How to Prepare Healthy Recipes for 1
Preparing something healthy for just yourself to eat can sometimes be tedious and difficult -- if you don't have the right recipes.
Instructions
- Step 1: Make a chickpea salad Make a chickpea salad. Toss the chickpeas, chopped celery, tomatoes, scallions, olives, olive oil, fresh basil, lemon juice, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Serve the salad at room temperature.
- TIP: Make the salad in advance and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Step 2: Make a raisin and carrot salad Make a raisin and carrot salad. Mix the raisins, yogurt, grated carrots, and fat-free dressing in a small bowl. Refrigerate for a couple of hours to let the flavors blend, and eat with pita bread or as a side salad.
- Step 3: Make oven fries Make oven fries. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the canola oil, paprika, chili powder, and potatoes in a large bowl and toss. Place the fries in a single layer on a baking sheet for 25 to 30 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove them from the oven and sprinkle them with salt.
- Step 4: Make turkey tomato stew Make turkey tomato stew. Add the sliced carrots and celery, chicken broth, canned tomatoes, onion, tomato paste, minced garlic, dried basil, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large pot. Bring it to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Then add the peas and turkey, and simmer for 15 additional minutes. Divide leftovers into single-serving containers and store in the refrigerator or freezer.
- FACT: 80 to 90 percent of the world's chickpeas come from India.
You Will Need
- 1 16-oz. can chickpeas
- rinsed and drained
- 3 celery stalks
- finely chopped plus 1 c. celery
- sliced
- 3 plum tomatoes
- diced
- 3 scallions
- sliced thinly
- 1/2 c. olives
- pitted and chopped
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 8 basil leaves
- shredded
- Juice from 3 lemons
- 3/8 tsp. pepper
- 3 tbsp. raisins
- 1 tbsp. nonfat plain yogurt
- 2 small carrots
- grated plus 1 c. carrots
- sliced
- 1 tbsp. fat-free dressing
- 2 tbsp. canola oil
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1 large potato
- sliced into strips
- 1 large sweet potato
- sliced into strips
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 10.5-oz. can low sodium
- fat-free chicken broth
- 1/2 c. onion
- chopped
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- no salt added
- 1 garlic clove
- minced
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 10-oz. package frozen peas
- 3 1/2 c. turkey breast
- chopped