Exploring nutritious recipes at home

There are several healthy and appetizing recipes that can be made at home on a day off!

If you have been looking for a healthy recipe to try at home, there are several options available that involve some of your favorite foods in a supremely healthy manner. Healthy cooking is an art and should definitely be practiced by you on all your days off and other holidays when you really have time and energy to cook for your family. We consume so much food from outside which is really unhealthy. At times, it is important to set the clock back and balance all our indulgences with healthy, low calorie meals. There are some really appetizing recipes that you can try out in this regard. Both recipes can be used to whip up a novel lunch for your family members and will definitely be big hits at home. They do not require any strenuous effort or preparation on your part as well.

The very first exotic yet healthy recipe that you can make at home is Greek Island Chicken Shish Kebabs. If you’ve been looking for tasty yet healthy meals, this one will definitely impress you! The ingredients include lemon juice, olive oil, white vinegar, cloves, garlic, teaspoon salt, thyme, oregano, cumin, black pepper, boneless chicken breast and wooden skewers. You will also require onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. All you need to do is combine the olive oil, juice, garlic, cumin, thyme, oregano, vinegar, salt and black pepper together and add the chicken to it. Marinate this mixture for a couple of hours in the refrigerator. You should preheat the grill and remove the chicken from the marinated mixture. Place the chicken on the skewer along with onion, mushrooms, tomatoes and bell peppers. Cook until the chicken has a nice brown glow.

You can also try lime chicken with rice which requires boneless chicken breast, garlic, lime juice, chicken broth, cloves, black pepper, butter or an alternative healthy dressing, uncooked rice and thyme leaves. You just have to cook the chicken with lime juice and chicken stock before adding thyme, garlic, butter or a healthy margarine and pepper to the same. Cook until the chicken is soft and stir in the rice only during the last 10-15 minutes. If you wish to buy a healthy butter, you should try Nutralite which offers low cholesterol and hydrogenated fat free table margarine and other dressings that can be used on a variety of dishes to keep you healthy and fit.

Shivani Shetty is a nutrition and healthy eating expert who advises readers on supremely healthy and homemade recipes.