Healthy recipes are good for everybody. Basically, it's believed that you are what you eat. That can be a good thing or not so good. On this page you'll find healthy recipes that are easy to prepare and fun to enjoy.
Vegetable Burritos - Healthy recipes
Ingredients:
• 1 cup yellow squash (cut into strips)
• 1 cup zucchini (cut into strips)
• 1 cup broccoli (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup red capsicum (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (shelled, toasted)
• 6 flour tortillas (warmed)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cumin (ground)
How to:
• In a pan or skillet, heat oil over medium heat
• Cook the broccoli, onion and garlic in oil till tender
• Stir in rest of ingredients (except tortillas)
• Cook for another 2 mins, till squash is crisp-tender
• Remove and keep warm
• Spoon about 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture onto center of each tortilla
• Fold one end up, approx. 1 inch over mixture
• Fold right and left sides over folded end, overlapping
• Fold remaining end down
• Serve at once or with your favorite toppings
Mushroom Quesadillas - Healthy Recipes
Ingredients:
• 6 to 8 corn tortillas
• 4 cups mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• extra oil for deep frying
• 2 to 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 2 to 3 Serrano chilies (minced)
• 1/2 cup sour cream or Mexican cream
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
How to:
• In a saucepan, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat
• Add in onion and garlic, sauté till onion is translucent
• Stir in chilies and mushrooms till mushrooms are barely cooked (2 to 3 mins)
• Remove from heat
• Add in sour cream and stir in chopped fresh cilantro
• Set aside but keep warm
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan
• Spoon 1 to 2 tbsp of the mushroom mix into 1/2 tortilla
• Fold over remaining 1/2 to form the quesadilla and press edges together
• Fry each one in the hot oil (turn once) till golden brown
• Drain on paper towel and serve at once
