Healthy, Yummy, Quick
Healthy. Yummy. Quick. The parent supper triumverate. We know how hard it is to eat healthily when you're so tired you can't see straight. And even if you've come out the other side, it's sometimes all too tempting to reach for the takeaway menu. So we want to make it easy for you.
Welcome to the first in our series of Weeknight Supper fixes, they try to use common ingredients or things you might have in your cupboard already, but if not, all you have to do is have a read early in the week, whack the ingredients list into Ocado and get it delivered for the next week. And trust me, you'll feel a whole lot better for it than eating yet another ready meal.
This week features brown rice pasta. Pasta's an easy go-to food. But why not make it a little easier on the digestion and lower on the GI index by substituting brown rice pasta? Tastes just as good and these sauces are delicious, meaning you don't need as much to feel satisfied.
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Ingredients
- Brown rice pasta for 2 people
- 200g pack of mushrooms (your choice of type), sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
- dribble of olive oil
- good grind of salt and pepper
- 1tsp soya sauce
- 3-4 tbsp yoghurt
- 100g cheddar cheese
1) put water on to boil for the pasta, once it's boiling add the pasta and cook for approx 10-15 mins according to packet instructions and preference.
2) fry garlic in the oil until lightly browned, add mushrooms and bring heat down to medium.
3) once the mushrooms start to soften (about 5mins), add the salt, pepper and soya sauce, continue to cook on low.
4) grate cheese and add to pan, once melty, turn off heat and add yoghurt.
5) when the pasta is ready, strain and serve then add mushroom sauce to each plate, grate extra cheese on if you like!
Caramelised Leek Pasta
Ingredients
- Brown rice pasta for 2 people
- 3 leeks (they melt down a lot!) sliced into thin rings
- medium onion thinly sliced
- dribble of olive oil
- 1 tsp of honey or agave syrup (optional)
- good grind of salt and pepper
- grating of parmesan (or other hard) cheese
1) put water on to boil for the pasta, once it's boiling add the pasta and cook for approx 10-15 mins according to packet instructions and preference.
2) fry onion in the oil until lightly browned and starting to soften, add leeks and bring heat down to low, cook gently with a splash of water until the leeks start to soften too (c.7mins).
3) add the honey/agave syrup and continue to cook on low until the mixture is lovely and soft and melty. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4) when the pasta is ready, strain and serve then add leeks to each plate, grating the parmesan or other cheese on top!