Feed a family of four for only R100

You won't believe how easy (and rewarding) healthy eating can be. Our Vitality HealthyFood Studio chef shared surprisingly simple and delicious healthy recipes that can feed a family of four for only R100.
Looking for a scrumptious healthy meal that's easy to prepare and easy on the pocket? We've got delicious meals for four, all for just R100:
Wholewheat fusilli pasta with tomato and butter bean sauce

Serves 4
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 25 minutes
Pantry items
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
Flour
Spray and cook
Foil
Plastic wrap
Ingredients
300 g whole wheat fusilli pasta
750 g carrots, peeled and sliced
400 g canned chopped tomato with garlic
200 g butter beans
Instructions
- Place a large pot on the stove, fill halfway with water, add a pinch of salt, and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling add the fusilli pasta and cook until al dente.
- Heat a small pot on the stove on a medium high heat. Add two teaspoons of oil, then add carrots and cook for 10 minute or until soft.
- Add the canned tomato and mixed through the carrots, simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the butter beans and cook for 2 minutes.
- Place the carrot sauce into a blender and blend until smooth, if the mixture is too thick add enough water to thin it down to the consistency you like.
- Return to the same pot and reheat, toss through the cooked fusilli pasta, and cook for a further 3 minutes to ensure everything is heated through.
- Check the seasoning and serve while still hot.
Massaman chicken curry noodles

Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Pantry items
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
Flour
Spray and cook
Foil
Plastic wrap
Ingredients
8g Massaman curry paste
250 ml Coconut milk
450g Chicken breast, cubed
130g Frozen mixed vegetables
Chicken bake with broccoli and rice

Serves 4
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 40 minutes
Pantry items
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
Flour
Spray and cook
Foil
Plastic wrap
Ingredients
500 g chicken thighs
250 g brown rice
300 g broccoli florets
50 ml mushroom stock
concentrate.
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs on your chopping board and season with salt and pepper. Look in the pantry and see what other interesting spices you can add.
- Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil and brown the chicken on both sides, remove from the pan and set aside.
- Spray a large baking dish with spray and cook. Add the two sachets of mushroom stock concentrate and top with 3 cups of water.
- Pour in the brown rice, mix through and season with salt and pepper. Add the broccoli florets and mix through with the rice. Place the chicken thigh on top of the rice, cover with foil and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, take out the chicken thighs and fluff up the rice and broccoli. This is a good time to check if you need to add more water.
- Place the chicken on top of the rice once more. Drizzle chicken with a little olive oil and bake for a further 30 minutes with the foil on.
- Remove from the oven, discard the foil, dish up for the family and serve.
Warm feta and tomato pasta bake

Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Pantry items
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
spary and cook
Ingredients
300 g baby tomatoes
150 g fat free & kJ controlled feta cheese
300 g whole wheat penne pasta
10 g garlic
10 g fresh basil (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°. In a large ovenproof baking dish, combine tomatoes and garlic, drizzle with olive oil, season and toss to combine.
- Place feta into center of tomato mixture and scatter with any dry herbs you might like, (thyme, basil, oregano, Italian herbs).
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until tomatoes are bursting, and feta is golden on top.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven and add the cooked pasta and ½ cup pasta water. Mix all the ingredients together and place in the oven for a few more minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve, garnish with fresh basil.
Delicious Thai tuna fish cakes

Serves 4
Preparation time 25 minutes
Cooking time 60 minutes
Pantry items
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
spray and cook
Ingredients
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
2 tins of tuna in brine, drained
2 tablespoons red Thai curry paste
10 g coriander
7 slices brown bread, toasted and blended into crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
- Cut the pumpkin into small 1 cm cubes and place on a baking tray lined with foil. Drizzle with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place pumpkin in the oven and cook until soft.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl with the milk and whisk together until well incorporated.
- Cut the green leaves of the leeks, we will be using the white part only. Slice the leeks in half lengthwise and wash under cold water to remove any dirt.
- Cut the leeks into half a centimetre slices. Place a large non-stick pan on the stove, drizzle with a little olive oil and cook the leeks over medium heat until softened. Remove and set the leeks aside and allow the large non-stick pan to cool down.
- When ready, spray and cook the sauté pan, add the cooked pumpkin, the softened leeks and the washed cannellini beans.
- Season the egg mixture with salt, pepper, and any additional herbs and spice. Whisk once more and pour the mixture over the butternut, leeks, and cannellini beans.
- Place in the oven on the middle rack and bake until the frittata is set.
- Remove from the oven, cut into slices, and serve.
Perfect pumpkin, cannellini bean and leak frittata

Serves 4
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 45 minutes
From the pantry
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
Spray and cook
Ingredients
350 g pumpkin, cut into small cubes
100 g leeks
8 eggs
60 ml low fat milk
200 g cannellini beans, half a tin, drained and rinsed under cold water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
- Cut the pumpkin into small 1 cm cubes and place on a baking tray lined with foil. Drizzle with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place pumpkin in the oven and cook until soft.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl with the milk and whisk together until well incorporated.
- Cut the green leaves of the leeks, we will be using the white part only. Slice the leeks in half lengthwise and wash under cold water to remove any dirt.
- Cut the leeks into half a centimetre slices. Place a large nonstick pan on the stove, drizzle with a little olive oil and cook the leeks over medium heat until softened. Remove and set the leeks aside and allow the large nonstick pan to cool down.
- When ready, spray and cook the sauté pan, add the cooked pumpkin, the softened leeks and the washed cannellini beans.
- Season the egg mixture with salt, pepper, and any additional herbs and spice. Whisk once more and pour the mixture over the butternut, leeks, and cannellini beans.
- Place in the oven on the middle rack and bake until the frittata is set.
- Remove from the oven, cut into slices, and serve.
Bon appétit!
Sumptuous and soothing chicken and sweetcorn soup

Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
From the pantry
Salt and pepper
Canola oil or olive oil
Herbs and spices
Spray and cook
Ingredients
600 g sweetcorn kernels (fresh, frozen or canned)
280 g chicken breast, skinless and cut into cubes
300 ml low fat milk
200 g onion, finely chopped
Instructions
- Place 500 g of the sweetcorn kernels into a blender (keep 100g aside), add the milk and blend. This mixture must not be smooth but rather chunky.
- Place a pot on the stove and add a little oil, sauté until the onion are soft and starting to colour.
- Add the sweetcorn mixture from the blender into the pot and stir.
- Bring the mixture up to the boil then add the chicken pieces, remaining sweetcorn kernels, seasoning and desired herbs and spices.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
Serve while it's hot and steaming!
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