Quick Lunch in a bag

on Sunday's I cook several chicken breasts & make a big pot of brown rice, quinoa or couscous for the week. On a day when I don't have a lot of time to prepare my lunch, like today. I make what I call my 'quick lunch in a bag'. It goes a little someth'n like this:

1 cup broccoli*
1/2 cup cooked brown rice, quinoa or couscous
3 oz. cooked chicken breast cut into cubes
1 garlic glove, minced
1tsp extra virgin olive oil
sea salt to taste
1 ziplock steam bag

I throw all ingredients in the ziplock steam bag, shake it and microwave for 2 1/2- 3 minutes. Open & dump into bowl. And there you have it! "quick lunch in a bag"!

On days I have to go into the office , I throw all ingredients except for olive oil in ziplock steam bag the night before and refrigerate. In the morning on my way out, I put it in my insulated lunch bag. When lunch time rolls around, I add olive oil & pop in the microwave. You'll be finished eating by the time everyone else is still microwaving their processed frozen weight loss cuisine's ;)

*you can also use frozen broccoli- just place frozen broccoli in ziplock steam bag and microwave for 1 minute. Then add the rest of the ingredients and microwave for 2 additional minutes.

Sweet & Spicy Tofu & Veggies

Friday night I prepared this meal for me and my man before we went out to the movies- he didn't know he was eating tofu ;) He really liked it and so did I. Unfortunately, I didn't photograph this meal because, honestly, I was a little skeptical :)

2 tsp olive oil
12 oz firm tofu, drained & cut into cubes
1 minced garlic glove
1/2 c sliced onions
1 sliced red bell pepper
2 cups shredded chinese cabbage
1/4 c low sodium chicken broth
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (I added a little more because I like it HOT)
2 cups cooked brown rice

in a small bow mix broth, vinegar, soy sauce, honey & pepper flakes.

Heat olive oil in a wok or large skillet. add tofu and cook 5 min. add garlic, onion, bell pepper & cabbage. cook until onions soften (approx. 7 min)

add broth mixture and simmer for 3 minutes.

Serve with brown rice

254 cal, 7g fat, 492mg sodium, 36g carb, 4g fiber, 8g sugar, 13g protein