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Josie Gibson’s ‘Love Food’ recipes: Lose weight in just 3 weeks

Here’s a taster of some of Josie’s favourite recipes, which could help you lose weight and feel great in just 21 days…

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Josie Gibson famously shed an incredible six stone over a year.

The Big Brother winner previously revealed that the secret to her amazing weight loss was a combination of a strict diet and exercise regime.

But now, in a bid to help her fans to follow a healthy eating regime, Josie Gibson has released a brand new cookbook, Love Food, which shares some of the delicious and healthy recipes that helped her slim down from 16st 7lb and a size 18 to 10st 2lb.

Here are three for you to sink your teeth into…

BREAKFAST RECIPE: Porridge - without the bloat!

Serves: 1

Ingredients:

  • 120ml full fat coconut milk

  • 60ml water

  • 3 tbsp coconut flour

  • 2 tbsp finely shredded coconut

  • 1/2 medium banana, mashed toppings of your choice

Directions:

  1. In a small saucepan, mix together the coconut milk and the water, and add the coconut flour and shredded coconut.

  2. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir halfway through.

  3. Remove from the heat and whisk in the mashed banana. Stir briefly, then return to the heat and stir until thickened – for about 2 to 3 minutes.

  4. Serve with a topping of your choice.

LUNCH RECIPE: Cashew-crusted Caeser salad

Josie Gibson's Cashew-Crusted Chicken Caeser Salad

Serves: 1

****Ingredients: **

  • 1 (120g) chicken fillet

  • 1 egg

  • 1 handful of cashew nuts (around 18 kernels)

  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt

  • 1/2 tsp. dried basil

  • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme

  • 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary

  • 1/4 tsp. dried tarragon

  • 1/2 head of a romaine lettuce

  • 6 cherry tomatoes

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 4.

  2. Chop up the cashew nuts using a blender.

  3. Mix chopped nuts with salt and dried herbs.

  4. Beat one egg and dip chicken fillet into it. Let the excess egg drip off and coat chicken with chopped nuts.

  5. Place cashew-coated chicken into a pan covered with foil. Bake for 20–25 minutes.

  6. After baking leave to cool a little and then slice.

  7. Place torn lettuce and chicken slices in a bowl and top with cherry tomatoes.

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DINNER RECIPE: Bristol’s Beef Stew

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 2 large carrots

  • 400g beef stewing steak, in rough chunks

  • 200g chopped tomatoes

  • 150ml beef stock

  • 1 tsp dried oregano

  • 1 tbsp fresh chopped basil leaves

Directions:

  1. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan.

  2. Add the onion and cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened.

  3. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.

  4. Add the beef and cook, stirring occasionally until brown on all sides.

  5. Add the carrots, beef stock, tomatoes and oregano, stirring until well-combined.

  6. Place a lid on top of the saucepan and simmer on low heat for 1– 1.5 hours. If the stew is too liquid toward the end of the cooking time, remove the lid for about 10 minutes to allow some liquid to evaporate.

  7. Stir in the basil before serving.

** Love Food by Josie Gibson is out now (£14.99, Blink Publishing).**

Josie reveals how she beat cellulite for good with the latest Closer To Diet and Fitness issue, on sale now!

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