This is a Serving for one… Ingredients: 1/4 Cup of Dry Quinoa cooked to packet directions 4 Fresh Green Beans blanched in boiling water for a few minutes and then drained 6 Sun dried Tomatoes (I make my own in the dehydrator with dried herbs and Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt until really dry and rehydrate when I want to use them in hot water so they are virtually fat free) 50 Grams of Low Fat Lemnos Fetta Cheese 1 … Read More
Lj’s Chicken Burrito with a Twist and Side Salad
Make my Burrito’s a little different tonight. I’ve used Sundried Tomato Torilla’s, the same recipe for the Chicken mixture… http://ljsgourmetkitchen.com/ljs-healthy-version-of-chicken-burritos/ Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees I’ve used homemade Tomato Chutney instead of Salsa, topped with the Chicken and then some Black Swan No Fat Greek Yoghurt (My fave, the best I’ve used in recipes) A sprinkle of law fat Tasty grated Cheese. Roll them up and pop onto an oven tray lined with baking paper. Add a little more … Read More
Lj’s Skinny Garlic Prawn Pasta
Ingredients: 10 Medium Green Prawns (Peeled & Cleaned) 1 Packet of Slendier Slim Spaghetti 1 Tin of Light and Creamy Carnation Milk 1 Tablespoon of Cornflour 1 Thick slice of Fresh Lemon plus a squeeze more of the juice 2 Fresh Garlic Cloves finely chopped Fresh Chopped Parsley Sprinkle of Parmesan if you wish to serve. What to do: Heat a non stick pan and add the Garlic and Lemon. Prepare the spaghetti as per the packet instructions (takes about … Read More
Lj’s Healthy Fried Rice with Chicken wrapped in Streaky Bacon
Dinner is served! I’ve used some Free Range Chicken thigh fillets with all of the fat removed. Wrapped them in streaky bacon and cooked in a preheated oven on baking paper for approx 45 minutes on 180 degrees. Depending on the size of the chicken thighs you may need to secure them with a toothpick. I’ve used a mixture of Basmati, Brown and Wild Rice. I cook this in a microwave container that has a lid. 1 Cup of rice … Read More
Lj’s Swiss Brown Mushroom Breakfast
Always make time for a healthy breakfast to keep you energised until lunch time. This morning I’ve cracked a free range egg into a lovely Swiss brown and topped with homegrown shallots and a small sprinkle of Parmesan. Popped that onto some GF grain toast with no butter..Splash of homemade worstershire sauce and bam there’s breakfast
Lj’s Lamb & Baby Spinach Rissoles
um! Lamb, baby spinach and toasted pine nut rissoles… Going to make awesome hamburgers! Really simple, quick and healthy if cooked in a non stick frying pan.. Ingredients:500g Lean Lamb Mince 1 Bag Baby Spinach (I think it’s 500g.. the large one) 1 Sm bag of Pinenuts toasted 1 Finely diced Onion (Saute first and let it cool) 1 Free Range Egg Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt Put everything in a bowl besides the spinach and mix well to combine. … Read More
Lj’s Vegetarian Potato Salad with Basil, Rocket & Pinenuts
Had to make something a little different while catering for a clients dinner party….. she specified she wanted Peas in her Potato Salad and also that is had to be vegetarian.. I made the dressing using extra light sour cream, not fat natural yoghurt and a dash of extra light cream, fresh basil varieties from my garden and some rocket.. Add all of the dressing ingredients to a food processor leaving some of the Rocket & Basil to stir through … Read More
Lj’s Skinny Veal Individual Meatloaves
Ingredients: 2 kg Heart Smart Veal Mince 250g of your Favourite Fruit Chutney ( I like to use my own homemade Chutney, but store bought is fine) 2 Onions finely diced 2 Carrots Grated 2 Tbs of Dried Italian Herbs 2 Free Range Eggs 2 Shallots finely sliced 2 Cloves of fresh garlic crushed 1 Cup of Extra Sharp Parmesan Cherry Tomatoes to decorate the top What to do:Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Put all of the ingredients into … Read More
Lj’s Mini Gnocchi Bolognaise Bake
This has been my Mini Me’s fave dish for years! Haven’t made it in awhile and I can’t even remember where I got the idea to create it. Ingredients: 500g Beef Heart Smart Mince 1 Large Onion 2 Cloves of freshly crushed Garlic 2 Tins of Crushed Tomatoes 2 heaped old school Tablespoons of Tomato Paste 250ml of a nice Sauc Blanc Fresh herbs of choice, I’ve used Basil, Oregano and Parsley from my garden 500g of Mini Potato Gnocchi Grated … Read More
Lj’s Raw Date & Agave Balls
After a little more researching into Raw Food recipes I decided it was time to start experimenting and making up some of my own creations. Ingredients 1 Cup of Dates 1/2 Cup Sultanas 1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds 1/4 Cup Pumpkin Seeds 1/4 Cup of Coconut 4 Tablespoons of Agave Syrup Extra Coconut for rolling What to do Pop the Sunflower seeds & Pumpkin Seeds into the food processor. Process until fine but not powder… Add the Coconut, Dates & Sultanas … Read More
