Healthy yet tasty recipes?

anyone knows any healthy yet tasty recipes?


the catch is it -- it has to be fastly prepared





and yes i know there are options for sandwiches and salads... but anyone knows anything a bit more fancy and healthy at the same time?





after all eating the same stuff everyday kind of gets boring LOL hahhahaa








thank you all =)Healthy yet tasty recipes?
Yummy veggies and fresh pasta: This recipe is healthy, incredibly good, and very, very satisfying.





Needed ingredients: Tomatoes, zucchinis, shallots, parsley, olive oil, fines herbes, salt, pepper, pasta, parmesan cheese





Preparation: Cut tomatoes and zucchinis in slices (about equal volumes). Mix in large baking dish after adding generous amounts of chopped shallots and parsley. Sprinkle with fines herbes, black pepper to taste, and a little bit of olive oil. Bake at 425 for 30-40 min, stirring occasionally to distribute the moisture after the first 25 min. When the vegetables are nearly cooked, spread grated parmesan cheese on top and cook for an additional 5 min.





Serve with whole-wheat pasta.





Variant: For a change, use as main vegetables mushrooms, bok choi and green onions. In this case, you may need to add a little bit of chicken broth to keep the vegetable moist during cooking.











Portabello mushroom and cheese sauce wrap:





Ingredients: For 2-3 servings, use 2 mushrooms and 1 large red bell pepper, and some chicken broth. You also need Montery Jack cheese or sliced Mozarella cheese (in either case, I use a non-fat variety, but you can use the regular type if you prefer) .





Preparation: Cut the mushrooms and peppers in 1/2 inch pieces. Start cooking in a pan containing a little bit of olive oil and a teaspoon of crushed garlic. Stir occasionally. Keep cooking for about 5-8 min, adding a little chicken broth from time to time to make sure that the vegetables stay moist. Meanwhile, prepare a creamy sauce by melting the cheese in a little bit of milk, stirring often. Also heat wheat tortillas for 10 sec (20 sec. if kept frozen) in the microwave.





Prepare the wraps by spreading the cooked vegetables on the tortillas, top with the melted cheese and roll. Enjoy!





Spinach, black beans and spicy sausage: Simple to make, hearty, and surprisingly good.





Ingredients for 3-4 servings: 1 quart of chicken broth, 1/2 pound of frozen spinach, 1 link (or other type of spicy sausage), 1 can of black bean soup.





Preparation: Cut sausage in very thin slices (if you keep these in the freezer, just thaw it first for 20-30s in the microwave). Place broth, sausage slices and spinach in pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 5-10 min. Add can of black bean soup, mix and serve.





Pasta al pesto:





Preparation: 10 min





Bring salted water to a boil. Add linguini (use fresh pasta stored either in the fridge or frozen). Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and cook for just a few minutes (do not overcook!). Drain pasta in colander. Serve with pesto sauce and topped with shredded parmesan cheese.





Steamed zucchinis and brown rice:





Preparation and cooking time: 15-20 min





Wash and peel zucchinis. Cut in 1/2 inch slices and steam (takes about 13 min). Serve with brown rice. You can sprinkle a little black pepper and parmesan cheese on top of the zucchinis if you want.





Vegetable burger:





Thaw frozen vegetable burger in microwave (1 min). I use a type that contains spicy black beans and is delicious as compared to many other brands. Meanwhile, toast some bread. Make burger sandwich with lots of good mustard and ketchup.





Asparagus Zucchini Veggie DelightYield: 4 servings





INGREDIENTS:





2 cups asparagus, chopped


2 cups zucchini, peeled and chopped


1 cup sliced mushrooms


Olive Oil


1/8 teaspoon dill weed


Cooked rice





DIRECTIONS:





Saut茅 asparagus and zucchini in olive oil until crisp-tender; add mushrooms and dill weed, stirring until mushrooms are golden and warmed through. Serve over rice.Healthy yet tasty recipes?
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this is a spanish recipe - you wouldn't guess how great it is just by reading the ingredients but it is superb:


heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a thick based casserole, add a chopped onion and 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and and cook until softened. remove from the casserole and blend with 50ml white wine.


boil 6 small new potatoes and 200g young carrots in salted water until almost done.


put another tbsp of olive oil into the casserole and 300ml vegetable stock. put in 150g green beans, some sweet corn and peas and lay 50g mangetout on top. half cover and cook until the vegetables are just cooked. drain the potatoes and carrots and add to the vegetables with 100ml white wine and the purreed onion mixture. stir and let heat through





this is the original recipe minus bacon. it is actually really quick eventhough it might not look like it from the recipe :) i usually add mushrooms or whatever vegetables i find in the fridge and i don't really look at the recommended amounts - just use what you have. the point is to get all of it cooked to just the right point - you just lay the mangetout on top because they don't need as much cooking and cook the carrots and potatoes separately because they take longer.


i also make croutons from turkish bread and olive oil to put on top - the crunchiness goes really well with the dish.
here is what i do. I get some spinach tortillas (or regular), the large kind. Than i cook black beans with diced jalapenos. Put the beans in the tortilla and add some cheese, avocado and spinach leaves. then grill it in a pan on both sides until the cheese melts and the tortilla browns. the spinach wilts a little too. its awesome...my fave meal!! and maybe like some green beans cooked with garlic salt on the side :o)