Doing the Sport Relief Mile this month? Well we’ve got some Seriously Good Sport Relief recipes just for you - perfect for both pre and post race.
Gordon Ramsay has teamed up with Anita Bean, a health expert, to create some fantastic recipes for Sport Relief – nutritionally balanced and packed full of energy to ensure anyone and everyone can walk, run or skip the Sport Relief Mile come March 25!
Prepare your body with a pre-Mile classic arrabiata (serves 4)
Not only quick and easy to prepare, this dish is also ideal for fuelling your muscles before doing your Mile. It contains a medium level of calories yet is high in carbohydrates and low in fat, which means it will provide plenty of energy without weighing you down.
Preparation time: 10mins
Cooking time: 15mins
Ingredients:
400g spaghetti
1 jar Seriously Good Tomato & Red Chilli sauce
250ml vegetable stock
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
15g basil, roughly chopped
15g parmesan shavings
Method:
1. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions.
2. Meanwhile, tip the jar of sauce and stock into a pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the garlic for 1–2 minutes, until golden, then drain on kitchen paper.
4. Stir the basil into the sauce and serve over the cooked pasta with the fried garlic and parmesan.
Nutritional breakdown per serving (based on 4 servings):
435 calories, 8g fat (1g saturates), 13g protein, 79g carbohydrate (8g total sugars), 0.9g salt.
Celebrate with tomato & ricotta cannelloni (serves 4)
Celebrate your success by tucking into this dish after completing your Mile. It contains both carbohydrate and protein which will be well deserved to speed muscle recovery and refuel after exercise. It also contains spinach, which makes it a good way of getting extra iron and vitamin C to boost your defences and prepare you for your next sporting challenge.
Preparation time: 10mins
Baking time:35mins
Ingredients:
50g breadcrumbs
25g parmesan, grated
10g parsley, chopped
1 jar Seriously Good Bolognese & Red Wine sauce
250g ricotta
250g buffalo mozzarella, diced
100g baby spinach, chopped
250g De Cecco no-boil cannelloni
green beans, to serve
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/fan 180ºC/gas mark 6.
2. Mix half the breadcrumbs with the parmesan and parsley and set aside.
3. Spread 3 tbsp sauce into the base of a large ovenproof dish.
4. In a bowl, mix the ricotta with half of the mozzarella, the spinach and remaining breadcrumbs. Tip into a plastic food bag and seal. Cut a hole in one corner and pipe the mixture into the cannelloni tubes. Layer the filled pasta in the ovenproof dish.
5. Mix the sauce with 150ml water and pour over the cannelloni. Scatter over the remaining mozzarella and top with the crumb mixture.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and cook for a further 10–15 minutes, until the top is golden. Serve with green beans.
Nutritional breakdown per serving (based on 4 servings):
610 calories, 27g fat (14g saturates), 29g protein, 65g carbohydrate (10g total sugars), 2.1g salt
Seriously Good sauces are available from RRP £1.98 at selected major retailers. At least 10p from every jar goes to Comic Relief all year round, and Gordon Ramsay doesn’t get a penny. Visit www.seriouslygood.com.
