Butternut Squash Risotto

  I only realised the other day, that since starting to eat meat again, I rarely eat any vegetarian meals. This is a bad thing. Not only is it healthier to have some vegetarian meals, I also LOVE vegetarian food. So, my aim this spring is to include more vegetarian meals into my diet. Monday (Meatless Mondays) seemed like...

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Stuffed Butternut Squash

  A vegan recipe for you all. Serves 2 Ingredients - 1 medium sized butternut squash - 80g quinoa, cooked - 4 tomatoes, chopped and cooked - 1 onion, chopped and cooked - Half a teaspoon chopped red chili - 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh coriander 1) Cut the top end off the butternut squash and cut it in half. Scoop out the...

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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Serves 1 – 160 calories Ingredients: - 1 sweet potato - Half a tin of chopped tomatoes - Handful of spinach   1) Cook the sweet potato in the microwave for 4 minutes on each side. Cut it in half length ways and scoop out the insides.                 2) Put the insides of the...

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Egg and Vegetable Bake

This is a really quick and simple meal. It is also low in calories too. If I really don’t have any time to make something before going out, then I put this in the oven whilst I am getting ready and eat it before I go. It’s really filling too. Would make a good winter snack.     Serves 1 – 250...

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Mushroom Stroganoff

  Serves 2 Ingredients: 25 mushrooms, chopped 4 shallots, chopped 3 gloves of garlic, crushed Small pot of reduced fat creme fraiche 50ml skimmed milk 1 tsp paprika Brown rice. 1) Cook brown rice for 25 minutes 2) After rice has been cooking for 15 minutes, chop mushrooms, shallots and garlic 3) Add to...

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