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An autumn favourite is pumpkin and numerous varieties can be found. When I was young pumpkin in the UK was unheard of – in fact we used to make Halloween lanterns with a swede! That certainly was a recipe for injury – although the pumpkin isn’t always easy to carve.

I have also decided to venture into a vegan recipe using vegan ‘chicken’ low FODMAP suitable products are based on soya protein or alternatively you could use Quorn ‘chicken’ pieces.

This was a fairly easy recipe to make and was lightly spiced – if you want a heavier spice then you can add more Ras El Hanout. Do check your spice mix has no high fodmap ingredients such as onion or garlic. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 200g Pumpkin
• 30g Pumpkin seeds
• 30g Pine nuts
• 20g Sunflower seeds
• 30g Course peanut butter
• 200ml Water
• 1 teaspoon of Ras El Hanout Spice
• 200g Soya protein based chicken pieces
• 250g Corn couscous
• Spray oil
• 30g mint leaves
• Seasoning (salt and pepper) to taste

Method

• Chop the pumpkin and boil in water till soft.
• Spray oil into a frying pan and add the Ras El Hanout and fry gently with minimal oil to release the flavours, add the chopped mint leaves.
• Add the peanut butter, seeds and water to the frying pan and cook till thickened
• Add the ‘chicken’ pieces and cooked pumpkin
• Weight the couscous and pour over the same amount of boiling water (250 ml) and leave to cook – run a fork through the mix to give texture to the couscous
• You can either serve the ‘chicken’ sauce and couscous separately or mix the ‘chicken’ sauce through the couscous, as I have done.
• Serves 5-6 enjoy!

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Julie

I am a state registered dietitian and advisor to The IBS Network, the UK charity for people with irritable bowel syndrome. My specialty is dietary treatment of gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, lactose & fructose malabsorption and complex food intolerances. I also have experience in dietetic treatment of people who have bariatric surgery and weight management.