Quick & Easy Sweet Chilli Prawn Stir Fry

Do you struggle to come up with quick and easy healthy mid-week meal ideas?  I find myself stuck in a rut a lot, repeating the same old meals, so recently I've been working on creating some new family friendly dinner recipes that are quick to throw together but still healthy.  I'm sharing one of them today - a yummy sweet chilli prawn stir fry made just from frozen foods and a few store cupboard ingredients.

I've been working with Iceland recently to demonstrate the #PowerOfFrozen, highlighting how great the quality of frozen food is these days.  I was challenged to create a delicious recipe that helps to 'cut the hassle' of putting a healthy meal on the table by using frozen foods to save time and effort without compromising on taste or quality. This recipe does just that - it needs no chopping or preparation and you can have it on the table far quicker than if you ordered a takeaway! I'll be keeping these ingredients on hand in the freezer from now on for those nights when I don't much feel like cooking, it really was no effort at all to pull this easy meal together!

I wasn't sure how this recipe would go down with my boys but they absolutely loved it and both wolfed down the lot.  I was also pleasantly surprised by how nice the egg fried rice was, I've never had frozen rice before but you'd never guess it was cooked from frozen.

Here are the frozen ingredients I used to create this recipe:

• Iceland Frozen Baby Corn & Sugar Snap Peas 400g - £1.50
• Iceland Quick Cook Frozen Sliced Mixed Peppers 650g - £1.00
• Iceland Egg Fried Rice 650g - £1.50
• Iceland Fish Market North Atlantic Prawns 300g - £3.50

I also used some ingredients that I already had in the cupboard - a bit of oil, sweet chilli dipping sauce and soy sauce.  As you can see the total spend for the main ingredients was just £7.50 for a healthy family meal for four (two adults & two children) - rather cheaper than a takeaway! I also let my 8 year old choose a dessert from the amazing array on offer in Iceland, he chose rhubarb & custard ice cream cones, just £1 for a pack of 4!

Sweet Chilli Prawn Stir Fry with Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients: 

• 1 tbs Vegetable Oil
• 400g Iceland Frozen Baby Corn & Sugar Snap Peas
• 300g Iceland Quick Cook Frozen Sliced Mixed Peppers
• 300g Iceland Fish Market North Atlantic Prawns
• 650g Iceland Egg Fried Rice
• 2 tbs sweet chilli dipping sauce
• 1 tbs soy sauce

Method: 

Start by defrosting the prawns. Ideally you should pop them in the fridge the night before to defrost overnight, but if you're forgetful like me or need to throw together a last minute meal, you can also defrost frozen cooked prawns quickly by popping them into a bowl of cool tap water - they should defrost in 10-15 minutes.

Warm half of the vegetable oil in a large wok or pan. Add the baby corn and sugar snap peas mix to the pan and stir fry for 5 minutes. In a second pan, heat the other half of the oil ready for the egg fried rice.

Add the mixed peppers to the pan along with the prawns. At the same time add the egg fried rice to the second pan to heat through. Stir fry both for 2 minutes, then add the sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce to the pan with the vegetables and stir fry both for another 2-3 minutes until the vegetables are cooked and the egg fried rice is hot.

Serve immediately, with extra sweet chilli sauce on the side for drizzling.

If you enjoyed this post, you might like my Easy Salmon and Rice Parcels recipe which also uses handy frozen foods from Iceland.  If you'd like more meal ideas to make using frozen foods, you could also check out these recipes from some of my blogging friends:

• BBQ Sardines with Couscous Salad from Foodie Quine
• Easy Cheesy Cheat's Cottage Pie from Fab Food 4 All
• Brocolli Cauliflower Cheese from Tin and Thyme
• Chicken & Chorizo Paella from Jo's Kitchen
• Sweet Potato Cakes from Veggie Desserts

What frozen foods do you like to cook with? I'd love some more ideas to try so let me know in the comments below!

Grace

Disclosure: This blog post was commissioned by Iceland as a part of the #PowerofFrozen campaign.  I was compensated for my time, however all opinions expressed in this post are my own.

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Sweet Chilli Prawn Stir Fry with Egg Fried Rice

Quick and easy sweet chilli prawn stir fry - a great midweek healthy family meal idea that kids will love.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: British, Chinese

Servings: 4 people

Author: Grace

Ingredients

• 1 tbs Vegetable Oil
• 400 g  Iceland Frozen Baby Corn & Sugar Snap Peas
• 300 g Iceland Quick Cook Frozen Sliced Mixed Peppers
• 300 g Iceland Fish Market North Atlantic Prawns
• 650 g Iceland Egg Fried Rice
• 2 tbs sweet chilli dipping sauce
• 1 tbs soy sauce

Instructions

• Start by defrosting the prawns. Ideally you should pop them in the fridge the night before to defrost overnight, but if you're forgetful like me or need to throw together a last minute meal, you can also defrost frozen cooked prawns quickly by popping them into a bowl of cool tap water - they should defrost in 10-15 minutes.
• Warm half of the vegetable oil in a large wok or pan. Add the baby corn and sugar snap peas mix to the pan and stir fry for 5 minutes. In a second pan, heat the other half of the oil ready for the egg fried rice.
• Add the mixed peppers to the pan along with the prawns. At the same time add the egg fried rice to the second pan to heat through. Stir fry both for 2 minutes, then add the sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce to the pan with the vegetables and stir fry both for another 2-3 minutes until the vegetables are cooked and the egg fried rice is hot.
• Serve immediately, with extra sweet chilli sauce on the side for drizzling.

I hope you will want to try this quick and easy recipe, please pin it if you do! For more easy family friendly dinner ideas and recipes, check out the Family Friendly Meals section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow the Eats Amazing recipes Pinterest board for fresh and seasonal inspiration all the year around!

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