Chicken, Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry
Posted on November 14th, 2013 by admin
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – Syn Free per serving
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Author: Slimming Eats
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 6 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, chopped into bitesize pieces
- 1 sweet potato, roughly cubed (approx 400g)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 red chilli’s, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- Some finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 tsp of cumin
- 2 tsp of coriander
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 cup (240ml) of chopped tomatoes or passata
- 1 cup (240ml) of chicken stock
- ⅓ cup (80ml) of red lentils (uncooked)
- salt and black pepper
- freshly chopped coriander
- low calorie spray
Instructions
- Spray a pan with some low calorie spray
- Add the onion and fry until softened.
- Add the chicken, garlic and ginger and continue to cook until lightly brown.
- Add the carrots, sweet potato and spices and mix to coat.
- Add the lentils, passata and stock and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for approx 30 mins until chicken, sweet potato and lentils are cooked. If the sauce reduces down too much, add a little more stock or water.
- Season with some salt and black pepper as needed.
- Serve topped with freshly chopped coriander and your choice of side.
The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx. nutritional information (using calorie count recipe analysis)
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Approx. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
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per serving |
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Calories |
389 |
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Fat |
8.2g |
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Saturated Fat |
0g |
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Total Carbohydrate |
41.4g |
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Dietary Fibre |
9.2g |
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Sugars |
3.1g |
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Protein |
35.4g |
Filed under: chicken, Extra Easy, grains, beans or pulses, main course, syn free
