Super easy and cheap meal. I found this idea for a meal on Pintrest. I love finding easy meals and trying them and this one is a great one.
Ingredients
One can Cut Green Beans
Two small red potatoes
Five or Six chicken tenderloin strips
Salt, pepper and Vinaigrette dressing of your choice.
(I used a Greek Balsamic Vinaigrette)
1/4 cup of butter
The great part about this dish is that you don't have to use these exact amounts, you can alter it to use more or less depending on how many people you are serving! This is the amount I made and it was enough for two people.
The preparation is simple and takes less that 10 minutes.
Grease pan with butter or spray
Wash and slice the potatoes and layer on bottom of dish
Lay chicken on top of potatoes
Pour desired amount of dressing on top of chicken
Put green beans on top
slice butter and place on green beans
Salt and pepper it all
Cover with foil and place in oven at 350 for 45mins to an hour
Optional- uncover dish for last 5 minutes or so and broil to get a more crunchy top
BEFORE
AFTER
This is a healthy meal because it is made with simple ingredients.
This meal is great because you get your protein without getting too much, Americans always eat too much protein and with the addition of the green beans and potatoes, you get almost a complete meal. This dish mainly consists of protein from the chicken, carbohydrates from the potatoes, vegetables are the potatoes and green beans, and fats from the butter and dressing. Proteins are necessary for the structure and function of the tissues and organ systems in the body. Carbohydrates are the basic fuel for the body. Vegetables are full of vitamins and minerals that are essential for other body functions. Fats are also a good provider of energy for the body but its important to not get too much.
This meal has a lot of important stuff but still is missing some things.
Some ways we could add to the deficiency of this meal would to make a salad!
A salad with some dark leafy greens, cheese, some hard boiled egg, and maybe some nuts and dried fruit would be a great and delicious addition! Salads are great on the side or even as the main part of the meal and you can always add a ton of great things to them!
A way this meal can become unhealthy really fast is the butter, dressing, and salt you can add. Don't go overboard with the butter, just a couple of slices will do it.
Also we Americans have way too much sodium in our diets and I will admit I did add a lot of salt to this dish. A few ways you can cut down on the salt is by not adding too much to begin with and only salt after you have already tired the food. Canned food is a great cheap option for college students but they can also hide a lot of preservatives and extra sodium. I got a can of green beans that had no sodium added. When at the store there are usually options like this that are the same price so be on the lookout.
Healthy and Cheap meals are possible for college students!
I found a great website to look up the nutritional information about your meals
This is ALL the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals of the recipe!!
pretty helpful and very comprehensive
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T. Stewart
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