healthy meals on a budget

Healthy meals on a budget

A good meal should have three qualities in it. It should be tasty, healthy and in expensive as well. Cooking delicious food in a low budget is really difficult sometimes especially main course dishes. A trick to make healthy and tasty meals in a tight budget is to use budget friendly ingredients. You can make delicious cuisines by keeping them cost friendly. Especially when you have a big family and every weekend there is a big family feast for all family members and relatives, it can be a bit difficult when you have a tight budget.  

Now there is no need to waste all of your monthly salary just in buying good ingredients for your kitchen cabinets so that you can cook tasty and healthy as well because there are some amazing recipes that will guide you how to cook healthy meals on a budget.

Steamed Chicken with potatoes:

This recipe is really simple and needs budget friendly ingredients. All you need will be 3 to 4 medium sized potatoes, one chicken breast, salt, black pepper, minced garlic, and butter. 3 persons can be served in this single dish with any type of rice or pasta. Heat a frying pan with few drops of olive or simple vegetable oil. Add butter and minced garlic. Cook until the color of garlic turns golden; now add potatoes, salt and black pepper. Toss and add the striped chicken breast. Cover with a lid until the vegetable and meat gets tender.

Shrimp pasta in tomato sauce:

This recipe is the most tempting one. Shrimps are healthy and tasty. They can make good and healthy meals on a budget. You can make a tomato sauce with canned tomatoes, dices onions, oregano leaves, basil, lemon juice and tomato paste. In a separate pan stir fry shrimp with light seasoning. Mix with the tomato sauce and serve with any type of pasta you like.

Grilled cheese and mushroom sandwiches:

These sandwiches are best for serving with tea and are equally liked by children. You can put them in their lunchboxes for school. You will need some white cheddar cheese, red onions, minced garlic, sliced mushroom and sandwich bread. The recipe is simple. Shred the cheddar and mix garlic, sliced mushroom and red onions in it. Stuff the mixture in bread and grill them.  

Beef lasagna:

This recipe will serve 4-5 people and requires less effort to make. Ingredients are simple and cost friendly. All you need is minced beef, salt, black pepper, cheddar cheese, butter, lasagna stripes, mushrooms and oregano leaves and 2% milk. Boil the lasagna stripes and drain the excess water. Now prepare a sauce with minced beef, butter, milk, cheddar and mushrooms. Add salt, black pepper, white pepper and oregano as seasonings. Set a dish with a layer of lasagna stripes and white sauce and put it in a preheated oven for 5 minutes.

You can enjoy healthy meals on a budget with the help of these above mentioned recipes for a better and healthy lifestyle.

Best Healthy Recipes for Dinner

Healthy recipes for dinner

Dinner is the last meal you take in a day. Nutritionists are off the view that your dinner should be light and healthy and one should not skip it at any cost. Skipping dinners can make you weak in an early age. But you can take light and easy to digest foods in dinners. Recipes for dinners or night meals should be easy and less time consuming. Especially in weekdays, most of the people try to make it a quick one with instant meals. But on weekends dinners are a treat with your family or friends.

Try to use light ingredients in making meals for night or taking healthy soups with different types breads can be one better option for you. Here are some simple and less time taking recipes to be followed for dinners. Try these healthy recipes for dinner and make your mealtime healthy one.

Grilled fish with lemon:

It is best to have a grilled steak whether a fish or meat one in dinner. You can make steak with fish or even chicken breast, eating beef or any other red meat will not be favorable for your health. Marinate a steak with your favorite sauces and seasonings and grill or steam it. Always use olive oil to grease the grill pan and add some lemon juice before eating as it will make the food digestive for you. You can add some bread or steamed vegetables with the steak to satisfy your appetite.

Cream and mushroom soup:

Soups are the best option for healthy dinners. You can make cream and mushroom soup for dinner. It is rich and creamy and gives you all the goodness of cream. Combine chicken stock and cream and simmer. Add mushrooms and green onions for flavor. You can add salt, black pepper and parsley for seasoning. Add chicken chunks if you want to add meat in it.

Vegetable and lentil soups:

Vegetables can be a good ingredient for dinner. You can add vegetables in chicken stock to make a healthy vegetable soup for dinner. You can add a bit of corn flour to make it more consistent. Different kinds of breads or crackers make a good combination with soups and contribute a lot in satisfying your appetite. Besides cream and vegetable soup, lentil soup is another good option for you. Lentils are a good source of vitamins and minerals. Boil different types of lentils in chicken stock to make a thick soup. Take a piece of bread if you like.

Smoked chicken with garlic bread:

You can also have grilled or smoked chicken with different types of bread for dinner. One recipe for making stir fried chicken with green chilies is to fry chicken stripes with sliced green chilies with soy sauce, salt, black pepper and oyster sauce. Make garlic bread with butter, minced garlic and crushed oreganos to serve with soup. As they make a good combination.

Try these healthy recipes for dinner and make your dinner time a fun time.