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Quick Entrees: Healthy in a Hurry

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Try these quick entrees when you’re hungry and in a hurry.

  • Make whole wheat English muffin pizzas using pizza sauce and low-fat mozzarella cheese. Top with your favorite vegetables, such as mushrooms, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, tomato slices, broccoli florets, artichoke hearts... or anything else you like!
  • Top Parmesan-flavored couscous or rice with cooked, chopped chicken and vegetables.
  • Top pasta with marinara sauce and minced clams.
  • Try mixing salad greens with whole wheat penne and the cubed low-fat cheese of your choice. Top with Caesar or Italian dressing – regular (small serving) or low-fat.
  • Make quick-and-easy chili with ground turkey breast, canned kidney beans, tomato sauce, chopped onion, canned chopped tomatoes, and chili seasoning packet.
  • Top whole wheat mini-bagels with peanut butter or low-fat cheese and a sliced apple.
  • Stuff whole wheat tortillas with canned black beans, lettuce, salsa, low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese, and low-fat sour cream. Or swap out the sour cream with plain Greek yogurt.
  • Microwave a potato and top with broccoli, cauliflower, and low-fat cheese or plain Greek yogurt.

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Our team is made up of doctors and oncology certified nurses with deep knowledge of cancer care as well as editors and translators with extensive experience in medical writing.

Last Revised: October 18, 2021

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