Quick and Easy Recipes!
I have some healthy recipes for you to enjoy.
Enjoy some of these fun ideas for cooking for one.
Homemade Hummas
In a food processor blend two cans of organic garbanzo beans, juice of one lemon, 1/3 cups Tahini, three cloves garlic. Add Dash salt and pepper to taste. Cut Pita bread into eights. Place on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking oil and sprinkle with garlic powder. Broil till brown. Turn over and repeat. Enjoy with veggies or the Pita chips.
White Bean Chicken Chili
Place two organic chicken breasts in your Crock-Pot. Sprinkle with cumin, chili powder, red peppers, black pepper. Cover with two cups chicken broth and one jar of Verde salsa. Add two cans of organic white beans. Cook for a couple of hours. Remove chicken and shred. Before adding the chicken back, mash half the beans. Add the chicken and a package of Mexican cheese and stir. Enjoy! Freeze half of the chili and enjoy the other half for two meals during the week. For toppings you can add extra cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, jalapenos, cilantro.
Poached Salmon with lemon caper pasta.
Ingredients: Salmon, 1 1/2 lemons, add what you think is the right amount of capers, two Pappardelle pasta nests, 3tbl butter, 2 cloves garlic, salt, and pepper, dill. Fresh oregano and thyme. Spinach, parmesan cheese.
Directions: Boil water in a pot and add two pasta nests. While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter and garlic. Stir in the capers and lemon zest and add the juice of the lemons. Reduce the liquid, add a little bit of the pasta water, and let simmer. When the sauce simmers, take the salmon and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and dill. Place the salmon in a pan and add water just to barely cover. I also added a little bit of lemon zest to the water. Bring to a boil and cover for 3-5 minutes. Do not overcook your salmon so check it after 3 minutes. Meanwhile, add a handful of spinach to your sauce and parmesan cheese. Gently stir. Toss with the cooked pasta. Your salmon and pasta should be ready all simultaneously for you to enjoy. The lemon caper pasta was a perfect taste match with the poached salmon. Your tastebuds will thank you!
Tips for solo cookers.
Grocery shopping
Before going to the grocery store, make a grocery list using three recipes you want to make. Make a list of those ingredients and other items like fruits and snacks. Always shop in a circle going outside the aisles. Only go down the aisle for items needed on your list. Making three recipes should be enough for 1 1/2 -2 weeks worth of meals.
Bag Salad Bags
I find that bagged salad never lasts long enough for cooking solo. Spinach will last because if you saute it you use the whole bag. It’s better to use the live butter lettuce or just buy a head of organic Romaine.
Fruit
Try to only buy one or two pieces of fruit. Just enough to last for1 1/2-2 weeks.
Remember cooking for one can be fun.
Turkey Tacos
Ingredients: Organic ground Turkey, organic taco shells, organic butter lettuce, avocado, tomato, cilantro, limes, Mexican shredded cheese, salsa, organic black beans. You can add sour cream and hot sauce too. Sauté onions and garlic till soft. Add ground turkey and chili powder, cayenne, cumin, oregano, smoked paprika to turkey. Brown and crumble. Warm-up taco shells and beans and serve. You can add cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and hot sauce. You can make lettuce wraps using organic butter leaves. Remember cooking for one and be easy and fun.
Fried Garbanzo Beans
These fried garbanzo beans only take about 15 minutes to make. All you need is a can or two depending on how much you want to make of organic low sodium garbanzo beans. Grapeseed oil. I used a little bit of organic sugar, turmeric, and chili powder. You can use any type of spices or herbs so be creative! Fry them in the oil until they’re nice even brown and crispy. You can serve them in a bowl or add them to a salad in place of croutons.
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