5 Simple Low Carb Meals

5 simple Low Carb Meals

 

With summer just around the corner, many of you will be in full diet swing, making sure your beach ready for the upcoming months. But eating bland chicken and broccoli day in day out may feel quite taxing. So, #TeamCSN have come up with 5 tantalising low carb free recipes that can be whipped up in just a few minutes to keep your taste buds tingling whilst staying on track with your diet! Enjoy!

                                                    

Tomato Eggs

1 x tin cherry tomatoes

1 x red onion

1 x garlic cloves

1 x tsp mixed herbs

1 x chilli

4 eggs

salt & pepper

 

Method

  1. Dice and fry the onion, add the chopped garlic clove followed by the chilli.
  2. Add the tin of tomatoes and stir in the salt, pepper & herbs until the ingredients are mixed in.
  3. Crack the four eggs on top of the mixture and cover the pan.
  4. Take off the heat when the eggs are cooked to your liking. Season to taste.

 

Nutrition Facts

Calories 336
Protein 26g
Fat 20g
Sat Fat 6g
Carbohydrates 12g
Sugars 7g

 

Chicken, Spinach, Beetroot salad & guacamole

1 x chicken breasts

1 x handful spinach

1/4 x small red onion

1 x small raw beetroots

1 x tsp mixed seeds

 

1/2 x avocado

salt & pepper

Tabasco sauce to taste

 

Method

  1. Cover and cook the chicken in the oven until cooked through (around 30 mins at 180 degrees). Take out to sit whilst preparing the salad.
  2. Mix the spinach, diced red onion, grated beetroot and seeds in a bowl. Add some oive oil to taste.
  3. Blend the avacado, salt & pepper and tabasco sauce until smooth. Dollop this ontop of the salad and top with the chicken.

 

Nutrition Facts

Calories 239
Protein 28g
Fat 6g
Sat Fat 1g
Carbohydrates 10g
Sugars 4g

 

                                           

Frittata Chorizo

3 eggs

1 tbsp milk

25g finely diced chorizo

½ red onion

25g frozen peas / beans

feta to taste

served with salad

 

Method

  1. Whisk together the eggs and milk.
  2. Finely dice the chorizo and onion and add these plus the peas to the egg mix.
  3. Pour into the deep frying pan and cover.
  4. When nearly cooked though, top with crumbled feta.

 

Nutrition Facts

Calories 465
Protein 32g
Fat 28g
Sat Fat 12g
Carbohydrates 15g
Sugars 6g

 

Bacon wrapped meatloaf (serves 2-3)

400g lean minced beef

3 rashers diced bacon

5 rashers bacon

¼ cup coconut milk

1 x garlic clove

1 x onion

1 x tsp mixed herbs

pepper

 

3 x small sweet potatoes for a side

salad to serve

 

 

Method

  1. Add all ingredients (excluding the 5 bacon rashers) to a bowl to mix.
  2. Make into small balls and wrap with bacon rashers.
  3. Cook individually in a cupcake tray for 30 mins at 180 degrees.
  4. Serve with salad and sweet potatoes wedges (40 mins at 180 degrees) optional.

 

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 375
Protein 38g
Fat 17g
Sat Fat 6.5g
Carbohydrates 17g
Sugars 1.3g

 

 

Seafood Curry (serves 2)

1 cup prawns

2 cod fillets

2 spring onions

2tbsp curry paste

200g butternut squash

1 can coconut milk

3 handfuls fresh spinach

salt & pepper

 

 

Method

  1. Microwave diced butternut squash for 2 minutes.
  2. Mix together the curry paste and coconut milk
  3. Place all other ingredients in a pan.
  4. Once fish is cooked through and tender, add the curry mixture.
  5. When bubbling, add seasoning and spinach.
  6. Serve with 1 cup of cauliflower rice*

 

* Cut the stem and stalks off the cauliflower, pulse the rest in a food processor until resembling grains of rice. Pour into a microwavable bowl covered with cling film and microwave for 7 minutes. Season with herbs or spices.

 

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 259
Protein 27g
Fat 9g
Sat Fat 9g
Carbohydrates 18g
Sugars 9g

 

 

NB. These meals are a guideline and can be altered to fit diet and personal taste!

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