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Chicken & Egg Fried Rice

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Great way of using up leftover rice or you can make a fresh batch of boiled rice for this. You can replace the chicken for prawns or leave it plain.

Serves: 2

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 25 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • cooked rice
  • 2 chicken breasts, chopped
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 grated carrot
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp Chinese 5 Spice powder
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 eggs, beaten
Chicken & Egg Fried Rice

Chicken & Egg Fried Rice

Method

Spray a large frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and cook the spring onions, pepper, carrot and chicken for 5-8 minutes.

Add the tomato puree, garlic granules, Chinese 5 spice, chilli flakes and soy sauce. Stir fry for another 5 minutes.

Add the cooked rice.

Once the chicken is cooked pour the eggs over the mixture and cook over a low heat stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until the egg has set.

Crustless Quiche Muffins

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I love making this SW crustless quiche recipe. There are so many variations to it but this one has to be my favourite. The basic essentials you need are eggs, cottage cheese and Pasta ‘n’ Sauce, you can then add anything you want to it –  any veg or meat/fish of your choice. The possibilities are endless! I made them into muffins but you can easily just make a large one and then slice it up before eating.

Makes: 15

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 30-45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • Packet of Batchelors Pasta ‘n’ Sauce Cheese & Broccoli flavour (0.5 syn for whole pack)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tub of cottage cheese
  • Any veg of choice – I used mushrooms, 1/2 red pepper and some spring onions

 

 

Basic Quiche Essentials

Basic Quiche Essentials

Method

Cook the pasta in 350ml of boiling water for 10 minutes.

Pre heat the oven at gas mark 6.

Blend the cottage cheese with the eggs in a large bowl and then add the veggies you are using.

Once the pasta is cooked, mix in the cottage cheese mixture with the veggies and place the mixture in silicone muffin cases.

Bake in the oven for around 20-25 minutes till cooked. If you like you can also add some cheese from your healthy extra A choice before placing the muffin cases in the oven.

 

Crustless Quiche

Crustless Quiche

 

Lamb Chops

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Tonight’s dinner was simply delicious! I cooked lamb chops in JD Seasonings Steak Rub (buy them here) in my Tefal actifry for 20 minutes and they turned out amazing!

I marinated the chops for about 3-4 hours before cooking them. I cooked them in batches of two.

Lamb Chops with JD Seasoning

Lamb Chops with JD Seasoning

They were so juicy and super easy too! I could have easily eaten the lot

Lamb Chops, Bulgar Wheat and Salad

Lamb Chops, Bulgar Wheat and Salad

I had mine with bulgur wheat and a speedy salad drizzled with the new Crucials Hot Pepper Sauce (0.5 syn for 3tbsp) I picked up from FarmFoods today.

Crucials Hot Pepper Sauce

Crucials Hot Pepper Sauce

Making Bulgur Wheat

Makes enough for 2/3 people. Finely chop 2 small onions and then fry till golden brown. Add:

  • 1 tsp of cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp of tomato puree
  • 1 tsp of ginger/garlic paste
  • 1 tsp of cumin powder
  • 1 tsp of coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp of turmeric
  • 1 crumble of chicken stock cube
  • chilli flakes to taste (more = spicier)

Fry all together for 3/4 minutes. Add 1 cup of Bulgur wheat, add 1.5 cups of boiling water and simmer for about 10 minutes or until ready.

That’s it. Done.

Homity Pie

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This is one of my favourite Slimming World’s recipe, it is such a good comfort food. Perfect for cold nights. I also added some broccoli to mine as I had some that needed using up, you can add any extra speedy veg to it that you like. In the past I’ve added carrots in it too!

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE when using cheese as a Healthy Extra A choice

Time Taken: 60 minutes

Difficulty: Moderate

Ingredients

  • Low calorie cooking spray
  • 340g potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 225g onions, chopped
  • 225g leeks, thinly sliced
  • 198g frozen peas
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • A handful of fresh parsley, chopped
  • A handful of fresh thyme, chopped
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 85ml of vegetable stock
  • 160g reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, grated
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Homity Pie

Homity Pie

Method

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°F/Gas 7. Spray a medium-sized, ovenproof dish with low calorie cooking spray.

Boil potatoes for 15-20 minutes, or until tender. Drain return to the pan and mash. Set aside until needed.

Spray a large non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and stir-fry the onions, leeks and peas over a medium heat for 6-8 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened.

Add the mashed potatoes, garlic, parsley, thyme eggs, stock and half the cheese, season and stir to combine. Spoon the mixture into the prepared ovenproof dish and scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

Spiced Chicken Meatballs

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Easiest way to make meatballs, we like to have them with pasta but you can also serve them with lots of roasted veg or make a curry with them.

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Spiced chicken meatballs

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken mince
  • 2 tablespoons of peri peri mix

Sauce

  • Passata with onions and garlic
  • Fresh basil
  • Oregano
  • Chilli flakes
  • Seasoning

Method

Mix the peri peri mix into the mince and shaped them. Spray fry light in a pan and brown the meat balls. Pour carton of passata with the herbs and season to taste. Cook until meatballs are ready, about 25-30 minutes.

Chicken Tikka Nibblets

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I am always looking for ways to spend as less time as possible cooking, the more I can get away from it the better! I tend to use spice box mixes when I am pressed for time. The brand I use mostly is Laziza. You can purchase them in most Asian supermarkets or if you have a large Asda/Tesco near you, they usually stock this brand in their ‘World Foods’ aisles. I tend to hardly ever follow the recipe provided at the back of the box.  Nearly all of the range is Syn Free which makes it perfect for us slimmers.

Serves: 2

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 25 minutes plus marinade time

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon of chicken tikka mix
  • 1/2 tablespoon ginger/garlic paste (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons (or more if you prefer) lemon juice
  • Chicken pieces (I like to use skinless chicken nibblets)

Chicken tikka nibblets with salad

Method

In a bowl mix the spice, ginger/garlic (if using) and lemon juice together until you a have a smooth paste. Mix that in your chicken pieces and let it marinade for as long as you can. If you don’t have the time to marinade it will still taste good!

I place the chicken pieces in the actifry for about 20-25 minutes without adding any oil or fat in it. Alternatively you can cook in the oven, gas mark 6 for around 40 minutes.

 

Chips – Slimming World Style!

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I didn’t realise I hadn’t posted a recipe for my favourite food EVER – CHIPS!! I do have them quite often in a week, so glad potatoes are a Free Food!

Serves: 1

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Slimming World Chips

Best Ever Slimming World Chips

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into thick chips (I prefer using red potatoes)
  • Low calorie cooking spray

Method

You can use your oven (if so preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 6) or an Actifry, Halo Fryer or Air fryer instead. I do recommend investing in one as the chips always turn out best when cooked in it. You can also cook lots of other food in it too.

If you do use an Actifry you can put the cut up potatoes straight in without parboiling! Spray with low calorie cooking spray (fry light!) and they take about 20-25 minutes.

If using your oven you need to parboil the chips first. Basically boil the chips for 4-5 minutes in a pan of hot water. Drain well, return to the pan and cover.

Leave to cool slightly, then shake the pan to roughen their edges. Line a baking tray with baking paper and put the chips on top in a single layer.

Spray with low calorie cooking spray (fry light!) and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.

Chicken & Spinach Curry

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Easiest way to cook a chicken curry! You can replace the chicken with any other meat or veg.

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 60 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 500g chicken breast, chopped
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon worth of Garlic and ginger, chopped
  • 500g Passata
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato puree
  • Frozen chopped spinach
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • ½ tablespoon paprika powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • Handful of fresh coriander stalks and leaves
  • 250 ml chicken stock
  • Salt to taste

Method

Spray a pan with lots of fry light and fry the onions, garlic and ginger until golden with the lid closed. This takes around 15-20 minutes. Add some chicken stock to stop it from burning.

Add passata, tomato puree, frozen spinach, coriander and spices and cook on high heat for about 5 minutes. Add stock if needed to stop it burning again.

Add chicken and cook for another 5 minutes on high heat, stirring constantly. Add chicken stock (however much or little needed) and salt to taste. Let it cook on low heat until chicken is fully cooked, around 25-30 minutes depending on how big the pieces of chicken are.

Easy Stir Fry

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This is one of the easiest stir fries ever! You can add any meat/fish to it for a more filling meal. We usually have this with chicken mince.

Serves: 4
Syns: FREE
Time Taken: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Easy Stir Fry

Ingredients

  • Bag of stir fry vegetables
  • Bunch of spring onions
  • 1 red chilli (optional), chopped
  • Dark soy sauce
  • Light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp ginger/garlic paste
  • 2 cubes of Maggie seasoning, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp Chinese 5 Spice
  • Low calorie cooking spray
  • Egg Noodles

Method

In a wok sprayed with low calorie cooking spray, add 3 chopped spring onions, the ginger/garlic paste and the red chilli (if using). Fry for about 3-5 minutes.

Add the stir fry vegetables, soy sauces, Chinese 5 spice and the crumbled seasonings and stir fry for another 3 minutes.

Add any meat or fish at this stage and cook accordingly before adding the cooked noodles and giving everything a good stir. Adjust the spices if you need more.

Yummy Stir Fry

Chicken Kebabs

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Who doesn’t love chicken kebabs?! You can use any other type of meat if you want, but chicken is our favourite. We like to have these on their own as a starter, or you can serve them with a huge salad and some Slimming World chips.

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE

Time Taken: 30 minutes plus marinade

Difficulty: Medium

Chicken Kebabs Recipe

Chicken Kebabs preparation

Ingredients

  • 1kg chicken mince
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin powder
  • 2 medium onions, minced
  • 3 green chillies, minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger/garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Method

1 Mix everything together until it is evenly distributed, let it marinate for a couple of hours minimum or overnight (in a fridge) if time permits.

2 Shape into patties and grill sprayed with fry light, turning halfway. Takes about 10-12 minutes depending on how thin/thick they are.