Healthy Recipes

Hii CC :)

Just wondering if any CC members have any really easy to cook healthy recipes which they would like to share :D

 

it would be muchly appreciated :)

xxmushxx

Lots! What kind of foods do you like?

One thing I make a lot is lentil soup: Take a cup of red lentils, cook in 2 cups of water for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in another BIG pot, boil four carrots (cut into chunks) and a couple of chunks of ginger.  When the carrots are soft, drain most of the water and then mash them with a potato masher or hand mixer (you can leave some chunks).  Add the lentils, mix, add a little coriander and salt, and let simmer for a few more minutes.

i like most foods :D though am not a fan of all meats (just chicken and turkey really) and i love salmon lol

i havent tried lentil soup before...that is definately going on my list :) it sounds gorgeous :)

 

if you have any  more recipes post away :D:D

xxxx

It's yummy and sooo easy! And so cheap!

Another cheap two-minute high-fibre/protein one: open a can of kidney beans and a can of chickpeas.  Rinse the beans.  Put into a glass bowl.  Pour about 1/3 cup of lemon juice over them, 1tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp salt.  Stir.  Leave to sit in the fridge for an hour or longer and then you have a delicious bean salad.  If you want to make it fancier, grate some carrot or zucchini in.

One that I really like to take to lunch: mix some (cooked and chilled) brown rice, defrosted frozen corn, diced red or green pepper, canned black beans, and a bit of feta cheese in cubes.  Pour a spoonful of low-fat salad dressing OR some lime juice and salt and chili powder on top. Mix. Optional - add some avocado.

lentil soup is my favorite!  i make it a bit different if you want to try both recipes

if you want chicken, just grill it in the bottom of the soup pot until done then pull apart w/2 forks...if not--start here:

saute a 1/2 onion (chopped) in a weee bit of olive oil...then add 1 can of broth (veggie chicken beef, whatever) and add a chopped carrot.  wait until it boils--add salt and pepper and a dash of ginger (i always forget to buy fresh ginger). then add a cup of lentils and cook until done. sooooo good. i'm actually making some tonight :-D

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the other night i made some spicy whole wheat pasta with turkey meatballs for a dinner party and everyone loved it (incl. me)--the recipe is on foodnetwork.com here:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recip e/0,,FOOD_9936_35518,00.html

only 332 calories per serving! and it's very filling.

I like to make a yummy tomato veggie casserole out of leftover rice!

I put 2 cloves garlic, 1 - 8 oz. can tomato sauce, salt and pepper, some onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, a chopped up fresh tomato (and any other veggies you want, I like to load it up!) in a pot and bring to a simmer, then add about 1/4 cup small red lentils.

I simmer for about 10 minutes. Then add 1 - 11/2 cups of cooked rice (I use leftover whole grain brown rice mixed with wild rice). You can vary the amount of rice depending on how you like it, but I like mine, mostly veggies and very saucy. Throw it in a casserole dish and top with a sprinkle of cheese (I like marble - sparingly, but you could use mozza, bread crumbs mixed with parmesan, or any other low fat alternative, or even skip it all together), bake in the oven at 350 for about 20-30 minutes or until the casserole is bubbly!

The leftovers are excellent for lunch too!

I've also done variations with chickpeas and other beans instead of or mixed with rice.

I just re-read my post... I am so making that for dinner tonight!

Hey, while on this topic, does anyone have a healthy, easy dessert recipe they could recommend?

Have you ever tried Cedar Plank Salmon?  Growing up in Washington, fresh salmon was readily available.  My dad uses this method and cooks over a campfire.  But, you could do it on the grill or in the oven. Cedar planks are available most places they have grilling supplies. Soak cedar plank in water for 2 hours(put a weight of some sort to hold under water). Spray or oil plank with a little olive oil. Lay the salmon skin-side down on plank and season. Top with thin slices of lemon and onion.  grill over indirect heat until salmon flakes easily with fork.  Serve on plank if desired.  Sometimes I use a little dijon mustard and brown sugar, equal amounts and rub on salmon before grilling.

For a dessert recipe, I make ladyfinger cookies, only I just use a cookie scoop instead of piping the dough like the recipe says.  Then I mash some strawberries with a little sugar or splenda and a little almond flavor.  I put a spoonful of the berry mixture in a wine glass and then top with a cookie and add more strawberries, another cookie and top with more strawberries and a dollop of vanilla yogurt. It's best if it can sit in the refrigerator for an hour or so to let the cookies absorb the strawberry juice. It's so yummy and pretty too.  Here's the link for the cookies and their nutritional info. http://www.recipezaar.com/23346

My favorite is a desert Panini.  You just get a pound cake or even angel food cake if you can cut it thin enough.  Cut it into slices.  The origional recipe idea called for a hazelnut chocolate spread.  But, instead I used lowfat strawberry cream cheese then put in slices of fresh strawberries, blueberries and cherries.  Put another slice covered in cream cheese on top of that, cut it at a diagnial and voila.  Its wonderful. 

You can grill it if you use some kind of spread that isn't dairy based like the hazelnut chocolate spread or peanut peanut butter. 

xxmushxx,
One favorite dish of mine is to raid my garden (or the local produce section of your grocer) for any fresh veggies like onions, peppers, zuch, tomatoes, cabbage, whatever, and start chopping. When ready, I saúte them in a spin around the pan of olive oil in order by how long I think they need to cook to become crisp tender. While they are on their way to cooking, I usually, but not always will toss in a chicken sausage link or start a boneless skinless breast first.

Remember, it takes more calories to digest cabbage and peppers than you consume.

Here's a great site for healthy recipes.  Just type in any foods in the search facility and then you can refine your search to how many calories, low fat, low salt.