Skinny Cheese & Herb Muffins

These muffins are low in fat, contain no oil or butter and are very tasty. They are versatile because you can add extra ingredients like ham pieces, chunks of bacon, shallots, and any herbs you want. I used mixed herbs in this batch with low-fat tasty cheese. This quantity makes 24 medium sized muffins.

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 2 cups grated low-fat tasty cheese
• 1 small onion, peeled and finely diced
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt and freshly cracked pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried herbs of your choice
• *optional: small pieces of ham or bacon, shallots, corn kernels , grated carrot or pumpkin, fetta cheese

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven at 190 degrees celsius for 10mins.
2. Whisk egg and milk together
3. Stir in cheese, onion, dry ingredients and any optional ingredients
4. If you've added optional ingredients, you may need to add extra milk to loosen it up a bit. However the mixture should NOT be runny as these muffins turn out quite moist
5. Spoon the mixture into a greased muffin tray and bake at 190 degrees celsius for 10-15mins

D-E-L-icious  XD

Nell's Herb Chicken

This is a wonderfully tasty recipe which also looks delicious. It serves 4 and I serve it with brown rice.

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breast fillets
• 1 teaspoon each of dried coriander, thyme, rosemary and oregano
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 zucchini, diced
• 1/2 green capsicum, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh coriander, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Method:

1. Place the chicken breast fillets in a large bowl and sprinkle all the dried herbs over each piece of chicken, plus salt & pepper. Ensure all sides of the chicken are coated
2. Heat oil in a large pan or wok
3. Add chicken to the pan and cook on a medium-high heat for about 8 minutes each side
4. Remove from pan and keep warm
5. Using the juices and herbs left in the pan, add a little more oil, then the onion and garlic and fry while stirring
6. After 5 minutes, add capsicum, zucchini and tomato with a little more salt & pepper
7. Stir thoroughly and cook for 10 minutes. If it dries out, add a tablespoon of water
8. Place rice on plates, then the chicken and the vegetable mixture over the top
9. Garnish with fresh coriander and parsley

D-E-L-icious  XD