Chakalaka
Meal: 178 cal Protein: 7 g Carbs: 28 g Fat: 5 g
When trying to retrain your brain to enjoy lower-calorie dishes, many times it’s easier to explore dishes from other parts of the world. Dishes your mind doesn’t have any history with. So the new, fun flavors don’t register a loss if they’re made a bit leaner. This dish is from South African cuisine and is filled with amazing flavor. So much so, that you would never notice that we trimmed down the calories by eliminating the Canned Baked Beans in favor of plain beans for fiber and molasses for richness. This allows us to control the sugar in the dish. And by limiting the sugar, those incredible spices come to the forefront. We cook them at the beginning with the onions and really let them bloom so they can super-flavor this dish. These small changes have saved more than 300 calories and shaved more than 20% of the calories off each serving!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp EVOO
- 1 medium Onion , diced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic , minced
- 1 Tbsp Ginger , minced
- 1 Tbsp Curry Powder
- 1 Tbsp Thyme
- 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
Directions
- Heat Oil in a Dutch Oven over Medium heat.
- Add onion and cook until soft.
- Add Curry, Garlic, Ginger, Thyme, Smoked Paprika, and Cayenne.
- Cook until fragrant.
Ingredients
- 2 Large Tomatoes , diced (suggestion: Kumato)
- 3 C Cabbage , sliced
- 1 Chili Peppers , Diced (suggestion: Poblano)
- 1 Large Carrot , grated
- 2 Large Bell Peppers , diced
- 1 can Baked Beans (Suggestion: White Beans, Tomato Sauce, Molasses, Honey, Dijon)
Directions
- Add tomatoes, peppers, carrots, and cabbage.
- Cook until vegetables are soft and coated with spices – 5 to 8 minutes.
- ts, and cabbage. Cook until vegetables are soft and coated with spices – 5 to 8 minutes. Add Beans and Molasses and simmer on low for 10-15 more minutes to let all the flavors marry together.
