MEALS IN MINUTES
After the overabundance of holiday food, many of us want to return to more sensible meals without spending hours in the kitchen. The following recipes are amazingly fast, tasty and nutritious.

Chicken Tostada

Ingredients
4 whole wheat flour tortillas
1 cup canned fat-free refried beans
1/2 cup salsa
8 ounces roasted chicken meat, chopped (can be leftover from a rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked and frozen)
1/2 cup grated Mexican blend cheese
1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
2 cups lettuce, shredded
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, peeled, seeded and diced

Directions
Turn on broiler. Spread refried beans evenly over tortillas, cut into quarters and reassemble on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Add salsa, then layer with chicken and cheese. Place baking sheet under broiler for one to two minutes or until the cheese melts and the tortillas are crisp on the edges. Serve topped with sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes and avocado.

Microwave Salmon with Orange Sauce

Ingredients
1/2 pound skinless and boneless salmon fillets, fresh or thawed
2 teaspoons butter
Juice of one orange
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Directions
Melt butter in microwave-safe baking dish. Place fillets in dish on top of melted butter. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over fish. Cover with baking lid or plastic wrap and microwave on high three to five minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork (rotate 1/4 turn and test after each minute if you are not experienced with cooking fish in the microwave). If cooking frozen fillets, cooking time should be increased one to two minutes. Fish should be slightly underdone when removed from microwave. Let stand two to three minutes for the retained heat to finish cooking the fish. (Overcooking is the mistake most people make when cooking fish in the microwave.) Place fillets on serving plate and top with juices from the baking dish. This dish is especially delicious when served with brown rice.