Fit Focus: Embrace the Sloppy Joe!
Sloppy Joes
Prep time 30 mins
Serves 4
4 chicken breast or thighs Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons of butter
2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed and cut into thick slices
300ml of chicken stock
75 grams full-fat cream cheese
35 grams blue cheese
200grams of spinach
1. Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius or gas mark 6
2. Place the chicken in a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Meanwhile melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the leeks and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stir often until they soften but don’t change colour. Pour in the chicken stock, bring to a boil and leave to simmer until the liquid has reduced to half. Then stir in the cream cheese and crumble in the blue cheese. Stir, then simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.
4. Once the sauce has thickened add in the spinach and stir in so it does not wilt too much.
5. Divide the sauce evenly and serve with the chicken
Prep time 40 mins
Serves 4
2 tablespoons of butter
1 onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 green pepper, deseeded and finely diced
400grams minced beef
1 teaspoon mustard powder
3 tablespoons tomato puree
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
120ml water
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 red pepper, deseeded and halved lengthways
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and halved lengthways
40grams full-fat cheddar cheese, grated
1. Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius gas mark 6
2. Melt the butter in a pan on a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and diced green pepper and cook for 4-5 minutes until they start to soften.
3. Add the minced beef, turn the heat up to high and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly to break up the mince.
4. Add the mustard powder, tomato puree, vinegar and water, turn down the heat to low and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Divide the beef mixture evenly among the four pepper halves. Scatter the cheese evenly over each pepper and place on a baking tray in the oven for 10 minutes.
