HEALTHY SIMPLE (HEALTHY) dinner recepies for 1????

Question

I'm a college student who lives in an apartment with three other girls...we make our own dinners. I love to cook, but don't always have time....what i would like are a few healthy simple recepies which provide the protein and fiber (with less sugar) than others.

I love veggies
chicken
steak

i love spicy

not a big seafood girl...but love shrimp

help me out!

Answer 1

Do you have a George Foreman grill? If not, I highly recommend getting one. They are soo easy to clean, and you can cook so many foods on them, without oil. Chicken breasts & steak are super easy & fast on a Foreman. Even veggies aren't bad. Check out the seasoning aisle at your grocery store (great variety and cheap at Wal-Mart). See what seasonings sound good, and don't be afraid to try something new. There are all sorts of meat & even veggie seasonings.

You can grill frozen skinless chicken breasts. It takes a bit longer, but you can't beat how easy it is when they come in a bag that way. Or get some Ziploc baggies, and the night before, get out a chicken breast or a steak and some seasoning, sprinkle it on the meat, and throw it in the fridge. At lunch or dinner time the next day, just grill it on the Foreman, to your liking. Yummy and easy.

Many veggies can be sliced into discs (potatoes, zuchinni, summer squash, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, bok choy), or long strips (peppers, onions), and can be tossed with seasoning and grilled. Get some heat resistant tongs to toss them around a time or two during cooking.

Hope this helps~

Answer 2

Make a stir-fry, using whatever veggies you love. Cut them on the diagonal and what you don't use, put in a zip lock bag for another time. Cook a steak and slice it on the diagonal - serving maybe 4-5 slices will give you your protein. You could eat the whole thing if you wish.

Another idea. Take a can of condensed cream of whatever soup. Add 3/4 can of water. Drop in a frozen pork chop - don't defrost. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes. It will be very moist and tender.

The veggies will supply the fiber and the meat will supply the protein.

Take a cooked chicken breast (leftovers from another meal?). Place a bed of mixed greens (lettuce, radishes, carrot, celery, etc.) in a large bowl. Toast some walnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds. Dice half an apple and place over the greens. Shred your chicken and place over the apple. Sprinkle the toasted nuts over the chicken and serve with Raspberry Vinaigrette - very good and nutritious. You can save any extra nuts you have toasted for another meal. Lots of fiber in that salad.

Another salad - start with the salad base (lettuce, radishes, celery, carrots) and a little diced onion. Mix a little mayonnaise in a bowl with some milk to thin it - add black pepper to taste. Spoon over the salad and stir until it is slightly coated - you don't want the dressing thick. Then add shrimp, a little more dressing and stir again. My grandmother always served this. She shredded the lettuce in this recipe.

What I said above with the pork chop also works with frozen chicken pieces. Just make sure they are frozen. If they are thawed, you need to cut the time way down or they will be dry and tough - like to 15-20 minutes. The frozen just seems to make everything juicier.

Do you like bacon? If you took one strip of raw bacon and diced it, (I normally take the whole package and cut through all the slices - making little diced pieces - and freeze them so I can haul out just a few diced pieces at a time) and then put it in a skillet (non-stick) and started cooking it, add 2-3 slices of onions cut into 3rds and saute the onions until translucent. Then add 2 cups shredded Napa cabbage and cook, mixing until the cabbage has wilted. Add a little black pepper. Very very good. We had it last night. Lots of fiber in it and cancer-fighting cabbage. Even though bacon isn't the best thing to eat, there isn't that much of it. You can bump up the cabbage by adding a little red pepper when you add the black pepper and stirring it all together.

Answer 3

what about soup and grilled cheese: use whatever vegetables you have or the picky one will eat cook in bottom of pot to soften for few minutes add chicken broth and a small can of tomato sauce (if you like red based broth, I do) you can use what ever starch you want and cook that right in the same pot, (noodles, rice, barley potatoes just if your using rice or barley make sure to add extra broth, if you are using potatoes, cut them up small so they cook quick and put in in the beginning when you put in your veggies, noodles are the easiest) if you have any left over chicken or meat in your fridge cut that up and put in at the very end then do some grilled cheese sandwiches and all you have is one pan and one pot, quick and easy keep the leftovers right in the pot and refrigerate right in the pot this way when you want to reheat it all you have to do is put the pot on the stove. hope your sister gets better

Answer 4

Sauteed veggies with herbed feta cheese:

This is one of my all time favorites.

In a skillet saute the veggies of your choice. I happen to like fresh green beans, zucinni, and yellow squash.

After they cook a bit add one can of diced tomatoes and mix until the tomatoes are warm. Plate and top with a generous helping of feta cheese that has been mixed with the herb(s) of your choice (basil is wonderful).

It's fast, has protein from the cheese, is high in fiber from all the veggies, high in vitamins, and low in fat.