Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Quorn Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas

Ingredients:
 
1 package of Quorn chicken pieces 2 jars of Enchilada sauce   
3 large onions
Big bag of grated cheese
1 package of corn tortillas
Vegetable oil

Directions:

Cut up the onions and saute in oil. Brown the chicken pieces. Place in a bowl and pour in a jar of enchilada sauce. I do this ahead of time and place in the fridge until I am ready to cook for dinner.




Next, heat up oil in fryer pan. It will need to be deep enough to place corn tortillas in flat. Once the oil is hot, place tortillas in and soften. That takes about 2 or 3 seconds.



 
 Slide onto a plate. Spoon in chicken and onion mix and top with grated cheese.


Fold tortillas. Start with the sides on the left and right. Then fold over the side closest to you and roll up. Place into a baking dish. Pour on the other jar of enchilada sauce and sprinkle grated cheese on top.



Bake on 180 for about 25 minutes.



Serve with re fried beans and Uncle Ben's microwave Spanish rice or your favourite rice. Also good to add a little sour cream on top.
 


A little fattening because of the oil and cheese. But tastes really good even left over the next day.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Cinnamon and Apple Bread

Ingredients:


1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup applesauce
3 cups of strong bread flour (white or wholemeal as you prefer)
1/2 cup of currants or your favourite chopped apples (granny smith works best)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 1/2 tablespoon of butter  
1 1/2 teaspoon dry active yeast (if using bread machine make sure its made for machine use)
pinch or two of salt (sea salt is healthier) 

Directions:

For machines, follow maker instructions, cook on light crust. If you don't have a machine, get one! They are awesome fun and easy to use. I picked one up from a car boot sale for less than 10 pounds. Or try http://www.ilovefreegle.org/. You can pick up lots of great stuff and it helps to be more green by saving things from going into the tip that you can still get use from.

 

Friday, May 24, 2013

Stir Fry in Peanut Sauce

This is a really easy and quick recipe for a delicious meal, though kinda on the fattening side. It is also something you need to play around with on the amount of peanut butter you use as the peanut taste can be overwhelming. Using natural and low fat peanut butter can reduce the amount of calories and fat and make it a little more healthy. 

Ingredients: 


1 package of diced Quorn chicken or a package of firm tofu
1 package of stir fry mix (frozen or fresh). I wouldn't use one with mushrooms in it as it doesn't taste well with peanuts. Also add broccoli if it isn't in your mix. The broccoli with the peanut is the best!
120 ml or hot water
120 grams of peanut butter
1 tablespoon of vinegar
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons of peanut oil (add as needed)

Directions:

In a large skillet, heat peanut oil. Brown quorn (or chicken or tofu). Add in stir fry veggies. Heat all the way through chicken and veggies until good and warm.
In a bowl, combine water, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce and cayenne pepper until mixed well.
Pour sauce over chicken and veggies and simmer about 20 minutes until hot.

Serve with:

It's really good with egg noodles or fried rice. I get the Uncle Ben's microwave fried rice. It cost about a pound and heats in two minutes. And spring rolls with sweet chili sauce.



Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Sloppy Joes

This is a basic American classic, but of course done veggie. It's about as a staple for dinner (or tea) as sausage and mash, but of course sweeter. Americans love sugar! Since it's made with Quorn mince, a little sugar won't make it terribly unhealthy.


Ingredients:

1package of Quorn Mince (or a pound of ground beef if you must)
2 large onions, chopped (about 1/2 cup to a cup of onion) I use the sweet purple
1 large green bell pepper seeded and cut up or frozen
1 teaspoon of garlic powder or 1 clove mashed
1 teaspoon of mustard, American yellow of course!
3 teaspoons of light brown sugar (Dark if you prefer sweeter)
3/4 cup of ketchup
Sea Salt (its better for you) and pepper to taste

And a pack of hamburger buns to eat them on


Directions:

In a large skillet, fry the onions and green pepper in a little veggie oil until soft. Add in the mince and brown. Be careful not to stir it too much as mince tends to loose its shape and texture. Make sure it is heated all the way through. Stir in garlic, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper.

Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes until its good and hot. Serve on a hamburger bun just like a burger with some fries (that's chips for you Brits). Word of caution, it isn't called sloppy for nothing.