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15 Minute Chef
Posted by admin in Nutrition, Vegetarian on September 30th, 2009
Now that school is in full swing again it’s hard to find the time to juggle everything you have to do all day AND find time to make a tasty, nutritious dinner for your family. Next time you’re in a bind don’t reach for boxed mac and cheese – instead, make your own healthier version in less than 15 minutes!
Ingredients:
-2 boxes frozen broccoli with reduced fat cheese sauce
-4 ounces cream cheese
-4 cups cooked pasta (recommended: elbow macaroni or rotini)
Directions:
Microwave broccoli according to package directions. Empty boxes into a microwave safe bowl and stir in cream cheese. If needed, microwave mixture for 30-second increments to melt cream cheese until mixture is fully combined. Toss with pasta to coat.
Serve this as is or add chopped chicken if you desire.
15 Minute Chef
Posted by admin in Fitness, Vegetarian on July 30th, 2009
Here’s another fast, easy, healthy recipe you and your family can enjoy without spending a lot of time in the kitchen.
Chicken and Corn Quesadillas
- 16 ounces chopped chicken (canned – drained, pre-cooked strips, or vegetarian chikn strips)
- 1 can Shoepeg Corn
- 1 cup shredded four cheese blend
- 1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes
- 1 can Black Beans
- 1 small Red Onion
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- Lime Juice
- 8 tortillas
- Butter flavored Pam
Combine chicken, cheese, and drained corn in a medium bowl. Drain and rinse tomatoes and black beans and add to bowl. Dice onion and add to bowl. Chop cilantro with kitchen shears and add to bowl. Stir ingredients to combine and add lime juice to taste. Let mixture sit for one hour to allow flavors to blend.
Heat a skillet on medium heat until hot. Fill each tortilla with chicken and corn mixture and fold in half. Press down until it resembles a quesadilla. Spray each side with butter flavored Pam and place in skillet. Heat until brown, roughly 2 minutes, then flip and brown other side. Cut into wedges and serve with salsa and sour cream.
15 Minute Chef
Posted by admin in Nutrition, Vegetarian on July 23rd, 2009
The last thing anyone wants to do in the heat of summer is spend the evening sweating it out in a hot kitchen. That’s no excuse to speed through the drive thru on your way home though. Try this recipe for lightened up chicken parmesan sandwiches. The recipe is quick, easy, and requires less than 5 minutes of cook time! Make it vegetarian by subsituting your favorite grilled chik’n for the chopped chicken. For a well balanced meal serve it with a side salad and fruit dipped in Nutella for dessert.
4 cups chopped chicken (canned or chopped rotisserie chicken)
1 cup store-bought marinara sauce
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
4 buns
2 tsps butter or margarine
Garlic salt (to taste)
Pre-heat oven on Broil. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Butter one side of each of 4 buns and sprinkle with garlic salt to taste. Place under broiler until butter is just melted. Scoop 1/4 of chopped chicken parmesan mixture on each bun bottom. Place back under the broiler until cheese is just melted. Remove from oven and serve warm.