January 26, 2013

Today in my very limited dorm kitchen I made lettuce wraps! I wanted to make something healthy, cheap, and filling! Along with limited resources to cook I also have a limited knowledge as to what is healthy so before I start my research into exactly what is healthy I wanted to start with a sort of base line. I will test this meal (and what I would consider a pretty average American knowledge of healthy foods) against the research that I will start. I think that this meal would pass the Paleo test but that is where I will start.


Grocery List:
Chicken tenderloins (6-8)
Thick-cut Bacon
Mixed vegetables medley (Mushrooms, sweet onions, sweet peppers, and cucumbers)
Vegetable oil
Taco Mix (Or any spice blend, I used taco and A1 chicken mix.)
Romanian lettuce hearts

How I cooked it:
First step:
Veggie Marinade: I used a simple marinade and I put it the mixed veggies into a bag with only a tiny bit of vegetable oil( I didn't measure i just guessed.) and part of the Taco Mix.
Chicken Marinade: I sliced the chicken a bit so that the mix would set in since I didn't have time to marinade over night. The I added vegetable oil and water and the A1 mix. ( Shaken up in a ziplock baggie.)
Second step:
Started the bacon first and once that was done I dumped most (But not all of the bacon grease and started the veggies in the same pan.
I used a George Forman to cook the chicken when I was about done with the bacon and the chicken was ready quick.
Last step:
All that was left to do was wash the lettuce and combine the ingredients! Yumm


I want to look into the oil and the animal fats to see if this could actually be unhealthy.