Healthy and Fast: Dorm-Friendly Recipes
We’ve all been there, eating fully loaded fries when we know that the salad line is right there. Healthy food doesn’t have to be bland and tasteless; with a little tweaking, home-style favorites can turn into delicious, healthy, low-calorie meals that are as easy on the wallet as they are on your waistline.
Jambalaya
You’ll Need:
· 1 six-ounce box of dirty rice
· 1 can of chicken and vegetable soup
· 1 package of turkey sausage links (pre-cooked)
· A microwave-safe bowl
· A plate (to cover the microwave safe bowl if no
lid is available)
Directions:
1) Empty the contents of the rice into a microwave-safe bowl (try to break up the little clusters of seasoning with a fork).
2) Add two and a half cups of hot water to the rice.
3) After mixing the water and rice together, slowly add half a cup of the chicken and vegetable soup (if there are noodles in the soup just pick them out if they fall in).
4) Microwave the rice mixture for 25 minutes, stirring every five to 10 minutes (if mixture looks too dry add more water or adjust microwave time)
5) Let the mixture cool covered for five minutes
6) While the mixture is cooling, place turkey sausage on a plate and cut into rounds. Place turkey sausage in the microwave for between 40 seconds and one minute.
7) Once the sausage is cooked, mix everything together and serve.
For the skeptics who think this isn’t a low-calorie option:
· Serving size of dirty rice (one cup)= 130 calories
· Serving size of chicken and vegetable soup (half cup)= 80 calories
· Serving size of turkey sausage links (three links)= 120 calories
One serving size of this dish= 330 calories
The entire plate= 1,320 calories
Posted by Lillie Brannen
on Sep 15 2011. Filed under Leisure.
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