Sunday 30 June 2013

Garlic & Ginger Turkey Stir Fry - Syn Free

Serves 4 as main meal 6-8 as starter
Ingredients
400g turkey mince
2 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp grated garlic
1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
2 x Baby Gem Lettuce
1 carrot grated
2 Scallions / Spring onion chopped
120g rice
1sp ground ginger
Method
1. Dry fry the ginger and garlic for about 1 min and add the turkey mince and soy sauce, frying until cooked and set aside to cool.
2. Boil the rice with the ground ginger as per packet instructions and allow to cool
3. Mix the carrots, turkey mix and rice together and divide between the lettuce leaves (half head per person if a main course)

BLT

Serves 1 - Syn Free
Ingredients
2 x Wholemeal slices of bread from 400g loaf (daily healthy B Option)
1 large tomato sliced
Handful Rocket and Spinach
2 Rashers, all fat removed
Method
Toast the bread
Grill / microwave / dry fry the rashers
Arrange tomatoes and salad leaves on the bread with rashers on top

Saturday 29 June 2013

Pastry Free Quiche - Syn Free

Serves 1
Ingredients
150g Cottage Cheese
3 Eggs
1 Large Tomato, sliced
1 slice ham, diced
Salt & pepper
Method
1. Heat the oven at 190 degrees
2. Whisk the eggs and cottage cheese together with the ham and pour into a flan dish
3. Top with sliced tomato
4. Cook for 30 mins
Serve with slimming world coleslaw

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Slimming World Beef Chilli and Rice - Free

This serves 2 people
Ingredients
1/2lb extra lean mince
1 chilli finely diced
1 medium red onion diced
2 cloves garlic crushed
1tsp ground corridaner
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground paprika
Extra ground chilli if you like it really hot
1/2 pint beef stock
1 tin tomatoes
1 tin kidney beans
Salt and pepper
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
Frylight
Last two ingredients are optional but boost the superfree foods
Method
1.  Spray a large non stick lidded pot with fry light and heat on medium before adding the onion.   Sauté for 5 mins until soft. If the onion sticks, use a splash of water.
2. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 1 min.
3. Add the mince and brown for about 5 mins.
4. Add all the peppers and ground spices and mix, cooking for about 2 mins.
5. Finally add the kidney beans, stock and tomatoes and bring to a boil. 
6. Lower the heat and allow to simmer for about 1 hour.   Season with salt and pepper and serve with boiled rice of jacket potato.
You may add 30g of parmessan cheese from your HA or else just add the extra syns

Slimming World - Potato Salad (1 Syn)

Serves 1

Ingredients

  1. One medium potato, washed and diced into bite sites pieces
  2. One small red onion, diced
  3. 2 Slices of lean ham, chopped up
  4. 1 tbsp of Light Mayonnaise
  5. 1 tbsp of Fat Free Balsamic Dressing
  6. 1 tsp mixed herbs
  7. 1 stock cube (chicken / veg, I used chicken)
  8. Mixed salad leaves (I used a bag of spinach, iceberg, lambs lettuce and sliced fresh beetroot)
Method

  1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water with the stock cube until tender.  Drain and allow to cool
  2. Mix the mayonnaise and dressing together.
  3. Once the potatoes have cooled, toss with the ham, herbs and onions and then toss in the dressing.
  4. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves of your choosing