Greggs has announced a refreshing spring menu revamp, including lighter options such as pasta pots and rice bowls, each under 400 calories.
The British high street bakery chain is introducing two new products, as well as bringing back some old favorites with new and improved recipes.
The six new items are being launched as part of Greggs’ Balanced Choice range and will be available in stores nationwide from Thursday 14th March.
All products in the Balanced Choice series are 400 calories or less and are green or orange on the nutrition traffic light system.
For those looking for a light lunch, we recommend the new Piri Piri Chicken Pasta. It’s tossed in a spicy mayo-like dressing with sweet corn and topped with piri piri chicken breast slices for a little kick.
The flavorful pasta dish costs £3.25 and contains 358 calories.
Pesto and Mozzarella Pasta is also new to the menu for a Mediterranean taste, as the weather starts to warm up ahead of the UK’s first Bank Holiday weekend later this month.
Foodies will enjoy cooked pasta made with slow-roasted tomatoes, peppers, and spinach tossed with pesto dressing and topped with mozzarella pearls. It costs £3.25 and has 375 calories.
Meanwhile, menu items returning with improved recipes include Sweet Potato Bhaji & Rice, Smoky Cajun Rice with BBQ Chicken and Sweet Corn Fritter, Feta and Tomato Pasta, and Chicken and Bacon Pasta.
Feta and Tomato Pasta is pasta cooked in a tomato and basil dressing with feta cheese, bell peppers, roasted red onions, and sliced spinach. He costs 2.25 pounds and has 363 calories.
Meanwhile, the Chicken and Bacon Pasta (3.25 pounds, 380 calories) boasts a mayonnaise-like dressing topped with sweet corn, tomato, smoked bacon, and barbecue-flavored chicken.
If you prefer rice to pasta, try the Sweet Potato Bhaji and Rice (3.35 lbs., 267 calories). It is made by combining cooked long grain rice and grain mix with a flavorful Indian-style chana masala sauce.
Other ingredients include spinach, coriander, chickpeas, green peppers, and onions, and it is served with sweet potato onion bhaji.
Finally, the Smoky Cajun Rice with Barbecued Chicken and Sweet Corn Fritter (3.35 lbs., 271 calories) includes cooked rice mixed with roasted peppers, sweet corn, and roasted red onions in a smoky paprika dressing. It also includes barbecue-flavored chicken slices, sweet corn fritters, and spinach slices. .
All new pasta pots and rice bowls can be purchased as part of the cold sandwich or salad sale. This includes hot or cold drinks from £3.75.
The spring menu can also be ordered via Click + Collect from the Greggs app or website, or delivered via Just Eat or Uber Eats.
The announcement of this exciting new menu comes shortly after MailOnline visited Greg’s flagship location and discovered that the owner is proud to be affiliated with the iconic chain famous for its sausage rolls. It was held on.
There have also been calls for a blue plaque to be erected at the site to commemorate the famous bakery.
Jeanne Lorry, 67, joint managing director of the Travel Bureau, which opened its first store at 69 Gosforth High Street, told MailOnline: Greggs.
“It was really great to learn about the history of this very interesting place.”
She explained that the premises “originally was a house, but became something else before becoming the original bakery in the 1950s.”
