Simple Chicken Sandwich

Sometimes I just want a simple sandwich. Today was one of those days.

2 pieces whole-wheat bread, toasted

chicken breast, torn into pieces

sliced tomato

dill pickles

spicy mustard, applied to bread—I didn’t use mayo

I didn’t add cheese, but this would be a nice addition to this sandwich, if desired.  (sliced cheese of your choice)

Sliced strawberries, served to side

I already had the chicken baked from a previous meal. It was good to me, easy to do, and a treat since I don’t eat many sandwiches.

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*I realize my choice of food or method of preparing may not be suitable for everyone. I eat better than I did, healthier,  with less stress to prepare. I keep this food diary, my choice, for medical purposes.

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Cream of Chicken and Veggie Soup and Cornbread Muffins

In slow cooker add:

1 can mixed veggies (tomatoes were included in this can)

1 can cream of chicken soup

Leftover baked chicken, amount up to you

Water, amount up to you

Cook on slow until thoroughly heated and can be left on longer, of course which is one of the good things about using a slow cooker. I just make sure I have enough water to assure it can be left for amount of time I think it will be before mealtime.

I made regular cornbread batch. Instead of making a pone of bread, I placed in muffin pans. I baked this in toaster oven on 350 for about 25 minutes. I baked on lower rack and moved to top rack to brown for just the last few minutes.

Easy, healthy (to me), and delicious.

* My choice of food and/or method of cooking may not be suitable for everyone. I keep this food diary for medical purposes, my choice. If any of my posts inspire someone that may not like to cook the long, drawn out way or just don’t feel like cooking due to health problems, etc. then I am glad I helped.

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04-29-2013 Baked Fish, Baked Taters, Marianiated Veggie Salad, and Sliced Peaches

Top photo: The baked fish and taters are not all that colorful and beautiful but it certainly was good. :)

Bottom photo: Shows fish and taters at half-way point in cooking, after I turned everything and then continued to bake in the Nuwave Oven. (fish was frozen and I did not defrost and irish taters were cut into chunks)

I chose a different course for baking the fish and taters today. I placed each in a baggie, coated with ranch dressing, and then coated with ground up cereal. I know this has more calories with the coating but it is a bit of a ‘change’ to just have something different.

I placed the coated fish and taters in a pan, placed on bottom rack of Nuwave Oven. Baked at 350 for 15 minutes, turned everything over, added onion slices, and continued to bake for 10 minutes. I baked this a little longer than I usually do since I had two thick pieces of fish.

When done, I placed on a plate, added left-over marianiated veggie salad, and a few slices of canned peaces (drained). Yes, it was very good to me. I feel the added cereal was ok since I ate no cereal for breakfast, etc.

Thanks for viewing my Food Diary. I keep this blog, my choice for medical purposes—so I know what I really did eat.  LOL

*I know my choices of food or cooking method may not be suitable for everyone. These item can be baked in conventional oven but I prefer placing frozen fish in Nuwave and baking everything at once, for convenience. Most of my cooking is fast, easy, economical, and may also encourage other people that do not have the time or feel like doing the other methods of cooking.

04-27-2013 Tamales and Marianiated Veggie Salad.

Wow! Easy cooking today. I opened a can of tamales, placed three on plate. Placed in microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes. Added some of the marianiated salad to the side. Taa Daa, it’s ready and nutritious, too. If you are cooking for one or two, this salad will be enough for 2, 3, or even 4 meals (depending on portions).

Marianiated Veggie Salad: The can of corn, english peas, and green beans are marianiated in mixture of sugar, water, and red wine vinegar that has been heated until the sugar melts. Let cool a bit and pour over veggies. Cover and refrigerate. I placed about 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup olive oil, and 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar. When serving salad, use slotted spoon to keep the juice off the plate.

*I realize the ingredients I use and/or method of cooking may not be suitable for everyone. This salad contains more olive oil and sugar than I usually eat. Overall, I think it is very nutritious.

04-06-2013

Bet you can’t guess what this is! LOL Well, it’s another concoction of mine.  LOL I was recently reminded of drinking a bit of water with a bit of apple cider vinegar and a dab of honey.  I remember my grandmother did this so I decided to do this, too. Only this photo is a photo of how I did it today.

I placed a little warm water in cup, added 2 teaspoons honey, 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar and stirred. Poured this into the glass, pictured, and filled remainder of glass with apple juice. Delicious! May be a placebo effect, but it sure tasted good and I know it won’t hurt me.  I thought it looked rather pretty, too.

*My diet or method of preparing may not be suitable for everyone.

03-24-2013

I did a few little chores this morning and needed a little break. I decided to do a little quickie concoction to sip on. LOL Its so simple but did offer a little bit of difference to regular hot chocolate.

I poured hot water (enough for one package of cocoa mix) into the blender, turned blender on very low speed. Added one packet of instant hot cocoa mix and blened until frothy. Poured into cup, added a few marshmallows, and sprinkled wit a little cinnamon. I really enjoyed it for a bit of a different taste.

Tamales, black beans, tomatoes, and cheese. Easy, quick, and relatively healthy, too. I’d been on chicken soup for a few days so this was certainly different.

Nope, don’t look for me in ‘food beautiful or fancy’. :) I do this food diary for medical reasons, my own choice. I like fast, easy, and healthy cooking, at least compared to what I ate before.

Thanks for looking at my little food diary.

My Food Diary

01-29-2013

I wasn’t feeling well for a few days so I decided I needed a little ‘chicken soup for the body’. LOL Helped that I could just open the can, warm in microwave, add crackers. Wow, that really was easy! LOL I certainly believe chicken soup is good for what ails me!

1-27-2013

I think I’m craving starches today! LOL Macaroni, sweet potato, and irish potato all in one meal.  Maybe its the cold weather. 

I breaded the frozen chicken breast wit a cereal crumb mixture that I make at home. Placed frozen chicken breast, sliced sweet potato, sliced irsh potato, one whole tomato, and sliced onion on a drip pan. Placed all in Nuwave (or Rapid Air) oven. Bake at 350 15 minutes turn all over and continue to bake 10 more minutes.

Placed one cup macaroni with two cups water in rice cooker. I cooked the macaroni for about 20 minutes in the rice cooker.

Simple, easy, and healthy cooking for a cold day. My daughter made the Chocolate Chip Cake. I certainly enjoyed the two pieces she sent to me—though I didn’t eat both at the same time.  LOL I love that cake she makes! 

I keep this food diary for my own record but if I encourage other people to at least try to cook and eat something, especially when they don’t feel well or feel like standing over a stove stirring something—then I’m glad I helped. *My food choices or method of cooking may not be suitable for everyone. Thanks for reading my blog.

01-23-2013

 Chicken Gumbo, Rice, and Crackers  01-15-2013

I combined a light roux (water and browned flour) with the BAKED chicken breast and BAKED chicken sausage in the slow cooker. Turned on high for about 2 hours. I don’t make roux with oil and I don’t make it as dark as most Southern people do.

I baked the FROZEN chicken breast, FROZEN chicken sausage,  chopped celery, and chopped onion in the Nuwave oven. I placed everything in one drip pan and placed on bottom rack in Nuwave. Baked at 350 for 10 minutes, turned everything over and continued to bake for 10 to 15 minutes more. Then, added all to slow cooker.

I placed a cup of rice with 2 cups water in rice cooker. Done in about 20 minutes.

Very informal with whole wheat crackers on the side.  Delicious on a cold Louisiana day.

I cook light compared to the really great cooks. I also cook easy! If this blog encourages someone that may not be cooking often or is eating very little—then that is great. You will never see my meals in Food Beautiful (LOL) that’s not my intent. I realize my choice of food or cooking methods are not for everyone. LOL