Easy foods...fast

So...this post is a reminder of how we can make healthy food FAST!! In general I think we forget that healthy doesn't mean elaborate or time consuming. The ideas are made using Demarle products and highlight how to make high quality food, tailor it to your taste and still not spend more than 20 minutes. These are ideas that we use on our monthly menu at least 2-3 times month. They are easy, inexpensive, and good. Enjoy!

Nachos
Tortilla chips
Ground beef, turkey, or chicken(cooked and chopped up, seasoned with Cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste)
Grated Tillamook Cheddar Cheese
Black olives, chopped
Tomato, chopped
Salsa
Sour cream
Lettuce or cabbage, chopped
The picture is of some I made for one of my kids and as you can see it just has chips, meat, and cheese. It is made on the Octagonal Silpat and is one serving. I did these in the microwave, 30 seconds on high. You can do a Medium or Large size Silpat in the oven on 325 degrees until the cheese is melted, about 2-3 minutes. Every oven varies so watch it pretty close the first time you do it. You may need to adjust the oven tempature or time. This can be meal for the whole family in just a few minutes. We leave off the veggies, sour cream, salsa, and lettuce till after it is cooked and then everyone can add their own. It is versatile, you could even do pizza nachos with pizza sauce, your favorite topping, and mozzarella cheese!









Toasted Cheese Sandwich
Bread
Grated Tillamook Cheddar Cheese

Place one slice of bread on the Silpat, put grated cheese on top and put second slice of bread on top of cheese. Put in the oven on 250 degrees for 2-3 minutes till cheese is melted, again you will have to watch it and make adjustments accordingly. You do not need to use butter on the outside OR flip the sandwich, it will toast on both sides due to your perforated baking sheets. You can fit at least 6 whole sandwiches on the Medium Silpat, warm up some soup and eat! You can have dinner ready in less than 20 minutes. Pacific makes a good line of soups, some of them Organic. Roasted Red pepper is one of my favorites.