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Quick fix protein for a meal?


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Does anybody have a recipe chock-full of protein that takes less than 10 minutes to fix? =]

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Not a complete recipe...but you can pan cook a chicken breast in 10 minutes, esp. if you pound it flat.

Throw it warm onto a nice salad that has some beans/chickpeas/cheese/boiled egg.

Boom!

Put a bunch of spinach in a pan with a splash of broth, lemon juice, and minced garlic (the kind from a jar is a time saver). Turn up the heat. Salt and papper a fish fillet (like tilapia, sole, cod or any other mild white fish). Add it in. Put on a lid. Crank the heat full blast and leave the lid on for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of your fillet. Then open it up, and you have a great dish that is light, healthy, and refreshing.

You can do the same thing in the microwave too if you're THAT pressed for time.

Other than that, my beau and I grill or bake a bunch of chicken boobies on the weekends, then put them in a container in the fridge to take out and nuke throughout the week. It's a life saver to be able to microwave some veggies or minute rice and a chicken breast on a busy weeknight.

An egg white omelet takes only a couple of minutes, especially if you use egg whites from a carton.

3 egg whites
1/2 cup vegetables, such as asparagus, peppers, onions
a dash of turmerick (for color, and it aids digestion)
salt & pepper to taste.

Sautee the vegetables in a nonstick pan for about 3-5 minutes.  Beat the eggs and season.  Turn off the heat and pour the egg whites into the hot pan, over the vegetables, and stir.  Cover the pan and let sit for a couple of minutes to set the eggs, or stir over very low heat until they are done. 

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egg white omelette with cottage cheese....

Hard boiled eggs, already fixed and in the refrigerator.  1 minute to shell, then ready to eat.

Canned wild salmon, mix in w/ some veggies, like lettuce, tomatoes, olives, spinach and olive oil.

Quinoa only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and it's very high in protein. Cover it with water at a ratio 1:4 grains:water, microwave it on high for 10 minutes and in the meantime pan-fry (with or without oil, your choice) a few slabs of tofu/tempeh (pre-marinated if you like that best, maybe in a peanut sauce for even more protein) until golden-brown. If you didn't use pre-marinated, combine a tablespoon of peanut butter with 2 tsp. soy sauce, a squeeze of lemon juice and salt & pepper to taste in a saucepan over low heat. Once combined, toss it with your tofu and cook for just a few seconds longer (less than a minute). When your quinoa's done, drain it if you need to in a flour sifter, chuck in on your plate and top it with your tofu & remaining sauce. Done!

 

But. That's not a very good meal because there's no veg :( why do you need such a high-protein meal? Excess protein, especially animal protein, is very detrimental to your health.

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