Healthy eating doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
I love cooking. Now that we are in New Zealand I cook almost every night. I can make up a delicious healthy meal in almost no time.
Here are some of my ideas for 5 healthy dinners to put together in 15 minutes or less. All serve 2 people.
Stir Fry Chicken with Vegetables
Ingredients:
250 gr. skinless chicken breast – diced
1 clove of garlic – crushed
1 cm. piece of ginger – chopped
½ red onion – sliced
1 red bell pepper – sliced
1 yellow bell pepper – sliced
250 gr. fresh green beans
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
½ cup coriander – chopped
Salt & Pepper
Method:
Heath 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan or wok. When hot, add onion, ginger, and garlic. When they start to brown add the chicken breast and stir-fry till golden. Set aside.
Heath the rest of the oil. When hot add the bell pepper and broccoli and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add the precooked chicken then the soy sauce, lemon juice, salt, pepper and coriander and stir-fry for 1 minute. Serve immediately.
Pasta with Asparagus and Mushrooms
Ingredients:
250 gr. Penne pasta (or any shape of your choice)
1 tbsp olive oil
250 gr. fresh asparagus – chopped
250 gr. fresh mushrooms – chopped
1 clove of garlic – chopped
½ onion – chopped
½ cup vegetable stock
½ cup Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Method:
Cook pasta in plenty salt water using a large pot.
Heath the oil in a frying pan. When hot add onion and garlic and sauté until golden. Add the asparagus, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
Cook for 2-3 minutes till mushrooms have released all water and have shrunk. Add the vegetable stock and cook for 5 minutes.
Mix the sauce together with cooked pasta and sprinkle with plenty Parmesan cheese on top.
Broccoli & Chinese Mushrooms Stir Fry
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
5 cloves garlic – sliced
1 red chili – deseeded and chopped
1 head fresh broccoli – chopped
250 gr. Chinese Mushrooms – chopped
2 tbsp soy sauce
Juice of 2 limes or lemons
Coriander – chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
Method:
Heath olive oil in a frying pan or wok. Add garlic and chili, cook until soft. Add broccoli and cook for 1 minute. Add Chinese mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes while stirring quickly.
Add lime juice, soy sauce, salt & pepper, and coriander. Toss well and serve.
Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients:
250 gr. skinless chicken breast – diced
1 clove of garlic – crushed
½ onion – sliced
1 red chili – deseeded and chopped
1 large red capsicum – sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
Lots of Coriander
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
Salt & pepper to taste
1 avocado
1 pack of flour tortillas
Method:
Mash the avocado with salt & pepper for guacamole and set aside.
Heath olive oil in a frying pan. Add garlic, onion, and chili. Cook until soft.
Add chicken breast and cook until slightly brown. Add the capsicum and cook for another 5 minutes. Add salt & pepper to taste, lemon juice and coriander.
Warm up the tortillas in a frying pan or in the oven. Serve fajitas with the mashed avocado.
Ginger & Honey Prawns
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red chili – deseeded and chopped
1/2 onion – diced
1 clove garlic – diced
2 cm. piece of ginger – grated
2 tsp honey
250 gr. large prawns – unpeeled
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup coriander – chopped
Method:
Heat the olive oil and chili in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, ginger and honey. Cook until onions soften. Stir continuously.
Add the prawns and cook for 5 minutes. Stir as needed until prawns are pink. Add salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Enjoy your dinners in good company. Buon Appetito!
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