What are some tasty but healthy, easy meals to make?
My family always has the same menu, spaghetti, casseroles, pizza, soups, etc. I need some healthier but yummy meals!
My family always has the same menu, spaghetti, casseroles, pizza, soups, etc. I need some healthier but yummy meals!
Crockpot Chicken Ala King
1 can cream of chicken soup
3 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
dash of cayenne pepper
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
I celery rib, chopped
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 package (10 oz.) frozen peas, thawed
2 tbsp. diced pimentos, drained
hot cooked rice
Combine soup, flour and peppers in crockpot, stir until smooth. Stir in chicken, celery, and onion. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or until meat is cooked through. Stir in peas and pimentos. Cook 30 minutes longer.
Serve over rice.
Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Ala Tiffany
1 can mushroom soup
1 can cream of broccoli soup
1 can broccoli cheese soup
2 pkgs Chicken Breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 can Mixed vegetables
1-2 T Tapioca for thickening
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Dice chicken put in crockpot sprinkle with salt and pepper, Pour all three cans of soup over chicken and stir. Cover and cook on low about 4-6 hours. About an hour before serving add mixed vegies, cheese and thicken with tapioca.
Can be served poured over white rice.
Low Fat Fettuccini Alfredo
1 pound dried fettuccini, cooked to package directions
1 T butter
¼ cup all purpose flour
3 cups low fat or skim milk
1 t salt
½ t pepper
Pinch nutmeg
¾ cup grated parmesan cheese
Melt butter in saucepan; add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Whisk in milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, whisking. Reduce and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Toss with parmesan and fettuccini, serve immediately.
make a roast smothered in gravy
quick easy stir fry:
Use meat of your choice or tofu or just veggies
Brown the meat
put in some fresh or frozen veggies
put in some ready-to-use hokkien noodles
a tablespoon of oyster sauce
a cup of lightly flavoured veggie stock
some salt reduced soy sauce to taste
boil chicken breast on bake potatos lot of protien
tabouli!
i have been obsessed with it lately. its so healthy and fresh.
you can buy it pre-made at the grocery store, or buy a box of it and make your own.
its cracked wheat with tomatos cucumber and parsley, mint if you like. with lemon juice and olive oil.
it makes you very full. you can put it over salad, with crackers, pita bread. i know it sounds a little different but it is delicious!!
you also might try a whole wheat pasta with red sauce instead of white, grilled chicken, and low fat parmesan cheese
or steamed veggies. i like squash, zucchini, a little onion, and broccoli. you can add cheese, and greek seasoning. its also very low fat and makes you really full!!
If they like salad, do some steak tips on the grill and add them to the salad.
Taco wraps, use soft tortillas and add all the taco fixins, use a piece of tin foil at the bottom to hold it together, they get the meat and veggies in but it is a kid friendly food.
You can create healthier versions of your favorites by cutting fat and adding vegetables. Trim all visible fat from meats or use leaner cuts for recipes where it cooks in liquid. Throw in some extra cut up carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, squash, etc. Try having more meals without meat or with meat used like a condiment rather a main component of the meal (e.g. beans and ham, baked potatoes with toppings-cheese, bacon bits, broccoli, salsa, etc., fried rice). Eating healthy food is a mindset rather than specific recipes.
Weigh Watchers Stuffed Peppers
1/2 lb. lean ground beef (10% or less fat)
1 onion, finely chopped
1 cup cooked white rice
1/4 cup thawed frozen green peas
1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. minces thyme
1 tsp. minced basil
1/2 tsp. minced sage
1/2 tsp. minces rosemary
4 peppers (green, yellow, or red, tops cut off and seeded)
1/2 cup tomato sauce
Preheat oven to 350. in large bowl, combine beef, rice, onion, peas, cheese, tomato paste, garlic, thyme, rosemary, sage, and basil. Loosely stuff peppers with the mixture; stand them in a baking dish or casserole dish. Pour tomato sauce over tops (I actually use more than the listed amount of tomato sauce). Add enough water so that the liquid comes up 1/4 the sides of the peppers. Cover with foil and bake, basting occasionally with the juices, 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until peppers and rice are tender and the filling is completely cooked, about 20 mins. longer. Let stand 5 mins. before serving.
It’s good and it’s healthy!
steamed vegetables and throw some of your favorite dressing on it for better flavor.