Spicy Chicken & Shrimp Paella
Leading Australian dietitian Karen Inge, APD believes that anyone
can get on the road to a healthy weight, by adopting some healthy
lifestyle changes.
"Each year in Australian many people cotton
onto the newest fad diet and the latest "quick fix" exercise machine and
this is simply not going to work in the long term" says Karen Inge.
The best advice is to ignore the quick fix concept and stop wasting
money on weight loss pills and portions such as fat blasting powders.
Eating simple and nutritious meals with fresh ingredients, combined with
daily exercise is the key to feeling healthier faster and cutting the
kilojoules for weight loss. So make sure any weight loss programs you
follow have a healthy eating plan including fresh and nutritious food as
well as daily exercise at the foundations".
Karen, along with
the makers of Gourmet Garden, offers plenty of free recipes that are
super-easy, tasty and healthy. Following these simple recipes, a healthy
and nurtrious meal can be prepared using as little as five ingredients
and some with a cooking time of 15 minutes. It is all about combining
fresh produce with herbs and spices to create a perfectly balanced and
great tasting meal. Karen explains that "Fresh produce in Australia is
easy to come by, which means even the simplest of meals can taste great.
Gourmet Gardens Herbs and Spices are a great, antioxidant rich herb
option for busy weekday nights, the flavours as as close to fresh as you
can get, without the chopping, expense, and storage of fresh herbs."
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 5cm pieces
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Garlic
1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Chilli
1 tsp Gourmet Garden Parsley
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 (425ml) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup pepperoni or salami thinly sliced
1 cup frozen peas
1 1/3 cups instant rice
225g small prawns/shrimp or mussels
Method
1. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, sauté chicken on medium
heat until golden on all sides (about 5 minutes)
2. Mix in cornstarch to coat chicken, stirring frequently.
3.Add Gourmet Garden Garlic, Chilli, Parsley, chicken broth, tomatoes,
peas and pepperoni. Stir together and bring to a boil.
4. Add minute rice & shrimp, stir and cover.
5 .Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork & serve
hot with lemon wedges (if desired).
