10 Of The Best Healthy One-Pots

Cosy up to healthy comfort food. It doesn’t have to be laden with fat and carbs to make you feel warm inside, and these dishes pack in the veg!

Prawn jambalaya

This nourishing dish is a winner. It’s low in fat and calories and provides four of your five-a-day.

Serves 2

Prep 10 mins

Cook 35 mins

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, chopped

3 celery sticks, sliced

100g whole grain basmati rice

1 tsp mild chilli powder

1 tbsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp fennel seeds

400g can chopped tomatoes

1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder

1 yellow pepper, roughly chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tbsp thyme leaves

150g small prawns (defrosted if frozen)

3 tbsp chopped parsley

1 Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan, and fry the onion and celery for 5 mins to soften. Add the rice and spices, and pour in the tomatoes and just under one can of water. Stir in the bouillon powder, pepper, garlic and thyme.

2 Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 30 mins until the rice is tender and almost all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the prawns and parsley, cook briefly to heat through, then serve.

PER SERVING 396 kcals, fat 8g, saturates 1g, carbs 55g, sugars 15g, fibre 9g, protein 20g, salt 1.3g

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