Pepper Potato Quiche

Serves 4.

Ingredients

600g baking potatoes
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
2 large onions
8 medium eggs
1 pot Very Low Fat Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Cottage Cheese
42g Low Fat Grated Cheese
Fry Light
Seasoning (to taste: I used hot chilli powder, salt & pepper)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220. Lightly spray a large glass baking dish with Fry Light (or other low calorie oil spray).

2. Peel the potatoes and slice them into thin wedges. Boil for 15 minutes. Drain. Spread over the bottom of the glass baking tray.

3. Whisk the eggs up in a large bowl until thoroughly mixed together. Add the pot of cottage cheese and mix well. Mix in the seasoning.

4. Chop the peppers and onions into small chunks and add to the egg mixture.

5. Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes in the glass baking tray.

6. Bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the low-fat cheese lightly over the top. Then continue to bake for another 15 minutes or until the cheese on top starts to turn golden brown.

7. Remove from oven and serve.

Potato Wedge Nachos

I love nachos, but the Doritos or other corn chips/crisps used to make them are counted as syns on the Slimming World plan that I follow. This is my solution. By using potato wedges instead of Doritos, I save on syns and still get to eat nachos!

Alternatively, you can just use potato skins instead of wedges.



Ingredients

900g / 1 lb. potatoes
1 can fat-free refried beans (regular or spicy)
1 pack Quorn mince (in the US: a ground meat substitute)
1 packet of Taco seasoning
salsa (to taste)
168g / 6oz. reduced fat grated cheese
Fry Light / low calories cooking spray

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 225F/110C.
2.. Wash and dice the potatoes into thick wedges and par-boil them for 10 minutes. Spray a large baking tray with Fry Light or any low-calorie cooking spray. Drain the wedges and spread evenly across the baking tray.

3. Bake for 45 minutes or until wedges start to turn golden.

4. While the wedges are baking, put the Quorn mince into a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light. Add 1/4 cup of water and the packet of Taco seasoning. Mix. Cover and cook for 12 minutes. Remove from heat.

5. Put the contents of the can of refried beans into a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 2 minutes.

6. Separate the wedges, when done baking, onto 4 plates. Top with the refried beans and then top with the taco mince.

7. Put 1/4 of the grated cheese on each plateful, and then top with desired amount of salsa.

Serves 4.

If making the salsa from scratch:
One syn per serving on Green or Extra Easy Days.



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Cheesy Garlic Breakfast Potatoes

This is really simple to make and can have many variations. You can substitute the bacon with imitation bacon. You can layer slices of tomato across the top before adding the sprinkle of grated cheese over it. You can also make it into tiny cakes (if you have to limit your potato portions because you're on an Original Day) and dry-fry them in Fry Light.



Serves 4

Ingredients
About 8 medium Potatoes (any kind that will mash well)
180g Light Cheese, grated
Garlic Granules
6 slices Extra Lean Bacon
4 Medium Eggs
Fry Light (or other low-cal cooking spray)

Method
1. Boil the potatoes.
2. While potatoes are boiling, whisk the eggs together.
3. Dry-fry the bacon. (Fry the bacon by using a bit of low-calorie cooking spray.)
4. Put the bacon into the chopper or food processor and chop into tiny bits.
5. Drain the potatoes and then mash them using the eggs.
6. Mix the cheese, leaving a small amount set aside for later, into the potato mixture.
7. Mix the bacon bits into the potato mixture.
8. Spread into a pan for baking.
9. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
10. Bake uncovered in the oven at 220 for 45 minutes or until the cheese on top starts to brown and go golden.

Slimming World Syns:
Free on Extra Easy (if eaten with the right amount of vegetables)
Free on Green if using the bacon as a Healthy Extra

Reduced Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients
2 oz peanut butter
2 oz light margarine
3 1/2 oz Splenda
1 beaten egg
4 oz self-raising flower

Cream peanut butter, light margarine and Splenda together. Beat in the egg. Stir in the flour and knead well. Place small balls well apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes at 200C/395F.

Vegetable Pizza

Vegetable Pizza

serves 6

Ingredients
Base
1 x 145g packet pizza base mix
Fry Light (or other 1-cal spray)

Topping
397g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp chopped basil
4 garlic cloves, sliced
3 tbsp artificial sweetener
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 courgette, thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced

1. Prepare the pizza dough according to the packet instructions. Form into a ball and place in a bowl lightly sprayed with Fry Light. Cover with a clean towel and let stand for 10-15 minutes.

2. Place the tomatoes, basil, garlic and sweetener in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool and season well. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6 and line a baking sheet with non-stick parchment.

3. Knead the dough and roll out into a large disc (about 30cm/12 inch in diameter) and place on a baking sheet. Spread the tomato sauce over the base, leaving a border around the edges, and arrange the courgette, pepper and onion on top. Season well and bake for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

Slimming World info: 4 1/2 syns on Green or Original

This recipe can be found in Slimming World's 100 Comfort Foods book.

Spinach, Onion & Herb Frittata

Spinach, Onion & Herb Frittata

serves 4

Ingredients
Fry Light (any 1 cal spray)
6 spring onions, sliced
255g/9oz spinach leaves, washed
3 tbsp freshly chopped basil
6 eggs, beaten
28g/1oz Parmesan cheese, grated

1. Spray a frying pan with Fry Light and cook the spring onions for 2 minutes. Add the spinach and fry for 2-3 minutes until it wilts.

2. Mix the basil with the beaten eggs and pour into the frying pan. Fry for 5-6 minutes or until the base is set.

3. Sprinkle the top with the cheese and place the pan under a hot grill for 3-5 minutes until the frittata is set. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Slimming World info: 1 1/2 syns per serving on Green

This recipe can be found in Slimming World's 100 Green Recipes book.