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