Chef Jodie Shield
All Recipes and Posts by Jodie Shield
Pasta Pronto
Transform ordinary pasta into an extraordinary healthy primavera feast! By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN If you can boil noodles, you can make this quick, easy, and healthy pasta dish. Skip buying expensive spaghetti sauce. Simply jazz up canned tomatoes with your favorite fresh veggies – asparagus, onions, mushrooms. To trim ...
Read moreSangria Lite
Chill out and sip a refreshing sangria! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Sangria lovers say good bye to sugary-sweet, calorie-laden mixes. Wait until you sip a chilled glass of my sangria lite! I use only fresh ingredients – apples, oranges, lemons, limes – some brandy, and a good bottle of red ...
Read moreFresh Mozzarella-Tomato-Basil Grilled Cheese
Beat the summer heat and enjoy an Italian grilled cheese! By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN Grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food. During the hot, sticky summer months I like to lighten it up by using fresh mozzarella, juicy ripe tomatoes, and hand-picked basil from my garden. Thick whole grain ...
Read moreSloppy-O-Joes
Transform traditional sloppy joes into something homemade and healthy! By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is a sloppy joe sandwich. But the thought of pouring a can of salty, prepackaged sauce into ground beef just doesn’t feel homemade or healthy. Working with Tropicana, I ...
Read moreOrange Cranberry Oatmeal
Wake up to a quick and healthy bowl of citrus-inspired oatmeal! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Start your morning off right with a quick, tasty breakfast rich in calcium and vitamin D. Eggs in a Basket and Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Granola are super easy healthy recipes – they’re my go-tos. But ...
Read moreHow To Cook Bacon – Perfectly!
Cook your bacon in the oven and no more painful splash burns or greasy pans to clean! By: Jodie Shield, RDN How do you prefer your bacon – crispy or chewy? My sister-in-law, Mickey, has perfected the art of cooking bacon that meets both criteria! She bakes it in the ...
Read moreEasy Blueberry Pie
Who needs a rolling pin? Use RTE crusts and a freshly baked pie is only minutes away! By: Jodie Shield, RDN I love baking fresh pies, but homemade piecrust is another story! Sure it tastes amazing, but it takes so long to make! My shortcut: ready-to-eat refrigerator crusts. Make sure ...
Read moreBeet-Walnut Spinach Salad
Roasted beets add natural sweetness to this refreshing spinach salad! By: Jodie Shield, RDN This antioxidant-rich salad gets its naturally sweet flavor from roasted beets. Save time by baking them earlier in the day; all you have to do is peel, slice and dice. Go ahead and use feta cheese ...
Read moreSpeedy Chunky Vegetable Black Bean Soup
Grab your spoon and slurp away on this warm and healthy homemade soup. By: Jodie Shield, RDN Winter in Chicago screams soup please! JeanMarie Brownson’s Speedy Chunky Vegetable Black Bean Soup recipe takes the chill out of subzero temps. I’ve worked with JeanMarie for many years, first when she was ...
Read moreHow to Cook Perfect Easter Eggs
Hop to it and steam those eggs! By: Jodie Shield, RDN I love decorating Easter eggs and I love eating them, too. But I can’t stand eating hard-boiled eggs with green yolks. Worse yet, peeling those pretty pastel-colored eggs can be a pain. But I have discovered a method for cooking ...
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