Recipes

This veggie-packed stir-fry is nutrient-rich and full of flavour. Brown rice instead of white adds even more nutritional value.

This unusual, Mexican-inspired soup is creamy and comforting. Lightly simmered avocados give this soup an elegant touch.

It can be tough to feed kids the food they want while keeping their meals nutritious. This recipe achieves that delicate balance, with chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries that are baked instead of fried.

This healthy, protein-rich dish makes the perfect breakfast on the go! It’s an excellent way to brighten up a hectic morning.

This tasty salad is inspired by the Italian panzanella, a traditional salad made with bread and tomatoes. Its prizewinning flavour is thanks to oven-roasted tomatoes and briny spiced olives.

This recipe is a great way to begin incorporating fresh herbs into your recipes. Using five different fresh herbs in this recipe results in a delicious pasta salad with huge flavour impact. Simple additional ingredients such as olive oil and Romano cheese really let the individual flavours stand out.

Balsamic vinegar is present both in this recipe’s marinade and in its dressing, resulting in deliciously sweet-tart flavour. This healthy, veggie-loaded salad will have your mouth watering. It’s a perfect light supper on an early fall day.

This savoury omelet makes a lovely brunch dish for the weekend. A kick of horseradish really wakes you up!

Use a can of mixed bean salad as a time saver to create this fresh tasting chicken toss. The marinated mixed beans, containing chickpeas, kidney beans and Romano beans, are in a zippy marinade complete with vinaigrette, garlic and onion. Serve as a light lunch or as a supper side salad. Any leftovers pack well the next day for your lunch and are delicious in wraps.

A village style Greek salad, known as “horiatiki” in Greece, typically does not use lettuce and the vegetables are in rough chunks. Adding lean chicken makes it hearty enough to be a light meal with some crusty bread. It is even better in the summer when tomatoes and produce are at their peak of freshness.

This is an easy, flexible recipe and you can change the toppings to suit your preference and what you have available. It also works well with leftover roast chicken.

This tasty coconut curry comes together quickly on the top of the stove. It is also very good made with leftover roast chicken. Here the curry is served hot over fresh spinach. You can also chill and serve as a salad.

In Hawaii it is called "chicken katsu" but the Japanese refer to this dish as "torikatsu." It is referred to as "tonkatsu" when it is made with pork cutlets. The katsu sauce recipe uses ingredients readily available in most Canadian kitchens. The goal with this recipe was to achieve "fried chicken" with as little fat as possible. Chicken katsu can be served over a bed of sliced cabbage and/or with rice.

This soup is bright green, like early spring leaves thanks to the mint, peas and baby spinach. Make this simple and delicious soup to boost you intake of nutrient rich, dark green vegetables. Use any spring green such as kale or sorrel in combination, or in place of, the spinach.

Try this easy and flexible complete meal soup. Beautiful edamame and spinach swim in a golden broth making a healthy, colourful soup. Additional taste options include adding a splash of lemon, a beaten raw or hard cooked egg, shrimp or other vegetables of your choice. You can also substitute fresh shitake, or other mushrooms, for the dried shitake in the recipe.

Almost everyone is familiar with Pesto alla Genovese, the green garlic-and-basil sauce that's one of the symbols of Italian cuisine. Here jar pesto is combined with fresh lemon and white wine to make a simple and delicious pasta and chicken meal.

Serve these tasty chicken and quinoa burgers with a mixed green salad. You can also turn the chicken quinoa mixture into a meat loaf and bake it with the tangy jerk barbecue sauce spooned over.

Here is a simple version of the classic, and ever popular, Japanese chicken yakitori. The ingredients used are similar to those in teriyaki but here they work as a marinade and not a glaze. Marinate for an hour or so to work the magic of the mirin, sake and tamari trio.

Here is a simple and delicious stir-fry with Thai flare using packaged "broccoli slaw mix" of shredded broccoli, carrots and red cabbage. The chopping is done already so you can get dinner on the table more quickly!

Nachos have become a Canadian favourite. This dish is easy to make and offers enough protein for a main dish meal. Corn chips/tortillas count as a whole grain. Green tomatillo salsa has a citrusy, herb flavour and the jalapeno peppers add a touch of heat.