Scrumptuous Snack Recipes
Jacket Potatoes with chicken and Avocado
Info
Calories per serving: 530 - High in fibre from potato. High in protein from yogurt, potato and chicken.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 ½ hours
Oven: Preheat to 200°C ( 400°F, gas mark 6)
Much of a potato’s nutrients are contained in, or just under, its skin. Make the filling for this dish with either freshly cooked chicken or leftover roast chicken. If you’re pressed for time cook the potatoes in a microwave for 5-7 minutes and then bake for 30 minutes. Serve with a green salad.
Ingredients
| 4 large baking potatoes | 1tsp olive oil |
| ¼ pint (150ml) sour cream | 3 tbsp snipped chives |
| 1 tbsp lemon juice | 10oz (275g) cooked chicken |
| 1 ripe avocado | Salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Method
1. Scrub and prick potatoes, then rub each one with the oil. Cook on a baking sheet for 1 ½ hours.
2. Meanwhile, blend the sour cream, chives and lemon juice together in a bowl. Cut the chicken into small cubes and add to the mixture.
3.
Cut the avocado in half and remove the skin and stone. Dice the flesh into ½” (15mm) cubes. Add to the chicken, season to taste and mix well.
4.
Make a diagonal cut in the potatoes and pull them apart. Fill each one with chicken mixture.
Country Chicken Burgers
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Calories per serving: 195 - High in protein from chicken and sausage meat. Low in calories
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Oven: Preheat grill on medium setting
Tasty chicken burgers are a lighter and healthier alternative to eating burgers. The burgers can be either cooked under a grill or on an open barbecue, and you can use turkey which is leaner, instead of chicken.
Ingredients
| 8oz (225g) skinless & boneless chicken thighs | 1 onion |
| 4oz (100g) sausage meat | 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves / ½ tsp dried thyme |
| 2oz (50g) fresh brown or white breadcrumbs |
Method
1.Mince the chicken in a food processor until fairly coarse. Then
2.
Finely chop the onion and sausage meat. Combine all ingredients and work together until evenly mixed, then shape the mixture into 4 burgers.
3. Cook the burgers under a preheated grill set at a medium setting for about 15 minutes, turning once, until golden on both sides.
4.
Serve in a wholemeal bun or with a mixed salad for a lighter option.
Wholemeal Pizza Muffins
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Calories per serving: 510 - High in protein and calcium from baps, cheese and anchovies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Oven: Preheat oven to 220°C ( 425°F, gas mark 7)
Wholemeal muffins provide the perfect, ready made base for these healthy mini pizzas. They are quick and easy to make – as a filling snack with a salad or for a more substabtial winter meal eat together with a soup. You can leave the anchovies out if you wish and add any other topping of your choice.
Ingredients
| 4 wholemeal muffins | 1 onion |
| 4oz grated mozzarella or cheddar | 14oz ( 400g) tinned chopped tomatoes |
| 2oz (50g) can anchovy fillets | 8 pitted black olives |
| Olive oil | salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Method
1. Slice the muffins in half and pour 1 tbsp olive oil onto each half and place on a baking tray.
2.
In the meantime, put 1 tbsp of olive oil in a non stick frying pan, finely chop the onion and fry until soft but not golden. Add the tinned chopped tomatoes and cook for 5-7 minutes, season to taste.
3. Share the tomato sauce equally on top of the muffins, add the grated cheese, followed by small pieces of anchovies (according to taste) , top with an olive.
4. Bake in a hot oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Cool for a few minutes before serving
