5 Healthy 5-Ingredient Dinners: Week 9

NOTE: Don’t feel like you’re supposed to make all these recipes. Choose just one to experiment with each week.

MONDAY

Chickpea ‘Chilli’

I love a good chilli con carne but sometimes a veggie chilli is what you need to hit the spot.

Traditionally chillies are made with black beans or red kidney beans but to be honest I prefer to break with tradition and use my favourite legumes. The humble chickpea!

Chickpea ‘Chilli’
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TUESDAY

Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir Fry

This is one of my all-time favourite stir frys. I just love how the chicken, broccoli and cashews come together to make a super tasty meal in a bowl.


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WEDNESDAY

Plan-B Spinach & Eggs

Last minute plan changes happen. So it pays to be prepared and have a plan-B recipe at the ready that is a) incredibly low effort b) delicious c) satisfying.

These green eggs tick all the boxes.

Plan-B Spinach & Eggs
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THURSDAY

Spiced Beef with Hummus

This is one of my all time favourite ways to use minced (ground) beef without any tomato products. It’s based on a Lebanese dish and is great with lamb as well.

Baharat is a wonderful Lebanese spice blend containing 7 different spices. It adds a gorgeous fragrance but if you can’t find it, see below for an easy alternative home made spice blend or just substitute ground cumin.

Spiced Beef with Hummus
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FRIDAY

Frozen Veg Oven Supper with Curry Mayo

Meet your new best friend.

Actually meet 2 new best friends.

First we have the oven supper.

It’s one of my favourite favourite types of meals.

Especially when it’s been a @*$# day and I want something minimal effort.

Just grab some frozen fish and frozen veggie rice. Pop it in the oven for 10 minutes. Mix up a quick 2-ingredient sauce.

And you have a deeply soul-satisfying dinner.

Frozen Veg Oven Supper with Curry Mayo
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SWEET TREAT

Creamy Not-Rice Pudding

I love, love, love this idea as a simple dessert.

Basically plonk cottage cheese in a bowl then top with some sort of fruit and some sort of nuts. And it has all the creamy goodness of rice pudding – with that nubbly texture.

So many possibilities.

Creamy Not-Rice Pudding
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Here’s the list to copy and paste:
Stonesoup 5-Ingredients Meal Plan – WEEK 9

MONDAY
Chickpea ‘Chilli’

TUESDAY
Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir Fry

WEDNESDAY
Plan-B Spinach & Eggs

THURSDAY
Spiced Beef with Hummus

FRIDAY
Frozen Veg Oven Supper with Curry Mayo

SWEET TREAT
Creamy Not-Rice Pudding

NOTE: More 5-Ingredient recipe ideas available on The Stonesoup here.

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