Healthy Holiday Cooking Recipes

Healthy Holiday Cooking Recipes

Chicken Teriyaki with Sweet Potatoes and Shiitake Mushrooms

serves 4 people

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsps of fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 ½ tsps of olive oil
• 2 pcs chicken breast fillet, sliced in half & skinless
• 1 ½ tsps soy sauce
• 2 tbsps cooking wine
• ⅓ cup of chicken stock
• 2 tbsps of brown sugar
• 1 medium sweet potato/kamote, peeled, sliced
• 6pcs shiitake mushrooms

Procedure:

• Heat oil and saute the garlic and ginger. Add the chicken and braise.
• Cover the pan to allow the flavor of the garlic and ginger to seep into the chicken.
• Pour in the liquid ingredients (chicken stock, soy sauce, cooking wine)
• Add brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• Once it’s boiling, add in the sliced sweet potatoes and shiitake mushrooms
• Cover the pan, and let it simmer for 15 minutes and stir occasionally

Fruit Salad with Healthy Honey Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ tsps vanilla extract
• 1 juiced orange
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, cut in half
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1 mango, sliced
• 1 apple, sliced
• 1 banana, sliced

*better to use fresh fruits as opposed to canned fruits

Procedure:

• Mix Honey, Vanilla Extract, and Yogurt in a small bowl, whisk, and set aside.
• Combine fresh orange juice with sliced fresh fruits and mix it well.
• Top the fruits with honey yogurt sauce, or set it aside and serve as a dip.

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