Recipes With a Twist
Posts tagged 10 minute meal
Chicken Roulade
Jan 24th
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
As I looked through my freezer this morning, I really did not feel like same old, same old. When I saw the chicken breasts, I came up with the most brilliant idea – A roulade! It was wonderfully quick and easy to prepare, and everyone loved it. I will have to make it again, sometime soon.
Ingredients: (per person)
- 1 chicken breast fillet
- 1 slice of cheese (easy slice works well)
- 1 tablespoon chilli relish
- 1 gherkin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for frying.
- Toothpicks for securing.
Method:
- With a mallet, flatten the chicken breast as much as possible.
- Fry in a heated pan for no longer than More >
Mediterranean Style Bean Wrap
Jan 12th
Mediterranean Style Bean Wrap
I am a big fan of Fitness magazine’s 400 calorie lunches. Basically their mantra is 300 calories breakfast,400 calories lunch, 500 calories dinner and 2 snacks 150 calorie each. A sensible diet on this calorie plan and moderate work out and you will lose pounds without losing on taste! Here is my attempt for a 400 calorie lunch where I wanted to have Taco Bell style burrito lunch but with less fat. I switched the cheese with ‘good fat’ and filling hummus, regular tortilla with whole wheat tortilla, added some whole beans and salsa. I did not leave More >
