THM Dinner in a Pocket

(To read the explanation of the THM eating plan see my post on 1-9-18)
This is a dinner that Rick and I enjoy often. It is a good way to use up meats and veggies in the fridge. In the THM plan these meals are called Hangry Pockets, a play off of the product Hot Pockets, because you can freeze them if you wish and enjoy them on a day you are rushed for time.

The steps from the cookbook are these:
1. Choose your protein: frozen or fresh white fish or salmon, chicken tenderloins, ground beef, turkey, stew beef, tuna, etc

2. Chose your veggies:  Choose quick cooking veggies if they are raw. Otherwise you can steam them a bit first. ) zucchini, yellow squash, spinach, kale, bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, cabbage, mushrooms, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.

If you wish to add a grain or sweet potato (E meal):  1/2 cup cooked brown rice, wild rice, or quinoa; or a small to medium sweet potato thinly sliced or diced.

3.  Choose your healthy fats and flavorings: 1 Tbl of butter or coconut oil for S meal; 1 tsp. for E or FP)

Mineral Salt, soy sauce, tamari, liquid aminos, parsley flakes, cilantro, minced garlic, diced chili peppers, cayenne pepper, hot sauce, Cajun seasoning, nutritional yeast, cumin, lemon slices, mustard, Italian season or oregano. For S feta or other favorite cheeses

Here is how it looks when I do it.

First I assemble all the ingredients I am using. My meal of preference is chicken and I like the thinly sliced breasts that I can find at Aldi. I have done salmon, too, and it was delicious. I chop all the veggies really thin - broccoli, squash, carrots, peppers, onion. This is one of the only meals that I use rice in. Minute rice has a package of two little containers that I half between the two meals. I like to use the wild rice but sometimes I can only find brown.

Then I cut pieces of parchment paper into large heart shapes:

At this point I put it all on the paper and add salt, pepper, nutritional yeast and usually shredded Parmesan cheese. This is what is looks like with everything in:

I think I purchased the nutritional yeast at Walmart. It has a nice cheesy flavor (and is also very good on popcorn).

Next the edges of the papers are folded in twice all the way around:

Then they go in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes depending on how you like your veggies cooked. Here it is on the plate:

This is a great way to kick up the flavor. I can only find this at Publix:

Have fun experimenting with these for a delicious, quick, healthy dinner!