How You Can Make Healthy Dinners At Home - FAST

You want to eat healthy, you need your energy, and you don't want to be getting sick - but there's no time! Here's how I make healthy dinners in a flash- Wash and poke holes in a potato or sweet potato. I cook 2. It takes about 5 minutes per side, sometimes a little more depending on how soft you like yours. Quick Meat Choices - Chicken Breast, pork chop, steak, tuna steaks, and hamburgers can all be cooked quickly if not overly thick. Stick to about 5-6 ounces per person. Place just enough butter or olive oil in the pan to coat. Don't be afraid of using butter. How much will you actually eat?
Season the meat. You can change the taste just by using different seasonings. My staples are- For chicken - McCormick Fajita seasoning, Montreal Chicken Seasoning, Montreal Roasted Garlic Seasoning. For steak and hamburgers - Montreal Spicy Steak Seasoning. For pork chops - garlic powder and Italian seasoning. For tuna steaks, very light garlic powder, fresh ground black pepper, and lemon juice. Cook on medium heat - covered - until nicely browned, about 5 minutes. Turn meat over, lower heat to low, cover, and let cooking finish 5-7 minutes while you finish the rest of your dinner prep. This method works for all of the above choices. Meanwhile, wash up some lettuce, tomatoes, onion, carrots, broccoli, etc. and throw into salad bowls. Cut up some fresh fruit. Put on plates and serve. Dinner's ready! A couple of helpful hints - As long as you have fresh fruits and vegetables on hand, you can make a quick dinner. You don't even have to cook them. Cut up and throw in a bowl while your main course is cooking.
You have to remember to put the meat in the fridge to thaw. If you're really on top of it, put your chicken or steak in marinade the night before for really great flavor fast. I pre-form hamburgers out of 95% lean ground beef and freeze them so they're always handy. Don't use salt on meat, especially before cooking. It dries it out. Garlic powder has tenderizing qualities. Sprinkle it on the meat and let it sit while you prepare your potatoes for cooking. You can also use Worcestershire for a quick soak. Either way, you can still continue with your seasoning of choice. I buy big packages of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, then place each one in a cheap sandwich bag, and then place them all into a freezer bag. Then it's easy to grab what you need without them all being stuck together. They also thaw faster. I often do the same thing with pork chops. You can sprinkle them with garlic powder so they'll be nice and tender when you do cook them. You can also pre-season them. A hint I got from Martha is to drop your potatoes on the counter a couple of times before cutting. It fluffs them. Not too rough or you'll split them! Other things you can serve instead of baked potatoes- Things like applesauce, baked or refried beans, cranberry sauce, frozen green beans or other frozen green vegetables are great fast side dishes. Stay away from things prepared with sauces. Too many fats and other things you really don't want to be eating. It's better to use butter and even a little salt than it is to eat that stuff. For the best health benefits, and best flavor - cook fresh as much as possible. For even more health benefits, have a glass of wine with dinner. If you absolutely have to eat fast food, go with Subway or Chinese. Get in the habit of eating like this and you'll see the pounds start to melt away. Plus you'll have the energy you need to do all the things you need to do, not to mention all the time and money you'll save. Can't beat that now, can you?

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