healthy british classics

This slow-cooker vegetarian stew with fluffy dumplings is a cheap and easy recipe. To make it vegan, use vegetable suet in the dumplings instead of butter and omit the pesto. This dish is perfect for batch cooking, just divide it up into indiviudal portions and you will always have warming stew at your fingertips, check the tips section for freezing instructions. 

Equipment and preparation: For this recipe you will need a 6.5 litre/11½ pint slow cooker. 

This meal provides 629 kcal, 13g protein, 79g carbohydrate (of which 24g sugars), 29g fat (of which 11g saturates), 16g fibre and 1.8g salt per portion.

Slow cooker vegetarian hotpot 

sunflower oil

butternut squash

onions, thinly sliced

carrots,

parsnips,

tbsp plain flour

tin chopped tomatoes

tomato purée

½ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)

pesto (optional)

350 milliliters/12fl oz hot vegetable stock (made with 1 stock cube)

grams/3½oz spinach leaves (optional)

salt and black pepper

flour

75 grams/2¾oz frozen butter (or 75 grams/2¾oz shredded vegetarian suet)

125 milliliters/4fl oz cold water

Marinating the meat helps your get ahead with this jalfrezi-style healthy chicken curry. It's packed with veggies and served with a fresh salad. Serve with brown basmati rice.

This meal provides 164 kcal, 21g protein, 13.7g carbohydrate (of which 11g sugars), 2.9g fat (of which 0.5g saturates), 4.1g fibre and 1.4g salt per portion.

Healthy chicken curry

chicken breasts,

heaped tsp garam masala powder

salt

garlic cloves, grated

fresh root ginger,

lemon, juice only

olive oil

green chillies, to taste, finely chopped

green peppers, seeds removed and cut into chunks

200 milliliters/7fl oz chicken or vegetable stock

tomatoes, seeds removed, quartered,

½ small bunch coriander, roughly chopped

tomatoes, seeds removed,

cucumber,

red onion, finely chopped

½-1 green chilli, finely chopped

limes, juice and zest

½ small bunch coriander, leaves

rice

Low-fat chicken curry

We love our beef pies and we hated the idea of giving them up while we’re trying to lose weight. Fortunately, we got this idea for a low-fat ‘pastry’ cases from our clever friend Justine and meat pies are back on the menu. 

Each pie provides 335 kcal, 13.5g protein, 59g carbohydrate (of which 6g sugars), 5g fat (of which 2g saturates), 3g fibre and 1g salt.

Low-fat beef and potato pies

onion,

celery sticks, trimmed and finely sliced

beef

tbsp tomato ketchup

brown sauce

Worcestershire sauce

plain flour

½ tsp hot chilli powder

tsp black pepper

300 milliliters/½ pint beef stock,

75 grams/3 ounces frozen peas

about 200 milliliters/7fl oz lukewarm water

plain flour, for kneading and rolling

1–2 tbsp semi-skimmed milk

The boys adore their pies and are determined not to miss out on one of their favourite snacks while shedding the pounds - so they set out to cook a hearty, healthy meat and potato classic. 



But how will they resolve the conundrum of full fat pastry?

Si and Dave create a healthy meat and potato pie

This quick and light chicken stew is an easy and comforting midweek meal. It's packed with vegetables and fairly low in calories, so it's healthy too. 

Each serving provides 415 kcal, 48g protein, 26.5g carbohydrates (of which 7.5g sugars), 11g fat (of which 2g saturates), 8g fibre and 0.5g salt. 

With a GI of 49 this meal is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/high_protein_low_GI_diet">high protein, low GI</a>.

Quick chicken stew

onion, roughly chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

chicken thighs, boneless, skin removed, cut into bite-sized pieces

700 milliliters/1¼ pint chicken stock

level tbsp wholegrain mustard

star anise (optional)

cinnamon

celery sticks, sliced

300 grams/10½oz small new potatoes, scrubbed and halved

beans

tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon

Tom Kerridge shows you how to increase the health factor and reduce the quantity of meat in your sausage rolls by adding brown lentils and grated veg to the filling. 

Each serving provides 500 kcal, 14.5g protein, 32g carbohydrates (of which 5g sugars), 33g fat (of which 13g saturates), 6g fibre and 1.6g salt.

Pork, lentil and veg sausage rolls

onion, finely chopped

150 grams/5½oz courgette, grated

150 grams/5½oz carrot,

tsp fennel seeds,

450 grams/1lb sausage meat

tin brown lentils, drained

tbsp finely chopped sage leaves

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces block of ready-made puff pastry

flour,

free-range egg, beaten,

tbsp sesame seeds

This high protein creamy chicken and mushroom dinner for two is really satisfying, but surprisingly low in calories. It's quick and easy to cook too, making it perfect for a weekday treat.

Each serving provides 391 kcal, 58g protein, 10.5g carbohydrate (of which 7g sugars), 11.5g fat (of which 6g saturates), 7.5g fibre and 1.1g salt.

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