Spicy fish stew

Spicy fish stew

Perfect with some crusty bread, this simple healthy stew will soon become a favourite - make it with chicken if you prefer

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Tip in the garlic, cumin and paprika and cook for 1 min. Add 100ml water and the tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat. Add the pepper, simmer for 5 mins. Add the fish, simmer for 5 mins. Serve with coriander and a wedge of lemon.
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Make it with chicken

Chunky chicken stew: Cook the garlic, cumin and paprika as before. Cut 300g new potatoes in half and 4 skinless chicken breasts into chunks. Stir the potatoes into the pan along with the tomatoes and water, bring up to the boil, then simmer for 5 mins. Add the chicken and peppers, then simmer for another 10 mins; the chicken should be cooked through and the potatoes tender. Serve with coriander and lemon.

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Per serving

143 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 5.0g, fat 4.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 4.0g, salt 0.28 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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  • 29 October 2009

    clairet rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made the chicken version with extra chiliis & potato, very tasty, we enjoyed it I'll be making it again!

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  • 09 November 2009

    Gina I rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Just made this for dinner. Added some frozen sccallops as well as the cod and some fresh spinach and it was delicious. Very low fat so will make this again.

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  • 14 December 2009

    YasminK rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delish! was good with boiled potatoes... keeps ya nice and warm xx

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  • 10 January 2010

    vio_let rated this recipe

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  • 24 April 2010

    BrummyKP rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I found it a little bit watery, but otherwise great

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  • 15 June 2010

    tinydancer1983 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    this was a brilliant Monday night supper, simple to make, filling for 2 and healthy . . . i added some olives and extra spice, highly recommended!

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  • 25 June 2010

    Jessieclay rated this recipe

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  • 02 November 2010

    mymatemarmite rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicate and delicious - works beautifully as part of healthy eating (although not too much bread!)

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  • 04 January 2011

    Supernova commented on this recipe

    It wasn't as flavoursome as I'd hoped, despite using fresh chilli and mixed fish. Next time I will try with either white wine as suggested or adding fish stock.

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  • 20 February 2011

    davina rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 04 April 2011

    Steve L rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    was a nice quick recipe, thanks

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  • 07 April 2011

    ginodb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy and can be modified to your tastes. That's what a great recipe should be and this does not disappoint - oh yeah it's DELICIOUS. You can use fresh and or frozen fish and to prepare really is simple! Great stuff. :)

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  • 14 April 2011

    cloughie001 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Nice, but had to add chili for spice and tomato puree to thicken it up a bit as I don't like runny stews, nice overall taste and cheap. Would have again.

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  • 04 May 2011

    Slinkystardust commented on this recipe

    Made with basa fillets as I had them in freezer but will try with haddock or cod next time as I found the basa a bit tasteless. Will definitely make again though with cod or haddock as the sauce was delicious.

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  • Binder photo CF

    22 May 2011

    CF rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Went down well with hubby & 9 year-old, but fussy 2 year old didn't take to it so much. I used cod and a seafood mix that had prawns, mussels and squid, and I served it with pasta.

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  • 29 June 2011

    kimkap rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My husband enjoyed this more than I did but only because I'm not to keen on peppers. It is a very simple dish to prepare and cook. It won't be on my regular meals list but as my husbands asked for it again I'll do it again.

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  • 02 September 2011

    BeardyBoulderer rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty. I added some chilli for a bit of added kick, and a small sweet potato that needed to be used up and it added some bulk.

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  • 26 September 2011

    StaceyB85 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so simple and quick to make, and it's delicious! Made it with a fish pie mix I found in the freezer so it had chunks of cod, haddock and salmon, boyfriend wasn't sure he would like it but I served it with a crusty roll and he's been asking for it again ever since!! Perfect for a Friday night when you want something nice and filling but don't want the hassle, the fact that it's so healthy is just a bonus!!

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  • Binder photo Em

    28 October 2011

    Em rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    we eat this almost every week now, quick, easy, cheap, tasty and healthy, what more could you want?!

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  • 23 February 2012

    mrs majeeka commented on this recipe

    Have made this recipe twice now and found that to feed five, (three adults and 2 children), I needed to double the quantities and also added a few sundried tomatoes that I blitzed in the whizzer to give a bit more depth to the broth. I also added a fresh chilli (deseeded). The recipe's a real winner, really simple and quick to make. I think it'd work just as well with rice, brown or white and would probably be just that bit more healthy.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy, Dairy-free

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Per serving

143 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 5.0g, fat 4.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 4.0g, salt 0.28 g

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