Diabetic Living Australia – March-April 2019

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HONEY SOY BEEF
PREP TIME: 10 MINS
COOK TIME: 10 MINS
SERVES 2 (AS A MAIN)


120g Fantastic Hokkien Thin Fresh
Noodles or gluten-free noodles
2 tsp cornflour or gluten-
free cornflour
3 tsp salt-reduced soy sauce
or gluten-free soy sauce
3 tsp sweet chilli sauce or
gluten-free sweet chilli sauce
Juice of ½ lemon
1 Tbsp honey
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tsp olive oil
200g lean rump steak, trimmed
of fat, thinly diagonally sliced
½ brown onion, cut into
thin wedges
200g broccoli, cut into small pieces
2 zucchini, diagonally sliced
2 Tbsp water
50g baby spinach leaves


1 Put the noodles in a medium
heatproof bowl and cover with
boiling water. Set aside for
2 minutes. Drain and separate
the noodles. Set aside. Combine
the cornflour, soy sauce, sweet
chilli sauce, lemon juice, honey
and garlic in a small bowl.
Set aside.
2 Heat half the oil in a large
non-stick wok over high heat
until the oil starts to smoke.
Add the beef and stir-fry for


1-2 minutes or until the meat
just changes colour. Transfer
to a plate.
3 Heat the remaining oil in
the wok over medium-high heat.
Add the onion, broccoli and
zucchini. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the water. Cover and
cook for 1 minute or until the
vegetables are just tender.
4 Add the spinach and noodles
to the wok. Toss to combine.
Add the sauce mixture and toss
until heated through. Serve.

CHICKEN &
VEGIE PIZZA
PREP TIME: 10 MINS
COOK TIME: 25 MINS
SERVES 2 (AS A MAIN)

40g (1⁄4 cup) wholemeal
self-raising flour
40g (1⁄4 cup) self-raising flour
90g (1⁄3 cup) no-fat Greek-style
natural yoghurt, plus 2 Tbsp
extra, to serve
170g skinless chicken breast
fillet, trimmed of fat
1½ Tbsp hummus
1 small red capsicum,
cut into thin strips

Honey soy beef Chicken & vegie pizza

1 zucchini, thinly sliced into rounds
70g button mushrooms, sliced
60g (½ cup) reduced-fat
grated cheddar
2 tsp sweet chilli sauce

1 Preheat oven to 190°C (fan-
forced). Combine the flours and
yoghurt in a small bowl until they
come together to form a dough.
Turn out on a lightly floured
surface. Spray a 28cm round
pizza tray with cooking spray.
Using a lightly floured rolling
pin, roll dough out to line tray.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until
base is cooked through.
2 Meanwhile, preheat a
chargrill pan on medium-high.
Spray the chicken with cooking
spray and add to the pan.
Cook for 4 minutes each side,
or until cooked through.
Transfer to a plate and set aside
for 5 minutes. Thinly slice.
3 Spread hummus over the pizza
base. Top with the sliced chicken,
capsicum, zucchini, mushrooms
and cheese. Bake for 10 minutes
or until the vegetables are tender.
Drizzle extra yoghurt and sweet
chilli sauce over pizza. Serve.

Health Tip
Turn an occasional treat
meal into an everyday favourite
by making your pizzas from
scratch and topping with plenty
of vegetables, lean protein and
reduced-fat cheese. To add some
extra vegies to your meal,
serve with a fresh
garden salad.

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