Old fashioned shepherd's pie

Serves 4
each serving is  :
Free  on Extra easy
9  ½ Syns on Green
8 ½  Syns on Original

Preparation time : 30 min
Cooking time :   60 min

• 900 g potatoes , peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 egg yolks , lightly beaten 
• salt and fresh ground black pepper
• 500 g lean lamb leg steaks , all visible fat removed , roughly chopped
• low calorie cooking spray
• 1 onion , peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic gloves , peeled and crushed
• 2 celery sticks , finely chopped
• 2 carrots , peeled and finely chopped
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 1 lamb stock cube
• 1 tsp sweetener
• 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 egg , lightly beaten

1. Cook the potatoes in a saucepan of lightly salted boiled water for approximately 20-25 minutes until tender , drain , return to the pan and mash until smooth . When cool stir with the egg yolks , season well and set aside.
2. Meanwhile place the chopped lamp in food processor and blend until the meat resembles mince.
3. Spray a large frying pan  with low calories cooking spray and place over a high heat. 
4. Add the lamb , onion , garlic , celery and carrots and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes , stock cube , sweetener and dried mixed herbs and stir to mix well.
6. Bring to boil and remove from the heat.
7. Preheat the oven to 200 °C / gas 6
8. Transfer the lamb mixture into a medium-sized pie dish and top with the mashed potato , ruffing up the surface with a fork.
9. Brush the beaten egg over the top and bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden and bubbling.

Recipe come from All in One Extra easy  Slimming world book

Rich bolognese pasta bake

serves 4 each serving is:
 2½  Syns on Extra Easy
10½ Syns on Green 
13½  Syns on Original
preparation time: 30 minutes cooking time: about 1 hour 

• 250g dried pasta shapes (eg fusilli, penne or rigatoni) 
• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced 
• 250g mushrooms, roughly chopped 
• 500g extra lean minced beef 
• 400g  can chopped tomatoes 
• 250m1 beef stock
• 1 tsp dried oregano 
• salt and freshly ground black pepper 
• 6 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil 
• 110g reduced fat mozzarella cheese, diced 

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. 
2. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions until at dente (tender but still retaining a bite).
3. Drain well. 
4. Place the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, mushrooms and minced beef in a large non-stick frying pan and stir-fry over a high heat for 6-7 minutes. 
5. Add the tomatoes, stock and oregano and bring to the boil. 
6. Season well, cover and cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
7. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil. 
8. Spoon half of the bolognese sauce into the base of a medium-sized baking dish and top with the cooked pasta. Spoon over the remaining sauce and sprinkle over the cheese. 
9. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling.
10. Remove and serve with wilted spinach or green vegetables. 

Recipe comes from Slimming World 30-Minute Meals 

Creamy chicken, apple and celery salad

SERVES 4 very hungry people

Syns per serving 
Original: Free 
Green: 19 
Extra Easy Free

Preparation time 10 minutes 

• 6 cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized chunks 
• 4 red apples, cored and cut into bite-sized chunks 
• 4 sticks celery, trimmed and thinly sliced 
• 25g/1 oz baby spinach leaves 
• 6 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced 
• a bunch of chives, chopped 

For the dressing

• 200g/7oz very low fat natural  fromage frais 
• 3 tbsp fat-free salad dressing 
• 2 tbsp chopped gherkins 
• salt and  freshly ground black pepper 

To serve 

• 2 hard-boiled eggs, 
• peeled and finely chopped chopped chives 

1. Place the chicken in a large salad bowl with the apples, celery, spinach, spring onions and chives. 
2. To make the dressing, mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.
3. Pour over the salad ingredients and toss to mix well. 
4. Scatter over the chopped eggs and garnish with the chives, before serving

Recipe comes from Slimming World 30-Minute Meals 

On this photo you can see 1/2 portion

Southern indian prawn curry

serves 4 

each serving is: 

3 ½Syns on Extra Easy 

3  ½ Syns on Original 

11 ½  Syns on Green 

preparation time: 15 minutes 

cooking time: 15-20 minutes 

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp mild curry powder 
• 1 tsp turmeric 
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 
• 4cm piece root ginger, peeled and finely grated 
• 2 tbsp ground cumin 
• 6 level tbsp tomato puree 
• 1 level tsp caster sugar 
• 2 level tsp tamarind paste
• 200m1 reduced fat coconut milk 
• 800g raw tiger prawns, peeled but with the tails left on 
• 400g cherry tomatoes
• salt and freshly ground black pepper 
• chopped fresh coriander and lime wedges, to garnish 

Method 

1. Place the curry powder, turmeric, garlic, ginger, cumin, tomato puree and sugar in a saucepan with 300ml of water and stir to mix well. 
2. Place the saucepan over a high heat and bring to a boil. 
3. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 8-10 minutes. 
4. Stir in the tamarind paste and coconut milk and bring back to the boil. 
5. Add the prawns and cherry tomatoes and cook for 6-7 minutes or until the prawns turn pink and are cooked through. 
6. Season well and serve immediately, garnished with chopped coriander and lime wedges to squeeze over. 

Green veg make a lovely accompaniment to the curry. 

You can use large chunks of salmon or any other firm fleshed fish instead of the prawns... 

Recipe come from All in One Extra easy  Slimming world book

Kleftico-style lamb steaks

Syns per serving  

Extra easy syns free

Orginal free

Green  11 1/2

Serves 4

Ingredients :

• 2 medium onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbls lemon juice
• 4 medium tomatoes
• rosemary 
• 568 g / 5 oz lean lamb steaks
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method :

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°/ Gas 4.
2. Peel the onions and garlic.
3. Slice the onions into wedges and toss in the lemon juice.
4. Thinly slice the garlic.
5. Remove the stalks from the tomatoes and cut into quarters.
6. Put the tomatoes , onions and garlic into oven bags or ovenproof dish and sprinkle with rosemary .
7. Trim away any excess fat from the lamb steaks and season both sides with salt , pepper and rosemary.
8. Put in the oven bag or ovenproof dish
9. Bake for a about  75 minutes or until very tender.
10. You can bake in the same time potatoes  and serve together ( add syns if necessary)
11. Enjoy :)

Recipe comes from Food optimising .