Cheese Sauce

Use this rich and creamy sauce to make a delicious cauliflower cheese for your Sunday roast.

Serves 4
Syns per serving: 1.5 Syns on all plans**
**add 4 Syns per serving if not using the cheese as part of your Healthy Extra A choice.

Ingredients
• 25gm cornflour (4.5 Syns)
• 3/4pt vegetable stock
• 100gm reduced-fat Cheddar, grated**
• 1 level tsp Dijon mustard (0.5 Syns)
• 2tbsp freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
• freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. In a small pan, mix the cornflour with a little of the vegetable stock and mix well until the cornflour has dissolved. Add the remaining stock and cook until thickened, stirring continuously.

2. Stir in the Cheddar cheese and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until melted.

3. Add the Dijon mustard and flat-leaf parsley, season to taste with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

Ratatouille Soup

Serves 4

Syns per serving: Syn-free on all plans

Ingredients
• Fry Light
• 500gm mixed vegetables; courgette, aubergine, onion, red pepper - diced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 500gm carton passata
• 1tbsp Balsamic vinegar
• 750ml hot vegetable or chicken stock
• 1tsp dried mixed herbs

Method
1. Spray a large pan with Fry Light and gently sauté the vegetables and garlic for 8-10 minutes.

2. Add the passata, vinegar, stock and herbs. Season with a twist of black pepper, bring to the boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes with a lid loosely covering the pan. Serve.

Mackerel Pate

Serves 1

Syns per serving: Extra Easy and Original - Syn-free

Ingredients
• 1 tin mackerel in tomato sauce
• 8 x seafood/ocean sticks
• 3tbsp fat free fromage frais
• 1tbsp granulated sweetener
• freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. Put all the ingredients into a food processor and process until a paté consistency.

2. Serve on top of a Healthy Extra choice of crispbreads or toast, or use to top a jacket potato on an Extra Easy day. Also delicious served on it's own with a large mixed salad.

Spicy Beef Stuffed Peppers

You can make these peppers as spicy as you like by increasing the amount of chilli powder used.

Serves 4

Syns per serving: Extra Easy - Syn-free**
**add 6 Syns per serving if not using the Primula as a Healthy Extra choice

Ingredients
• Fry Light
• 2 large red peppers and 2 large yellow peppers, halved lengthways and deseeded
• 70gm plain boiled rice
• 450gm extra lean minced beef
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• half a teaspoon of chilli powder
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 400gm can chopped tomatoes
• 1tbsp tomato puree
• 250ml beef stock
• 400gm can kidney beans, drained
• 320gm Primula Cheese Light

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas Mark 6. Spray a baking tray with Fry Light. Put the peppers on the tray and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

2. Cook the rice according to the packet instructions, then drain well.

3. Meanwhile, place a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light over a medium heat and fry the mince until cooked through. Add the onion, chilli powder and garlic and fry for 5 minutes.

4. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree and stock, then simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and then stir in the rice and the kidney beans.

5. Swirl half the Primula into the pepper halves and spoon in the mince mix. Return to the oven for 10 minutes.

6. Top with the remaining Primula and serve.

Chicken And Bacon Sandwich Filler

This tasty sandwich filler can be used to fill a Healthy Extra choice of bread or crispbreads, or could also be used as a topping for a jacket potato on an Extra Easy day.

Serves 2

Syns per serving: Extra Easy and Original - 1.5 Syns per serving

Ingredients
• 240gm pack Morrisons Savers cooked chicken slices
• 250gm Morrisons smoked bacon medallions
• 6tbsp Lighter Than Light mayonnaise (3 Syns)
• 6tbsp fat free fromage frais
• 1tbsp frozen chopped parsley
• freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. Grill the bacon until cooked to your liking. Allow to cool and then dice finely.

2. Chop the chicken into small pieces. Add the chicken to the bacon along with all of the remaining ingredients. Mix well.

3. Chill until ready to serve.

Quick Meatball Casserole

Serves 4

Syns per serving: Extra Easy - Syn-free. Original - Syn-free**
**add 3.5 Syns per serving if not using the potatoes as part of a Healthy Extra choice on Original

Ingredients
• Fry Light
• 500gm extra lean turkey mince
• freshly ground black pepper
• small bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 450gm carrots, quartered then cut into chunks
• 400gm new potatoes, diced
• 1tbsp paprika
• 500gm carton passata

Method
1. Mix the turkey mince with half the fresh parsley, then season to taste with black pepper. Shape the mixture into 20 meatballs.

2. Heat a large non-stick frying pan or flameproof casserole sprayed with Fry Light and fry the meatballs for 4-5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally to prevent them from sticking, until the meatballs are browned all over.

3. Add the chopped onions, garlic, carrots, potatoes and 284ml (half a pint) of boiling water to the pan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

4. Stir in the paprika, passata and half the remaining parsley. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for a further 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are tender. Season to taste and sprinkle with the remaining parsley to serve.

Sloppy Joes

A Sloppy Joe is traditionally a sandwich, originating in the United States, consisting of ground beef, onions, tomato sauce or ketchup and other seasonings served on a hamburger bun. This Slimming World friendly version is packed with flavour but with none of the Syns and if you use your wholemeal roll and cheese as Healthy Extra choices, it's totally Syn-free!

Serves 4
Syns per serving: Extra Easy and Original - Syn-free**
**add 6 Syns per serving if not using the cheese as a Healthy Extra A choice, and a further 6 Syns per serving if not using the roll as a Healthy Extra B choice

Ingredients
• Fry Light
• 500gm extra lean beef or turkey mince
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 250ml passata
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and finely diced
• 1tbsp granulated sweetener
• 1tbsp cider vinegar
• 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1tsp mustard powder
• 1tsp paprika
• 4 x 60gm wholemeal bread rolls**
• 160gm reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, grated**

Method
1. Spray a large pan with Fry Light and gently fry the onion and garlic over a low heat for a few minutes until starting to soften.

2. Add the mince, increase the heat and fry for 5 minutes, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon and stirring until the mince is browned. Add the green pepper and cook for a few minutes more.

3. Add the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

4. Cut the bread rolls in half and toast the cut side. Place two halves of the bread roll on each plate and top with a quarter of the Sloppy Joe sauce. Top each one with a quarter of the cheese and serve with Syn-free potato wedges and a large side salad.