Better sleep Chicken, leek & cannellini filo pie
A lighter chicken pie: leeks, beans and tarragon under crisp scrunched filo.
Lighter lamb & apricot tagine
Slow-simmered lean lamb with apricots, chickpeas and cinnamon over wholewheat couscous.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Brown the lamb in the oil; remove.
- Step 2
Soften the onion; add garlic and spices for 1 minute.
- Step 3
Return lamb with tomatoes and stock; simmer covered 60 minutes.
- Step 4
Add apricots and chickpeas; simmer uncovered 25 minutes until rich.
- Step 5
Soak the couscous; serve under the tagine with coriander and almonds.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 560 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 36g |
| Carbohydrates | 50g |
| – of which sugars | 17g |
| Fibre | 10g |
| Fat | 22g |
| – of which saturates | 6g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 120mg |
| Iron | 5.4mg |
| Salt | 0.8g |
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