Topic: Healthy chilli snacks

[chriswg]

I am addicted to green chillies - there I said it. I add them into almost everything I eat from lasagne to chicken fried rice. I don't want to get over my addiction I want to feed it, but at the same time too many curries has taken it's toll on the waistband and I'm trying to shed a few pounds.

I'm looking for some inspiration for healthy lunchtime snacks that include green chillies. I have tried chilli and cheese on toast as suggested on this forum, and chilli and baked beans on toast and they are both lovely. I also add a couple of green chillies to pot noodles which really fire them up. After that I'm pretty much clean out of ideas.

Any help or ideas would be very welcome.

[976bar]

I am addicted to green chillies - there I said it. I add them into almost everything I eat from lasagne to chicken fried rice. I don't want to get over my addiction I want to feed it, but at the same time too many curries has taken it's toll on the waistband and I'm trying to shed a few pounds.

I'm looking for some inspiration for healthy lunchtime snacks that include green chillies. I have tried chilli and cheese on toast as suggested on this forum, and chilli and baked beans on toast and they are both lovely. I also add a couple of green chillies to pot noodles which really fire them up. After that I'm pretty much clean out of ideas.

Any help or ideas would be very welcome.

Chris, Chris, Chris...........

What are we to do with you? Firstly Cheese on toast is full of fat, secondly beans are full of sugar. I love em too and that is why my waistline is now a coastline but.......

How about Ryvitas with Light Philadelphia Cheese with Chives and finely sliced green chillies for starters?

Last week I also made a vegetarian Madras, with hardly any oil but still lots of chilli, so still very tasty but nutrional too. I simply made Chapatis to go with that.

I also like to make that Tomato/cucumber/onion salad that you have with the poppdaums. I usually thinly slice fresh green chillis in with that too, add a little mango chutney and some shreded Chicken or Chicken Tikka and you have a very tasty lunch

Hope this helps....

[chriswg]

The light cheese and chilli crackers sound real good. That's tomorrow lunch sorted! I also see your point with the madras. I guess you could cook one with no oil at all, just boiled veg, spices, chillies and chilli powder. I bet fresh tomatoes could be used instead of puree too. The chicken is boiled too to hardly any fat there either. I'm sure it wouldn't be anywhere near as nice as a 'proper' oily madras but for a healthy lunchtime snack it would be tough to beat. I'll have a go later in the week and see how it turns out.

[Unclebuck]

If your on a healthy one, try this [i do] chicken tikka pockets

blades tikka recipe no oil [as much chili as you wish]
whole meal pitta breads
cucumber salad with mint raita dressing

you get the jist. UB 

[976bar]

If your on a healthy one, try this [i do] chicken tikka pockets

blades tikka recipe no oil [as much chili as you wish]
whole meal pitta breads
cucumber salad with mint raita dressing

you get the jist. UB 

I have the Tikka, I have the mint and cucumber, but no whole meal pittas.... I could use wraps maybe, but it would defeat the idea.....

Nice one Buck, I'll bear this one for the future

[chriswg]

Ryvita and chillies for lunch!

Chicken Pitta pockets is a regular meal, although we usually use Nandos hot marinade and sauce, or a souvlaki recipe. I usually grill a few hot chillies with the chicken and put them in the pitta breads. They always go down well. I'll have to give the tikka ones a go soon they sound good.