| Short on time but want to make healthy food recipes | | | | degrees for about an hour until the chicken is done. |
| for your family? Here are three yummy examples. | | | | Slow roasting preserves the juiciness of the chicken. It |
| Pasta with Spring Vegetables | | | | also means the sugar in the citrus juices won't burn. |
| Spring is a prime time for fresh crisp vegetables. Cook | | | | Serve with brown rice that you've baked in the oven in |
| your favorite pasta until it's nearly done. For every | | | | a separate pan and a fresh crisp green salad. The |
| serving add one cup of raw vegetables. For example: | | | | dressing for the salad can be 1/2 cup of citrus juice, 1 |
| if you're serving six people you would add six cups of | | | | 4 cup of olive oil, salt and pepper to echo the flavors |
| veggies. Spring vegetables could include fresh or | | | | of the chicken. |
| frozen peas, asparagus, baby carrots, and cherry | | | | Grilled Veggies |
| tomatoes. Add the veggies to the pasta about 3 to 4 | | | | Each serving is about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of veggies. |
| minutes before it's done. You want the vegetables | | | | That sounds like a lot but veggies shrink as they're |
| cooked but still crisp. Remove from the heat and strain. | | | | cooked. Select from zucchini, carrots, endive, yes you |
| Add a handful of your favorite fresh herbs, basil, | | | | can grill endive, eggplant, portabella mushrooms, celery, |
| thyme, parsley are all good choices and a tablespoon | | | | yams, red onions, and white potatoes. Rinse and scrub |
| of virgin olive oil for each serving. Toss. Add some | | | | the veggies. You don't have to peel. Clean and scrub |
| crunchy bread and dinner is ready. | | | | veggies. Cut in half or in two inch chunks. Marinate in |
| Citrus Chicken Breasts. | | | | balsamic vinegar to which you've added crushed garlic, |
| For each serving use one chicken breast with the skin | | | | pepper, and fresh herbs. |
| on. Slice a lemon, lime and orange. Place a slice of | | | | Grill the vegetables directly on the grill if they're cut in |
| each under the skin directly on the meat of the breast. | | | | half. Or thread the the chunks onto skewers and grill |
| Place the breasts on the remaining slices of fruit. | | | | as veggie kabobs. |
| Squeeze additional citrus juice over the breasts. Salt | | | | And there you have 3 healthy food recipes for dinner. |
| and Pepper to taste. Bake in a slow oven 300 | | | | |