Recipe: Roast Chicken Wraps with Harissa Roasted Veg, Feta and A Mint and Yogurt Dip

I'm always after quick, filling and healthy lunches - especially now I'm at home a lot. It's all so tempting to pick at rubbish food throughout the day. Luckily Alex Hollywood has put together a delicious lunch time recipe with Mission Deli Wraps. I made a slight few tweaks as it's what I already had in the house.

Serves: 2-3 - depending how hungry you are!

Ingredients:
Leftover roasted chicken
Selection of roughly 200g of roasted vegetables. I used a leek, mushrooms, an onion and a courgette.
1/2 pack of feta cheese
1 tsp of Harissa paste
I tbsp of olive oil
Some rocket leaves
Half a lemon
Salt/pepper
175ml of plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp of mint sauce
2-4 Mission Deli Mediterranean Herb Wraps*

Method:
1. Whisk the Harissa paste, olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl before coating the vegetables in the sauce. Make sure you season well.

2. Once the vegetables are roasted, spoon a small mixture into the middle of the wrap.

3. Next pop the roast chicken on top and a small handful of rocket leaves. Then crumble the feta before wrapping.

4. Mix the yogurt and mint sauce together, season to taste and use as a dip on the side.

I'd love to know if you decide to make this - make sure you drop me a tweet!

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Why it's ok to feel jealous

I'm not talking about jealously so consuming you want to cut up their clothes, key their car and boil their rabbit kinda thing. I'm talking about being a little bit envious. Feeling a little upset that they're having all the good things happen to them in life. It's totally normal to feel like this when you see someone doing well. Totally normal to want what they have.

Because what pushes us in life if it's not wanting to better ourselves? If it's not wanting what other people have? There's nothing like a good bit of healthy competition to give you the kick up the butt to achieve what you're capable of. How would we achieve our dreams if something isn't pushing us? It's human nature to think the grass is greener on the other side. But it's up to you to see if it's true by putting the hard graft in.

I'm going to hold my hands up and say I often get a bit down in the dumps that certain bloggers have all the best campaigns to work, get taken to exotic places, get to do their hobby as their blog and get dressed head to toe in ASOS for free. It's completely normal to think 'why them and not me'. The reason it's not me is because they have worked 10 times harder than me on their blog. They have lots of time to dedicate to their little space on the internet. I can have that too if I really want it - I just need to pull my socks up and push myself to be bigger and better.

Next time you feel green with envy, don't feel like an awful person. You're not. Simply use it fuel yourself to achieve bigger and better things. After all, you're capable of having what they have. Anyone is capable of anything. People who have achieved your dream have just put in the hours to make that dream their reality.

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Introducing the new Bol Flavours

We all know my life revolves around food on this blog. I love eating and even more than that, I love finding healthy options so I don't feel guilty about what I'm putting in my body. I especially love find healthy dishes for when I'm in a rush. Putting good food in your body doesn't need to take hours to prepare. This is where Bol is a lifesaver.

Inspired by local chefs and market stall traders, the brand has created three new recipes. Jamaican Jerk Chicken - pictured above - , Keralan Chicken Curry and Kansas BBQ chicken - the first ones in the range to contain meat. They make the perfect lunch. Nothing too heavy to make you feel groggy but packed with enough protein to keep you full throughout the afternoon.

The Jamaican Jerk Chicken - my personal favourite - is a mouth-watering combination of spiced, marinated pulled chicken in a habanero chilli and coconut milk sauce. It's served with generous helpings of sweet potato, mixed peppers, sweetcorn and pineapple on top of black barley, pinto beans and peas. Delicious!

The Keralan Chicken Curry was designed by chef Meera Sodha who specialises in Indian dishes. The tasty meal is cooked in a black pepper and coconut sauce. The chicken is layered with lemon-spiked cauliflower and rice before being topped with a beetroot thoran. I would never in a million years have paired earthy beetroot with curry but it goes together perfectly. It's the star of this dish.

Finally the Kansas BBQ Chicken is inspired by the Deep South. The pulled chicken is paired with a lightly pickled cabbage slaw, sweetcorn and a yummy blend of quinoa and black rice.

The meals will be available in supermarkets from mid-October nationwide at £3.79 each. Keep your eyes peeled!

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