Help Needed for Easy Lunches
Like many of you, I am trying to eat as well as I can but I often find meals and in particular, lunchtime at work, rather challenging. Unless there are leftovers in the fridge at home (and with 3 tee...
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The only way I can have leftovers for lunches is to cook up myself.
Quick cook up options....
Pre sliced chicken breast, pre cut coleslaw and kale slaw. ..cooked with a sachet sauce...like Lee Kum Kee sauces. ..divide into 4 serves. My favourite is
Of course you can slice all your own. I don't add additional coconut milk as it's enough the way it is.
I also make up veggie soups. ..like pumpkin....or broccoli and bean soups. Freeze in snap lock bags. Partly thaw and shove into a microwave soup cup. On the side now...frozen ready to go are sandwich folds. ...mountain bread...some sliced poached chicken, cheese, spinach and tomato relish. Freeze wrapped in oven paper. Can be popped in micro but better in a sandwich press.
I poach 2 chicken breasts up (take out slightly undercook and rest...it will cook through)...then slice and freeze. Can be added to salads, leftover veggies...into wraps...onto pizza.
Home cooked fried rice....cook onions...bacon...seafood and mix frozen veggies then lastly rice finish with some sushi seasoning. I do top with chopped omelet. It freezes well. You can add in marinated tofu if you want to skip the bacon.
Another couple ideas...on top of zuchini noodles
Quick cook up options....
Pre sliced chicken breast, pre cut coleslaw and kale slaw. ..cooked with a sachet sauce...like Lee Kum Kee sauces. ..divide into 4 serves. My favourite is
Of course you can slice all your own. I don't add additional coconut milk as it's enough the way it is.
I also make up veggie soups. ..like pumpkin....or broccoli and bean soups. Freeze in snap lock bags. Partly thaw and shove into a microwave soup cup. On the side now...frozen ready to go are sandwich folds. ...mountain bread...some sliced poached chicken, cheese, spinach and tomato relish. Freeze wrapped in oven paper. Can be popped in micro but better in a sandwich press.
I poach 2 chicken breasts up (take out slightly undercook and rest...it will cook through)...then slice and freeze. Can be added to salads, leftover veggies...into wraps...onto pizza.
Home cooked fried rice....cook onions...bacon...seafood and mix frozen veggies then lastly rice finish with some sushi seasoning. I do top with chopped omelet. It freezes well. You can add in marinated tofu if you want to skip the bacon.
Another couple ideas...on top of zuchini noodles
Creamy Chicken Cottage Pie with Parmesan Pumpkin Mash
1kg Chicken Breast Mince
1 leek finely sliced
2 1/2 cups frozen mixed veg (carrots, corn, peas)
4 cloves garlic grated
2 Tbls fresh thyme
2tbls fresh parsley
2 Tbls djon mustard
2 Tbls Worcestershire sauce
50 ml Philadelphia CREAM for cooking
Salt/Pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
700gms COOKED steamed pumpkin
Spray a non stick pan with oil spray (if needed), over a medium heat, add leek and cook until softened, add chicken mince, garlic salt & Pepper, and break up lumps whilst cooking.
Once the mince has cooked, add mixed veg, parsley, thyme, Worcestershire, mustard & cream, stir through for 3-4 minutes and switch off heat.
Transfer mixture into a 2.6lt Pyrex dish.
Mash the cooked pumpkin and add Parmesan cheese, reserve 2 tsp for the top.
Spread the pumpkin Parmesan mash over the chicken mixture, sprinkle with extra cheese and more fresh parsley (optional).
Bake in a 200c oven for 15-20 mins (if mix is warm) or 30 - 40 mins until piping hot if it’s been in the fridge.
You can sub pumpkin with sweet potato. ..which is really yum. It freezes really well. I vary flavours with what I add. I use no fat greek yoghurt instead of cream usually