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Looking for quick, easy (and of course healthy) meal ideas

BlueLava13
BlueLava13 Posts: 4
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm not sure if there is a topic about this already... (please feel free to point me in the right direction if there is)

I was wondering if any of you have favorite meals that aren't too tricky and don't take much time to prepare. I have never really been much of a cook, so ideally something simple. A bonus would be something that my not-on-a-diet boyfriend can enjoy too! :)

Any ideas would be great! I really need to change things up a bit. Thanks in advance!

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  • stefmag01
    stefmag01 Posts: 1 Member
    i love doing chicken type stir fry's... you can purchase "already cooked" chicken breast & rice... pre-cut fresh veggies & sauce. takes about 10 mintues to prepare & is a breeze to clean up.

    i'm not a good cook at all, but my husband loves this! i use teriyaki sauce or kung pao sauce. there are tons of other sauces out there that you can use also! i also use salmon for this - i just bake the salmon w/ salt & pepper in the oven for 20 - 25 min first, after it's cooked, i removed the skin & add it to the rice in the pan... lining the baking pan w/ foil before cooking the salmon makes the clean up of that really easy as well!

    hope that helps!:flowerforyou:
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    Hamburger Helper (made with ground turkey and follow any add in suggestions on the box-- like fresh mushrooms or kidney beans, YUM!)
    Turkey Chili
    Veggie Chili (a lot of chopping, but very yummy)
    Homemade Pizza
    Anything in the crockpot!
    Turkey patty cheeseburgers
    Stir Fry

    I have recipes for all of the above. Feel free to ask for them any time!
  • bethinagain
    bethinagain Posts: 282 Member
    Just made these the other day and to my surprise all my kids and my husband ate them. 1 cup of old fashion oat meal, 5 egg whites, and 3 table spoons of fat free cottage cheese. A pinch of brown sugar and sprinkle some cinnamon. Blend it all up in a blender or a magic bullet, until you have a pancake batter. Then fry them up in a pan with some Pam. You can drizzle some sugar free syrup or honey on them and/or spray butter. Good Luck!
  • elliscour
    elliscour Posts: 2 Member
    ***Lentil soup with Kelbasa Sausage***
    sautee olive oil, garlic, 1 shredded carrot, 1 chopped onion
    Add 6 cups of water
    Add 1 large canned tomatoes--preferabley low sodium or you can use fresh tomatoes
    Add 2 cups of chicken stock-preferabbly low sodium
    Add 1 cup of dry lentils (wash first)
    Add seasonings; pinch of marjorim, oregano, pepper
    Cut up 1 Kelbasa Sausage or Turkey Sausage

    Put everything together and let it sit on the stove for a couple hours to cook. It's super delicious and I was surprised that my 3 year old and 6 year old both love it. Perfect for cold days or low cal comfort food. I like to serve it with warm cornbread.

    Hope you like it.
  • brittvdub_09
    brittvdub_09 Posts: 12
    I posted this link in the recipe section. http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/quick-recipes/dinner/fat-fighting-meals-7-flat-belly-dinner-recipes/?page=3

    I made it last night, and it was so easy and so good! My dad even liked it, and he is definitely not into healthy stuff!
  • ndziuban
    ndziuban Posts: 1 Member
    Ground turkey burgers!! I'm a college student and my roommate and I made these, they took like 10 minutes. Mix ground turkey with cut up raw spinach, a tiny bit of low-fat mayo (just a teaspoon), oregano, italian seasoning, grey pupon, canned tomatoes= mix it all together and cook like you would hamburgers.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Lemon Garlic Chicken Breast

    Take chicken breasts and put in glass dish. Cover with lemon juice, fresh garlic and a bit of olive oil.

    Cook in oven at 400 for 30-35 minutes.

    You can do the same recipe for curry chicken - greek yogurt mixed with curry powder on top of chicken breasts.
    Basil chicken - fat free ricotta and basil mixed together over chicken, topped with a bit of mozz cheese

    Cookinglight.com has a whole section of 15-minute recipes...do a search. :)
  • lazygirllosesweight
    lazygirllosesweight Posts: 190
    I like a Morning Star Chick Patty on a Orowheat Sandwich Flat bun with laugh cow cheese, thinly sliced red onion and stone ground mustard. It's SO good. I usually warm up some frozen veggies to go with it and have a tall glass of crystal lite limeaid.
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