Recipes With a Twist
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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 3 minutes each side.
- Spread the chilli relish on the top.
- Cover with a slice of cheese.
- Place the gherkin in the middle, and roll the roulade carefully.
- Secure with toothpicks.
- Serve immediately with a fresh salad and a bread roll.
And please let me know how this turns out!
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 the crunch either although I switched the tortilla chips with my favorite Stacy’s baked pita chips. All under 400 calories!
You need:
1 whole wheat tortilla
1 tbsp hummus (I used roasted garlic)
1/4 cup refried beans (I used Taco Bell’s)
1/4 cup black beans
1 tbsp fresh salsa
Handful of pita chips on side served with 2 tbsp Seven Layer Dip or salsa of your choice
1. Wrap the tortilla in a paper towel and microwave for 10 seconds. Alternately you can also warm up the tortilla on a griddle.
2. Warm up the beans. You can even use just refried beans or black beans. I just like to blend different textures and flavors.
3. Spread the hummus on the tortilla. Spread a layer of beans and top it with salsa. Wrap it or make a burrito.
4. Serve it with pita chips and salsa on side. I had some seven layer dip so I added a couple of tbsps of that as well.