I wish I could say I love to cook. But, I don’t. Truth be told, if it were up to me, I would live on cold cereal and toast with dessert of Reese peanut butter cups or Mars bars…
Most of the time I get caught in the rut of quick easy meals. Then, I realize many of my “go-to” recipes aren’t really that healthy…We really need to be eating more fruits and veggies.
Honestly, I find it exhausting and time consuming. I would love to live in the days where “Cook” would plan meals and put them on the table. I would gladly set the table for her…and even bring in a fresh bouquet for a centerpiece…
But, I digress…
I’m trying ~once again ~ to add some more “healthy” into our diets. I studied dozens and dozens one “healthy cooking” cookbook someone loaned me, and bought the appropriate ingredients.
Day 1 was a disaster. My will to eat healthy just didn’t outweigh the exhaustion I was feeling. We had cold cereal for supper…
Yep. Healthy. Sooo….healthy!
So, yesterday, I started early. Right away in the morning, I popped a few chicken breasts into the oven, and put together this Chicken Waldorf Salad. It isn’t a new recipe to us, but it is a favourite. I was sceptical about the spices at first, but we actually love the combination of flavours. I like to make an extra big batch so we can enjoy the leftovers for a few days’ lunches…
INGREDIENTS:
3 ounces chicken breast
vegetable broth and/or water for cooking
Curry powder, to taste
Cumin, to taste
Turmeric, to taste (I’ve never used this one)
1/2 cup grapes
1/2 cup chopped Granny Smith apple
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced red pepper
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons yogurt
Nutmeg, to taste
Cinnamon, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
In a small saucepan, place the chicken. Pour in enough vegetable broth to cover the chicken and add curry powder, cumin, and turmeric. Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat and poach the chicken until it’s cooked through, about 10-15 minutes. {I bake mine, covered, in the oven.} Cool the chicken and cut it into small chunks.
Gently mix the chicken, grapes, apple, celery, and red pepper within a large bowl; then incorporate the mayonnaise, yogurt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper before serving.
