Sausage Stew

Sausage Stew

 

It sounds bizarre, well actually it is! But my god it tastes fantastic. It is all stuff that I had lying around in the cupboards so I haven't bought anything special. This should serve 4 - 6 people easily.

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 tbsp. mixed herbs
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 6 thick sausages
• 2 large white potatoes
• 6 tbsp. peas
• 6 tbsp. sliced carrots

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

 

1. Add the oil, mixed herbs and black pepper to the pan and gently heat until it starts to smell aromatic.
2. Then cut the sausages into 6 sections each. Brown lightly.
3. Add 1L vegetable stock to the casserole dish along with 2 large white potatoes that have been peeled and chopped into chunks.
4. Then add the peas and carrots and leave to simmer on a reduced heat for 45 minutes to an hour.
5. Serve with bread, lots of bread.

 

 





Sweet Farmhouse Chicken

Sweet Farmhouse Chicken

 

Another fabulously low-fat recipe suitable for Rosie's and Slimming World followers! Tyler also wolfed this one down, I was very surprised, he couldn't get enough! I served mine with mashed potatoes but you can try something different such as jacket potato, wedges or potato rosti.

 

The nutrition is brilliant, lean meat providing a low fat protein, fibre, vitamin C etc. Very healthy for little ones and us older ones!

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 2 Large Chicken Breasts
• 250ml Chicken Stock
• 6oz Frozen Sliced Carrots
• 4oz Frozen Petit Pois
• 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
• 4 Sprays of Low Calorie Cooking Spray
• 2 tbsp. Cornflour

 

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

 

1. Add the cooking spray to a hot casserole dish (on full heat on the hob), followed by the mixed herbs.
2. Once the herbs start to smell aromatic, dice the chicken breasts and add to the dish immediately. Keep turning the chicken with a wooden spoon so the chicken is evenly coated with the herbs.
3. When the chicken has started to colour up and loose it's pinkness, add the stock to the dish, followed by the carrots, peas and cornflour.
4. Reduce the heat and stir well. Place the lid on top of the casserole dish and leave. Stir every five minutes or so to prevent it sticking to the dish. After 20 minutes, serve with a carb based side.

 

 







Turkey on a Bed of Diddy Veg and Diced Potato

Turkey on a Bed of Diddy Veg

 

This meal feeds four and has the essential carbohydrates, protein, fibre and key vitamins. This is a cheap and healthy meal suitable for Slimming World fans too!

 

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. of sweetcorn per child
• 3 tbsp. of peas per child
• 6 tbsp. of sweetcorn per adult
• 6 tbsp. of peas per adult
• 2 large white potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 small turkey breast steaks

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

1. Peel and dice the potatoes then put in boiling water and into the microwave on full power for 3 minutes then drain.
2. Grill the turkey steaks for ten minutes on each side.
3. Dice the turkey steaks, leave to rest.
4. Fry the diced potatoes for around 15 minutes with low calories cooking spray.
5. Place all the veg in a bowl of boiling water and whack in the microwave on full power for 6 minutes. Drain the veg and mix in the potatoes.
6. Plate up the vegetable mix and put the bits of turkey steaks on top.

How simple was that? It is also very quick and very nutritious for all ages.



Bolognaise

Bolognaise

 

 

Quick, healthy, filling, warming, cheap! You can use bolognaise with normal pasta or spaghetti. I reckon this will cost no more than £3 to feed the whole family. Alter the amounts of the ingredients to suit you.

 

 

Ingredients

 

• Pasata
• Chopped Carrots
• Chopped tomatoes
• Peas
• Lean Mince Beef
• Half a Chopped Onion

 

 

The Not-so Nitty Gritty

 

1. Prep the veg first.
2. Fry the mince with no oil or fat.
3. Add the veg to the frying pan.
4. Add the pasata.

 

 

Done :)

 

Tyler has always loved this dish, especially with pasta twirls because the bolognaise sticks to the twirls so easy, and makes a great tea that is easy to pick up. However, as you have probably noticed a lack of photos and a lack of a review from little monster. He has been teething, had a viral infection, a tummy bug then he was teething again. So food has not been high on his list of priorities unfortunately. Will detail this 'traumatic' experience in my following blog.