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What you eat, and how much, is so important for your health and your waistline.
Cooking healthier food at home is a small, simple change that can have big benefits in the long run. We're showcasing easy recipes to help you on your way.
Give this one a go to get started today – and make sure to check back next month for another. Let's do this!
Cheats' pizza calzone
Warm wholewheat wraps hold a delicious Italian-style vegetable mixture, to give a lighter version of a folded pizza.
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 soft flour tortillas (wholewheat, if possible)
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 80g hard cheese, grated (reduced-fat, if possible)
Swappable or optional
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 150g closed-cup mushrooms, sliced
- 4 handfuls mixed salad leaves
- 1 carrot, grated
- 2 celery sticks, chopped
- 3 teaspoons dried Italian mixed herbs (optional)
- 1 pinch ground black pepper (optional)
Swap tip
This is a great recipe for swapping ingredients. You can replace the toppings with any fresh, frozen or tinned veg. Try adding chopped tinned pineapple for a Hawaiian twist.
Method
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Preheat the grill. Arrange the peppers and mushrooms on a baking sheet and grill them for 4 to 5 minutes, turning once. Add the tomatoes and herbs, then season with black pepper. Keep warm.
Information:Add some torn-up basil leaves to the tomato mixture for extra flavour.
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Put a tortilla into a dry frying pan and sprinkle a quarter of the cheese over the top. Cook over a medium heat for about 30 to 40 seconds until melted.
Information:Use wholewheat flour tortillas instead of white flour ones for more fibre!
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Add a quarter of the vegetable mixture to one side of the tortilla, then fold it in half, over the filling. Add the tortilla back to the dry pan and cook for a few moments, then slide it onto a warm serving plate. Keep warm.
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Repeat with the remaining tortillas. Serve with the salad leaves, grated carrot and celery.
Information:For a snack, just make 2 and cut them in half to serve 4 people.
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Dietary advice
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