A balanced menu provides a variety of food groups and key nutrients.
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Room for Balance Improvement
(0 - 44)
This menu has room to improve its nutritional balance to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.
Good Balance
(45 - 69)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
Great Balance
(70 - 100)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
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The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.
Nutritional tips
Reduce fat intake
You may grill the cheese russians instead of frying in oil
This dish has been optimized for 2 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:
Preheat the oven grill. Place the vine tomatoes on a lightly greased baking tray and grill for about 6 minutes. Set aside.
Fry the Russians
5 Min
Heat some sunflower oil in a frying pan and fry the Russians for about 5 minutes until plump and light brown. Remove from the pan and cut into 5 angled slices.
Cook the MAGGI 2-Minute Noodles
2 Min
Cook the MAGGI 2-Minute Noodles according to the pack instructions.
Plate the food
3 Min
To plate, divide the noodles and mix 6 vine tomatoes and 5 Russian slices between each of the two bowls.
Serve
1 Min
Spoon over the noodle broth, scatter with fresh basil leaves and serve with pesto sauce on the side.
Preheat the Oven Grill
of
5
Preheat the oven grill. Place the vine tomatoes on a lightly greased baking tray and grill for about 6 minutes. Set aside.
Fry the Russians
of
5
:
Oil, Olive, Salad Or Cooking
Heat some sunflower oil in a frying pan and fry the Russians for about 5 minutes until plump and light brown. Remove from the pan and cut into 5 angled slices.
Cook the MAGGI 2-Minute Noodles
of
5
Cook the MAGGI 2-Minute Noodles according to the pack instructions.
Plate the food
of
5
To plate, divide the noodles and mix 6 vine tomatoes and 5 Russian slices between each of the two bowls.
Serve
of
5
Spoon over the noodle broth, scatter with fresh basil leaves and serve with pesto sauce on the side.
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