| When you have a family you never seem to | | | | Similar idea, but instead of tortillas and chicken |
| have enough time. One activity that can take up | | | | you will be using beans, nachos and sour cream. |
| a lot of time is cooking the evening meal. With | | | | Otherwise you will need a lettuce, tomato and |
| this in mind I have a few simple recipes idea's that | | | | cheese again - this time at least half the cheese |
| while basic are healthy and great tasting. | | | | should be mozzarella. |
| 1) Chicken Tortillas | | | | Get your favorite can of Mexican beans - we |
| You will need to buy from your local Leonards or | | | | normally use beef and chilli beans. Heat in a pot. |
| similar chicken provider and buy a kilo of their | | | | Get a large pizza dish and lay them a bed of |
| chicken stir fry (my favorite is chicken satay) - | | | | nachos chips. Pour a lot of grate cheese on top - |
| this saves a heap of time as you will now only | | | | if you use mozzarella it will help keep the chips |
| need to fry it up. While there buy a packet of | | | | together. Place under a grill. When cheese is |
| tortillas, a lettuce, tomato and cheese if you have | | | | melted (and before the nachos burn) remove. |
| none at home. | | | | You serve out the nachos and cheese, put on the |
| Preparation consists of heating up a pan and | | | | hot beans, and then tomato, lettuce, and/or sour |
| putting in the chicken. While that is cooking it is | | | | cream as the individual likes. (you can skip the |
| easy to make up a plate of cut lettuce, one of | | | | lettuce if you want). Tastes great. |
| sliced tomato, grated cheese, and the heated | | | | Clean up - serving plates, one pot and one pizza |
| tortillas (30 sec. in the micowave is all that is need | | | | dish. |
| to freshen them up). Put them all out on the table. | | | | 3) Baked Bean Buns |
| By this time the chicken will be down. Put into a | | | | This is the easiest yet. Cut a Hamburger bun in |
| bowl and serve on the table. Allow the family to | | | | half. Cook a can of baked beans in a pot on the |
| make up their own tortillas - helping out younger | | | | stove. When hot spoon beans onto the bun, put |
| children under 5. I do it this way - lay a tortillas on | | | | cheese on top - place under griller. Eat. Clean up - |
| the plate and put a line of hot chicken down. I | | | | one pot, serving plates. Extra tip - Use aluminum |
| then put a line of cheese on top (love my melted | | | | foil always when grilling - saves cleaning melted |
| cheese). I then put the tomato (sliced, then sliced | | | | cheese out of the oven. |
| in half again) and finally the lettuce. Fold up the | | | | These meals are easy to make and taste great. |
| bottom of the tortillas and then roll up - eat and | | | | If you want to lower the cal. - use a low fat |
| enjoy. The clean up isn't hard, a few plates, bowls | | | | cheese, or cut the cheese and sour cream out all |
| and a one frying pan. | | | | together. |
| 2) Haystacks | | | | |