Sleep Easy With These Two Recipes

These 2 recipes both contain ingredients that assist in Sleep. Check out the yummy recipes below:
Easy Pan Fried Salmon and Vegetables
5 minutes preparation time and 10-12 minutes cooking time
Serves 2
Ingredients:
Extra virgin olive oil
2 x 150g salmon fillet
1 tsp soy sauce
1 small onion, sliced thinly
6 portobello mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed and cut into thirds
Method:
- Heat a large frying pan over medium to high heat and drizzle with olive oil
- When hot, add the salmon fillets to one side of the pan and drizzle with soy sauce. Cook for 5 minutes on each side.
- At the same time add the onions to the other side of the pan and sauté lightly. Add the mushrooms after two minutes and continue to cook.
- When it is time to turn the salmon, add the asparagus and continue to cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally.
- Add additional sauce if you wish; however the fish is usually flavoursome enough.
- Once the fish has finished cooking, let it stand for 2 minutes then serve with the cooked vegetables.
Pesto Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
10 minutes preparation time
15-20 minutes cooking time
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 cups fresh basil leaves
2 Tb spoon pine nuts
2 Tb spoon garlic infused olive oil
1 Tb spoon parmesan cheese
300g dry spiral pasta
Olive oil to grease pan
1 small onion, sliced thinly
500g chicken breast, sliced thinly
3 cups button mushrooms, sliced thinly
1 broccoli head, cut into small florets
Method
- Place basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic infused olive oil and parmesan cheese in a small food processor. Blend on high for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides with a spatula and blend again until desired consistency is achieved.
- Bring to boil a large saucepan of water and cook pasta until al dente
- Meanwhile, in a large frying pan heat the olive oil, then add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Once aromatic add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes
- Add the mushrooms and broccoli to the frying pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain the water, though save a small amount. Once the vegetables are cooked add the cooked pasta to the frying pan along with water and pesto sauce.
- Serve hot with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese if desired.
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