Kickstart the new year with healthy and delicious recipes to shed those Christmas pounds

QUEEN of the wholesome fakeaway Latoyah Egerton may also help you  shift these Christmas kilos with these tasty recipes.

Latoyah, 31, from Devon, mentioned: “I’ve at all times hated how most conventional weight-reduction plan meals lacked any actual flavour, and that I needed to make separate meals for companions and pals who didn’t wish to eat weight-reduction plan dishes.

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“However these low-calorie recipes I’m sharing with you’re aimed toward individuals who wish to cook dinner flavourful meals with minimal effort, as a result of consuming scrumptious meals shouldn’t be exhausting work. 

“I’m all for a simple life, so utilise issues like tray baking, prepping lunches and breakfasts forward of time, and making meals that’s super-easy to organize, even for essentially the most unconfident of cooks.”

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TIRAMUSI OVERNIGHT OATS

Serves 1

6

Prep time: 5 minutes, plus chilling

Cals: 309

YOU NEED:

• 40g porridge oats
• 120ml robust black espresso
• 3 tbsp fat-free vanilla Greek yoghurt
• Small squirt “gentle” squirty cream
• ½ tsp cocoa powder

METHOD: Put the oats right into a small bowl, pour over the coffee and blend properly. Add half a tablespoon of the fat-free yoghurt and blend till mixed. 

I like to make use of a mason jar to prep the in a single day oats in, however any glass will do. Make layers within the jar by including among the oat combination, then some fat-free yoghurt after which extra oats till you get to the highest of the jar/glass.

Add a small squirt of low-fat squirty cream on the highest, then sprinkle with the cocoa powder to complete. Chill within the fridge in a single day, or for at the very least 3 hrs.

SUNNY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Serves 4

6

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Cook dinner time: 45 minutes 

Cals: 445

YOU NEED:

• 500g extra-lean turkey mince
• 1 purple bell pepper, sliced into strips
• 1 purple onion, finely diced
• 300g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tbsp pitted black olives, halved
• 6 eggs
• 100ml skimmed milk
• 120g reduced-fat feta
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• Low-calorie cooking spray

METHOD: Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gasoline mark 7.  Warmth a frying pan over a medium warmth and spray with low-calorie cooking spray. 

Add the turkey mince and fry for 2-3 minutes till the turkey has browned. Spray an ovenproof dish with low-calorie cooking spray and switch the browned turkey mince to the dish. Unfold the peppers, onion, tomatoes and olives on high. 

Whisk the eggs with the milk in a bowl or jug and add the feta, oregano and a pinch of salt and pepper and whisk once more. Pour the milk combination over the mince and greens and stir in order that every little thing is unfold evenly all through the dish. 

Bake for 35 minutes, or till the egg has set. This may be served instantly, or go away it to chill utterly earlier than reducing into slices and storing in a sealable container.

BOURSIN CHICKEN PASTA TRAYBAKE

Serves 4

6

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Cook dinner time: 35 minutes 

Cals: 450

YOU NEED:

• 150g pack Boursin cheese (or garlic and herb cream cheese)
• 120g cherry tomatoes
• 100g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• 150g spinach
• 500g skinless diced hen breast
• 4 smoked bacon medallions, all fats eliminated, minimize into small strips
• Drizzle balsamic vinegar
• Low-calorie cooking spray
• 180g dried pasta

METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gasoline mark 5. Put the Boursin or cream cheese within the centre of a baking tray, then scatter the cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach across the cheese. 

Add the diced hen and bacon, sprinkle over a pinch of salt and pepper and drizzle with somewhat balsamic vinegar. 

Bake for 35 minutes, or till the tomatoes have cooked and are tender.

In the meantime, cook dinner the pasta in a saucepan of boiling water in accordance with the packet directions, retaining among the cooking water to make use of later.

Take away the tray from the oven and blend every little thing collectively, breaking apart the cheese. 

Ensure that the hen is cooked by way of at this level. Add a few tablespoons of the reserved pasta water to assist create a easy sauce.

Add the cooked and drained pasta, combine up with the remainder of the dish and serve.

GREEK NACHOS

Serves 4

6

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Cook dinner time: 3-6 hours, relying on sluggish cooker setting

Cals: 400

YOU NEED:

• 2 giant skinless and boneless hen breasts
• Juice 1 lemon
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tsp purple wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp fat-free Greek yoghurt
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ small purple onion

For the tzatziki:

• ½ cucumber, cubed
• 100g fat-free Greek yoghurt
• 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
• ½ tsp dried mint
• For the pitta nachos:
• 4 wholemeal pitta breads, minimize into small triangles
• 1tsp dried oregano
• Low-calorie cooking spray

For the Greek salsa:

• 100g cherry tomatoes, chopped
• ½ purple onion, finely chopped
• 30g pitted black olives, chopped
• ½ cucumber, chopped
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• 100g reduced-fat feta, cubed

METHOD:

Add the hen, lemon juice, garlic, vinegar, yoghurt, dried herbs and onion into the sluggish cooker and cook dinner on low for six hrs or excessive for 3 hrs. 

Alternatively, cook dinner in a cast-iron casserole dish in an oven preheated to 160°C/140°C fan/gasoline mark 3 for 1½ hrs.

As soon as the hen has cooked, use two forks to shred all of it aside then go away it within the sluggish cooker to maintain heat whilst you put together the remainder of the dish. Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gasoline mark 7.

To make the nachos, lay the pitta triangles out on a baking tray. 

Season with salt, pepper and the oregano and spray with low-calorie cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes till they begin to go golden and crispy.

Combine all of the components collectively for the salsa in a bowl.

Put together the tzatziki by mixing all of the components collectively in one other bowl.

Put the crisp nachos in a serving dish and layer the hen, salsa and tzatziki on high.

CHEESY CHILLI CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Serves 4

6

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Cook dinner time: 55 minutes 

Cals: 550

YOU NEED:

For enchilada filling:

• 4 skinless and boneless hen breasts
• 4 tsp floor cumin
• 4 tsp garlic powder
• 4 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 x 500g cartons passata
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 inexperienced chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 tsp granulated sweetener
• 1 giant purple pepper, chopped
• 1 purple onion, finely chopped

To assemble:

• 160g extra-light cheddar
• 8 tortilla wraps
• Low-calorie cooking spray

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gasoline mark 6. 

Put all of the components for the enchilada filling in a big ovenproof dish and provides every little thing a superb combine. Bake for 40 minutes.

Take away the hen breasts from the dish and use two forks to shred the meat. 

Return the shredded hen   to the dish and blend properly. Spray a separate ovenproof dish with low-calorie cooking spray. 

Spoon a few tablespoons of the hen filling onto a wrap, then fold the perimeters over to surround the filling. 

Place the folded wrap within the ovenproof dish, seam aspect down. Repeat till the wraps have been used, reserving among the filling for topping. 

Pour the remaining filling excessive of the enchiladas within the dish, then high with cheese. Bake for 15 minutes till the cheese has melted and is effervescent.