Recipes
Broccoli and Chicken Pasta Bake
- 250 g pasta shapes
- 1 large head of steamed broccoli
- 200 g cooked chicken
- 200 g low fat cream cheese
- 1/3 c milk
- 2 c thinly sliced silverbeet
- 100 g Edam cheese
- 1 c bread crumbs
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
Add the pasta to a large pot of salted boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.
In a bowl combine the cream cheese and milk. Add in the drained pasta, chicken and vegetables and stir well.
Pour into a large oven proof dish and top with the bread crumbs and grated cheese. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden. (Serves 4)
Pork, Blue Cheese and Apple
- Baby spinach or salad greens
- 70 g lightly toasted walnuts
- Zest of orange
- 4 lean pork steaks
- 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced
- 100 g crumbly blue cheese
Dressing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 clove crushed garlic
Combine the dressing ingredients and then mix half of the dressing with the salad greens, walnuts and orange zest in a large bowl.
Grill or fry the pork steaks until just cooked and remove from the pan. While they are resting, drizzle a little of the reserved dressing over the sliced apple and cook in the pan until just coloured.
Arrange the pork steaks, salad greens and apple slices on a platter and crumble over the blue cheese, and drizzle over the remaining dressing. Serve immediately.