Chicken & Spinach Lasagne
Slim-friendly chicken and spinach lasagne. My alternative take on a classic lasagne dish using chicken and spinach instead of minced beef and of course given the SW Recipes makeover to make it slim-friendly.
Bacon & Mushroom Risotto
Risotto is generally made with the finest olive oils, lashings of butter and of course, let’s not forget that good splash or two of good quality white wine.
Vegan Curried Chickpea & Pearl Barley Risotto – Slow Cooker
This is my Vegan take on another of our Pearl Barley Risotto dishes, Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken & Pearl Barley Risotto. With just a few ingredient tweaks and still using a slow cooker, we have a fantastic Vegan Curried Chickpea & Pearl Barley Risotto which is creamy, full of flavour and worthy of any dinner table. Using pearl barley is much healthier than using traditional risotto rice types such as Arborio rice, Carnaroli or the shorter-grain risotto rice, Vialone Niro but luckily,…
Slim-Friendly Mushroom Risotto
When eating a good risotto, it is very easy to feel like it’s a very indulgent dish and usually, it’s with good reason too as risotto is generally made with the finest olive oils, lashings of butter and of course, let’s not forget that good splash or two of good quality white wine. Given those reasons, you would be right to feel that this is not the healthiest dish to be eating if you are on a diet or a…
Slow Cooker Highland Beef Stew
When the leaves start to fall and the cool, dark autumn months start to take hold, there is nothing better than snuggling up together on a warm sofa, with your favorite box set and a warm hearty stew to fill your belly. The best way to make a good stew is low and slow, low in heat and long in cooking time so it makes perfect sense to get out the slow cooker and settle into the flavour-bursting slow cooking…
Light Masala Vegetable Quiche
So, I am finally getting back in the zone and of course more importantly, “back on plan”. As it is absolutely essential that you plan your meals, not forgetting to make some snack foods to help keep on track during those times when you feel like you are lagging. I am starting with a new Crustless Lightly Spiced Masala Vegetable Quiche. Having a low-fat crustless quiche on hand in the fridge is a great way to help take away hunger…