Nobody begins life knowing how to cook..it just takes a little practice, and following directions. Here's a healthy meal that will impress him..just read the directions and take your time.

***Chicken Piccata with Pasta***

6 ounces whole-wheat angel hair pasta
1/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 chicken cutlets (3/4-1 pound total), trimmed
3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 10-ounce package mushrooms, sliced
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup white wine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons butter

Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes or according to package directions. Drain and rinse.

Meanwhile, whisk 5 teaspoons flour and broth in a small bowl until smooth. Place the remaining flour in a shallow dish. Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper and dredge both sides in the flour. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned and no longer pink in the middle, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; keep warm.

Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they release their juices and begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add garlic and wine to the pan and cook until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the reserved broth-flour mixture, lemon juice and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in parsley, butter and the reserved mushrooms. Measure out 1/2 cup of the mushroom sauce. Toss the pasta in the pan with the remaining sauce. Serve the pasta topped with the chicken and the reserved sauce.

Some other healthy side dish ideas…
whole wheat or whole grain pasta
brown rice
cauliflower
snap peas
green beans with garlic and olive oil
tomato and red onion salad

***Roasted Cauliflower***

Head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
Salt and pepper

Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 425°. On a baking sheet, toss the florets with olive oil; season with salt and pepper and arrange in an even layer. Roast until tender and browned, 20-25 minutes.
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-eating/index.html

pasta- ziti or bow ties. cook, drain. mix in pan with olive oil, fresh garlic (i buy it in a jar all ready to use), parm cheese, salt & pepper, black olives. you can throw chicken pieces in too or shrimp.

roast chicken- buy a whole chicken, they are only like $5 (even cheaper than buying chicken breasts). in the sink, stink your hand inside and pull out the liver and any other insides. rinse the inside. put it belly down in a pan with sides. put about a quarter inch of water in the bottom of the pan. sprinkle garlic powder, salt & pepper all over. no need to cover. roast at 350-375 for 2 hours. when you serve it, use the juice in the bottom of the pan to pour over it and keep it moist.

roasted veggies- take asparagus, carrots, zucchini- whatever veg you like. put tin foil on a cookie sheet. cut up the veggies. place on cookie sheet so none are on top of each other. pour some olive oil over and roll them around in it then sprinkle with salt, pepper & seasoning, like mrs. dash garlic seasoning. roast in oven at 425 for 20 min.

hope some of these help!!

i just wanted to add that people make cooking way more complicated than it needs to be. You don't need a million ingredients measured at tiny exact amounts (like the recipe below). It is a big pain and just not neccessary. Use the ingredients you like and just eyeball what looks like a good amount to you. I cook everyday and never measure anything.
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Ingredients for 8 (ONLY EIGHT) Shrimp
1 piece of Monterrey Jack or Pepper Jack Cheese
8 whole shrimp (except tails and shells)
4 pieces of raw bacon
8 toothpicks

Directions
~Preheat oven to 450
~Wrap a cookie sheet in foil
~Cut cheese into small pieces to fit on shrimp
~Cut bacon in half
~Place a small amount of cheese on the shrimp
~Wrap 1/2 bacon slice around shrimp and secure with a toothpick**
~Repeat the steps above until you reach the amount in which you are going to cook
~Place each shrimp about 1 inch apart on the cookie sheet
~Bake 10-15 minutes

**You should probably soak the toothpick in water for about a minute so it will not burn in the oven.

Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine

What you'll need:
~can of already cooked chicken breasts
~alfredo sauce (white and creamy)
~fettuccine noodles

pretty much you just boil your amount of noodles and drain. then heat your amount of alfredo sauce and mix with your amount of chicken. pour the chicken alfredo on the fettuccine. serve in candle light!
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2. Sandwiches from toga's or subway are pretty healthy

3. Google
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DIRECTIONS
If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.

In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.
In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.

Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.
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You take 1 package of extra firm tofu and drain it. Mash it till it looks like scrambled eggs. Add chopped celery, a stalk is usually enough. 1/2 chopped red bell pepper, adds color and a sweet nice taste. 1 green onion chopped with the green tops as well. 14 cup of soynaise (like mayo, but soy based – some use Miracle Whip, which I hate). 1/2 teaspoon of Dijon mustard. Salt to taste. 1/8 teaspoon turmeric. Mix all together. Put it on bread – and you will think that you are eating an egg salad sandwich.

Bean tacos. Instead of meat, spread beans on the shell and fill just as you would a taco.

Fusilli with garbanzo beans and spinach is another easy one. Fix the fusilli (corkscrew noodles) as directed on package. While that is cooking, heat in a skillet some olive oil some chopped onion for about 5 minutes. Watch it so as to not let it burn (medium/low heat). Add garlic, some oregano to just heating it (about 30 seconds or so). Stir in some garbanzo beans (rinsed and drained) with salt and pepper, with some balsamic vinegar. Cook for about 5 minutes, stir often. Save some of the water the pasta was cooked in. Add to the pasta the water saved it was cooked in with some spinach and the bean mixture you made in the other pan. Toss to combine.

Another is an easy smootie. One cup of soy milk in a blender that is chilled. Drop in frozen fruit of your choice. Berries work well. So does taking a banana that looks like it is going to go bad, just peel the banana, wrap it in plastic and put it in the freezer. Unwrap when frozen, and drop it in the blender. Makes like a milkshake sort of drink. You can also use orange juice instead of soy milk if you want and it works just as well.

The easiest recipe is one that you already know how to make and just make minor changes to it to suit your diet choices.
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