Saturday, June 1, 2024

Easy Meals with Built-in Portion Control

 

My course proposal pitch for Life Long Learners begins with this:“Bring your own regular muffin tin to prepare meal components to take home and bake for dinner.” My challenges include items that could cook at the same temperature and time as well as items that did not spill easily on the way home. These recipes passed the tests:

Fruit Crumble

(Makes 4)

Fruit
Mix cornstarch into juice. Add it and sugar to fruit and stir.
2 cups cut fruit (I used blueberries and strawberries)
1 Tablespoon juice (I used apple juice)
1 Tablespoon cornstarch (non GMO)
2 Tablespoon sugar
Heat on stovetop until sauce begins to thicken.

Crumble Topping
Mix crumb topping, cutting in grated butter until crumbly.
3 Tablespoon rolled oats
2 Tablespoon flour (I used whole wheat)
2 Tablespoon brown sugar
2 Tablespoon butter, grated

Prepare muffin tin with liners. Portion 1/4 cup fruit into each liner, followed by 2 Tablespoon crumble. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.


Farmers Market Veggie Cup

(Makes 9)

Mix all ingredients together.
1 cup corn (about 2 ears), cut off the cob.
1 cup squash, sliced thin and quartered 
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 
1Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.

Prepare muffin tin with liners. Portion 1/4 cup into each liner. Bake at 350F with 20 minutes.

Salmon Rice Bake

(Makes 6)

Cook dry rice in 3/4 cup water. (I pressure cooked mine for 15 minutes, cooled for 15 minutes and drained)
3 Tablespoon brown rice
1 Tablespoon red wild rice
Drain and cool rice.

1 Tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 
2 1/2 teaspoon tamari sauce, 50% less sodium 
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/3 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/3 cup shredded carrots

Mix cooked rice with seeds, ginger, sauce, vinegar, oil, spices and carrots. Portion 1/4 cup into each liner. 
 
Add drained salmon.
1-5 ounce pack wild salmon, skinless, boneless, drained
Portion 1/4 cup into each liner. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.


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