THE ART OF THE CLEVER SHORTCUT
Is it cheating to use clever shortcut ingredients from the supermarket? Not if the end result tastes great and helps you get a healthy nutritious meal on the table in close to 30 minutes. Who doesn’t need a few recipe tricks like these up their sleeve on a weeknight?
MIDWEEK MEALS
WEEKNIGHT PROMISE
Your guarantee for every recipe in this feature: NO MORE THAN…
• 10 ingredients (not including oil)
• 30 minutes hands-on time
• 650 calories per portion (but most recipes have fewer)
• 10g sat fat per portion
PLUS…
• No unnecessary added sugar
SHORTCUT INGREDIENTS Garlic flatbreads Cooked chicken breast
Chicken and spring green flatbreads
SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN, GRILLING TIME 15 MIN
FOOD TEAM’S TIP
If the broad beans are young there’s no need to pod them.
NEXT TIME
Top the flatbreads with ham, leftover cooked mince or shredded roast lamb.
• 2 garlic flatbreads
• 200g podded broad beans (defrosted if frozen; see tip)
• Juice ½ lemon
• 4 fresh mint sprigs, leaves picked, plus a few extra to garnish
• Bunch spring onions, trimmed
• 100g cooked chicken breast, shredded
• 100g ricotta
• Extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle
1 Heat the grill to medium. Put the flatbreads on a baking tray and grill for 3-4 minutes. Set aside, leaving the grill on.