Quick Dinner Ideas: Healthy Recipes: American: Thai: French: Spanish: Italian

101 quick and healthy recipes that can be prepared for under a Dollar (based on $4 for four people)

Examples:

French-style chicken with peas & bacon
Cost $4 - Feeds Six
Ingredients
8 skinned & boned chicken thighs
6 rashers of streaky bacon
2 sliced cloves of garlic
1 handful of sliced spring onions
300ml chicken stock
250g frozen peas
1 shredded iceberg lettuce
2 tbs crème fraîche

Prepare
Fry the bacon in no oil over a medium heat for three minutes until the fat is released and the bacon is golden.

Remove the bacon, add the chicken and fry in the same fat for five minutes and then add the onions & garlic. After one minutes pour in the chicken stock and simmer for fifteen minutes.

Then add the peas and lettuce for the final two minutes, stir in the crème fraîche and serve

Stunning Thai Chicken
Cost $4 - Feeds Four
Ingredients
3/4 lb chicken
3 spring onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, sliced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon sliced fresh chili
1/3 glass of water

Prepare
Mix garlic, honey, sesame oil, soy sauce, curry powder, red pepper, cornstarch and water until blended into a paste.

Place a wok over a high heat and warm the oil. Fry the onions and red pepper, stirring frequently until the vegetables are soft.

Stir in the paste with the chicken pieces and cook, stirring to coat chicken well.

Serve over cooked rice or with noodles and a sliced cucumber side

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