Help and Tips
Recipe using no knife but full of life!
Article by Charity Spalding
This week, our 'resident' nutritionist and accredited practicing dietitian, Charity Spalding, shares a quick, easy and healthy recipe that are suitable for people with limited mobility. As Charity says, these recipes "may not use a knife but are full of life!". Read on to find out more about her recipe ideas.
Home-made canned soup
Serves around 3-4 adults
I have to admit that the name for this recipe is a little misleading. Truth be told it uses both canned and frozen vegetables but “Home-made canned and frozen vegetable soup” just didn’t have the same ring to it…
This recipe is as easy as opening a few cans and a bag of frozen vegetables then heating it all up on the stove. It feeds the whole household or can be frozen in individual portions for a quick and easy microwave lunch.
Ingredients:
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½ jar of passata with herbs and/or garlic
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3 cups frozen peas, corn and carrot
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1 can mushrooms in butter sauce
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1 x 400g can 4 bean mix, drained
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1 x 400g can kidney beans, drained
Method:
1.Crack open the cans that need to be drained and rest upside-down on the edge of the sink to drain.
2.Tip all the veggies and the passata into a saucepan and heat on a low heat, stirring occasionally, until boiling hot.
3.Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
4.Serve with a tasty bread or toast
Tips:
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If there’s not enough liquid, then fill a can with water and add this to the soup or add the rest of the passata.
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If you prefer softer beans, cook the soup for a bit longer.
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If there are other canned or frozen veggies you think you’d prefer, feel free to add them or substitute for any veggies you’re not so keen on.
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This recipe would also works well if you add a handful of small pasta (eg. risoni, macaroni or alphabet pasta) or rice.
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Need help opening cans? Talk to your occupational therapist about equipment to help in the kitchen.
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Don’t want to have ½ a jar of passata left over? Feel free to use a can of puree tomato or a can of tomato soup.
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Charity Spalding is an accredited practicing dietitian and owner of Accessible Nutrition, a provider of nutrition and dietetic services for people with disability, children and their families.
