Spicy Mexican Fish Wraps
Lightly spiced and low-calorie fish wraps, perfect for a light family lunch or supper, and easy to cook.
Minted Pea and Vegetable Frittata
This recipe makes two portions and each portion is only 200 calories per generous serving. The fresh mint is a perfect partner for the peas, and the addition of new potatoes adds fibre and helps make you feel full for longer!
Chinese Chicken Egg Roll Wraps
A fabulous Chinese inspired meal with stir-fry chicken and crunchy vegetables; instead of wheat pancakes, thin egg omelettes are made as wraps for the filling, making a tasty low-calorie meal with bags of flavours and just a little heat!
Spicy Fish Creole with Coconut Lime Rice
An exotic Creole inspired recipe that uses fresh British fish with imaginative spicing; the spicy fish is offset by serving it with coconut rice and the each portion is only 350 calories per person with the rice.
Steamed Asian Fish Parcels
These delightful little fish parcels are steamed with Asian inspired spices and vegetables, and make a wonderful low-calorie lunch or supper dish with only 180 calories per portion – that is two fish parcels and a serving of stir-fry vegetables.
Lemon Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Rosemary
A tangy, light bean casserole that is made in a pan on top of the hob and is on the table in under half an hour.
Tiger Prawn Curry with Basmati Rice
An authentic “Fake Away” Prawn Curry “Take Away”, but this curry is notched up an extra level as it is made with Tiger Prawns and a delicious home-made curry sauce paste.
Smoked Salmon Pitta Pizza
An elegant and delicious way to serve a low-calorie pizza with gourmet ingredients – this pitta bread pizza is topped with garlic and herb cream cheese, Scottish smoked salmon, red onion and capers, and is served with dill and a lemon wedge for a special light lunch or supper dish when on a diet.
Chinese Garlic,Ginger & Honey Chicken
This is a recipe I have been making for ages…….I first devised it about 20 years ago, when I was following the Rosemary Conley “Hip & Thigh Diet”. It’s a very easy low-fat, low-calorie chicken dish, which can be pan fried or baked in the oven.
Low-Calorie Haddock Goujons with Garlic Panko Crumb
These simple haddock goujons can be frozen at the crumbed stage – spread them out on a large tray and open freeze; once frozen put them into a freezer bag; they can then be cooked from frozen, allowing an extra 5 to 10 minutes of cooking time.
Blueberry & Oat Pancakes with Cinnamon
These delicious fluffy pancakes with a hint of cinnamon make a very special breakfast or a delectable dessert, and are only 170 calories per portion, making them the ideal recipe to perk up a 5:2 Diet Fast Day breakfast.
Low-Fat & Low-Calorie Garlic Hake Fillets
This is a “lightened-up” version of an existing fresh fish recipe I have already posted and is another example of fish as the original fast food, in the pan and on the plate in 15 minutes!
Low-Calorie Coronation Potato Salad
A tangy curried potato salad that is VERY low in calories and fat, with only 140 calories per portion.
Low Fat Tres Rapide French Tarragon Chicken
A simple low-fat 5:2 Diet supper or luncheon recipe that can be whipped up in a trice! Organic chicken breasts that are diced and then sauted with fresh tarragon and half-fat creme fraiche with just a hint of lemon juice!
Hungarian Savoury Minced Beef
A wonderfully spiced Hungarian style savoury mince that is only 200 calories per portion.
Low Calorie Highland Stew
A hearty low-calorie Scottish inspired stew packed with vegetables and pulses, as well as low-fat smoked sausage if using.
Meat-Free Scotch Broth
A meat-free Scotch Broth type of soup/stew that is true comfort food with very few calories, and lots of your five-a-day in one bowl!
Easy Low-Fat Monkfish Curry
Why bother with ready-made meals from the supermarket when you can have this lovely fish curry on the table in under half an hour!
Healthy Low-Fat Coleslaw
A tangy low-calorie home-made coleslaw that only has 140 calories per portion, making it ideal for those on the 5:2 diet, as well as a healthier option for the school lunch box.
Autumn Broth Recipe
Hearty and yet low in calories, this vegetarian broth (or potage) makes a wonderful autumnal lunch or supper dish, and is perfect for those following the 5:2 diet.
