Slimming World British Turkey Pizza Melts

Serves: 4
Cook Time: Ready in about 30 minutes
Ready in:  30-60 Minutes
Syns Per Serving:  FREE

Add 6 Syns if not using Mozzarella as a Healthy Extra.

Ingredients

4 British turkey breast steaks
Low calorie cooking spray
115ml chicken stock
400g vine tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 yellow peppers, deseeded and cut into 1cm cubes
1 level tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
200g mozzarella, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
A small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
A small handful of fresh basil leaves
A large green salad, to serve

Method

1.Put each British turkey breast steak between 2 sheets of cling film, flatten with a rolling pin until about 0.5cm thick and then remove the cling film.

2.Place a large frying pan sprayed with low calorie cooking spray over a medium heat. Add the British turkey steaks, 1 or 2 at a time if necessary, and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until cooked through and golden brown. Remove from the pan, transfer to a large grill rack, cover and keep warm until needed.

3.Add the chicken stock to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until reduced. Stir in the vine tomatoes, peppers, tomato purée, oregano and chilli flakes and cook for 4-5 minutes.

4.Preheat your grill to medium. Spoon the tomato mixture onto the British turkey breasts and then top with mozzarella slices. Season, then grill for 2-3 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling.

5.Garnish with chopped parsley and basil leaves and serve with a large green salad.

Tip: *Add 6 Syns if not using the mozzarella as a Healthy Extra.

Source = http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/turkey-pizza-melts.aspx

Slimming World Aloo Gobi

Aloo Gobi

Serves: 4 People
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: Ready in under 30 minutes
Ready In:  Less than 30 Minutes
Syns Per Serving: FREE

Suitable for vegetarians
Freezer Friendly

Ingredients

Low calorie cooking spray
2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
2 tsp garlic granules
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp mild curry powder
500g potatoes, peeled and cut into small bite-sized pieces
300g cauliflower/broccoli florets
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into bite-sized squares
300g frozen peas
500ml passata
200ml water
1 tsp artificial sweetener

To Serve

3–4 tbsp fat free natural yogurt
A large handful of chopped mint and coriander

Method

1.Spray a large, non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onions and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes.

2.Add the garlic granules, ginger and curry powder and stir-fry for 20–30 seconds. Add the potatoes, cauliflower/broccoli, red pepper and peas and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes.

3.Stir in the passata, water and sweetener and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15–20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Serve drizzled with the yogurt and garnished with the chopped mint and coriander. Serve with steamed basmati rice, if desired.

Tip: This recipe is suitable for freezing

Source = http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/aloo-gobi.aspx
 

Slimming World's Whisky Orange Trifle

Serves: 4 People

Prep Time: 20 Minutes plus cooling and chilling.

Cooking Time: 0 Cooking Time

Skill Level: Easy

Cost: Cheap


An extra special festive treat from Slimming World. Ready in just 20 minutes and it's good for you! This boozy trifle is the perfect dessert for a celebration.

Ingredients

•170g/ 6oz kumquats, washed and thinly sliced
•4 tbsp artificial sweetener
•2 tbsp whisky
•½ tsp ground cinnamon
•2 large oranges
•6 sponge fingers, broken into bite-sized pieces
•340g/ 12oz fat free natural fromage frais
•28g/ 1oz plain chocolate

Method

1. Place the kumquats in a small saucepan with 4 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of sweetener. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 6-7 minutes until tender. Transfer to a small bowl, stir in the whisky and cinnamon and set aside to cool.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the oranges. Using a vegetable peeler, pare off a few strips of rind from one orange, slice into thin strips and place in a small bowl of water. Chill and reserve for decoration.

3. Grate the peel from the other orange until you have ½ teaspoon rind and reserve this. Using a small sharp knife, slice the rind off both oranges, removing as much of the white pith as possible. Over a bowl, cut in between each segment and remove the portions of orange flesh and place in the bowl.

4. Place the sponge finger pieces in the base of a glass serving bowl. Top with the orange segments and any juices. Cover and chill until required.

5. Mix the fromage frais with the remaining sweetener and the reserved grated orange rind; cover and chill until required.

6. To serve, spoon the kumquats and their juices onto the oranges and top with the fromage frais. Grate the plain chocolate over the top and decorate with the drained orange rind strips.

Source = http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/531460/slimming-world-s-whisky-orange-trifle

Slimming World's Banoffee Pie

Serves: 10 People

Prep Time: 15 Minutes plus cooling and setting.

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Skill Level: Easy

Cost: Cheap

Slimming World's Banoffee Pie is a guilt-free dessert you'll just love if you're on the Slimming World plan. Made with bananas, low-fat spread, digestive biscuits and a Slimming World favourite, Muller Light, this creamy dessert is a real treat. This recipe takes about 30 mins to prepare, plus cooling and setting time, and serves 10 people - perfect if you've got friends round for dinner. This celebrated pie was created in Britain in the 1970s, and the combination of banana and toffee has been thrilling pudding fans ever since. This Slimming World version uses toffee yogurt and fresh bananas.

Ingredients

•60g low fat spread

•10 reduced fat digestive biscuits

•2 x 12g sachets powdered gelatine

•250g quark

•3 x 175g pots Muller Light Toffee yogurt (or any free toffee yogurt)

•1 tbsp sweetener

•1 tsp vanilla extract

•2 egg whites*

•2 bananas

•2 level tsp cocoa powder, to decorate

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C, gas 5 and line a 20cm springform tin with non-stick baking parchment.

2. Melt the spread in a pan over a low heat.

3. Meanwhile, put the biscuits in a sealable food bag, bash into fine crumbs with a rolling pin and tip into a bowl. Pour in the melted spread, stir well and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin to cover the base, pressing down evenly. Bake for 12-15 minutes then set aside to cool.

4. While the base is in the oven, dissolve the gelatine in 5 tablespoons boiling water.

5. Put the quark in a bowl and whisk until smooth, then whisk in the yogurt, sweetener, vanilla and gelatine liquid.

6. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form and fold into the quark mixture.

7. Spoon the quark mixture over the biscuit base and smooth the surface with a palette knife. Chill for 4 hours or until set.

8. Release the pie from the tin and put the pie, still on its base if necessary, on a serving plate. Thinly slice the bananas and arrange neatly on top, then sprinkle with cocoa powder and slice to serve.

Source = http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/543804/slimming-worlds-banoffee-pie