Cooking recipes for dinner need not be a big chore but eating best healthy dinner recipes is important and a personal choice. We need to select the right foods for our body; those foods that support our physical and health needs. Today we can come across a lot many cook books of best healthy dinner recipes which help us to prepare meals that are quick and easy too. Even including some pre-washed salad mixes available in packages in supermarkets these days is a healthy choice. Treat dinner time as de-stress time for your family and enjoy a healthy recipe spread. Preparing dinner recipes that have fresh vegetables like salads or steamed vegetables with whole grains and lean meats or fish are the best healthy dinner recipe choices for your family. So eat foods that are close to being picked as they are the freshest and contain the best nutrition value for your money and your body. Organic foods are of course the best bet for a healthy life style if you prefer.
Here is a healthy recipe that is easy to prepare and is sure to be a definite hit with your family
Makes 2-4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tomato, chopped
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cup low sodium tomato sauce
- 3 cups diced eggplant
- 2 4oz grilled chicken breasts
- 5 ounces of grated Low Fat Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tbs. corn meal
- 2 tbs. breadcrumbs
Directions:
Heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet and sauté the chopped onions until they turn reddish brown.
Add the diced eggplant and sauté for 10 minutes or until they turn soft
Add chicken and tomatoes and sauté for another 7 minutes.
Pour the tomato sauce into a large casserole dish or two smaller ones.
Put the eggplant mixture on top of the sauce, sprinkle with some breadcrumbs then layer with the cheese on top of the breadcrumbs and drizzle the remaining teaspoon of olive oil on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, then place under the broiler for 5 minutes. Remove from the broiler when the top is brown and bubbly.
Serve with a healthy, fresh salad or some steamed Broccoli
Total Preparation time needed is: 35 minutes.
