Low-GI dinner recipes
Use ingredients with a low glycemic index to make your supper nutritious and satisfying.
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Jerk sweet potato & black bean curry
- Ready in 1 hr 35 mins
Serve your vegetable curry Caribbean style, flavoured with thyme, jerk seasoning and red peppers - great with rice and peas
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Prawn & tomato stew with gremolata topping
- Ready in 45 mins
A fish casserole with healthy prawns, topped with an Italian garnish of parsley and lemon zest - it's low in fat and calories too
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Sea bass with fennel, lemon & spices
- Ready in 25 mins
This Friday night fish dish is packed with iron and vitamin C, is low in calories and fat, and counts towards your five a day
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Mexican chicken stew
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- Ready in 45 mins
Bring a touch of Mexican flavour to your midweek meal with this low-fat, one-pan supper
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Smoked haddock with lemon & dill lentils
- Ready in 35 mins
A low-GI supper for two with delicate fish and flavoured pulses - filling and nutritious
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Barley, chicken & mushroom risotto
- Ready in 1 hr
Love risotto? Try this low-fat version, which swaps traditional risotto rice for pearl barley
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Moroccan chicken with sweet potato mash
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- Ready in 35 mins
Fragrant, tender chicken and creamy sweet potato mash makes a comforting and low-fat midweek meal
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Mexican bake
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Raid your storecupboard and try out this fresh idea for canned beans with fajita spices - top with tortillas and cheese
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Steamed fish with ginger & spring onion
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Take an Asian approach to low-fat cooking - steam fish with pak choi, mirin, garlic and soy and serve topped with coriander
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Chicken, butter bean & pepper stew
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Use storecupboard pulses and tasty chicken thighs in this healthy paprika-flavoured casserole with peppers and tomato
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Minced beef & sweet potato stew
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Thrifty lean mince makes a great base for a hearty family casserole - serve this one-pot with seasonal greens
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Greek beans with seared lamb
- Ready in 35 mins
Braise butter beans or 'gigantes' with tomatoes, onion and garlic and serve with tender lamb fillet and crumbled feta cheese
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Chicken with mushrooms
- Ready in 40 mins
A healthy and low calorie chicken casserole with bacon, peas and a parsley sauce - use chicken thighs for extra flavour and juiciness
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Oriental salmon & broccoli traybake
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Five ingredients is all you need to create this Asian flavoured fish dish with healthy greens and fresh lemon
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Grilled steak salad with horseradish dressing
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A colourful tomato salad livens up this speedy, healthy supper of marinated lean beef steak with hot mustard sauce
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Garlic prawns with Asian puy lentils
- Ready in 35 mins
Don't dismiss lentils too quickly - they're filling, healthy and easy to combine with other flavours, as this dish proves.
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Bean & pepper chilli
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Use your choice of storecupboard pulses in this healthy vegetarian one-pot
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Moroccan-style chicken with carrot & orange salad
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Boneless chicken thighs, stuffed and dusted with spice, stay succulent when roasted and are much cheaper than breast meat
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Chicken & white bean stew
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
This flavoursome, low-fat casserole freezes really well, so why not make double and freeze half for next time
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Baked salmon with fennel & tomatoes
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Aniseedy fennel and juicy cherry tomatoes cut through the richness of salmon fillets
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Thai-style chicken & sweet potato parcels
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An individual parchment-wrapped chicken dish flavoured with Asian spices and creamy coconut
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Rich paprika seafood bowl
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Eating healthy isn't all about salad, this fish stew counts as 3 of your 5-a-day and it's low-fat
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Wholewheat pasta with broccoli & almonds
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Brown spaghetti keeps you fuller for longer - team it with healthy greens flavoured with garlic, chilli and lemon
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Sweet potato & chipotle mash
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As an alternative to a classic comforting mash, try roasting sweet potatoes and crushing with spicy smoked chilli paste
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Roasted ratatouille chicken
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- Ready in 50 mins
A classic chicken recipe that will keep the crowds coming back for more
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Italian-style beef stew
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An easy, superhealthy stew full of vitamin C
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Pasta with chilli tomatoes & spinach
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A low-fat supper of tasty tomato sauce and penne - wilt down a whole bag of spinach for extra nutrients
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Miso prawn skewers with veggie rice salad
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For a new way with prawns, marinade in soya, serve as kebabs and team with healthy basmati
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