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Lemongrass prawn laksa noodles
- Published: 28 Jan 21
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This healthy, wholesome, low-fat lemongrass prawn laksa recipe really hits the spot on days when you’re fasting or just want to cut down on calories – it comes in at under 275 calories per serving.
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Or, try this pepper, spinach and coconut curry, also less than 275 kcal per serving. For more healthy and tasty ways to watch your weight, check out our low-fat recipe and lower-calorie meals collections.
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Serves 1
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Hands-on time 15 min
Ingredients
- Light cooking oil spray
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- 1 lemongrass stalk, halved and bashed
- 1 green chilli, sliced
- 1 tbsp laksa paste (or mild curry paste)
- 200ml semi-skimmed milk
- Pinch caster sugar
- 50g green beans, halved
- 100g sustainable raw tiger prawns, deveined
- 100g slim noodles (available from larger supermarkets)
- 50g sugar snap peas, halved
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
- A few fresh mint and coriander sprigs
- ½ lime for squeezing
Method
- Spray a little oil into a pan, then fry the shallot, lemongrass and most of the chilli for 5 minutes over a medium heat until softened and fragrant. Add the laksa paste and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add the milk, 100ml water, the sugar and green beans to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then add the prawns, noodles and sugar snaps and cook for 1-2 minutes more until the prawns are just cooked. Discard the lemongrass, then add the spring onion, herbs and a little lime juice.
- Recipe from January 2021 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 261kcals
- Fat
- 5.2g (2.6g saturated)
- Protein
- 30.6g
- Carbohydrates
- 19.3g (17.1g sugars)
- Fibre
- 7.2g
- Salt
- 1.3g
delicious. tips
If you’re not watching your calorie intake, use 150g straight-to-wok udon noodles, swap the milk with reduced fat coconut milk, then add 50g frozen soya beans and a handful of beansprouts.
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