I have recently gone back to school to study nutrition, which leaves me very little time for making meals. Lately, I have been trying to make dinners that double as my children's lunches the next day. Soup works very well for this, but I need to keep things exciting in order to keep my children interested and willing to try it. This alphabet soup is easy and quick to make, delicious and nutrtious, and makes a great dinner or lunch. Don't tell your children there is zucchini in it! Serving it with fresh bread or buns makes it extra filling and something to dip, which is, in all honesty, one of the most fun things about eating soup. Trying to scoop out the letters in your name is also a fun thing to do.
Ingredients:
In a medium-sized pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots and celery and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until carrots and celery become slightly softened. Add garlic, cook for another 2 minutes. Do not allow garlic to burn. Add zucchini, cook for an additional minute. Add broth and strained tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 7-10 minutes. Add alphabet noodles, cook for 5-7 minutes, or until pasta is soft. Add corn and cook an additional 5 minutes. Serve with crackers, fresh bread, or buns.
Stir fries are one my favourite dinners—they're easy, quick, delicious, and healthy. Combining brown sugar and soy sauce is one of my favouite ways to make a stir fry sauce—I love the sweet and salty combination. This one in particular is delicious and would work well on a beef stir fry, thinly sliced chicken cutlets, or pan fried fish fillets. Any way you serve it you will love it!
Ingredients:
Heat oven to 400. Dip chicken pieces in egg, then cover completely in panko. Place on a foil-wrapped baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, and water. In a medium-sized pan, over medium-high heat, pour sauce into pan and bring to a boil. Turn down heat and allow to simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. Add chicken to sauce and mix well. Cook on low heat for 3 minutes. Serve topped with cashews. Tastes great served with basmati rice.
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