Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes

SIMPLE VEGGIE TOSTADAS (You can add chicken if you like)

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
Cooking spray
4 (6-inch) corn or wheat flour tortillas
4 cups shredded lettuce
1 fresh tomato, diced or a can of no salt added diced tomatoes
1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup diced pickled jalapenos
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, optional

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Arrange tortillas on prepared baking sheet and spray tortillas with cooking spray.

Bake 5 to 6 minutes, until golden brown.

Transfer tortillas to individual plates and top with lettuce, tomatoes, corn, black beans, and jalapenos.

Sprinkle cilantro over top to garnish, if desired.

Serve with salsa.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR FRY

Serves: 2

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 medium onion sliced
1 bunch broccoli or asparagus cut 1 Tbsp reduced sodium chicken broth
1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger (or use the jarred equivalents)
3 medium cloves garlic, crushed (or use the jarred equivalents)
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp rice vinegar pinch red chili flakes

Cut onion and press garlic and let both sit for at least 5 minutes. Heat 1 Tbsp cx broth in a stainless steel wok or 12-inch skillet. Cook onion in broth for about 2 minutes over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Add ginger, garlic, chicken, and continue to stir-fry for another 3-4 minutes stirring constantly. Add broccoli, soy sauce, vinegar, and red chili flakes. Stir together and cover. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are tender.Serving suggestion: Serve over brown rice.

SALMON WITH BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Ready in 15 Min
Servings: 2

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 (6 ounce) boneless salmon fillets
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source; prepare the rack of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper and arrange onto the prepared broiler pan. Whisk together the brown sugar and Dijon mustard in a small bowl; spoon mixture evenly onto top of salmon fillets.
Cook under the preheated broiler until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.