Fifteen filling, quick and healthy dinners
Prawn laksa noodle soup
This simple, comforting dish takes just 15 minutes to make, but is packed with flavour.
SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 10 mins EASY
2 vermicelli noodle nests 400ml can light coconut milk 3 tbsp laksa or Thai red curry paste 550ml vegetable stock 1 red chilli, finely sliced (deseeded, if you like)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 lime, juiced 1 tsp smooth peanut butter 2 tsp fish sauce 150g cooked prawns, shelled small handful of coriander, leaves picked, stems finely chopped
1Tip the vermicelli noodles into a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 2 mins, then rinse and drain well. Put the coconut milk, laksa or curry paste, the stock, chilli, garlic and lime juice in a large heatproof bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 mins until boiling. Stir in the peanut butter, fish sauce, prawns and coriander stems.
2Cover again and cook on high for 1 min more until warmed through. Divide the noodles between two bowls, pour over the broth, then sprinkle over the coriander leaves to serve.
GOOD TO KNOW fibre • vit c • iron PER SERVING 506 kcals • fat 24g • saturates 13g • carbs 49g • sugars 7g • fibre 6g • protein 21g • salt 4g
Orange & soy salmon parcels
Gently steaming the fish in baking parchment guarantees a perfectly cooked result. Enjoy this meal for two with sticky rice and pak choi.
SERVES 2 PREP 10 mins COOK 5 mins EASY
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 red chilli, finely sliced
(deseeded, if you like)
15g piece of ginger, peeled and
cut into matchsticks
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1 orange, juiced
½ tbsp honey
2 skinless, boneless salmon fillets
2 pak choi, quartered
sticky rice, to serve (optional)
1Combine the soy sauce, chilli, ginger, spring onions, orange juice and honey in a bowl. Cut out two large squares from a sheet of baking parchment and put a salmon fillet and half the pak choi in the middle of each. Bring the parchment up over the fish, pinch and fold the corners together, and transfer the parcels to a plate. Divide the sauce between the parcels, then fold the ends in to seal.
2Microwave on high for 4-5 mins until the salmon is tender. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve with sticky rice, if you like.
GOOD TO KNOW vit c • omega-3 • 1 of 5-a-day PER SERVING 427 kcals • fat 26g • saturates 5g • carbs 11g • sugars 10g • fibre 2g • protein 36g • salt 2.4g
Vegetarian mug lasagne
Make this clever microwave veggie lasagne using a mug or l
