Syn Free Salt & Pepper Chilli Chicken

This syn free fakeaway is perfect for those nights when only really tasty Chinese food will do.  I like a lot of spice so the garlic and chilli is perfect for me but you can cut it down (or out altogether) if you prefer a non-spicy version.  I was going to serve with egg fried rice but in the end I had a big bowl of the chicken and veggies and that was enough, it’s really filling.

Syn free salt & pepper chilli chicken

I know there are people that will count the use of Smash as a coating base as a tweak, I do not.  Each to their own, I’ve lost almost 7 stone without counting this tweak so for me it’s ok.  If that doesn’t work for you please feel free to syn away.

However you count it, this is a really filling meal that is syn free and quicker to cook than it would take most takeaways to arrive!!  If you’d like to give it a go the recipe is here

Enjoy!

Kathy xx

1 Syn McDonalds Breakfast - Slimming World Style!

I always have the same breakfast (weetabix or baked oat muffins with fruit) but today decided to mix it up and made a sw friendly version of a McDonalds breakfast. The whole thing is 1 syn plus my HE's.

Ok. I couldn't finish it (1 patty and 1 egg would've been better 🐷🐷🐷) and I was stuffed to move but it was really, really good - the quorn sausage patties are delicious. 

I put some step by step instructions here

1 syn McDonalds breakfast - SLimming World Style!!

Enjoy (I did!!)
Kathy xx

Dinner in a Hurry

We can’t always make dinner from scratch and sometimes the best plans of defrosting a bulk cook for dinner just don’t really appeal - for me that’s when it gets a little tricky.   I’ve been following Slimming World for two years now and cook all the time but yesterday just couldn’t really be bothered and didn’t have much time.  A trip to M&S for their skinny sausages had proven they are still somewhat elusive but I got the skinny meatballs instead with no idea what to do with them.   

A  poke through the fridge and I decided to bake the meatballs as I grilled some halloumi, pepper and red onion.  The meatballs are syn free and the halloumi is either your HEA or 5.5 syns depending how much you have (that’s for 35g). 

Syn free meatball kebab

As everything was cooking away I put a green salad on the plate and just arranged like a (stickless) kebab.

It was good, tasty and quick but still really convenient with the added bonus that it didn’t blow my food optimizing out of the water.  Definitely doing that again.

The whole M&S Skinny range is syn free and quite often on offer, I’d absolutely recommend giving it a try.

Enjoy!
Kathy xx

Mini Brownie Bites

Made the salted caramel brownie bites today but instead of using curly wurly’s on the top I went for a rocky road style (I’m still using up those marshmallows!).  Topped each bite with a drizzle of choc shot and some cut up mini marshmallow – et voila – proper little cakes you can share even with non-slimming world people.  

Mini brownie bites - rocky road style

The basic recipe is only 12 syns for all 22 brownie bites, I added the choc drizzle and 1 ½ mini marshmallows and still figure they’re coming in at only a syn each.  Trust me, they’re worth a syn of anyone’s allowance!

If you want to give the salted caramel brownie bites a try the recipe is here

Enjoy!
Kathy xx

Scan Bran Rocky Road Muffins

Unless you’re going to re-sole your shoes with scan bran you can really be struggling to make something useful from those hard little sheets of fiber-y goodness.  I’ve previously made popcorn scan bran muffins and decided to give the rocky road version a go (as I had some mini marshmallows going spare).

They’re a really moist cake like consistency.  They still taste of scan bran but the cocoa powder and choc shot as well as the chocolate extract mellow that flavor into something more akin to a scan bran red velvet cake (if that makes sense!).  You know there’s something else there for sure and it’s different to the usual baked oat or Weetabix muffins.

1.5 syn rocky road scan bran muffins

The rocky road muffins are good for a change, they’re super high fiber and can be a nice, filling chocolate fix and coming in at 1.5 syns each, two are the same syns as a rocky road hi fi bar they’re good use of your syns too.  Give them a try, the recipe is here

Enjoy!
Kathy xx

Syn Free Pizza

My Mum used to tell me pizza was all the food groups which made it healthy, now I’m not saying she’s wrong (she’s my Mum, she’s never wrong) but I don’t think 13 syns for a slice of meat feast is going to be super helpful on slimming world, especially as I am physically incapable of having just one slice.

So anyway yesterday there was a breakthrough in my slimming world friendly kitchen – syn free meat feast pizza that’s absolutely and totally delicious…ok, it honestly sounds too good to be true but it isn’t!

Syn free meat feast pizza

To be syn free it’s your HEA and HEB but even if not it’s only going to be about 3 syns a half, which is two triangle slices…so for 6 syns you get a whole thin, cheese and loads of toppings which is less than half the syns in one regular slice.

It couldn’t be easier, the recipe is here.  I used porky light sausages and they’re great, my non-slimming world taster couldn’t tell they weren’t full fat sausages and at only ½ a syn each I have to say even if I wasn’t on slimming world I’d eat them.

You can obviously make these crispy based pizzas however you like, meat feast was just my choice.  Load with roasted veggies for a vegetarian option, prawns, chicken and bacon with corn, anything you have to hand, it’s super versatile, quick and easy.

Enjoy!
Kathy xx

Jammie Dodgers - Slimming World Style

OK so I admit it, they’re probably better described jammie cookies that are the sort of long lost cousin of a crispy jammie dodger but sometimes on the weight loss journey you have to do what to have to do!  

A ‘normal’ Jammie Dodger is 4.5 syns for one (!!!) and these come in at 2 each (using your HEB) – they can be less syns if you make smaller ones but personally I wanted a big cookie with a good dollop of jam so instead of the usual six cookies per portion I only got four of these.

Low Syn Slimming World Style Jammie Dodger Cookies

They’re really good still warm although be careful with hot jam, I have an asbestos mouth and still I was slightly cautious but with a cup of tea in the afternoon it really hit the sweet spot.

This cookie is made from a basic, plain recipe and there are loads of varieties you can try; lemon and ginger, chocolate chip, raspberry and white chocolate, Christmas….you get the idea.  Same basic mix, different flavours.  Even if you’ve used your HEB and have to syn them I’ve found they’re much more filling than normal cookies and my non slimming friends all like them too, then again who doesn’t like warm cookies?

If you want to give the jammie dodger (or any cookies) a try the recipe is here

Enjoy

Kathy xx