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

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 .

Beef and lamb stew

Serves 4 
Syns per serving - Free on Extra Easy

Ingredients 

• 400 g lean stewing beef, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 400 g lean stewing lamb, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 parsnip, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 can of red  bean ,drained
• 1 can of  sweetcorn ,drained
• 1/2 of swede ,peeled and roughly chopped
• 300 -400 ml beef  or just water
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• allspice
• option : juniper fruit ( spice - is very good for meat ) 

Method :

1. Place in the pan :  meat , garlic, onions, carrots, parsnip , red bean , sweetcorn , swede  and spices
2. Add beef stock 
3. Cover and simmer for  about 60 min until meat tender.
4. If you would like to add tomatoes , add at that moment.
5. On the next day is the best one :)