Wok Tossed Smoked Chicken
(Serves 2)
Indregients
1pkt Singapore noodles
1 tspn oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
2 tspn ginger, peeled and grated
1 onion, peeled and diced
...
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(Serves 4)
Ingredients
250g cooked fish (or canned smoked fish/tuna)
2 cups mashed potato or kumara
1 medium onion, finely diced
3 Tbspn fresh parsley,...
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Yummy Pizza
(Serves Family of 4-5)
Ingredients
2 (thin crust) pizza bases
tomato paste 170gms
1 red capsicum-chopped
1 yellow capsicum-chopped
1 cup mushroom-chopped
1 cup precooked...
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Grilled Chicken and Mango Salsa
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
4 chicken thighs (or breasts), boneless and skinless
120g baby spinach, finely shredded
1 mango, chopped finely (or 1 x 450g can...
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Summer Berry Cheesecake Baskets
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
250g extra-light cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted (plus a little extra to sprinkle over)
1 orange, finely zested
1 Tbspn freshly...
Minestrone Soup
(Serves 4 )
Ingredients
1 Tbspn olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 can chopped...
Mexican Chicken Bake
(Serves 4)
Ingredients
1 x 400g can red kidney beans in brine, drained and rinsed
2 jars (99% fat free) taco sauce (mild, medium or...
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Rice crackers and plain hummus
Protein bar
A piece of fruit
10-12 raw...
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Two Cheese Quiche
(Serves 6-8)
Ingredients
Pastry
225g plain flour, plus a little extra for rolling
115g reduced-fat spread
pinch salt
20cm flan tin
Filling
200g mushrooms, sliced
1 medium...
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Ingredients:
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup poppy seeds
¼ cup...
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Coconut & Seed Flapjack
Ingredients
3 Tbspn honey
50g low fat spread
75g brown sugar (just slightly under ½ a compact cup)
100g oats (1 full compact cup)
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Trim Pork Stir-Fry
(Serves 2)
Ingredients
250 g trim pork pieces
1 Tbspn vegetable oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
2 spring onions, sliced
1 cup broccoli
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Tomato & Borlotti Bean Soup
(Serves 2)
Ingredients
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2-3 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
5 large tomatoes, chopped coarsely or 1 x 400g tin chopped...
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