At least one, if not more, our meals each week will be meatless. Hubby has adapted over the years. I could pretty much be an honest vegetarian, but I have not made that commitment.
The first time I served Hubs a meal without meat, I thought he was going into cardiac arrest! It was a homemade macaroni n’ cheese, steamed broccoli, and steamed carrots meal. After the initial shock, he settled in and was good to go with it. He has learned since, of course, to expect those meatless meals each week. Remind me to tell you about he first ham I cooked. Oh, my!
Both of us come from families with histories of heart problems. My maternal grandfather, my mom and his mom all had heart problems. I don’t take risks with that.
We both need to exercise more. It seems like we go in spurts with that. Unfortunately. I have to confess that winter takes it toll with me. I just HATE getting up at 5:30 a.m. when it is COLD to go walk. (Don’t tell anyone that I have a treadmill upstairs that I could go use…)
This Vegetable and Chickpea Curry is a favorite of mine from Cooking Light. I LOVE curry; hubby not so much, but he does endure it for me. I just cut back on the amount in order of curry powder for him.
Vegetable and Chickpea Curry
Serves 6
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 cup sliced carrots
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 serrano chile, seeded and minced
3 cups cooked, chickpeas (garbanzo) –canned or cooked by yourself*
11/2 cups cubed peeled baking potato
1 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepped
1 cup cut green beans
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14-ounce) can vegetable broth
3 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup light coconut milk
6 lemon wedges
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium het. Add onion and carrot; cover and cook 5 minutes or until tender. Add curry powder and next 4 ingredients ; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Place onion mixture in a 5-quart slow cooker. Stir in chick peas and next 8 ingredients. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. Add spinach and coconut milk; stir until spinach wilts. Serve with lemon wedges.
*If you use the canned variety, drain and rinse them before use.
Now for the BIG announcement: Congrats to Fernando’s World for winning the February giveaway of the Jillian Michaels’s DVD. I need your mailing address. Email me:)
BTW: You MUST try the fish and chips recipe from this week’s MPM. It’s my concession to fried foods. I did not prepare the tartar sauce; we aren’t fans so I we used malt vinegar instead. I did prepare the red cabbage slaw. Both are YUMMY! Fried foods prepared correctly aren’t necessarily bad for you. I think a temperature-controlled fryer is a good investment.
Here’s to your health!
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this looks great! i was just thinking i need to find something that i can feed the little boy i watch who is vegetarian…he must be getting sick of grilled cheese and pizza! I may give this a try!
It is so much easier for me to get outside and go walking and take in the scenery (plus let Lilly run wild) than it is to try and work out inside looking at the sea of toys! Health should probably be enough…but not so much. Ha. Anyway, I am going to try to get back into CP Wednesdays next week. (:
This looks so good. We love chickpeas. Thanks!
Outside of humus, I don’t know about the chickpea. Intriguing:-)
I’m sharing a recipe for roast beef in the slow cooker. It sits on a bed of onions and is stuffed w/ garlic. Really great flavor and totally juicy!
That looks and sounds amazing! Any idea how many cups of dry chick peas will make 3 cups of cooked?
This looks amazing! We eat mostly meatless all the time, so it’s exciting to find new crockpot recipes! I’ll be trying this!
This sounds awesome! Thanks for stopping by today!
Debbie, I have a giveaway of cookware. Come on over and see if you can win or any of your bloggers can join in the fun.
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Deb, this curry looks wonderful. I’m still dealing with a frozen shoulder that limits the amount of time I can be on the computer. I’ve been and will continue to be a terrible correspondent until my shoulder and arm are back to normal. I still stop by and read.
Hi Debbie,
Thank you for visiting. You have a lovely blog!
I hear you on the struggles to get in walking and such during the cold and dark winter months! I’ve linked up a soup recipe that I adapted from Stephanie over at A Year of Slow Cooking. I used what I had on hand, but it can be adapted to personal preferences/needs. 🙂
Shirley
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I didn’t see that you linked up to Meatless Mondays. Thanks for adding such a tasty recipe.
I will not have a crockpot for a few weeks so I won’t be posting but I will be looking.