Comments on: Any thrifty tips for cooking healthy meals?

By: jamesdallison@btinternet.com

jamesdallison@btinternet.com — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:20:59 +0000

Smoked Sausage Cassoulet

Ingredients

1 tbs oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp Schwartz Garlic Granules
1 tbs Schwartz Herbes de Provence
440 g tin mixed beans, drained and rinsed
420 g tin baked beans
225 g (8 oz) smoked sausage, sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 tbs tomato purée
150 ml (¼ pint) chicken stock

To serve:
4 crusty rolls

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion until browned. Add the Garlic Granules and Herbes de Provence. Stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Serve with the bread rolls or alternatively, cut the tops off the rolls, scoop out the middles and fill with the cassoulet. Great to serve outdoors at bonfires or on Halloween.
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By: panda

panda — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:57:59 +0000

dont use very much grease when cooking try grilling then use kitchen paper to remove excess grease
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By: memelalou

memelalou — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:17:59 +0000

eat small portions, freeze leftovers, once a week we have leftovers for a meal. double up when makeing things like lasange or spigetti bolenase, eat less meat or get a big piece freese portions for several meals or sandwiches or replace mince with dry soy mince, have more vegetrian meals an make from scratch it costs less when cooking for a family
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By: Nicole H

Nicole H — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:57:59 +0000

WEB RESULTSFood and Cooking Tips for Eating Healthy on MedicineNet.com
Discover the food and cooking tips the experts use to prepare healthy, nutritious meals that taste good. … A nutritious meal does not have to be tasteless. …www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?subject=food_and_cooking_tips - 41k - Cached
Healthy meals: Cooking for one or two - MayoClinic.com
Healthy meals for one or two are easy when you use these tips. … Prepare one-dish meals. For quick and simple cooking, choose a dish that serves as the meal. …www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-cooking
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By: Maui No Ka Oi

Maui No Ka Oi — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:39:59 +0000

Use a microwave with lean meat & vegies & spices w/ brown rice no oil little or no salt.
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By: lisa

lisa — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:51:59 +0000

stir Fry’s are a really good healthy meal, you can liven them up with different meats/fish and various different sauces. its good to prepare your own too instead of buying pre packed. best of all its so cheap. i usually make mine with either pork, chicken or prawns. thinly sliced carrots, baby corn, spring onions, cabbage, mixed peppers, mangetout and a nice sweet chilli sauce.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lovely.
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By: gemstone

gemstone — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:32:59 +0000

I love spaghetti bolonese and once I watched my Gran cooking it and I was amazed about the number of different vegetables that went in the mince.

Basically she would put broccoli, carrots, peas, beans and onions in the mince, then once cooked she would liquidise it all so it just looked like mince, then she would put alot of tomatoe puree in so all you could taste was the puree. (my grandad hated veg so it was a good way to get him to eat it, he didn’t know it was in there.)

A nice tip to get children to eat there greens! (or adults)
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By: Dawn S

Dawn S — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:51:59 +0000

Cooking more then you need and freezing whats left over has helped me out loads at the end of the month. Bulking meat out with veg, for instance mince with grated carrot and mushrooms, helps it go further and its better for you
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By: beenie

beenie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:33:59 +0000

i dont use oil for cooking use water instead
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