Mushroomy millet (with or without chicken)

Millet has been a revelation! With so many grains and legumes off the menu (I also have FODMAP issues) it is sometimes difficult to find an alternative to the ever present rice in our diet. Enter hulled millet! Relatively low in calories, this is a lovely alternative to couscous for those requiring a gluten free and filling option. We ate ours with chicken but it stands beautifully on its own, too.

MUSHROOMY MILLET (serves 4)

Millet mix

1 C hulled millet

1 tsp coconut oil

1/2 tsp paprika (sweet, not hot!)

1 tsp caraway seeds

2 C water

Mushroom mix

1 med-large white onion, peeled and roughly chopped

3 C white button mushrooms, quartered

1/3 C fresh parsley (stems & stalks)

4 large Brussels sprouts, woody ends removed

1 tbsp coconut oil

1/3 C coconut milk (the drinking kind)

1. Rinse millet. Cook, stirring in a frying pan on medium heat with coconut oil, paprika & caraway seeds for approximately 7 minutes. Take care not to let the mixture burn. 

2. Transfer mixture to saucepan, add water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Set aside. 

3. Blend onion, mushrooms, parsley and Brussels sprouts together until chopped very finely and well combined.

4. Heat tbsp of coconut oil in frying pan and cook mushroom mix, stirring for around 10 minutes.

5. Add coconut milk to mushroom mix and cook, stirring, until heated through.

6. Stir mushroom mix through cooked millet.

Serve into four bowls and enjoy immediately ❤️ 

Ingredient information (based on advice by SIGHI)

- Mushrooms are rated 1. If you are sensitive to them either reduce the amount or replace them completely with another vegetable such as carrot.

- Brussels sprouts are also rated 1 but are easily replaced with another green vegetable if required. Broccoli would be a good substitute.

- All other ingredients are rated 0 without caveats

0 - Well tolerated, no symptoms expected at usual intake 

1 - Minor symptoms, occasional consumption of small quantities is often tolerated 

2 - Incompatible, significant symptoms at usual intake 

3 - Very poorly tolerated, severe symptoms

Hot tips!

🔥 Coconut milk can be replaced with any other tolerated milk

🔥 We ate ours with 1/2 kg diced, pan fried chicken thigh fillet which was delicious!

🔥 Leftovers will freeze very well