Tuesday's Cook up

Today was my only day off this week so I thought I would make good use of the 2 spare hours I had and try and make some lunches and dinners for myself and the family to get us through to the weekend.  

On the menu today I cooked Quirky Cooking's Paprika Chicken, Chicken Stroganoff, Ham, Spinach and Zucchini Slice, Salmon and Rocket Loaf and a Vietnamese Winter Soup.  Also, I whipped up a simple vanilla custard as I had so many egg yolks left over and this morning before the school run I made a batch of Sistermixin's Vanilla and Chia Seed Cupcakes to take to the park to share with our friends. Yum!


Check out the notes and recipes:

Real Traditional Vanilla Custard Made Easy! - Thermomix Recipe Community -

This was a great way to use up the leftover egg yolks and the Big Guy said that this was my best custard yet! This recipe is definitely going to get a workout.
http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/desserts-sweets-recipes/real-traditional-vanilla-custard-made-easy/145693



Vanilla and Chia Cupcakes - Sistermixin - 

This is a fantastic cupcake recipe. The cupcakes are light and moist and the kids don't question the chia seeds. I made the butter cream from the Everyday Cook Book and piped them before heading to the park. I may have added sprinkles too!
http://www.sistermixin.com/recipe-items/vanilla-chia-cupcakes-lemon-icing/





Chicken Stroganoff 

 
Although this recipe says fettuccine, you need to make the fettuccine separately so I made the sauce and used the rice from the next dish and served it up.  Super multitasking! The kids ate this for dinner tonight and Mighty Toddler ate all of it. 



 http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/pasta-rice-dishes-recipes/fettuccine-chicken-stroganoff/149574


Quirky Cooking's Paprika Chicken

This is a really simple dish to make in the Thermie. An easy meal to make after work as it only takes 25 mins and you have rice, veges, beautiful steamed chicken and a delicious sauce.  This won't last long in the fridge.
http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/paprika-chicken-with-creamy-paprika.html



The next three dishes are all low carb, high protein and low in fat.  They are from the Vision Personal Training Menu Plans and I Thermiefied them to make them quick and easy to make.

Ham, Spinach and Zucchini Slice - Vision Personal Training Recipe -

5 egg whtes
100 zucchini
50 g baby spinach
75 g red onion
100g ham
mixed herbs (bunch)
salt and pepper

Place all the ingredients in the bowl and blitz on speed 7 for 5 seconds. Add the eggs whits through the top of the lid and mix on speed 4 until combined. Place in a lined tray and bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. 

This serves 4 and each slice contains 2.5g carbs  10.9g protein and 1.1g fat

Salmon and Rocket Loaf- Vision Personal Training Recipe -

200g salmon
5 egg whites
100 g carrot
150 g zucchini
100g spinach, rocket and kale salad mix (or any combination)



Place the carrot, zucchini and salad mix in the bowl and blitz for 5 seconds on speed 7. Add the eggs whites and salmon and mix on speed 4 until combined. Place in a lined tray (I used a loaf tin as the other slice was in my tray) and bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. I baked the slices at the same time.
This makes 4 serves and each serve has 3.9 g carbs, 16.5g protein and 3.8 g fat

Vietnamese Winter Soup - Vision Personal Training Recipe - (serves 4)

400g chicken breast
100g brown onion 
1 green chilli pod, chopped and seeds removed 
1 red chilli pod, chopped and seeds removed 
20g garlic 
20g fresh coriander
40ml fish sauce
 60ml soy sauce 
Juice of 2 limes 
400g bok choy 
250g bean sprouts 
40g grated ginger 
20g spring onions 
1 litre of water 
3 tablespoons of vegetable stock

Place garlic and onion in bowl and blitz for 3 seconds on speed9. Scrape down the bowl and sauté garlic and onion for 2 mins on Varoma speed 2. 
Add the chicken slices, water and vege stock for 10 mins on Varoma speed 3.
Add ginger, green and red chilli, fish sauce, soy sauce, and coriander on reverse Varoma speed 1 - 2 for 10 minutes or until bubbling
Add bean shoots and Bok Choy and mix speed 4 on reverse for 10 seconds.

Sprinkle spring onions over the top and drizzle with lime juice to serve!
Carbs: 11.1g   Protein: 32.9g   Fat: 4.2g

Happy cooking,

Jen X