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Quick easy meals

Life is often too hectic for anything complicated so here are some meal ideas that can be on the table quickly with minimum effort.
5-minute chicken noodle soup
by Emerald Lewis

Four ingredients and five minutes are all you need for this ridiculously easy chicken noodle soup! Add the optional extras to take the flavour to another level!

Each serving provides 325 kcal, 26g protein, 42g carbohydrates (of which 4g sugars), 4.5g fat (of which 1g saturates), 6g fibre and 3.6g salt.

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