healthy chicken salad sandwich recipe yogurt image
Us3rn4m3
I'm on a tight budget and don't have a lot of time to cook complicated or long winded meals.
Would like to know if anyone has any food tips, things for snacks and meals, etc. which are healthy and filling as well as easy to make.
Thanks.
Answer
buy a whole, uncut-up chicken, it's the cheapest way to go. rinse it and remove the giblets from inside, set on paper towels to dry. preheat oven to 350 degrees. season the chicken with salt and pepper, set it in a large pan or roaster. put it in the oven and set timer for 1 hour. chicken should be golden brown.
you can serve it with veggies and rice. or baked potatoes and a salad. wash the potatoes, stab them with a fork or knife a couple of times, wrap in foil and set on the rack below the chicken while it's cooking. or do the same with sweet potatoes.
after you eat what you want for that dinner, strip the rest of the meat from the bones. some people then simmer the bones to make soup (use the giblets, too). after they simmer for a couple of hours, you strain them and only keep the liquid. then toss in some of the meat and add carrots, celery, onion and rice/potatoes/macaroni/barley (choose one).
or with the leftover meat, you can make tacos or sandwiches.
or take leftover meat, add mushrooms and onions, can of cream of anything soup and serve over pasta.
if you get overwhelmed with chicken before it's all gone, just freeze it in portions that you can take out and use immediately.
greek yogurt is my favorite go-to for snacks. add a banana, either cut up or in hand, and a few raw almonds and you are tumped up full with healthy stuff that will tide you over for hours. also, apples and peanut butter make a good snack. or celery and peanut butter.
a great lazy way to make veggies and rice is to wash and cut up your veggies, get the rice started, then toss the veggies on top in the same pot and cook. i usually use a larger pot and add a about a half cup more water than they call for.
make french bread pizza. just slice the bread lengthwise, then put on spaghetti sauce from a jar, then a few toppings like turkey pepperoni, canned or fresh cooked mushrooms, a few veggies and top with shredded cheese. bake on cookie sheet or pan in 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
put a large pan over medium heat, spray with pam, then add one corn tortilla. after about a minute, turn the tortilla over. after another minute or two, take it out of the pan and spread cream cheese on it, then add anything that sounds good, from veggies to leftover meat, then top with cheese and put it back in the pan. after about 2 minutes, fold the tortilla over and let it continue to cook. what i do is, during the time i am spreading cream cheese on the first tortilla, i toss another new tortilla into the pan to get an assembly line going. the reason i heat the tortillas on both sides before adding the filling is to get them soft and pliable so they don't crack when i fold them. once you get one folded in the pan, you can push it to the side and use the center of the pan for the next one. this is a great snack because you can put almost anything in them and they're good. as the cream cheese cooks, it turns really creamy and loses the tart taste, goes well with the melted cheese.
take a pound of hamburger, crumble it into a pan and cook until browned, add some onion in before it's done, if you like. then after it's cooled you can put this in a container in the fridge to use as ingredient for quick meals. you could add it to the rice and veggies, the french bread pizza, the corn tortillas.
buy a whole, uncut-up chicken, it's the cheapest way to go. rinse it and remove the giblets from inside, set on paper towels to dry. preheat oven to 350 degrees. season the chicken with salt and pepper, set it in a large pan or roaster. put it in the oven and set timer for 1 hour. chicken should be golden brown.
you can serve it with veggies and rice. or baked potatoes and a salad. wash the potatoes, stab them with a fork or knife a couple of times, wrap in foil and set on the rack below the chicken while it's cooking. or do the same with sweet potatoes.
after you eat what you want for that dinner, strip the rest of the meat from the bones. some people then simmer the bones to make soup (use the giblets, too). after they simmer for a couple of hours, you strain them and only keep the liquid. then toss in some of the meat and add carrots, celery, onion and rice/potatoes/macaroni/barley (choose one).
or with the leftover meat, you can make tacos or sandwiches.
or take leftover meat, add mushrooms and onions, can of cream of anything soup and serve over pasta.
if you get overwhelmed with chicken before it's all gone, just freeze it in portions that you can take out and use immediately.
greek yogurt is my favorite go-to for snacks. add a banana, either cut up or in hand, and a few raw almonds and you are tumped up full with healthy stuff that will tide you over for hours. also, apples and peanut butter make a good snack. or celery and peanut butter.
a great lazy way to make veggies and rice is to wash and cut up your veggies, get the rice started, then toss the veggies on top in the same pot and cook. i usually use a larger pot and add a about a half cup more water than they call for.
make french bread pizza. just slice the bread lengthwise, then put on spaghetti sauce from a jar, then a few toppings like turkey pepperoni, canned or fresh cooked mushrooms, a few veggies and top with shredded cheese. bake on cookie sheet or pan in 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
put a large pan over medium heat, spray with pam, then add one corn tortilla. after about a minute, turn the tortilla over. after another minute or two, take it out of the pan and spread cream cheese on it, then add anything that sounds good, from veggies to leftover meat, then top with cheese and put it back in the pan. after about 2 minutes, fold the tortilla over and let it continue to cook. what i do is, during the time i am spreading cream cheese on the first tortilla, i toss another new tortilla into the pan to get an assembly line going. the reason i heat the tortillas on both sides before adding the filling is to get them soft and pliable so they don't crack when i fold them. once you get one folded in the pan, you can push it to the side and use the center of the pan for the next one. this is a great snack because you can put almost anything in them and they're good. as the cream cheese cooks, it turns really creamy and loses the tart taste, goes well with the melted cheese.
take a pound of hamburger, crumble it into a pan and cook until browned, add some onion in before it's done, if you like. then after it's cooled you can put this in a container in the fridge to use as ingredient for quick meals. you could add it to the rice and veggies, the french bread pizza, the corn tortillas.
What kind of food should I serve for my 1yr old's b-day party?
Luv4Nevaeh
I'm having an indoor simple b-day party for my daughter this weekend. I'll be serving: 12 adults & eight kids all ages 7 and under.
Here are some maybe foods...
Main dish: Chicken salad or sub-sandwiches & for kids hot dogs or pizza
Side dishes: Macaroni salad, beans, rice, snack platter, chips/dip...
Which foods would be the best to go with?
Any new ideas welcomed and encouraged!
No hotdogs, got it!
Answer
Don't do hot dogs...I'd rather see chicken nuggets and homemade mac & cheese...can do fruit cups or even make layered yogurt parfaits in little cups using berries. (If doing just a fruit cup..add a dollop of whipped cream on top and 2 mini chocolate chips to create "little ghosts").
For little ones...instead of chips...make some homemade granola bars:
1 ½ cups rolled oats
¼ cup wheat germ
¼ cup ground nuts
¼ cup nonfat dry milk
¼ cup melted butter or oil
5 tablespoons honey
1 beaten egg
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup dried fruit
Mix all dry ingredients. Mix honey, oil and vanilla into dry mixture. Add more honey to moisten or dried oats to dry mixture if necessary. Press mixture into 8x8 baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, cool and cut into bars. (this recipe from healthy foods to serve 2-6 yr olds)
Don't do hot dogs...I'd rather see chicken nuggets and homemade mac & cheese...can do fruit cups or even make layered yogurt parfaits in little cups using berries. (If doing just a fruit cup..add a dollop of whipped cream on top and 2 mini chocolate chips to create "little ghosts").
For little ones...instead of chips...make some homemade granola bars:
1 ½ cups rolled oats
¼ cup wheat germ
¼ cup ground nuts
¼ cup nonfat dry milk
¼ cup melted butter or oil
5 tablespoons honey
1 beaten egg
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup dried fruit
Mix all dry ingredients. Mix honey, oil and vanilla into dry mixture. Add more honey to moisten or dried oats to dry mixture if necessary. Press mixture into 8x8 baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, cool and cut into bars. (this recipe from healthy foods to serve 2-6 yr olds)
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