Stuffed Pepper Soup
Use Beef, Turkey, or Venison with your favorite peppers!
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Servings:
1 Protein
2 Vegetables
1 Starch
1 Nutritional Supplement
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 serving lean Ground Beef or Turkey
½ cup Brown Rice, cooked
¼ Green or Red Bell Pepper, chopped
¼ medium Onion, diced
1 clove fresh Garlic, chopped
1 MWLC Cream of Tomato Soup, prepared
Dash of Marjoram
Unflavored Non-Stick Cooking Spray
Preparation:
Sautee garlic, onion and peppers in a sauce pan sprayed with unflavored non-stick cooking spray. Cook until garlic and vegetables are softened. Add ground beef or turkey and cook through. Stir in the prepared cream of tomato soup, brown rice, and marjoram. Serve while hot.
Stuffed Venison Mushrooms
Not sure what to do with the Venison in your freezer? Give our Stuffed Venison Mushrooms a try!
Updated: 11/18/24
Venison recipe request!
Stuffed Venison Mushrooms
Servings:
1 Protein
2 Vegetables
1 Starch
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 serving Venison, ground
1 cup Portabella Mushrooms, stems removed
¼ medium Red Pepper, diced
¼ medium Yellow Onion, diced
¼ cup Wild Rice, cooked
½ Tbsp Parsley, chopped
Garlic Powder, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a skillet, spray unflavored cooking spray and cook red pepper, onion, and ground venison until vegetables are tender and the venison is cooked completely. Drain.
Transfer mixture to a bowl and add cooked rice, garlic powder and pepper, mix well. Place mushrooms on pan and fill with venison mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Garnish with parsley.
Dry Steak Rub
Need another recipe for the grill? Try this Dry Rub - great for lean protein or vegetables! Kabobs anyone?
Updated: 5/20/24
Dry Steak Rub
Servings:
Seasonings are unlimited and count as 0
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp Garlic, fresh
2 tsp. Basil
1 tsp. Rosemary
1 tsp. Black Pepper
Preparation:
Mix seasonings together in a small bowl and rub over any lean meat before grilling.
MWLC Chipotle Bowl
It’s National Burrito Day! (4/3) Great for making ahead of time for lunch or dinner, select your lean protein of choice, add sauteed vegetables, brown rice and spices. So tasty and so easy!
Updated: 4/3/24
4/3 is National Burrito Day! Great for making ahead of time for lunch or dinner, select your lean protein of choice, add sauteed vegetables, brown rice and spices. So tasty and so easy!
MWLC Chipotle Bowl
Servings:
1 Starch
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
¼ cup Brown Rice
1 cup Romaine Lettuce, shredded
1 portion of lean protein desired (Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, Ground Beef) trimmed of skin fat and bone if needed
1 tsp Cumin
½ tsp Garlic
½ tsp Black Pepper
½ tsp Chili Powder
¼ tsp Paprika
1 fresh Lemon, juiced
¼ medium Onion, diced
¼ medium Green Pepper, diced
¼ medium Red Pepper, diced
Preparation:
Prepare your serving of brown rice per the directions on the package.
Combine cumin, garlic, black pepper, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, lemon juice and rub over your choice of protein, fully coating the protein.
Cook the protein of your choice until thoroughly cooked (grill or oven). While your protein is cooking, spray unflavored non-stick cooking spray in a small skillet. Place the skillet on the stove top, cook the onions, red and green peppers on low heat until soft, stirring occasionally.
Place the cooked protein, onions and peppers over top of the brown rice and enjoy.
Crockpot Venison Roast
National Slow Cooking Month is here! Dust off your slow cooker and try our tender Crockpot Venison Roast!
Updated: 12/21/21
Dust off your Crockpot and celebrate National Slow Cooking Month! Try our hearty Crockpot Venison Roast!
Crockpot Venison
Servings:
1 Protein
2 Vegetables
1 Starch
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 Venison Roast (you will only eat your serving size)
1½ cups Water
1 tsp. Paprika
2 Bay Leaves
½ medium Red Onion, sliced
½ cup Broccoli, chopped
½ cup Mushrooms, diced
2 Shallots, halved
½ tsp. whole Cloves
1 Tbsp Black Pepper, ground
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Preparation:
Set the crockpot temperature to high. Pour water into the bottom of the crock pot. Gently cover the entire venison roast with onion powder, black pepper, and garlic powder as desired. Place cloves, shallots, bay leaves, and paprika into the water that is already in the crockpot and stir ingredients together. Gently lay the venison roast into the crockpot and cover with lid. Let the roast cook for 5 hours.
The last half hour left of the roast cooking, steam onions, mushrooms, and broccoli until soft. Add the softened vegetables to the top of your serving size of roast, pepper vegetables to taste and enjoy. Refrigerate leftover venison roast and remember, when you weigh your protein after it has been cooked you minus half an ounce to get the correct protein serving size.
Moroccan Meatballs
Try this recipe with ground Venison, Buffalo or Turkey!
Try this recipe with ground Venison, Buffalo or Turkey!
Moroccan Meatballs
Servings:
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
1 Starch
Suitable for Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 serving Lean Ground Beef or Ground Lamb
½ medium Onion, minced
¼ cup fresh Mint leaves, chopped
¼ cup fresh Parsley leaves, chopped
3 Garlic cloves, minced
1-2 pieces Melba Toast, crumbled
1½ tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Ground Black Pepper
Unflavored, Non-Stick Cooking Spray
Tzatziki Sauce optional for Freedom plans only
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray the rimmed baking sheet with unflavored non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, use your hands to combine all the ingredients except the tzatziki. Roll the mixture into meatballs the size of golf balls and place them in rows on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until the meatballs are brown all the way through, 10 to 12 minutes. Pierce with toothpicks and serve warm with tzatziki sauce, if desired.
7 Tips for Using a Slow Cooker
7 Tips for using a slow cooker plus 2 recipes to try.
Updated: 4/10/19
7 Tips for Using a Slow Cooker
The slow cooker can be your best kitchen tool - allowing you to multitask while it does the cooking work for you, but you can run the risk of ending up with a mushy meal that's not quite right. Use these tips for what to do and what to avoid to ensure you've got a winner every time. You’ll save time, effort and deliver all sorts of deliciousness every time!
1. Plan Your Meals Ahead
If you want to turn your slow cooker on first thing in the morning, a little planning goes a long way.
The night before: Cut and trim any meat, chop any vegetables, measure out dry ingredients and prepare any sauce; refrigerate the items in separate containers. Do not refrigerate the components in the ceramic slow cooker insert, as a cold insert takes too long to heat up and will affect cooking time and food safety.
In the morning: Add ingredients to the slow cooker according to the recipe. If you won’t be home close to the end of the cooking time, make sure you have a slow cooker that can switch to a “warm” setting when cooking is done.
2. Avoid Overcooking Lean Meats
A long cooking time could cause stringiness, so aim for a shorter stint and extra liquid to prevent lean meats like pork tenderloin or chicken breasts from overcooking.
3. Layer Food Properly
Remember that the slow cooker’s heat source is directly on the bottom. Foods that take the longest to cook need to be placed into the slow cooker first to absorb the most heat. This usually translates into tougher cuts of meat and root vegetables like sweet potatoes. This same thought process also holds true for more delicate, quick-cooking veggies like bell peppers or chopped string beans being layered at the top of the slow cooker pot during the last 30 minutes, so they don’t turn into overcooked mush.
4. Don’t Overfill the Slow Cooker
When it comes to adding food into the slow cooker, always try to err on the side of “less is more”, aiming to fill the ceramic container around two-thirds full. Instead of simmering, filling the slow cooker to the top allows the food to steam, resulting in a longer cooking time and food that isn’t quite as tasty.
5. Keep the Lid Closed!
Resist the urge to take off the lid and peek at your meal. Opening the slow cooker lets the heat escape and slows the cooking process. Only open it 30 to 45 minutes before the low end of the cooking range to check for doneness.
6. Add Herbs at the End
Add your fresh herbs to your slow cooker during the last 30 minutes otherwise they’ll wilt. Herbs and even dairy can’t handle the temperature and long cooking times of a slow cooker.
7. Let Liquid Boil Off
Some vegetables like onions release too much liquid in slow cooker recipes, making the cooking sauce too thin. If the meat is cooked and you were aiming for more of a gravy-consistency from the dish’s sauce, place the slow cooker on a high setting and remove the lid for 30 to 45 minutes. This will allow the extra moisture in the sauce to boil off.
Put your Slow Cooker to work with these tasty recipes!
Servings:
3 Vegetables
1 Starch
Ingredients:
1 Bell Pepper, sliced
½ medium Sweet Potato, peeled and cut into cubes
1 cup Zucchini, cut into thick slices
½ Tbsp Extra Light Olive Oil
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste
1 Tbsp finely chopped Herbs of choice
¼ Garlic Clove, peeled
Preparation:
Spray the inside of crock pot with unflavored nonstick spray. Add your vegetables, seasonings, herbs, oil and mix together until vegetables are well coated. Cook 3 hours on low, stirring once every hour.
Servings:
1 Protein
2 Vegetables
1 Starch
Ingredients:
1 serving pre-soaked Venison Roast
½ cup sliced Carrots
½ medium Sweet Potato, cut into cubes
½ cup Celery, chopped
¼ medium Onion, sliced
½ tsp. Salt Free Creole Seasoning
1 Bay Leaf
Freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Soak venison roast the day before in water with 2 tsp. of vinegar and then regular water the night before. Place vegetables in the bottom of crock pot. Place soaked venison on top of vegetables. Add water to crock pot. Add seasonings and bay leaf. Cook on low setting 7-9 hours. Remove bay leaf and serve.
Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
Don't worry, we have dinner all planned! Our Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie will leave you feeling satisfied and full!
Updated: 3/2/22
Don't worry, we have dinner all planned! Our Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie will leave you feeling satisfied and full!🍴
Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
Servings:
1 Protein
2 Vegetables
1 Starch
Suitable for all Freedom and FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
½ medium Sweet Potato
1/8 cup Water
¼ medium Onion
½ cup Collard Greens
Garlic to taste
1 serving Lean Ground Turkey (or lean Ground Beef or Venison)
2 tsp. Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning
1 small Tomato, chopped
Worcestershire Sauce to taste (**No more than 2 tsp.**)
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
1 Tbsp Parsley leaves, finely chopped
Unflavored Nonstick Cooking Spray
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In large microwave-safe bowl, combine sweet potato and 1/8 cup water. Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave on high until tender. When cool enough to handle, discard peels.
In large bowl, mash potato with freshly ground black pepper. Meanwhile, in a skillet, spray with unflavored nonstick cooking spray and cook onion on medium-high until browned, stirring occasionally. Add collard greens and freshly ground black pepper.
Cook 1 minute or until just wilted, stirring. Transfer to medium bowl. In same skillet, spray unflavored nonstick cooking spray.
Add garlic and cook 15 seconds. Add turkey.
Cook 3 minutes or until browned, breaking meat into small pieces and stirring. Reduce heat to medium and add Cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce.
Cook 1 minute, stirring. Add tomato.
Cook 2 minutes, stirring. In shallow baking dish, spread half of mashed sweet potato. Top with turkey mixture, then collard greens mixture. Spread remaining sweet potato mixture on top.
Bake 30 minutes or until golden on top. Garnish with parsley.
Turkey Joes
It's almost lunch time! Enjoy our delicious and satisfying MWLC Turkey Joes!
Updated: 11/4/21
It's almost lunch time! Enjoy our delicious and satisfying Turkey Joes!
Feel free to substitute lean ground chicken, beef, pork or venison!
TurkeyJoes
Turkey Joes
Servings:
1 Protein
1 Vegetable
0.5 Dairy
1 Nutritional Supplement
Suitable for all Freedom meal plans only
Omit the Yogurt to make it suitable for FastTrack meal plans
Ingredients:
1 serving Ground Turkey Breast
½ medium Green or Red Pepper
3 oz. Plain Low-Fat Yogurt
½ cup Spinach
1 MWLC Vegetarian Sloppy Joe Nutritional Supplement
Cilantro, Cumin, Garlic and Onion Powder to taste
Preparation:
Cook the ground turkey together with the spinach, peppers and cilantro. Sprinkle cumin, garlic and onion powder on the turkey mixture to taste.
While the turkey is cooking, warm up the nutrient in a quart sized microwave bowl. Stir in the turkey mixture, top with yogurt and enjoy!