Nothing beats sitting down to piping hot comfort food in the chill of winter. Here are some recipes that you have to try beat those winter blues:
1.Turkey Chili with Quinoa
What you need
- Fatless ground turkey (half a pound)
- Water (3 and a half cups)
- Sweet onion (1 large, chopped)
- Quinoa (1 cup, rinsed)
- Garlic cloves (4, minced)
- Chili powder (1 tbspn)
- Sweet red pepper (1, chopped)
- Ground cumin (half tspn)
- Tomatoes (1 can, crushed)
- Adobo sauce (1 tbspn)
- Black beans (1 can, rinsed and drained of liquid)
- Bay leaf (1 leaf)
- Cinnamon (1 tbspn, ground)
- Zucchini (1 medium, chopped)
- Dried oregano (1 tspn)
- Pepper (1/4 tspn)
- Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (1, chopped)
- Salt (1 tspn)
- Cilantro (1/4 cup, minced)
Preparation
- Add 2 cups of water and quinoa to a large pan and bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat to a simmer once you see bubbles rising and cover the pan for 15 minutes or till the water has dried.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and sift the quinoa with a fork to make it fluffy. Set it aside.
- Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and heat it before adding the red pepper, onion, turkey and garlic. Cook over medium heat till the meat and vegetables are cooked through.
- Add chili powder, cinnamon and cumin and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Now add zucchini, adobo sauce, black beans, chipotle pepper, salt, pepper, oregano and the remaining 1 cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once the mixture starts to boil, cover the pan and simmer for half an hour.
- Add the quinoa and corn and allow it to heat up.
- Take out the bay leaf and add cilantro before serving.
2.Apple Crisp
What you need
- Sugar (1/4 cup)
- All purpose flour (1 tbspn)
- Lemon juice (2 tspns)
- Apples (4 medium, peeled and sliced thinly)
- Oats (2/3 cup)
- Ground cinnamon (1/4 tspn)
Topping:
- Brown sugar (1/2 cup)
- Butter (3 tbspns)
- Oats (2/3 cup)
- All purpose flour (1/4 cup)
- Cinnamon (ground, half tspn)
Preparation
- Place apples in a deep bowl and toss with cinnamon, flour, lemon juice and sugar.
- Transfer the coated apples onto an oiled pie plate that can be used in the microwave safely. It should be at least 9 inches deep.
- Mix all dry topping ingredients in a separate bowl before adding the butter. Mix till the mixture becomes crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the apples in the dish.
- Cover the top of the dish with wax paper and microwave it on high till the apples are soft to the touch. This shouldn’t take more than 5 to 7 minutes.
- Serve with the ice cream of your choice.
Eating comfort food on a cold, winter day can warm you from the inside out. Try these recipes and see for yourself.
