500 Calories or Less: Super Easy Chicken Curry

This is one of our favourite less than 500 calorie meals. It’s perfect if you’re looking for 5:2 diet plan ideas or just fancy something lighter for dinner. The 500 calories fast days are obviously the hardest part of the diet. The point of the 5:2 diet is that you give your body 2 fast days and 5 days where you eat normally, albeit slightly healthier. The diet has become one of the nation’s favourite weight-loss options and the fast days needn’t be as scary as they sound.

This is a delicious easy recipe and ready in just 30 minutes! This Super Easy Chicken Curry makes the perfect midweek dinner. Stir in a few spoonfuls of low-fat natural yogurt to cool the spices if you prefer a milder curry. Being on a diet doesn’t mean missing out on your favourite treats. We’ve got lots of low calorie versions of classic meals including curry, stir-fries, sandwiches and more. And of course, we’d love to hear how you’re getting on with your 5:2 diet progress so feel free to comment below and let us know all about it.

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500 Calories or Less: Super Easy Chicken Curry

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By Rose – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 25 minutes – Total Time: 35 minutes

This Super Easy Chicken Curry makes the perfect midweek dinner.

Ingredients

• 2tbsp oil
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 400g skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into chunks
• 4tbsp balti paste
• 250g new potatoes, quartered
• 100g baby spinach
• handful of chopped coriander, for garnish

Instructions

1

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and cook for a few minutes until softened. Add the chicken and cook for 5 mins.

2

Stir in the balti paste and then add the potatoes and 200ml water.

3

Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and the potatoes are tender.

4

Stir in the spinach until wilted. To serve, sprinkle over the coriander and enjoy!

Nutrition

• 231 Calories

Notes

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