscuit drop topping is made of wholesome, real food ingredients. And you will love that classic chicken pot pie flavor that you enjoyed as a kid. Next I serve my The Best Chicken Vegetable Curry.  It’s another high protein dish, loaded with veggies.  The flavor profile is unique and savory.  This aromatic dish is a souce of detoxifying properties that will leave you wanting more. Well you can’t talk about comfort foods without chilli, so I’ve come up with a simple chili and cornbread combination recipe, my Cornbread Skillet Chili.  It is a clean and easy recipe that will make quite the unique presentation.  And finally I serve up my version of Bison Bourquignon.  I use lean meat and lighter ingredients to replace Julie Child’s richer “Boeuf” version.  I think you’ll like it!

Real food, real ingredients, and satisfying flavor. Comfort foods are meant to make us feel good by tapping into good memories. With these dishes you can enjoy some without derailing your health!

Enjoy!

xox,
Susan

P.S. Don’t forget to check out my Brain Booster Smoothie. It fits right in with the comfort foods, full of blueberries, greens and nuts. Yum!

Dinner Menu

Biscuit Drop Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie is one of our favorite comfort foods. This version still has the nostalgic flavors but is all cleaned up with a healthy makeover!

The Best Chicken Vegetable Curry

This combination of anti-inflammatory ingredients, protein, vegetables and herbs makes a savory dish your guests will love!ingredients.

Cornbread Skillet Chili

This good simple chili recipe has a unique twist with a cornbread topping. Your guests will love the presentation and the fact that it has all healthy and wholesome ingredients!

Bison Bourguignon

This healthier skinnier version of beef bourguignon uses a leaner cut of meat, leaves out the bacon fat and fills up on vegetables!

Brain Boosting Blueberry Smoothie

This smoothie has all powerful brain boosting ingredients. It’s also delicious and beautiful!