This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Slimming Eats Recipe

Serves 3

Extra Easy – 1 syn and 1 HEa per serving

Green – 1 syn and 1 HEa per serving (substitute the meat for more veg of your choice)

Ingredients

• 240g of rigatoni pasta (can use a gluten free option)
• 2 chicken breasts, sliced into strips (or you can use beef or pork)
• 5 tablespoons of lime juice from a fresh lime
• 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons of paprika
• 2 cloves of garlic crushed
• 1 jalapeno pepper , finely chopped (seeds removed)
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• 1 teaspoon of brown sugar (1 syn)
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil (2 syns)
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 1 courgette (zucchini), halved lengthways and sliced
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• splash of tabasco sauce
• spray oil
• to serve:
• Fat Free Natural Yoghurt (omit if dairy free)
• 90g of cheddar cheese (3 HEa’s) (omit if dairy free)
• Freshly chopped coriander

Method

Add to a mini food processor the lime juice, cumin, jalapeno, cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, sugar, olive oil, crushed garlic and a little salt and blitz a few times until your have a paste. Add to the chicken and mix to coat thoroughly. Refrigerate for a few hours to marinade.

Cook the rigatoni until al dente, drain and set aside.

Spray a frying pan with some spray oil, over a medium high heat. Add the marinated chicken mixture and cook stirring occasionally until the chicken is browned, remove the chicken and set aside.

Add the peppers, onion,and courgette (zucchini) and stir constantly until the vegetables are nice and tender, but still crisp.

Add the chicken back to the pan

Add the tomato paste, splash of tabasco and a little splash of water and simmer for a couple of mins.

Add the cooked pasta and mix together thoroughly. Top with some fresh chopped coriander.

Serve each portion topped with a HEa of cheddar and a side of fat free yoghurt. (omit if dairy free)

Enjoy!!

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: