5 Healthy 5-Ingredient Dinners: Week 26

NOTE: Don’t feel like you’re supposed to make all these recipes. Choose just one to experiment with each week.

MONDAY

Bloody Delicious Kale Bowls

Don’t be alarmed! This recipe doesn’t actually contain any blood!

‘Bloody’ is just Australian slang for very.

So if something is really really delicious it’s ‘bloody’ delicious.

Which is exactly what my Irishman said (in his best Aussie accent) the first time I made these for dinner.

I could eat these every day.

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TUESDAY

Cheesy Chicken

The first time I made this I just piled everything into a baking dish. Popped it in the oven and set the timer so dinner cooked itself while the boys and I went for a walk to the dam.

So easy!

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WEDNESDAY

Cauli Not-Risotto

Is this going to be the same as an oozy creamy risotto made with real Italian arborio rice? No.

BUT is this going to be a cheesy, deeply flavoured bowl of comforting goodness? Ab-so-lutely.

And the best news is because of the secret ingredient eggs, it’s going to keep your body feeling well nourished and satisfied for more than twice the time of a regular risotto.

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THURSDAY

Babaganoush & Spiced Beef

Babaganoush is a really lovely Lebanese dish of smokey eggplant. Traditionally the eggplant is charred on the outside using a fire or gas flame. I’ve used the overhead grill (broiler) in the recipe to make it easier for home cooks.

But if you have access to a naked flame, by all means go for the more traditional method. You’ll be rewarded by the extra smokey flavour.

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FRIDAY

Salmon, Pea & Prosciutto Oven Supper

Have you ever got to the end of a long day and wished that dinner would just cook itself?

Me too.

And while I haven’t been able to create a robot that could do that for me, I do know the next best thing.

It’s called the Oven Supper and here’s the idea…

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SWEET TREAT

Last-Minute Peanut Butter Mousse

You know those nights when you decide after dinner that you really need something else to eat? But you haven’t organized anything? Well, my friend, I’m going to share with you my favourite little last-minute indulgence.

Mostly it’s something I whip up for myself, but occasionally I share it with company and grandly call it my Peanut Butter Mousse. But it’s also great as a post-run snack.

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