Healthy Cooking

Quick and simple meals

Meals can be quick and simple when you have the right ingredients in your kitchen. Try making these healthy meals from start to finish in 20 minutes or less.

Pasta

While the pasta cooks, stir-fry chopped greens with onions and garlic. Add prepared pasta sauce and chickpeas or black beans. Drain the pasta, and combine with the vegetables, legumes and sauce.

Stir-fry

Stir-fry fresh or frozen vegetables with chopped cooked chicken, beef, pork, seafood or tofu. Season with spices and serve over rice or noodles.

Sub sandwich

Build a sub sandwich with lean slices of roast beef, chicken, turkey, or hummus, and a variety of vegetables such as cucumber, tomato, lettuce, and onion. Top with grated cheese and salad dressing.

Pizza

Use a store-bought pizza crust to make a family-sized pizza, or pita bread for individual pizzas. Top with pizza sauce, meat or beans, peppers, mushrooms and part-skim mozzarella cheese. Bake for seven to ten minutes or until cheese melts. Save time by serving with a salad made from pre-washed packaged spinach or greens.

Rotisserie chicken

If in a rush, buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. At home, microwave frozen vegetables or potatoes, and enjoy with a slice of whole grain bread and a glass of low fat milk.

Cook once, eat twice

Plan ahead and cook more on one night, then use the rest for another meal.