Shrinking Mums Recipe Book

[ShrinkingMum]

Parmesan Chicken


Chicken Breasts x 4
Quark (I used 2 heaped dessert spoons)
1 slice wholemeal bread made into breadcrumbs (free if you use this as part HEX B)
25g parmesan, grated (free if you use this as part HEX A)

Mix together the parmesan and quark
Spoon over the chicken breasts in an oven proof dish
Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs
Cook at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through

This is delicious and a favourite with my fussy daughter, so it can't be bad!

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Pork in creamy sherry sauce

Pork chops, or any cut of pork you prefer, escalopes work well too
frylite
1/2 onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons
20 mushrooms, sliced
50ml sherry (3 syns)
1 tsp ground ginger
300ml chicken stock
4 tsp Dijon Mustard (2 syns)
2 or 3 tbsp quark or low fat creme fraiche

Cook the pork, in the meantime heat the frylite in a pan and cook the onions, carrots and mushrooms until tender
Add the sherry and reduce by half
Add the stock, ginger and season
Reduce until the stock starts to thicken
Add the mustard and creme fraiche/quark

This is delicious and you would never guess that it's only just over 1 syn per serving, it tastes really luxurious and definitely one that's in the family favourites list - and even popular with the fussy 10 year old too!

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Pepperonata


2 onions, sliced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 red peppers, sliced
2 green peppers, sliced
2 tbsp tomato puree
400g can shopped tomatoes
500g tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped
Frylite

Heat a pan and fry the onions in frylite until cooked.
Add the garlic and stir
Add the peppers and simmer for 10 minutes
Add the tomato puree and tomatoes and stir
Cover and simmer for 30 - 40 minutes or pop into the oven at 180/gas 4 for the same length of time

This is gorgeous, makes a lovely accompaniment to meals, a sauce for chicken or beef, is great on jacket potatoes or you can crack eggs into it and cook in the oven for huevos rancheros

 

[Joannejmorg]

Spaghetti Bolognaise
Everyone has their own recipe for Spag Bol and this is mine. This recipe is Syn Free on Extra Easy and is really tasty. It served my mum, E and I and I had enough left over for lunch today, plus an extra portion to freeze for another day. Tomato puree is 1/2 a syn per tbsp, so by the time you divided that up between 4 the syns are reduced to 0. You could add 250ml of red wine for an extra 8 1/2 syns per recipe if you fancied livening it up a bit and if you fancy cheese sprinkled on top a tablespoon of Parmesan is 1 1/2 syns.

Ingredients

Fry Light, for spraying
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
340 g/12 oz extra lean minced beef
227 g/8 oz button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 397 g/14 oz can chopped tomatoes
1 oxo cube plus water (amount to your liking)
1 level tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
Bacon with the fat removed (use as much or as little as you would like - I used 4 rashers)
1 tbsp tomato puree
Pasta or spaghetti of your choice

Directions

1. Spray a pan with fry light and cook the onions until soft.
2. Add the peppers and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
4. Add the bacon and cook until starting to crisp.
5. Add the mushrooms and cook until they start to brown.
6. Add the mince and cook until browned.
7. Sprinkle over the oxo cube, tomato puree and herbs and stir
8. Add the tin of tomatoes and stir again. Add some water to increase the volume of sauce.
9. Add the Worcestershire sauce and season to taste.
10. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
11. In a pan, cook the spaghetti or pasta of your choice.
12. Serve

Thought tomato purée was free??

 

[Joannejmorg]

Sorry just read other posts & it has already been said!! Doh x

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Think its changed since I wrote that recipe down 2 years ago, I just copied and pasted it over but you're right tomato puree is free these days

 

[Joannejmorg]

Spanish Chicken

1.5 syns per serving on EE.

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes or strips
Fry Light
2 onions, sliced
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 red and 1 yellow pepper, sliced
400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs
¼pt/142ml chicken stock made with Bovril or oxo
1 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
1 tbsp tomato puree
56g chorizo, sliced

Directions

1. Spray a pan with frylite and cook the chicken until starting to brown.
2. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. Cook the onions and peppers until soft then add the garlic and chorizo and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Return the chicken to the pan and stir.
5. Add the remaining ingredients and stir.
6. Cook for 20 minutes and serve

I often add a glass of red wine for a richer tasting sauce at just a few syns extra and it's well worth it. This is a definite family favourite and we've eaten it with pasta, rice and potatoes in the past.

Sounds delish. Wil be making this today. Thanx for recipe

 

[Joannejmorg]

Just made your Spanish chicken recipe & it's simmering away on the cooker. Hubby just came in & said it smells gorgeous!! We both can't wait to try it now!!! Can't decide what to serve it with tho.
Any suggestions??

 

[lyndzi76]

Just made your Spanish chicken recipe & it's simmering away on the cooker. Hubby just came in & said it smells gorgeous!! We both can't wait to try it now!!! Can't decide what to serve it with tho.
Any suggestions??

Rice or pepper salad. Think I may give this one a go, hooe it's yummy.

 

[ShrinkingMum]

I've had it with rice, roast potatoes and even pasta when I've been desperate. It's lovely with a big green salad on the side too. Hope you like it, you're right the smell is great as it's cooking - will have to make it next week!

 

[Joannejmorg]

I've got to say, we were both very impressed by it! Tasted as good as it smelt. We had it with SW style wedges. Defo gonna be a regular thing in our house!! Thanks again for recipe )

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Glad you liked it

 

[lyndzi76]

Spaghetti Bolognaise
Everyone has their own recipe for Spag Bol and this is mine. This recipe is Syn Free on Extra Easy and is really tasty. It served my mum, E and I and I had enough left over for lunch today, plus an extra portion to freeze for another day. Tomato puree is 1/2 a syn per tbsp, so by the time you divided that up between 4 the syns are reduced to 0. You could add 250ml of red wine for an extra 8 1/2 syns per recipe if you fancied livening it up a bit and if you fancy cheese sprinkled on top a tablespoon of Parmesan is 1 1/2 syns.

Ingredients

Fry Light, for spraying
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
340 g/12 oz extra lean minced beef
227 g/8 oz button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 397 g/14 oz can chopped tomatoes
1 oxo cube plus water (amount to your liking)
1 level tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
Bacon with the fat removed (use as much or as little as you would like - I used 4 rashers)
1 tbsp tomato puree
Pasta or spaghetti of your choice

Directions

1. Spray a pan with fry light and cook the onions until soft.
2. Add the peppers and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
4. Add the bacon and cook until starting to crisp.
5. Add the mushrooms and cook until they start to brown.
6. Add the mince and cook until browned.
7. Sprinkle over the oxo cube, tomato puree and herbs and stir
8. Add the tin of tomatoes and stir again. Add some water to increase the volume of sauce.
9. Add the Worcestershire sauce and season to taste.
10. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
11. In a pan, cook the spaghetti or pasta of your choice.
12. Serve

This is simmering away in the slow cooker. Weigh in tonight so will be ready and waiting on my return home. Nom nom x x

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Ooh, never tried it in my slow cooker, you'll have to let me know how it turns out! Good luck with your WI x

 

[lyndzi76]

Ooh, never tried it in my slow cooker, you'll have to let me know how it turns out! Good luck with your WI x

Wow thank you soooo much for the recipe it was yummy turned out very nice done in the slow cooker. My husband couldn't believe it was ok for me to eat on SW.

I lost 3lb :0)

 

[Fatcat12]

Pork in creamy sherry sauce

Pork chops, or any cut of pork you prefer, escalopes work well too
frylite
1/2 onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons
20 mushrooms, sliced
50ml sherry (3 syns)
1 tsp ground ginger
300ml chicken stock
4 tsp Dijon Mustard (2 syns)
2 or 3 tbsp quark or low fat creme fraiche

Cook the pork, in the meantime heat the frylite in a pan and cook the onions, carrots and mushrooms until tender
Add the sherry and reduce by half
Add the stock, ginger and season
Reduce until the stock starts to thicken
Add the mustard and creme fraiche/quark

This is delicious and you would never guess that it's only just over 1 syn per serving, it tastes really luxurious and definitely one that's in the family favourites list - and even popular with the fussy 10 year old too!

trying this one tonight - thanks.

 

[Sculls]

Lamb Rogan Josh

Ingredients

2lb/908g lamb
2 large onions
3 cloves garlic
Fry light
2tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
5 tbsp hopt curry powder (although I use medium and that is hot enough!)
400g can chopped tomatoes
1tsp artificial sweetener
7fl oz/198ml beef bovril stock

Directions

1. Cut the lamb into bite sized chunks, peel and slice the onions and crush the garlic
2. Spray a saucepan or casserole dish with fry light. Cook the lamb in batches for 3 - 4 mins, browning on all sides. Set aside and keep warm.
3. Add the onions to the dish and cook over a medium heat for 10 - 12 mins until soft.
4. Add the garlic, ginger, and cinnamon and fry for 1 - 2 mins
5. Add the curry powder and lamb and continue to fry for 2 - 3 mins
6. Add the tomatoes, sweetener, stock and season. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cover. Simmer for 2 hours until the lamb is tender. (Ive actually cooked this in one and a half hours before and the lamb was lovely so it may not need the full 2 hours)

My favourite Slimming World curry and even better it's free on Original and EE!

Ooh I am looking forward to making this tomorrow! You have some lovely looking recipes here! Thanks x

 

[juliebags]

Hi shrinking mum,
Tried your bombay bhajee-wow, they went down very well , infact my OH demolished the plate definately better than any shop bought- i did tweak recipe & added cumin & ginger/ garlic aswell,Everybody these are fab- you must try them !

 

[ShrinkingMum]

Thanks everyone, glad you're enjoying them. Must get round to cooking some more recipes soon and adding them on here and adding pics while I'm at it!

 

[Mumma K]

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