As busy parents and business owners (with a toddler who is ‘into everything’), we often don’t have a lot of time to cook. And yet, we know how important healthy eating is.
The answer to this is recipes that can be made quickly, are healthy and inspire us enough to cook them in the first place!
Here’s a delicious, high protein recipe that can be made in around 15 minutes.
This recipe serves one so just multiply the ingredients by the number of servings you require.
(You could always make extra portions and freeze them for another day).
Basil & chilli chicken
SERVES 1
PER SERVING:
306 Calories
9g Carbs
45g Protein
10g
1 tsp ghee or coconut oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1-2 red chilli peppers, finely chopped
200g / 7 oz fresh chicken breast, diced
8 fresh basil leaves
pinch of ground black pepper
pinch of sea salt
¼ tsp Thai 7 spice
¼ tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
juice of ½ lemon or lime
small handful of fresh coriander / cilantro, roughly chopped
Heat the ghee / oil in a frying pan or wok over a medium / low heat. Add the garlic and chilli peppers and sauté gently for 2 minutes.
Add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring to seal on all sides.
Stir in the basil and cook for 1 minute.
Add the salt, pepper, Thai 7 spice, soy / tamari sauce and ginger and stir well. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is cooked throughout.
Add the lemon / lime juice and stir.
Serve garnished with chopped coriander.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze on same day.