Need quick, easy, and HEALTHY recipes everyone!!?!

Yeah, those Smart Ones and Lean Cuisines are good for those crazy evenings- but they have way too much sodium. Healthy foods would be chicken breasts or fish or meatless. I remember when I first started cooking- you just need 3-4 dishes and just rotate them. Add more dishes when you want. Chicken breasts are super versatile and easy to make. You can marinate them in Italian dressing for 4hrs or overnite and then bake in a 350 oven or until juices run clear. Use lo-cal Italian dressing. For less calories, spray pan with Pam and sauté chopped chicken with salt and pepper. When browned, squeeze a lemon half over it. Lots of flavor and great to top a salad. Fish is easy b/c it cooks in less than 10 mins. You don’t need to add a whole lot- a little garlic (fresh or powder), dill (fresh or dried), salt & pepper, - just cook until it breaks easily with a fork. Tilapia is an inexpensive option and you can find it frozen. Whole grain pasta is another healthy option- you could go with classic spaghetti or make a pasta salad. For pasta salad, you just need Italian dressing or balsamic vinaigrette and add black olives, celery, cherry tomatoes, cheese, whatever you want. Add tuna to the pasta salad or add tuna to a green salad. You can always have breakfast for dinner- scrambled eggs or an omelet is easy to put together. Do you have a walmart close to you? Frozen veggie bags are ridiculously cheap there- a little over a dollar. Get the steamer kind that you just pop in microwave for 5mins. Frozen veggies are great because they’re picked and frozen when they’re at their peak- you get lots of nutrients and you never have to worry about them going bad.

This is a great chicken recipe:

Rosemary Chicken Breasts
Recipes courtesy Rachael Ray

Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Ingredients:
4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast, 6 to 8 ounces each
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, eyeball it, just enough to coat chicken lightly
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 stems rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped, about 2 tablespoons
Salt and coarse black pepper
4 cloves garlic, cracked away from skin with a whack against the flat of your knife

Directions
Coat chicken in balsamic vinegar, then olive oil. Season chicken with rosemary, salt and pepper and let stand 10 minutes.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken breasts and cracked garlic to the pan. Cook chicken 12 minutes, or until juices run clear, turning occasionally. The balsamic vinegar will produce a deep brown, sweet finish on the chicken as it cooks.

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Great healthy pasta dish:

Spinach and Feta Pasta
From allrecipes.com

Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta (use whole-wheat)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
3 cups chopped tomatoes (1-14oz undrained diced tomatoes is ok)
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (I add 1/2 teas basil, 1/2 teas oregano)
2 cups spinach leaves, packed
salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch red pepper flakes
8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (can use low-calorie)

Directions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente; drain.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic, and cook until golden brown. Mix in tomatoes, mushrooms, and spinach. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook 2 minutes more, until tomatoes are heated through and spinach is wilted. Reduce heat to medium, stir in pasta and feta cheese, and cook until heated through.

This is a nice easy one. (I often use sausages, and sometimes will make as a curry)
Casseroles & Stews:- Baked Bean
2 cans of Baked Beans (400gm)
Diced Lean Ham Ends.
Diced Onion.
Worcestershire Sauce (to taste)
Pom Poms.
Empty baked beans into a casserole disk and add the onions.
Dice the ham ends into 9mm cubes and add. (cooked sausage rings would do)
Add the Worcestershire sauce (to taste)
Taste test.
Top with the potato Pom Poms and bake at 180C until it is all hot and bubbly. 20-30 minutes.

Most of the recipes on my site are easy and healthy .I have a recipe for a healthy couscous recipe on my site (www.flavourfiesta.com) that just takes minutes. If you have any specific questions or need other ideas, let me know! :)
Source(s):
www.flavourfiesta.com

Yahoo has a great food section with recipes. Unless you are cooking a roast or whole turkey, most recipes don't take an hour.
If you are trying to follow weight watchers, get a WW cook book.

they have alot of recipes that are fast on http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/
hope i helped

Pork Meatball Banh Mi

Hot Chili Mayo:
2/3 cup mayonnaise
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce (such as sriracha)*

Meatballs:
1 pound ground pork
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 green onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)*
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce (such as sriracha)
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

Sandwiches:
2 cups coarsely grated carrots
2 cups coarsely grated peeled daikon (Japanese white radish)**
1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
4 10-inch-long individual baguettes or four 10-inch-long pieces French-bread baguette (cut from 2 baguettes)
Thinly sliced jalape?o chiles
16 large fresh cilantro sprigs

preparation

Hot Chili Mayo:
Stir all ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt. do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Meatballs:
Line rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Gently mix all ingredients in large bowl. Using moistened hands and scant tablespoonful for each, roll meat mixture into 1-inch meatballs. Arrange on baking sheet. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Sandwiches:
Toss first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, tossing occasionally.
Preheat oven to 300°F. Heat sesame oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of meatballs. Sauté until brown and cooked through, turning meatballs often and lowering heat if browning too quickly, about 15 minutes. Transfer meatballs to another rimmed baking sheet. Place in oven. Repeat with remaining meatballs.
Cut each baguette or baguette piece horizontally in half. Pull out enough bread from each bread half to leave 1/2-inch-thick shell. Spread hot chili mayo over each bread shell. Arrange jalape?os, then cilantro, in bottom halves. Fill each with 1/4 of meatballs. Drain pickled vegetables; place atop meatballs. Press on baguette tops.
*Available in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets and at Asian markets.
**Available at some supermarkets and at Asian markets.