Jo's Delicious Homemade Tomato Soup

My friend Jo who is visiting with me this week made this delicious tomato soup.  Yum, we made some tomato and bacon sandwiches to go with it.  I had to go back and get a second bowl it was so good.

We used the tomatoes we had on hand which was a combination of fresh and my organic frozen one's out of my garden freezer.  You can of course substitute a can of diced  tomatoes.   Hope you enjoy.


Ingredients:

4 Roma Tomatoes washed and diced
2 quart packages of my garden organic tomatoes thawed
2 Tablespoons EVOO or coconut oil
1 can of beef consume soup - organic or (substitute boullion cubes with 1 cup of water or any beef soup that you might have on hand)
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon Braggs Liquid Aminos
Salt to taste

Steps:

Saute tomatoes in EVOO
Add in beef consume soup and other ingredients
Cook on low for about 20 to 30 minutes.

After cooking pour into  a blender or food processor and blend until almost smooth
We left it so there were bits of tomatoes. 
Put back in pot and cook an additional  15 minutes

Delicious.

Enjoy

Jo's Crock Pot Chicken and Vegetables and Cast Iron Skillet Fried Cauliflower Rice

My friend Jo is up from Florida and decided to fix us a crock pot full of vegetables and chicken with fried cauliflower rice.  Very low carb, low fat, low glycemic index, low in calories and gluten free.  Very easy and with most of my recipe's you can vary the vegetables to suit yourself.  Cauliflower rice can be a meal unto itself.  Just  use it  like rice.  Today,  we decided to have the crock pot chicken and vegetables with it.  This was absolutely delicious.  Jo did a wonderful job.  Love having her visit.

Crock Pot Chicken and Vegetables
Ingredients:

2.5 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken tenders or breasts
4 cups of Vegetable Blend (frozen) 
Salt and pepper to taste
chicken or beef bouillon - 3 cubes
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
1/2 cup of hot water
2 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 cup mushrooms sliced
2 droppers of liquid Stevia
1 Tablespoon garlic minced (optional)

Steps:

EVOO in bottom of crock pot 
Place chicken in bottom
Salt and pepper chicken
Place Vegetable Blend on top
Place Mushrooms on top of Vegetables
Salt and Pepper to taste
Add Garlic

Let cook1 hour

Take 1/2 cup hot  water and mix bouillon in with the water.
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Stevia
Add into crock pot over vegetables
Cook until chicken is tender - about 3 hours on high.

Cast Iron Skillet Fried Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients:

1 small head of cauliflower
1 small package of mixed vegetables (frozen)
3 Tbls Braggs Liquid Aminos - (Can substitute low sodium soy sauce g/f)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 cup diced onion

Salt and Pepper to taste
2 teaspoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Steps:

Cut cauliflower in small pieces
Put in Blender
Blend until it is the consistency of rice

In Black Cast Iron Skillet add olive oil, mixed vegetables, and cauliflower
Add in onions and garlic
Add salt and pepper to taste
Saute on medium heat until it changes colors about 2 to 3 minutes

Add in Liquid Aminos and heat for another minute.

Serve hot.

Serve with  crock pot chicken and vegetables.

Enjoy