by Annie M Manzi

Created on: May 23, 2009   Last Updated: March 08, 2010

In this fast paced life, the temptation to eat convenient take-out or fast foods often wins over the healthy home cooked meal. Home cooked food using fresh ingredients will not only give you more nutrition, it often can be put together in a fast and easy way with little fuss or mess. The following recipes make easy and fast nutritious meals using only one pot or bowl in preparation.

CHICKEN SOUP:

* One quart chicken broth

* Three cups water

* Three skinless and boneless chicken breast halves cut into bite sized pieces or precooked store-bought roasted chicken deboned, skinned and de-fatted

* One chopped onion

* One 16 oz package of peeled baby carrots

* One chopped up celery stick with leaves

* One cup cauliflower florets

* One 16 oz package frozen peas

* One bay leaf

* One quarter teaspoon ground allspice

* One quarter cup of parsley

* One tablespoon basil

* Whole wheat egg noodles (optional)

Bring the liquids to a boil with the onion and bay leaf. Add the meat, carrots, celery, cauliflower, and allspice and cook until almost done. Add the parsley, basil and the frozen peas and fish out the bay leaf. Cook until peas are done and serve. As an option add a half of pound of whole wheat egg noodles at the same time as adding the peas.

BEEF STEW:

*  Angus beef cubes ( tasty and cooks tender faster)

* One cup whole wheat flour

* Onion - chopped

* One bay leaf

* One large container beef stock

* Two cups of water

* One package baby peeled carrots

* Six medium russet potatoes peeled and cut up

* One eight oz package button mushrooms sliced (optional)

* Pepper to taste

Put the flour in a container and add the beef cubes. Coat the cubes and brown in a little olive oil in the pan you are going to cook the stew in. Add the liquid, onions, bay leaf and pepper and simmer until the beef is cooked and starting to get tender. Angus beef will tender up faster than regular stew beef, so it is beneficial to buy when you are in a hurry. Add the potatoes, bring to boil and then add the carrots. Cook for ten minutes and add the mushrooms if you want. Cook until vegetables are done and take out the bay leaf and serve.

CHICKEN AND GREEN SALAD: (A one bowl meal)

* Two grilled and pre-cooked cut up chicken breasts

* One medium bowl of baby lettuce and spinach

* One 10 oz can Garbanzo beans

* One can of pitted black olives

* One cut up cucumber

* One apple cut up

* Can of mandarin oranges without the juice

* Cauliflower florets - small

* One half cup of chopped walnuts

* Homemade

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