Healthy Food Recipes

Ingredients :

 ·         6 medium-sized baking potatoes,  peeled and thinly sliced

·         salt and pepper to taste  

·         1/3  c. melted butter or margarine

How To Make : 

      ·         Place a layer of potato slices in the peeled and thinly sliced bottom of a greased 9-inch

·         pie plate.

·         2. Season with small amount of salt and pepper. Repeat until all potato slices have been used.

·         Pour butter evenly over potatoes.

·         Do not cover dish. Cook in a 400°F oven until potatoes are tender (about 50 minutes).

·         Gently loosen the sides and bottom of cake with a spatula. Flip over onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges to serve.

Preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes Serves 6

Ingredients :

·         1 2_1/2- to 3-lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces

·         1/3 c. all-purpose flour combined with 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. thyme, and 1/4 tsp. pepper

·         2 tbsp. butter or margarine

·         1 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil

·         1/2 tsp. thyme

·         1 bay leaf, finely crumbled

·         2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

·         1_1/2 c. canned chicken broth

·         1 c. fresh mushrooms, sliced

How To Make :

·         Wash chicken pieces under cool running water. Pat dry with paper towels.

·         Put seasoned flour in a small, plastic bag. Place chicken pieces in the bag, one at a time, and shake to coat with flour.

·         Heat butter and oil in a large skillet or heavy pot. Add chicken and brown on both sides over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, turning chicken twice.

·         Sprinkle chicken pieces with thyme, bay leaf, and garlic. Slowly add chicken broth and mushrooms into the skillet.

·         Stir gently. Cover the skillet, but leave a small opening through which steam can escape. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until about half of the sauce has cooked away and chicken is tender.

·         Spoon sauce over chicken pieces when you serve them.

Ingredients :

·         2 thick slices cooked ham

·         4 thick slices white bread, with crusts cut off

·         4 oz. Swiss or Gruyère cheese, grated (1 c. when grated)

·         3 tbsp. butter

·         2 tsp. all-purpose flour

·         1 c. milk, heated pepper

      ·     1 egg

How To Make :

·         Put ham slice on each of 2 bread slices.

·         Then press all but 2 tbsp. grated cheese on top Make sandwiches by firmly pressing another bread slice on top of each.

·         In a saucepan, heat 1 tbsp. butter, stir in flour, and let cook 1 minute.

·         Add warm milk and stir until thick and creamy.

·         Add 2 remaining tbsp. grated cheese.

·         Add pepper to taste. Keep this sauce warm, but do not boil.

·         Beat egg and dip 2 sandwiches in it, making sure both sides of each sandwich are soaked.

·          Melt 2 remaining tbsp. butter in a frying pan.

·         Fry sandwiches until golden and crisp on both sides. 

·         Pour cheese sauce over each sandwich and serve.