Leftover chicken curry
Serves 2 - 437 kcals per serving
Kcals |
437 |
Fat |
13.3g |
Sat fat |
1.9g |
Carbs |
41.4g |
Sugar |
17.9g |
Fibre |
5g |
Protein |
36.6g |
Salt |
2.1g |
Ingredients
- Frylight
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 60g Tikka Masala paste
- 180g leftover cooked skinless chicken breast meat, cut into strips
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- Handful of spinach, raw
- 50g low-fat natural yogurt
- Handful of chopped coriander
- 2 mini plain naans
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Heat a non-stick pan with Frylight and fry the onion for 3 minutes.
- Add the curry paste and fry for another minute.
- Add the chicken and chopped tomatoes with a little water. Heat through for 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the naans in the oven for 3-4 minutes to warm through.
- Add the spinach to the pan and stir through. Cover again and cook for a futher minute until the spinach wilts.
- Remove pan from heat. Stir in the yogurt and coriander, and serve.
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Pad Thai with prawns
Serves 2 - 469 kcals per serving
Kcals |
469 |
Fat |
16.6g |
Sat fat |
4.4g |
Carbs |
55.4g |
Sugar |
15.1g |
Fibre |
5.9g |
Protein |
21.4g |
Salt |
4.5g |
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 320g mixed stir fry vegetables
- 300g fresh flat rice noodles
- 200g cooked, peeled prawns
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- ½ lime
- 1 small chilli, sliced
Method
- Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan, then stir-fry the veg over a high heat for approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Add the noodles, prawns, sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce and stir fry for a further 4-5 minutes, until the veg has softened and everything is piping hot.
- To serve, ladle into warmed bowls or plates. Garnish with lime slices and diced red chilli.
Bacon & mushroom omelette
Serves 1 - 417 kcals per serving
Kcals |
417 |
Fat |
27.4g |
Sat fat |
9.4g |
Carbs |
7.7g |
Sugar |
5g |
Fibre |
2.5g |
Protein |
37g |
Salt |
2.5g |
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ½ small onion, diced
- 5 mushrooms, sliced
- 2 smoked bacon medallions, chopped
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 medium egg white
- 30g reduced fat cheddar, grated
- Handful of lettuce, chopped
- 1 medium tomato, quartered
Method
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften.
- Add the mushroom and bacon, and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile whisk the eggs and egg white together.
- Pour the egg mix into the pan and heat through for 3 minutes.
- Flip the omelette, top with the cheddar and heat through for a further 2 minutes.
- Serve with the lettuce and tomato salad.
Beef fajitas
Serves 1 - 422 kcals per serving
Kcals |
422 |
Fat |
10.7g |
Sat fat |
4.4g |
Carbs |
40.9g |
Sugar |
12.6g |
Fibre |
7.4g |
Protein |
37.9g |
Salt |
2.5g |
Ingredients
- Frylight
- 125g lean beef steak
- ¼ sachet of fajita spice mix
- 2 mini wholewheat wraps
- Handful of shredded lettuce
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ red onion, chopped
- Small red chilli, sliced
- 1 lime
Method
- Heat a non-stick pan with Frylight.
- Bash the steak to make it no more than 1cm thick and then cut into strips.
- Add the steak strips to the pan, cover with fajita seasoning and fry until cooked to your liking.
- Meanwhile, warm the wraps through in the microwave.
- Once the steak is done serve in the wraps with lettuce, tomato, onion and season with lime juice and fresh chilli.
Pesto spaghetti
Serves 1 - 417 kcals per serving
Kcals |
417 |
Fat |
21.4g |
Sat fat |
3.9g |
Carbs |
46.6g |
Sugar |
6.7g |
Fibre |
9.2g |
Protein |
11.9g |
Salt |
1.5g |
Ingredients
- 60g dried wholewheat spaghetti
- Pinch salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 30g basil pesto
- 1 tbsp parmesan shavings
- 5 basil leaves
Method
- Fill a small pan with boiling water and season with salt and pepper.
- Boil the spaghetti for 8 minutes until cooked al dente.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the cherry tomatoes and cook for a few minutes until starting to soften.
- Add the spaghetti to the pan, with the pesto and heat through for 1 minute.
- Serve with parmesan shavings and fresh basil leaves.
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