Tried and tested slow cooker meals please...
- Thread starter GracieMai
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There are loads of slow cooker recipes here
SW Winter Warmer Recipes - MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum
And google slow cooker recipes to find an endless source of inspiration.
SW Winter Warmer Recipes - MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum
And google slow cooker recipes to find an endless source of inspiration.
julie19
Silver Member
Here are my old slow cooker standby recipes that we all love:
Ingredients:
Fry light
750g Lean Braising Steak
1 Large Onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 syns)
¾ Pint Beef Stock
4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
4 Tbsp Rice or Wine Vinegar
1 Tbsp Splenda
2 Bay Leaves
Juice of 1 Lime
Salt & Pepper
Method:
Brown the meat, remove from the pan & add the onion, fry for 5 mins until soft & browned, add the garlic & cook for 2 minutes, stir in the flour, soy sauce, vinegar, splenda, bay leaves & stock.
Bring to the boil then transfer everything into a slow cooker & cook for 8 -10 hours.
Stir in lime juice to taste once done.
Serves 4 – 1 ¾ syns per serving
Ingredients:
Fry Light
750g Lean Braising Steak
1 Chopped onion
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 Syns)
¾ pint beef stock
1 Tbsp Tomato Puree (1/2 Syn)
1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar (1/2 Syn)
3 Bay Leaves
1.5 inches fresh, chopped root ginger
Salt & pepper
Method:
Brown the braising steak, remove from pan & add the onions, fry until softened then stir in the flour, mix in the stock then add the tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves & ginger, season with salt & pepper, bring to the boil then transfer everything over to the slow cooker.
Cook for 8 -10 hours on low
Serves 4 – 2 Syns per serving
Ingredients:
Fry Light
4 Skinned Chicken Drumsticks
4 Skinned Chicken Thighs
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 Syns)
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Paprika
1 Chopped large onion
1 tsp chopped Garlic
4 Cloves
1 inch grated root ginger
¾ pint Chicken Stock
4oz Young Spinach leaves – torn
Salt & Pepper
Method:
Slash each piece of chicken 2 or 3 times, mix flour, turmeric & paprika together on a plate & coat chicken with this mixture.
Brown coated chicken in frying pan sprayed with fry light, remove from the pan, add the onion & garlic & fry for around 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining spiced flour, add cloves, ginger, stock, salt & pepper & bring to the boil,
Transfer everything to the slow cooker, cook on low for 8 - 9 hours, add spinach leaves for 15 minutes at the end.
Serves 4 – 1 ¾ Syns per serving
Black Pepper
680 Grams Casserole Pork
Sauce:
1oz Flour (5 syns)
1 Level Teaspoon Ground Ginger
¼ Teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
1 tin chopped tomatoes
4 oz Button Mushrooms
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar (2 syns)
2 Tablespoons Vinegar
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Bay leaf
Method:
Lightly Brown pork in a pan & season well.
Mix all the other ingredients except mushrooms in a separate pan & heat through until simmering, pour everything into a slow cooker,add the pork & mushrooms, cook on low for 8 -10 hours
Serves 4
Total Syns 7 allow 2 syns per serving
Beef Adobo
Ingredients:
Fry light
750g Lean Braising Steak
1 Large Onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 syns)
¾ Pint Beef Stock
4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
4 Tbsp Rice or Wine Vinegar
1 Tbsp Splenda
2 Bay Leaves
Juice of 1 Lime
Salt & Pepper
Method:
Brown the meat, remove from the pan & add the onion, fry for 5 mins until soft & browned, add the garlic & cook for 2 minutes, stir in the flour, soy sauce, vinegar, splenda, bay leaves & stock.
Bring to the boil then transfer everything into a slow cooker & cook for 8 -10 hours.
Stir in lime juice to taste once done.
Serves 4 – 1 ¾ syns per serving
Gingered Beef with Bay
Fry Light
750g Lean Braising Steak
1 Chopped onion
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 Syns)
¾ pint beef stock
1 Tbsp Tomato Puree (1/2 Syn)
1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar (1/2 Syn)
3 Bay Leaves
1.5 inches fresh, chopped root ginger
Salt & pepper
Method:
Brown the braising steak, remove from pan & add the onions, fry until softened then stir in the flour, mix in the stock then add the tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves & ginger, season with salt & pepper, bring to the boil then transfer everything over to the slow cooker.
Cook for 8 -10 hours on low
Serves 4 – 2 Syns per serving
Persian Chicken
Fry Light
4 Skinned Chicken Drumsticks
4 Skinned Chicken Thighs
2 Tbsp Plain Flour (7 Syns)
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Paprika
1 Chopped large onion
1 tsp chopped Garlic
4 Cloves
1 inch grated root ginger
¾ pint Chicken Stock
4oz Young Spinach leaves – torn
Salt & Pepper
Method:
Slash each piece of chicken 2 or 3 times, mix flour, turmeric & paprika together on a plate & coat chicken with this mixture.
Brown coated chicken in frying pan sprayed with fry light, remove from the pan, add the onion & garlic & fry for around 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining spiced flour, add cloves, ginger, stock, salt & pepper & bring to the boil,
Transfer everything to the slow cooker, cook on low for 8 - 9 hours, add spinach leaves for 15 minutes at the end.
Serves 4 – 1 ¾ Syns per serving
Ginger Spiced Pork
Black Pepper
680 Grams Casserole Pork
Sauce:
1oz Flour (5 syns)
1 Level Teaspoon Ground Ginger
¼ Teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
1 tin chopped tomatoes
4 oz Button Mushrooms
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar (2 syns)
2 Tablespoons Vinegar
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Bay leaf
Method:
Lightly Brown pork in a pan & season well.
Mix all the other ingredients except mushrooms in a separate pan & heat through until simmering, pour everything into a slow cooker,add the pork & mushrooms, cook on low for 8 -10 hours
Serves 4
Total Syns 7 allow 2 syns per serving
julie19
Silver Member
I can recommend the tamarind and chilli chicken on the slow cooker sticky
Thanks for that - I have been & got it and will give it a go at the weekend
