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.



A Goulash that Isn't a Goulash

A Goulash That Isn't a Goulash

 

Warming and hearty using every day ingredients. This dish should serve four and I served mine with mash potatoes. This recipe should be suitable with slimming world from what I can make out.

 

Ingredients

• 1lb 1oz Lean Beef Steak Cut Into Strips (£2.79 for three frying steaks at Lidl)
• 10 tbsp. Garden Peas
• 2 tsp Paprika
• 14 floz Reduced Salt Beef Stock
• 1 tbsp. tomato puree
• 14oz tin of Chopped Tomatoes
• 3 tbsp. Lemon Juice
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

1. Heat a frying pan and add your strips of steak once piping hot. Fry for approx. 2 minutes (or until light brown).
2. Add the stock, tomatoes, puree and peas at this point.
3. Then season with paprika, lemon juice and black pepper.
4. Leave to simmer for 20 minutes so that the mixture has time to reduce. Stir every five minutes or so then enjoy.



Ham and Cheese Muffins

Ham & Cheese Muffins

 

Makes 9

 

These muffins and absolutely amazing! I scoffed most of them myself, did my diet no favours what-so-ever! Also, they make a nice change to sandwiches, pasta, salad, soups etc. They don't even take long to prepare.

 

10 Minutes Preparation, 25 Minutes Cooking Time, 10 Minutes Cooling Time

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 3 slices of Wafer Thin Ham (cut into pieces)
• 2oz Grated Mature Cheese
• 2 Eggs
• 6oz Plain Flour
• 2oz Melted Butter
• 2 tbsp. Caster Sugar
• 2 tsp Baking Powder

 

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

 

1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees or Gas Mark 5. Grease a muffin tin.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and caster sugar. Stir together to be doubley sure!
3. Combine the beaten eggs, milk and melted butter and whisk lightly to form a thoroughly blended mixture.
4. Make a well in the dry mixture and pour in the wet mixture. Stir together with a wooden spoon so it is just combined, no over mixing.
5. Add in the cheese and ham and stir through lightly.
6. Using a table spoon, heap the mixture into the muffin tin slots until they are each half full.
7. Bake for 25 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.
8. Leave to stand for five minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to allow to cool for another five minutes.



Extra Lean Minced Beef Hash

Minced Beef Hash

Serves 4

 

6 simple ingredients, ready in half an hour tops, warming, filling, nutritious and low in fat (free from syns on slimming world and compatible with Rosemary Conelly's).

 

 

Lovely on a cold evening!

 

This meal provides, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Protein, Carbohydrate and Fibre, amongst other vitamins and minerals.

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 2 white onions peeled and finely diced
• 450g extra lean minced beef (£2.79 at Lidl)
• 4oz Frozen Sliced Carrots (£1 for 750g at Co Op)
• 5 Fl oz Reduced Salt Beef Stock
• 5 'Twists' of Black Pepper
• 10oz White Potatoes Peeled and Diced

 

 

The Not-So Nitty Gritty Bit

 

 

1. First peel and dice the potatoes and onions. Put the potatoes on to boil along with the sliced carrots.
2. Fry the onions and as soon as they start to brown, add in the minced beef. When the mince begins to brown, add the stock.
3. After the potatoes and carrots have been boiling away for around 10 minutes, drain them and add to the minced beef, stock and onions. At this point, add in the 'twists' of black pepper.
4. Leave to simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

 

 







A Poor Girl's Eaton Mess

A Poor Girl's Eaton Mess

 

Raspberries, biscuits and instant whip. Mmmm, lovely! And it is a lovely fun messy pudding for baby led weaning and it gets an extra bit of calcium into the little ones! Oh, and fruit with the raspberries that I picked up from Lidl last week for £1 a pack! This recipe makes 3 servings and costs around £2.

Raspberries

Raspberries are fantastic BLW finger food for summer and autumn. They contain loads of fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K and magnesium. They are a refreshing change to the usual strawberries and are often slightly cheaper! And at only 63 calories per 100g, they are perfect for mummy and daddy snacks too!

Ingredients

• 100g Raspberries
• 1 packet of light instant whip
• half a pint of whole milk
• 6 rich tea biscuits (2 for crushing, 4 for breaking)

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

1. Break up four biscuits and put them in the bottom of the bowls.
2. Wash the raspberries and place them on top of the biscuits.
3. Make up the instant whip with the milk in a separate bowl then pour evenly over the other bowls.
4. Place in the fridge for 10 minutes to set.
5. Put the remaining biscuits in a food bag and seal. First smash with a rolling pin then continue to roll over with the rolling pin and leave to one side.
6. Remove the bowls from the fridge and sprinkle the crushed biscuits over the top.

 

What Little Monster Thought...

 



At first he used his fingers and got in a right mess, despite liking it, he preferred to be spoon fed towards the end. Daddy wasn't keen but mummy and Tyler thought it was brilliant!

 

 

Links:

• www.facebook.com/feedingforthefuture
• www.lidl.co.uk

 

Black Peppered Chicken

 Black Peppered Chicken

 

with sweet corn and sweet potato wedges

 

 

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• freshly ground black pepper
• 9 tbsp. sweetcorn
• 1 large sweet potato
• drizzle of lemon juice

The Not-So Nitty Gritty

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the chicken breasts in the roasting tin, drizzle lemon juice over the chicken breasts and season with black pepper. Cover over with foil and place in the oven for around 40 - 50 minutes depending on weight (see packaging for details).
2. Peel the sweet potato and cut in half, half again and into 3's. Put in boiling water for 15 minutes.
3. Remove the sweet potato from the pot and drain. Place into a pan with hot oil and cook at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
4. Boil the sweet corn for 3 minutes. Then serve all together.

What Little Monster Thought....


 Loved it very much! He did pull his face a bit at the chicken but he soon changed his mind and ate all of the chicken breast before the wedges and sweet corn! Mummy and Daddy loved it too! A sweet winter warmer. Relatively cheap to produce, around £5 with a left over chicken breast and the majority of a bag of sweet corn. The best Place I have found for frozen chicken is Aldi!  The sweet corn was £1 for a medium sized bag at Iceland and the sweet potato I picked up from Lidl for around 70p for a massive one. We didn't even eat all the wedges!

 

 

Next Time: A Poor Girl's Eaton Mess

 

Links:

• www.facebook.com/feedingforthefuture
• www.aldi.co.uk
• www.lidl.co.uk
• www.iceland.co.uk