Asian Detox Soup
This soup is full of nourishing, healthy vegetables as well as other healthy spices and can easily be tailored for both vegetarians or meat lovers!
In the new year, like most, I am more conscious of my health and what I am putting into my body. I like to start fresh in January and this soup just feels like a fresh start!
This soup is full of nourishing, healthy vegetables as well as other healthy spices and the noodles help keep you satisfied so you're not running back into the kitchen for a snack. The shitake mushrooms are very meaty, and even though I do eat meat, the addition of the shitake mushrooms doesn't make me crave meat at all. If the thought of a vegetarian meal doesn't interest you, thinly sliced beef or chicken or even shrimp will work beautify in this soup.
This soup contains both ginger and turmeric which is loaded with antioxidants. Turmeric has also been known to reduce the risk of cancer - who doesn't want that!?! But best of all, it tastes amazing!
Makes:6 servings
Preptime:
Cook time:
- In a large pot, heat oil on medium heat.
- add onions, garlic. Heat until softened.
- Add mushrooms and cook until softened.
- Add coconut aminos, vegetarian oyster sauce, ginger, turmeric, onion powder, garlic powder, chinese five spice, salt. mix well
- Add the broth and noodles and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until noodles are softened.
- Add bok choy and green onions and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Dish into bowls and add cilantro on top. Serve.
30 Minute Sausage Pasta
This recipe is also perfect for those cold nights after work when you have nothing prepared. It only takes a total of 30 minutes to make and will definitely keep you warm.
Oh winter. The time of year when I just want to hibernate at home while escaping the cold weather threatening me on the other side of my window.
Like most people, I fill up on carbs during winter. There is something comforting about eating a bowl of pasta in your pajamas while the snow accumulates outside. (Bonus points – I live in a condo and never have to go outside to shovel snow!)
This recipe is also perfect for those cold nights after work when you have nothing prepared. It only takes a total of 30 minutes to make and will definitely keep you warm. Best of all, you probably already have all of these ingredients in your fridge already. You’ll be on your couch eating this under a nice warm blanket in no time!
Paired with a great full bodied red wine, this recipe is also great for date nights. Your s/o will never know you were in the kitchen for only 30 minutes. (I made this for the Mister and added some fresh spinach just before serving and he was a happy man.)
30 Minute Sausage Pasta
Makes: 4 servings
Cook time:
- 2 cups of uncooked pasta of your choice
- 1 ½ cups of tomato sauce
- 2 uncooked sausages (any variety will do, but I do recommend sweet italian sausages)
- 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1/2 onion (finely chopped)
- 4 oz mushrooms
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ground black pepper
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
- In a medium pot, add pasta to boiling water.
- In a medium skillet, heat olive oil and brown onions and garlic for 1 minute.
- Remove the meat from the sausage casing and add it to the skillet. Cook until golden brown. Add chili flakes and italian seasoning.
- Add mushrooms and sauté until softened.
- Add the tomato sauce and cooked, drained pasta.
- Top with some freshly ground pepper and parmesan cheese before serving.
