Fun and Easy Dinner Ideas

Here are 3 healthy, easy and delicious no-cook dinner ideas!

Tofu with Vegetables and Noodles

Serves 1.

Ingredients

• ·150g firm tofu cut into 1cm cubes

• 3 cups boiling water

• 1 salt reduced vegetable stock cube

• 2 cup shredded vegetables – Chinese cabbage, grated carrot, spring onion, mushrooms

• 100g fresh Japanese Udon noodles

Step 1

Pour 2 cups boiling water over stock cube and stir until dissolved.

Step 2 Pour 1 cup boiling water over Udon noodles. Allow to sit for 5 minutes and then drain.

Step 3 Place hot, drained noodles and shredded vegetables into bowl. Top with tofu.

Step 4 Pour hot stock over noodles, tofu and vegetables. Garnish with spring onion.

Tips

• Can be made spicier with added chilli and a squeeze of lime juice.

Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 chicken stock cube

• 500ml boiling water

• Corn kernals from two cobs of corn

• 1 thinly sliced spring onion

• 100g leftover shredded cooked chicken

Step 1

Cut kernals off corn cobs and divide between two bowls.

Step 2

Divide shredded chicken between two bowls.

Step 2

Crumble stock cube and add 500 ml boiling water, stir till dissolved.

Step 4

Pour half hot stock over each bowl.

Step 6

Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with spring onion to serve.

You can heat it up on the stove to boiling and whisk in a beaten egg if you wish.

Crunchy Asian Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 cups shredded Chinese cabbage (or any white/green cabbage)

• 3 cups shredded red cabbage

• 3 shallots thinly sliced

• 2 large carrots julienned

• 3 cups bean sprouts

• ¼ cup mint leaves

• ¼ cup coriander leaves

Dressing

• 3 tablespoons lime juice

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

• 2 tsp fish sauce

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (peanut, canola, grapeseed)

• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar

• 2 cloves garlic minced

• ½ chilli finely diced

Step 1

Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.

Step 2 Combine salad ingredients.

Step 3 Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine

Tips

• You can add 300g shredded BBQ pork or BBQ chicken for some extra protein.