Tomato Bean Greek Soup

I got this recipe from my sister ... I did alter it a bit but here is the original recipe.  

I made it with some black beans as well which according to Dr. Oz helps fight fat.

Ingredients

1.5 Navy Beans

1 Tlb. Baking soda

6 cups of water ( or part stock to taste)

1 can crushed tomatoes

1/4 cup olive oil

1 of each chopped -celery, carrot, yellow onion

one whole potato

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp red chilli pepper flakes

1 bay leaf

Topping

1/4 cup feta cheese

lemon juice 

parsley

Soak beans overnight and then drain.  Add new water and soda and boil for 5 minutes till tender.  Drain and add 6 cups of water and then the chopped vegetables, tomatoes, whole potato, oil and spices. Boil for one hour. Add the feta, lemon and parsley on individual bowls and serve.

This soup is amazing! the flavours blend so well together.  The kicker is the feta, parsley and lemon topping!  And the subtle flavour of chilli and ginger and the yummy navy beans.

Greek Chicken Delight

I got the recipe from my sis but of course I altered it a bit!

Ingredients
6 chicken thighs- ideally boneless and skinless
salt and pepper
olive oil



1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup olives -calabria is the best
1/2 to 1 tsp oregano
minced garlic
mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and onion flakes (optional)
2 lemons






Heat olive oil in pan.  Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and add to heated oil.  If chicken has skin, put skin down.  Once chicken releases turn to brown both sides.

Make a sauce using chicken broth, oregano, olives, juice of one lemon and minced garlic.  We used 6 cloves.  Add vegetables of your choice.

We added one tomato chopped, a small piece of green pepper, one cooking onion, shiitake mushrooms, and onion flakes.   

The choice is yours.

Pour the sauce over the chicken.

And add the lemon slices on top. 

 Cover and cook.  You can cook this either in the oven for about 1 hour at 350 degrees or a crop pot 

all day on low 5-6 hours.  

Yummy!

 We served with spanish rice and greek salad and the flavour went really well together.  

We will post the rice and salad recipes soon!