If you often have guests over to eat but you don't always have a lot of time to prepare something delicious, then this recipe is for you. My inspiration came from one of Jamie Oliver's recipes in his 15 Minute Meals cookbook. I have, of course, made it low Fodmap and gluten-free. As always with Jamie's "quick" meals, it took longer than he says but it was still doable in under half an hour and was quite delicious. I am sure your guests would not complain. Jamie served the meal with fried okra so I went hunting for it and found it. This is the first time I have tried it and it was pleasant but without a lot of taste. By the way, we can only have 4 pods. Perhaps fried zucchini would be an alternative if you can't find any okra. Spicy Cajun Chicken Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Serves: 4 Ingredients For the salsa Can of corn kernels Bunch of coriander (chopped roughly) 1 red chilli (chopped finely) 2 spring onions (green part only, chopped up) 3 ripe tomatoes ( cut up … [Read more...] about Spicy Cajun Chicken – Low Fodmap and Gluten-Free
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Jamie Oliver’s Quick Lamb Tagine – low Fodmap & gluten-free
Through the calls I am doing with people interested in my low Fodmap coaching program, I see there is a lot of confusion about what teas you can and cannot drink on the low Fodmap diet, so I want to clarify that now. Safe Teas These are based on a 1 cup serve. Weak to medium black tea Weak chai tea Weak dandelion tea Weak green tea Weak herbal teas (fruit-based with chicory root) Peppermint tea Teas to Avoid Strong chai tea Chamomile tea Fennel tea Strong herbal tea(fruit-based with chicory root) Oolong tea Coffee, as long as it is drunk with lactose-free milk, is generally low in Fodmaps though it is a gut irritant so you should be careful with it. Hot chocolates made from cocoa powder (3 heaped tsp) are fine but made with carob powder, you could only have 1 heaped teaspoon of it. 2 heaped teaspoons quickly takes you into high Fodmap territory so it could be a good idea to avoid carob and use cocoa if you want a hot chocolate drink. The Recipe This recipe is from … [Read more...] about Jamie Oliver’s Quick Lamb Tagine – low Fodmap & gluten-free
Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad – Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals
It's been quite a while since I have made one of Jamie Oliver's 15-minute meals. This was a good one to start back on because it was suitably low FODMAP with only a few changes. Jamie's choice of ciabatta had to be a gluten-free loaf and I had to remove the garlic but added in a little garlic-infused oil for the taste. It is a simple, tasty meal which was relatively quick to make although it took much longer than 15 minutes. In fact between cooking, photographing the finished dish and eating it, one and half hours passed. If you are on the low Fodmap diet, make sure the yogurt in the recipe is lactose-free. Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad Print Serves: Serves 4 Ingredients For the chicken 2x200g skinless chicken breasts ½ tsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp polenta Salt & pepper olive oil For the salad 1 gluten-free loaf of bread 4 slices bacon Lettuce 10 cherry tomatoes 2 large jarred red peppers Alfalfa sprouts For the dressing 2 tsp garlic-infused olive oil … [Read more...] about Crispy Polenta Chicken Caesar Salad – Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals
Beef Chimichurri, New Potatoes & Crunch Salad – Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
I had to do it - I went out and bought Jamie's 15-Minute Meals. I made one of his meals last night and it took me 40 minutes and one part didn't work out too well so I didn't photograph it. Tonight I tried again with a different recipe and this was a stunning success. Okay, it took 30 minutes instead of 15 but that's not really too long to have all that food on the table. He says to put it all on a tray and the only thing big enough was an oven tray but it worked. Less dishes to wash too. And my Cuisinart DLC-2ABC Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor, Brushed Chrome, as always with his meals, was essential. I just checked on Amazon and these processors are heavily discounted at the moment so, if you need one, this is your chnace to get one cheaply. Some of you may have already realised that the way I am eating now aligns with the Paleo regime. This is more of a coincidence than any premeditated plan I may have conjured up. I decided to eat grain and refined sugar-free and then found out I … [Read more...] about Beef Chimichurri, New Potatoes & Crunch Salad – Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
Stuffed Focaccia – Jamie Oliver 30 minute meal
Tonight I made part of one of Jamie Oliver's 30-Minute Meals and it only took about 10 minutes because the instructions were to put all the ingredients onto a wooden board and to chop them all up together. Meanwhile the bread is put in the oven to warm up. We had some shaved ham in the fridge so I threw that in - you might be able to see it in the photo - but that's not in his original recipe. I also made a coleslaw from cabbage, red onion, zucchini and carrots dressed with oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, red chili and coriander. This is a good hearty meal with an excellent combination of flavours and a really quick dinner. What's not to like? This is not a low Fodmap recipe. Stuffed Focaccia – Jamie Oliver 30 minute meal Print Author: Suzanne Perazzini Ingredients 1 x 400g focaccia loaf 1 x 450g jar of peppers 1 tsp capers, drained 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil 1 fresh red chilli 2 tomatoes, chopped up 3 or 4 cornichons Small bunch of fresh mint ½ a lemon … [Read more...] about Stuffed Focaccia – Jamie Oliver 30 minute meal
Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee Slaw & Rice Noodles – Jamie’s 30-minute meal
This one of Jamie's 30-Minute Meals took 45 minutes but I made all of it. I don't know if I have done that before. I usually cut something out. Both my main food processor and my mini one came in handy. They do cut down on the work. Jamie used an unusual method for cooking the chicken. He fries it in a big pan for a bit and then put greaseproof paper on top and then a smaller frying pan. On top of that he put a mortar and pestle for weight. I guess the idea is that it presses the chicken into the pan to cook it evenly. It did come out pretty crispy. This meal was super delicious with heaps of flavours and we ate every bit. I loved the idea of piling everything onto our plates and then pouring the liquid curry juice all over the meal. Yum. The list of ingredients and instructions look long but it isn't as bad as it seems. The procedures are fairly straight forward. But you do need those processors. This is not a low Fodmap recipe. Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee … [Read more...] about Green Curry, Crispy Chicken, Kimchee Slaw & Rice Noodles – Jamie’s 30-minute meal
