Quick beef and jicama soup

Recipe:

1 large jicama, peeled and chopped

4 carrots, peeled and chopped

1/2 onion, diced

1 can beef chunks, drained and rinsed

1 can undrained stewed tomatoes

1 can green beans, drained

3-4 beef bullion

2 shakes basil

To Make:

Place carrots, jicama, onion, and bullion in a large pot of boiling water. Cover and let cook until vegetables are tender. Add the rest of ingredients and warm through.

Turkey Chili

Recipe:

1 lb lean ground turkey

1/2 small onion- diced

2 cloves of garlic- minced

brown first 3 ingredients. Drain off any excess fat.

ADD:

1 can tomato sauce

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can black beans-drained and rinsed

1 can pinto beans- drained and rinsed

- you can really just use almost any bean you have handy

1 can sweet corn- drained

-optional for diabetics-

1 tbs tomato paste

1/2 tbs Cumin

2 tbs Chili powder

1 tsp salt

or you could add Lawyers Chili seasoning packet instead.

I had to add a little water to thin it out for my preference.

Top with grated cheese and plain non-fat yogurt.

Chicken noodle soup

Chicken noodle soup:

boil 1-2 chicken breasts in a large pot of water.

2-3 carrots chopped

2-3 celery stalks chopped

1/4 onion diced ( I don't like a ton of onion, but you could use more for flavoring)

4-6 chicken flavored bullion cubes

salt and pepper to taste

whole wheat homemade noodles would be so much better-I will see what I can do to make some- but for now I used country pasta homemade style egg pasta.

boil chicken and veggies until tender and chicken is cooked through. Take chicken out and dice or shred. Replace chicken and add the noodles. Less noodles=less carbs continue to cook until noodles are tender.