For some, cooking is an exciting opportunity to try new recipes and make healthy eating a pleasure. For others, however, cooking can be stressful and time-consuming, while at the same time it messes up the kitchen and is thoroughly tidied up with a variety of pots and pans. To make cooking more appealing to those who lead busy, fast-paced lives, we’ve rounded up four recipes that require very little preparation and only one saucepan to streamline your time in the kitchen. Packed with plenty of protein, healthy carbohydrates, and fat, these meals help you lose weight without compromising taste. Are you feeling uninspired by your current menu? We’ll cover you.
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Cuban style rice stew
Looking for a dish full of protein, vegetables, and plenty of spices? This Cuban style rice dinner is perfect to hit the bill. With protein from chicken and sausage, a range of vitamins and minerals from the variety of vegetables, and long grain rice as a healthy carbohydrate, this dinner will become a simple and filling staple for any meal. Boil a large saucepan on Sunday evening and you have leftovers for the whole week.
ingredients: Onion, garlic, chicken thighs, chicken sausage, green pepper, red pepper, carrot, long grain rice, crushed tomatoes, black beans, orange juice, chicken broth, avocado oil, salt & pepper, coriander, lime wedges, cumin, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano , Cayenne pepper
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Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry
Instead of ordering take out this week, try making this simple and delicious ground beef to satisfy your salty cravings without overloading sodium. The ground beef provides a healthy serving of lean, low-calorie protein, and peppers and the other veggies make this dish a colorful and flavorful dish that is perfect for effortless weight loss.
ingredients: Olive oil, lean ground beef, yellow onion, garlic, red peppers, carrots, broccoli, brown sugar, reduced sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ground ginger, crushed red peppers, spring onions, sesame seeds
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Lemon and garlic chicken rice
For a simpler meal, still filled with the nutrients you need to lose weight and a delicious, light taste, this Lemon Garlic Chicken and Rice is ideal. Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable rich in vitamins that can help fight inflammation and gas.
ingredients: Skinless chicken legs, onion, garlic, cauliflower florets, long grain rice, chicken broth, lemons, fresh spinach, olive oil, red chilli flakes, black pepper, paprika, oregano, basil, parsley, onion powder, salt & pepper
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Vegan one pot pasta
This pasta dish is full of flavors and colors and is great for a dinner with friends or just for the family. With additional protein from the chickpea noodles, this vegan dish is perfect for those who get used to a lifestyle without animal products and still enjoy delicious meals. Chickpea pasta is a low-calorie, high-protein option that ultimately serves your diet much better than white flour pasta – and will keep you full longer, too.
ingredients: Chickpea noodles, olive oil, red onions, garlic, paprika, green beans, sun-dried tomatoes, thyme, basil, parsley, salt & pepper, cashew nuts, tomato cubes, cumin, paprika, thyme, water
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