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cheekymole · 6 May 2006 at 3:53PM

Slimming World Mediterranean Pasta Bake

Serves 4
Syn free on green if using cheese as healthy extra

227g dried pasta
1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow pepper
1 courgette
1 red oniions
fry light
1 400g chopped tomatoes with herbs
283g very low fat fromage frais
128g mozzarella

boil pasta and set aside to cool
chop peppers courgette and onion and roast in fry light, transfer to a bowl and mix in tomatoes. Place in an ocenproof dish
cover with pasta mixed with fromage frais and sprinkle with grated cheese
bake for 20-25 minutes
Delicious served with sw chips

superb meal and completely free for us veggies

reverie · 6 May 2006 at 8:45PM

12 Slices

3 Medium sized very ripe bananas, mashed
2 Eggs (beaten)
200g/8oz Self raising wholemeal flour
100g/4 oz Caster sugar
1 tsp Baking powder

1. Mix the bananas and eggs together in a small bowl.
2. Mix the dry ingredients together.
3. Combine and pour into a loaf tin lined with greaseproof paper and sprayed with fry light.
4. Bake until a skewer comes out clean. (This varies between 40 mins and an hour).

* If you don't have enough eggs you can substitute one or both for 80g of natural yoghurt per egg. It makes the cake very sticky and moist and not as fluffy but also cuts down on fat.

* I also add mixed spice, nutmeg or cinnamon.

Calories as follows:-

3 Bananas = 300 cal 1g fat
2 Eggs = 170 cal 10g fat
200g Flour = 640 cal 4.4g fat
100g Sugar = 400 cal 1g fat

Whole cake = 1510 cal 16.4g fat
Per slice = 126 cal 1.4 g fat

Alltheloginsaretakenappar · 6 May 2006 at 8:58PM

Some GI diet recipes for people who can't be bothered putting too much effort into cooking or just don't have time:

Very quick guilt-free tuna snack:
Tin of tuna in sunflower oil (not water or brine)
1/2 lime
Crushed black peppercorns
Rye bread slices e.g. Ryvita
Fresh coriander (optional)
Toasted seeds (optional)

Method:
Open tuna and drain excess oil. Squeeze over the 1/2 lime and mix well. Grind black peppercorns over it and mix again. Spoon onto rye bread.
Optional variations: Roughly tear the coriander leaves and sprinkle them over or mix them in.
Sprinkle with sunflower seeds (toasted are best) and/or linseed or Food Doctor seed mix.

This is a low carb, low GI, high protein, very quick snack that should suit most diets. It was recommended to me by a nutritionist as part of a low GI diet. Absolutely guilt-free and ideal for snacking because it's so quick to make and you probably have all the ingredients in your cupboards at any given time. Adding lemon or lime juice to food actually lowers the GI rating even more (so I always use lemon/lime and oil for salad dressings). It is suprising how good this tastes and it looks a bit posh too.

Healthy Porridge - for people who don't like porridge or healthy foods!:
Oats (not flakes or the ready-mix type processed porridge oats)
Linseed (aka flaxseed)
Sunflower seeds
Ground almonds (can be bought already ground-up, or do it yourself)
Milk - rice/soya milk etc

Preparation - LSA (linseed/sunflower seed/almond) mix:
Grind (or use a food processor/blender) 3 parts linseed and 2 parts sunflower seeds. Mix in a bowl with 1 part ground almonds. (1 part is anything you like, e.g. 1 cup of, depending on how much you want to make, it's basically a 3:2:1 mix) Put in a sealed container and store in refridgerator until ready to use.

Method:
Put a cupful of oats into a saucepan. Add a 1-2 cupfuls of milk (alternating between cows' milk and soya/rice milk etc is better for you than cows' milk every day) depending on how thick you like it and up to a cupful of water (stops the edge of the pan burning when using cows' milk). Bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and stir in a couple of dessert spoons of LSA seed mix. Allow to cool for a few minutes then serve. You can soak the oats in the milk/water overnight which softens them up, but also saves you a bit of time in the morning. You can vary it by adding fruit as well - dried blueberries are very good.

The LSA mix was also recommended to me by a nutritionist (but I've seen variations of it in books such as The Food Doctor Diet). It can be added to just about anything - salads, stirfrys, yoghurt, smoothies, ice cream, cereals... It is a good way of getting more Omega-3 into your diet and increasing the protein content of a meal. Once you've tried it in porridge your porridge won't ever be the same again, honest! I have had so many friends asking what I put in my porridge after they've tried it and now they are totally converted.

Lois_Lane · 7 May 2006 at 11:16PM

Low fat rice pudding

Serves two

If following SW, this uses one healthy extra A per person.

Ingredients:
700ml skimmed milk
200ml water
112g (4oz) pudding rice
3 tbsps artificial sweetener

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring continually. Turn the heat down to very low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pudding thickens and the rice becomes tender. Serve with fresh fruit or a spoonful of reduced sugar jam (2 syns).

Lois_Lane · 11 May 2006 at 7:51PM

The following recipe is low fat so it can be eaten by people following Rosemary Conley or Weightwatchers. If following Slimming World, it contains 2 healthy extra A's, so either eat half and save the rest till tomorrow, or share it with someone you love!

Blue Cheese Dip
1 pot Quark
1 sm onion (or half a large onion)
56g (2oz) stilton cheese (or other blue cheese)

Finely chop the onion and place in a bowl. Grate the cheese and add it to the bowl with the Quark. Mix all ingredients well together.

Can be eaten straight away, but if left for a few hours in the fridge, the flavour will be much better.

Serve with celery, carrot sticks, slices of apple, and cherry tomatoes, (all free on SW) or with a bag of Ryvita minis (1 healthy extra B or 5 syns).

daisykate124 · 11 May 2006 at 8:59PM

Chocolate chip cookies

2oz self raising flour
5oz plain flour
1.5oz low fat marg
2 tbsp skimmed milk
2-3 level tbsp sweetner
3 level tpsp caster suger
pot of vanilla muller light
few drops of vanilla essence
2oz chocolate drops

pre heat oven gas 7
sift flours in bowl add marg and rub untlil it resembles breadcrumbs
add milk sweetner suger yoghurt and essence and knead into a dough
wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30mins

Roll out dough and then cut in to 16
place on baking sheet lined with parchment sprinkle over chocolate drops and cook for 10-12 mins until slightly risen

LOVELY!!:p

Each biscuit is 4 syns on both plans

consultant31 · 17 May 2006 at 3:10PM

Lemon Curd – Syn free

3 Heaped Dessert Spoons of Canderel
Grated Rind & Juice of 1 Lemon
2 Large Eggs
2 oz Very Low Fat Fromage Frais

Place the grated lemon rind and Canderel into a bowl.
In another bowl, whisk the lemon juice and eggs together, then pour the mixture over the Canderel.
Place the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring frequently until thickened. Add the Fromage Frais, whisking until smooth.
Keeps for about 5 days in the fridge.

consultant31 · 17 May 2006 at 3:31PM

Baked bean loaf

Serves 4
SW plan: 2 syns per serving on green plan

400g can baked beans
1 small onion, finely chopped
57g wholemeal bread (6 syns or 1xHEB)
2 tbsp tomato ketchup (2 sins)
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp yeast extract (Marmite)
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
Seasoning

Make the bread into breadcrumbs. Then wet a 1lb loaf tin, and line with non-stick baking parchment. Mix together all the ingredients and turn into the prepared tin. Level the surface and bake in a preheated oven at 180*c for about 35 minutes until firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out, remove the paper and serve warm or cold.

Serve with SW syn free potato wedges and fresh peas.

Cheesey baked potatoes

Bake 4 potatoes in the oven until cooked
Cut in half and scoop potato into a bowl.
Add a carton very low fat cottage cheese, 1 tspn English mustard powder and 2 tspns chives.
Mix all together and spoon back into potato cases
Put in an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with small amount of grated cheese and grill until bubbling.
Serve with baked beans and scrambled egg

Syn Free except for grated cheese which can be a healthy extra

Potato Bake (Syn free)

2lb Potatoes
Large onion
6oz broccoli
Black pepper
Nutmeg
3 eggs
3 tablespoons skimmed milk (from HEA allowance)
4oz VLF natural cottage cheese

Parboil potatoes (sliced with skins on) for 5 mins.
Drain well & place in large ovenproof dish with finely sliced onion.
Cook broccoli for 2 mins, drain & add to the potatoes. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and grated nutmeg to taste.
Beat eggs, skimmed milk (1 sin) and very low fat natural cottage cheese together and pour over the potatoes and broccoli.
Cook in oven (gas 4/180 C) for 30 mins. Brown under grill if necessary.

Onion Bahjis with Raita dip

8oz stiff mashed potato (you can use Smash)
400g tin Chickpeas
2 thinly sliced onions
Salt & black pepper
Approx 2 tblspns curry powder (or to taste)
1 tspn mixed herbs
1 beaten egg
Fry Light

Heat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
Fry onions in fry light until soft.
Drain and rinse Chickpeas and mash well.
Add potatoes, onions, curry powder and seasonings.
Mix together with beaten egg
Spray large baking tray with fry light
Put tablespoon sized 'balls' of mix on tray
Spray Bahjis with fry light
Cook in oven for approx 15 to 20 mins, until golden brown

Raita dip
1 small onion chopped
Cherry or tomatoes cut into chunks
Diced cucumber
100g pot Fat free natural yoghurt
1 tspn sugar free mint sauce concentrate
Pinch salt
Mix all these together to make a dip for the Bahjis

Syn Free Pizza

For pizza base:-
Packet instant mash
Fry Light

For tomato topping:-
Large Tin Chopped Tomatoes (with herbs or garlic if you like)
1 Small onion, chopped
Pinch of Sweetener
Salt and Pepper

Toppings:-
28g per person Cheddar Cheese, grated (Healthy Extra)
Add sliced mushrooms, sweetcorn, peppers, onions etc.

• Preheat the oven to Gas 6
• Spray a flat baking tray with Fry Light.
• Make the mash and spread thinly onto the baking tray and spray again with Fry Light to cover the pizza base. Bake until the base starts to turn brown and crispy – this may take a while.

• Meanwhile make the tomato topping. In a non-stick frying pan add all of the tomato topping ingredients and cook on a fairly high heat. The mixture does need to be fairly thick and the onions must be cooked.
• Spread this on top of the base.

• Add your choice of toppings. Spray again with Fry Light™ and bake for 5-10 minutes – until everything has cooked
• Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake until the cheese has melted.
• Serve sliced.

consultant31 · 17 May 2006 at 3:46PM

Meat Loaf
Syn Free on original

454g lean mince beef
Handful button mushrooms cut into quarters
8-10 rashers extra lean bacon
½ - 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion finely chopped
1 level tbsp tomato puree (½ syn per level tbsp).
1 large egg, beaten
Salt & pepper to taste
Pre heat oven to 200oC/Gas 6

Dry fry mince, onion, garlic & mushrooms until mince is brown & the onions & mushrooms are soft – drain off any excess liquid.
Combine all ingredients EXCEPT THE EGG together & mix well, then gradually but thoroughly stir the egg into the meat mixture.
Spray a loaf tin with fry light and line with the bacon, then firmly press the mince mixture into the lined tin.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
Serve with vegetables or salad, or save some to have cold for lunch the next day.

Tuna Quiche (FREE ON ORIGINAL)

I medium onion
3 rashers LEAN bacon
4 eggs
7oz can tuna in brine
1 sliced tomato
2 large mushrooms, sliced

Pre-heat oven to 190/375/Gas 5.
Dry fry the onion with the bacon till soft then place in flan dish. Drain and flake the tuna and add to the bacon & onion. Beat the eggs and pour over the mixture. Arrange the tomato and mushroom slices around the top. Bake for around 30 mins or until golden brown. Serve hot or cold.

GOOD MORNING QUICHE (free on original)
1 packet syn free sausages, chopped
3 eggs beaten
1 large tub very low fat cottage cheese
2 chopped tomatoes
½ lb poached mushrooms
1 med onion, finely diced

Mix all of the above together pour into flan dish.
Bake gas 5, for 30 mins or till golden

Stuffed Chicken Breasts

4 chicken breasts (skin removed)
2 syn free sausages, skinned
8 mushrooms, chopped very finely
1 level tbspn tomato puree (½ syn)

Make a slit in the chicken breasts; mix the sausage meat with mushrooms & tomato puree and any of the optionals. Stuff as much as you can into the chicken breasts – hold shut with a small wooden skewer if necessary.

Cook on a non-stick baking tray in a
medium oven for about 40 mins until golden brown.

Can be eaten hot or cold.

Mediterranean Egg Supper (Serves 4 – 1 syn each)

1 pack of 8 Bowyers Mediterranean sausages (from the chiller cabinet)
1 red onion, chopped
1 red pepper deseeded and chopped
1 yellow pepper deseeded and chopped
1 tin chopped tomatoes with garlic
4 large eggs

Chop sausages and cook with onion in non-stick pan sprayed with a little Fry Light. Add peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add tin of tomatoes and heat through. Divide between 4 individual oven-proof dishes and make a hollow in the centre of the mixture. Break an egg into each hollow and bake in a pre-heated oven (Gas 6) until the egg white is set (about 10 minutes)

consultant31 · 17 May 2006 at 4:00PM

Turkish Delight

Serves 1 - 4 syns

1 strawberry Muller Light yogurt
2 sachets Turkish delight chocolate options
2½ teaspoons gelatine powder
2 tablespoons very hot water

Dissolve the gelatine in 2 tablespoons hot water in a cup. Place cup in a pan of boiling water and stir till all dissolved. Put 1½ sachets of the Options in to the yogurt and mix well till it is all brown and smooth.
Add the gelatine a spoonful at a time and mix well.

Quick and easy cheesecake
Serves 6 @ 2½ syns each

Ingredients:
1 sachet of sugar-free lemon flavour jelly (2 syns)
2 x pot Lemon Cheesecake flavour Muller Yogurt (½ syn each)
Juice and grated rind of half a lemon
150g quark
6 McVities Rich Tea biscuits (2 syns each)

Make up the jelly crystals with half a pint of boiling water and leave to cool until half set. Using a blender or electric whisk, mix together with the yogurt, quark, lemon juice and zest till thick and frothy.

Crush Rich Tea biscuits and divide into the base of 6 sundae dishes.
Spoon the cheesecake mixture on top.
Put in fridge to set and decorate with a little grated lemon zest.

Malteser freezer

1 pot quark
2 toffee Muller light
1 fun size Maltesers

bash up the Maltesers and mix all the ingredients together. Add sweetener if required and freeze. It makes a lovely frozen desert and the whole thing is only 5 syns.

Ginger Banoffee Pudding

Serves 4 @ 5 syns each

6 ginger biscuits
2 large bananas
1 tbsp. lemon juice
4 tubs Muller Light toffee yoghurt
½ oz plain chocolate, grated
Place the ginger biscuits in a clean plastic bag. Seal and crush finely with a rolling pin. Peel and thinly slice the bananas, then toss in the lemon juice to prevent browning.
Layer the toffee yoghurt, sliced banana and crushed ginger biscuits alternatively in 4 serving glasses. Top each glass with grated chocolate and serve.

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