Basa with brown rice and green beans recipe

Basa with brown rice and green beans

In partnership with British Heart Foundation

If you're looking for healthy fish recipes, basa fillets are a great, budget-friendly option. This fresh and fragrant dinner for two is full of interesting flavours and textures, and provides 2 of your 5-a-day. It's on the table in 30 minutes, so perfect for those busy weeknights!

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  • Serves 2
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 426 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 140g brown rice
  • 1 tsp reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 lime, ½ juiced, ½ sliced into rounds
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 6cm piece fresh ginger, 1cm minced, 5cm peeled and cut into matchsticks
  • 2 red chillies, deseeded, 1 minced, 1 thinly sliced into matchsticks
  • 30g fresh coriander
  • 100g bunch spring onions, trimmed
  • 250g pack 2 skinless & boneless basa fillets
  • 160g green beans, trimmed

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Each serving contains

Energy
1790kJ 426.0kcal
21%
Fat
7g
low10%
Saturates
2g
low10%
Salt
0.6g
low10%
Sugars
5g
low6%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 54.2gProtein 32.2gFibre 7.5g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Cook the rice to pack instructions. Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, garlic and minced ginger and minced chilli; set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, lay a piece of foil on a baking tray. Put the coriander, spring onions, remaining ginger and chilli on the foil; top with the basa fillets and lime slices. Add 2 tbsp water, then fold the foil into a parcel; bake for 10-12 mins until the fish is cooked.
  3. Boil the green beans for 2-3 mins until just tender.
  4. Divide the rice and beans between plates; top with the fish and juices. Drizzle over the sauce.

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