A low calorie, healthy mish mash of delicious vegetables and herbs served with brown rice... and only 300 calories per serve.
What You Need
1 large eggplant, diced
1 large red capsicum, diced
1 large zuchinni, diced
4 tomatoes, peeled and diced
1 brown onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
1 bunch of finely chopped basil
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 cup uncooked brown rice
What You Do
Cook brown rice according to instructions on the packet
Slice a shallow cross on the bottom of each of the tomatoes. Plunge them into boiling water for about a minute and then peel, discard the skin and dice tomatoes.
Heat half the oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and cook for 3 mintues until soft. Add capsicum and cook for a further 5 minutes, while stirring. Place onion and capsicum in a separate bowl.
Heat remaining oil in the saucepan and add eggplant and zucchini. Cook while stirring for 5 minutes. Add onions and capsicum back in the pot, as well as the tomatoes, thyme and tomato paste. Stir to mix through. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and leave to cook for 15 minutes.
Add basil and garlic and stir though. Serve with ½ cup of cooked brown rice.
Recipe by Very Excellent Habits at https://veryexcellenthabits.com/make-ahead-meals-monday-300-calorie-vegetable-smaggletouille/