Not your usual back-to-school recipe

MANILA, Philippines - For a number of homemakers, the month of June also means busy days ahead, especially when preparing tasty but healthy dishes for their school-bound kids. With a few tips from Glad, the reliable brand of kitchen wraps and bags, moms can actually bring excitement back to their recipe for school baon. Try chef Eugene Raymundo’s chicken vegetable roulades with fruit tomato salsa.

When you wrap your chicken meal using Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake, you can be sure that all the flavors and juices get sealed in. Being water-strength, it also won’t break when submerged in water. Moreover, making everyday meals that are yummy, healthy, and convenient to prepare is now easier with Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake. It eliminates the need for fats and oil, whether you’re cooking or baking. It is also economical since the product is reusable up to 3 to 5 times (when doing simple baking and reheating) minus the waxy smell and taste. Available in leading supermarkets, Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake is not just for baking and boiling but also for frying, steaming and grilling.

Chicken vegetable Roulades with fruit tomato salsa

Ingredients:

600      gms      ground chicken meat

1/3       cup      minced onions

2          tbsp.    minced garlic

¼         cup      chopped parsley

½         cup      chopped oyster mushrooms

1          tsp.      salt

1/8       tsp.      pepper

1/2       tsp.      dried basil

1                      egg

3          tbsps.   flour

2          tbsps.   Parmesan cheese

12        pcs       asparagus

1          pc        carrot, julienned

1/3       cup      shredded red cabbage

¼         cup      strawberry jam

2          tbsp     extra virgin olive oil

1          tbsp     fresh lemon juice

1          cup      diced tomatoes

1/3       cup      red chopped onions

1/3       cup      canned mandarine

¼         cup      chopped green apples 

salt & pepper

Procedure:

1. In a bowl, blend first 11 ingredients in a bowl and divide into three portions.

2. Lay a sheet of Glad Cook ‘n’ Bake approximately 14 inches long and flatten a portion of chicken mixture trying to make it to a 6”x5” rectangle. Arrange 1/3 of the vegetables on the middle of the mixture and roll away from you, lifting the paper as the ends of the mixture meet. Press lightly to form a log. Secure ends with a string and set aside. Do the same on the remaining mixtures.

3. Boil water in a pot and put in chicken rolls and cook for 25 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes. Slice and serve with fruit salsa.

4. To make the salsa, blend jam, oil and juice. Toss in fruits and season with salt and pepper.