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Cajun chicken quinoa
2 chicken breasts
2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
50g quinoa
300ml hot chicken stock
50g dried apricots , sliced
1 250g pouch ready-to-use Puy lentils
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 red onions , cut into thin wedges
1 bunch spring onions , chopped
1. Chop the chicken, coat in the Cajun seasoning and oven bake at 200 degrees c for 20 minutes
2. Simmer the quinoa (covered) in the chicken stock for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, add the lentils and apricots and simmer for 5 minutes more until the stock has been absorbed.
3. Gently fry the onions until cooked.
4. Mix the quinoa/apricots/lentils with the onions and chicken and serve
Chicken and roast vegetables
Marinade:
3 tbs olive oil
3 tbs balsamic vinegar
3 tbs honey
3 tbs lemon juice
2tbs rosemary
Roast veg:
2 red onions quartered
2 green peppers
2 red peppers
2 carrots
1. Add the ingredients for the marinade together in a bowl. Mix and add the chicken and leave covered in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
2. Chop all of the vegetables and add to a roasting tray with a drizzle of olive oil and a good lug of balsamic vinegar
3. Place chicken on a separate roasting tray and cover with foil.
4. Place the vegetables and chicken into the oven for 40mins at 200oc or until cooked.
Gluten free Muffins
200g of almond flour or crushed almonds
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
100g butter or coconut butter
4 eggs
10g xylitol (sugar substitute)
80ml of water
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1) Preheat the oven to 180 oc.
2) Mix all the ingredients together either by hand or using a mixer.
3) Grease a muffin/cupcake pan and evenly divide the mixture.
4) Bake for about 25 minutes.
Notes:
These taste amazing! Add blueberries or anything else to the mixture before baking if you so wish.
Healthy pancakes
1 cup of almond flour (ground almonds)
2 cups of oat flour (blend oats until fine)
1 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
250ml water or milk
coconut oil for frying
1.Combine the ingredients in a bowl and beat well to combine.
2. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat. Pour the crêpe mixture onto the pan, using approximately 60ml (or however much you like) for each crêpe. Tilt the pan in a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
3. Cook the crêpe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a flexible spatula or fish-slice, flip over and cook the other side. Serve hot with your filling of choice. Berries and live natural yogurt are nice! So is almond butter and cherries or poached sliced apple
** Either use pre-bought oat flour or just blitz some raw porridge oats in a blender until they resemble flour
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Would you be able to manage a little bit of gardening with a raised bed, or some planters that were raised up - so that they are easier to reach?
Some organisations can provide grants to help with things like paving, raised beds and specialist tools. The RHS website and Gardening for Disabled Trust have some useful information.
You could try growing some herbs or salad leaves etc. to use in some of your healthy recipes.
I hope this helps.
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