Woman & Home Feel Good You – September 2019

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Multi bean chilli

Serves 4 • Ready in 30 minutes

Low-calorie cooking spray

1 large red onion, finely chopped

1 yellow pepper, deseeded and

chopped

1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped

1 tbsp Cajun seasoning

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp mild chilli powder

400g can mixed beans in chilli sauce

415g can baked beans in tomato

sauce

2 x 400g cans red kidney beans in

chilli sauce

400g can chopped tomatoes

150ml boiling vegetable stock

4 tbsp fat-free natural fromage frais

A small handful of fresh parsley

Vegetables, to serve

1 Spray large non-stick frying pan

with low-calorie cooking spray and

place over medium heat.

2 Add onion and peppers and

stir-fry for 5 minutes.

3 Add Cajun seasoning, cumin, chilli,

beans, tomatoes and stock. Cover,

turn heat to low and simmer for

15-20 minutes.

4 Ladle the chilli into bowls, add a

dollop of fromage frais to each one

and scatter over chopped parsley.

Serve with your favourite vegetables.

E

very day in the UK, around

700 people are diagnosed

with diabetes. If you, a

family member or a friend

suffer from type 2 diabetes, having

a healthy diet and managing body

weight can help symptoms. A survey

of Slimming World members with

diabetes found that, since joining a

Slimming World group, more than 90%

reported improvements in glucose

control while 38% had been able to

reduce or stop diabetes medication.

These tasty Slimming World options mean that even if

you have type 2 diabetes, you can still eat delicious food