Healthy Foods Recipes For You

Hi … Jan Ashby here 

 

Today I’m sharing recipes for healthy snacks.  Do you remember “snick snack snorum”  from a certain Disney film?

Well, I promise this set of snacks will NOT put you to sleep – nor your family.  It’s from a Pinterest board I found on “easy healthy recipes”  (Skinny M).

 

The first healthy recipe is for Lemon Pepper SALMON and Garlic Asparagus Tips:

PREP TIME:  10 Minutes

COOK TIME:  20 Minutes

SERVES:   4

Ingredients for Lemon Pepper Salmon and Garlic Asparagus Tips

• 1 1/2 lbs salmon, skin on*
• 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, divided
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 3/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp each salt and fresh cracked black pepper, plus more for asparagus
• 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1 1/2 – 2 lbs asparagus (medium or thin spears), tough ends trimmed
• 1/2 cup finely shredded parmesan

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed 17 by 12-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Place salmon in center of pan (or see note below). In a mixing bowl whisk together 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, 2 cloves garlic, dijon, onion powder. Brush evenly over top of salmon then sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and pepper (add more pepper to taste if desired). Top with lemon slices.
• Toss asparagus with remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil, remaining 2 cloves garlic and season with salt, then place around salmon. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes. Remove from oven, toss asparagus then sprinkle asparagus with parmesan. Return to oven and bake until salmon has cooked through, about 5 – 10 minutes longer. Cut salmon into portions. Serve warm.
• *If fillet is wide, you can cut into 2 – 4 portions and place them near upper portion of the baking dish, then place asparagus on lower portion of baking dish.
• Recipe source: Cooking Classy

 

NEXT in Our Group of Easy Healthy Recipes would be Avocado Asparagus Tomato SALAD ..   

For this, you’ll need olive oil, dijon mustard, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and Salt/pepper.  And Haas avocado + Cherry tomatoes + 1 Lb of Asparagus

You can read the FULL recipe here:  easy healthy recipes

 

HEALTHY SNACKS RECIPES:  Pesto Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes   

This is a very POPULAR and Easy recipe – if you like TASTY and healthy snacks, try this as all those people favoring it on Pinterest can’t be wrong ♥♥

Of course, you’ll need to make the pesto (from fresh Basil and Pine nuts).. but hey, that’s EZ.   * *NOTE: Pine nuts are a good source of magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron

  

PREP TIME:  10 Minutes

COOK TIME:  15 Minutes

SERVES:   4

Ingredients

• Sun Dried tomatoes, 1/3 Cup
• 1 Pound Asparagus, Trimmed
• 8 Ounces of Medium-Shell Pasta
• 2 T Olive Oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Cup Basil Pesto
• 1/3 cup diced mozzarella cubes

The  Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g

Total Carbohydrates:  52.3 g  (17% of Daily Recommended)

SODIUM:   444 mg  (this is 19% of Daily Recommended)

SUGARS:  4.8 grams

Saturated Fat:  4.6 grams (23% of Daily Recommended)

Protein:   15.3grams   (31% of Daily Recommended)

Cholesterol:  54 mg   (18% of Daily Recommended)

TransFat:  0  grams

TOTAL Calories:  474

FULL RECIPE Here:  Pesto PASTA

Attributions:  Damndelicious.net

 

By the way, the quote “snick snack snorum” was from Disney’s The Sword and The Stone  😎

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