Simple and delicious dinner recipes to help you lose weight fast, that clock in at max 500 calories and only 15g fat
Pesto pasta
Cook half a mugful of pasta, then add rocket, pesto and grated parmesan.
Mexican taco
100g lean mince/tofu, 3tbsp tinned red kidney beans simmered in a third of a jar of chilli tomato sauce, for 15 mins; salad of peppers, onion, low-fat guacamole and crème fraîche. Serve in taco shells.
Seafood Provencal
Cook 250g rice. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, stir-fry 200g prepared seafood for 2 mins, then add tomato and herb sauce. Serve with rice and salad.
Potato power
1 baked potato topped with 2tbsp low-fat soft cheese mixed with 1tsp chilli sauce and 30g grated reduced-fat Cheddar; mixed leaves with oil-free dressing; 1 nectarine.
Teriyaki salmon
1 salmon fillet marinated in 1dsp ready-made teriyaki marinade, grilled and served with new potatoes and vegetables.
Easy chicken chop suey
Stir-fry 1 small diced chicken breast with veg stir-fry mix, in olive oil. Serve with Sharwoods thread noodles.
Feta and spinach frittata
Beat together 2 medium eggs with 1tbsp cold water and season to taste. Stir 2 handfuls of baby spinach leaves and 30g of crumbled feta cheese into the egg mixture. Heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a small non-stick frying pan and add the egg mixture. Cook over a medium heat until the underside is golden, then flip over and cook the other side. Serve with a tomato and onion side salad.
Time for Thai
Sainsbury’s Be Good To Yourself Thai Green Chicken Curry (400g pack).
Food to go
Beefeater Mediterranean Tomato Risotto and 1 apple.
On the run
Pizza Express Verdure Pizza Leggera.
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