This is perfect if you have a fussy family like mine. My girls love this recipe as they get to add whatever they want in their wraps and always have fun trying to stuff it with as many fillings as they can! I use a Weight Watchers wrap for myself which is a healthy extra B choice or 5.5 syns each and use cheese as part of my healthy extra A choice. If you want to save syns, you can use iceberg lettuce leaves instead of wraps. I tend not to use sauces like ketchup or mayo, but if you do use them, remember to syn them accordingly.
Serves: 4
Syns: FREE
Time Taken: 30-45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
3 chicken breasts, cut into strips
2 red onions, finely sliced
1 green, 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and finely sliced
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp chilli flakes
Juice of 1 lime
Method
Spray a large wok with a free spray oil and place over a medium heat. Add the chicken and stir fry for 10-15 minutes until the chicken is mostly cooked.
Add the peppers and all the spices to coat the chicken spices and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
This is another quick and easy recipe perfect for taster sessions in Slimming World groups. These work out at only 1 syn each for a bitesize sausage roll. It only needs 3 ingredients! It can’t get any easier than that.
You can use any sausages of your choice but remember to find out syns before you make them as sausages tend to be quite high in syns!
I have used the Linda McCartney’s vegetarian sausages which are only 0.5 syn each. I am on the lookout for low syn halal sausages, if you know of any, please comment with what you use.
Sausage Rolls
Makes: 18
Syns: 1 syn each
Time Taken: less than 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
6 Linda McCartney’s Vegetarian Sausages
3 Kinsmill thins
1 egg, beaten
Method
Cook the sausages according to the packet instructions, but don’t fully cook them as you will be cooking them again for a few more minutes later.
Once the sausages are mostly cooked, remove them from the oven and set them aside.
Brush the inside of each Kingsmill thin with the beaten egg. Place a sausage in each half and roll.
Brush the egg all over the outside of the thins and place them in the oven for around 10 minutes (or less) till the rolls are nice and golden.
Once cooked, remove from the oven and cut each sausage roll into 3 pieces.
I thought I’d try Nadiya’s samosa hack from her latest TV show and give it a Slimming World friendly twist!
If you don’t know who Nadiya is, she was the winner of the Great British Bake Off in 2016! A well deserved winner too, all her bakes looked absolutely delicious.
I used potatoes and peas for the filling but you can be more adventurous or just stick to regular samosa fillings such as kheema. Just remember to syn accordingly.
I used mini tortilla wraps from Aldi which are 4.5 syns for each wrap and you can get two samosas out of one wrap, making it only around 2.5 syns each samosa! (See picture below).
Aldi Wrap
You can if you prefer (and can get hold of!) use the Weight Watchers white wraps that can be used as a healthy extra B choice. Your samosas will be slightly bigger though, I prefer using the mini wraps as you can batch cook them and freeze.
If you use any other brand of wrap, please remember to check syns as not all similar products have the same syn values.
Let me know if you’ve come across a lower syn alternative to making samosas!
Adjust spice levels to how spicy you prefer, I made mine quite mild as they were for a taster session in group. Enjoy and let me know what you think! Feel free to tag me in your posts when you’ve made them.
Samosa
Makes: 16 samosas
Syns: 2.5 syns each
Time Taken: 45-60 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1 pack Aldi mini tortilla wraps
2 medium potatoes, boiled
handful of frozen peas, cooked
1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp crushed red chilies
1 tsp garam masala
1 egg, beaten
Method
Make samosa filling by boiling the potatoes first. Once the potatoes are boiled and cooled, slightly mash them or you can chop the potatoes in little cubes and boil them if you prefer your potatoes quite chunky rather than mashed.
Mix in cooked peas, ginger/garlic paste, cumin seeds, salt, chilli and garam masala.
Cut each wrap in half so you get a semi-circle shape.
Shape each wrap half into a triangle shape and fill it with your filling. Use the beaten egg to seal all around the edges and egg wash the top of the samosa.
Once all the samosas are filled and egg washed, bake them in a pre heated oven at gas mark 6 for around 12-15 minutes or until they are nice and golden.
You can freeze them once the samosas are cooked and cooled.
Tip: Watch the video here on how to fill the samosas.
I came across this recipe from a lovely lady on Instagram (do check out her account if you use IG – @skinnycakesnbakes). She makes the most amazing low syn cakes and bakes!
Serves: 12 slices
Syns: 14.5 syns
Time Taken: around 60 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Jam & Coconut Sponge Ingredients
Ingredients
37g coconut flour
5 eggs, separated
2 tbsp sweetener
1 tsp coconut essence
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp water
3 tbsp reduced sugar raspberry jam
15g dessicated coconut
Method
Pre heat the oven to gas mark 4.
Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add the egg yolks, sweetener, essence and water.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the mixture
Pour the mixture into a square 7/8 inch lined cake tin and bake for 30 minutes.
Once cooled, spread over the jam and sprinkle coconut.
I’ve had quite a few people ask me for the recipe for the carrot and cinnamon baked oats I posted on my Instagram and Facebook page. The basic recipe is exactly the same as I’ve posted previously here but this one should be clearer to follow if you intend on doing this flavour baked oats. Enjoy, and remember to tag me on your posts when you make them!
Carrot & Cinnamon Baked Oats
Serves: 1
Syns: 0.5 synplus healthy extras A & B choices
Time Taken: 25 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
40g porridge oats
50ml milk (any of your choice, I use skimmed milk normally)
1 tbsp sweetener
1 egg, beaten
1 small carrot, peeled and finely grated
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon powder
Method
Weigh out the porridge in a bowl and add all the ingredients to it apart from the carrot. Squeeze out any water from the grated carrot before adding it to the oats mix.
Spray a small baking dish with spray oil before adding the mixture to it.
Bake in a pre heated oven gas mark 6 for around 20-25 minutes.
Once baked, you can add any toppings of your choice. Just remember to syn accordingly!
This is a really simple way of making a pesto style sauce you can have with pasta or chicken. I don’t have the exact measurements as I knocked this one up really quickly whilst my pasta was cooking. It tasted fine for me but I may tweak it a little bit more in the future, maybe just use the cream cheese with quark possibly? I don’t know yet but will be sure to post on here. I used some of it for my pasta and the leftovers was used for stuffing chicken breasts.
Serves: 2
Syns: FREE if using the cheeses as healthy extra A choice
Time Taken: less than 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Handful of fresh spinach leaves
Handful of fresh basil leaves
1 x 35g Philadelphia light cream cheese
2 x Laughing Cow Blue Cheese triangles
Garlic powder
Seasoning to taste
Method
Mix all the ingredients together adding a little bit of water to it and blitz it altogether using a handheld blender.
This is a mild Japanese curry with a Slimming World take! To save on time and convenience you can use ready made breadcrumbs, just remember to look up the syns beforehand. I served it with boiled rice and pickle cucumbers.
Serves: 4
Syns: 1.5 syns per serving
Time Taken: 60 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Chicken Katsu Curry
Ingredients
For the chicken
4 skinless chicken breasts
2 slices of wholemeal (from a 400g loaf)
2 eggs, beaten
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the curry sauce
2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and grated
4 celery sticks, thinly sliced
5 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 tbsp soy sauce
600ml chicken stock
Low calorie cooking spray
Chicken Katsu Curry
Method
Pre heat your oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 6. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place the chicken breasts between cling film, beat until 1 cm thick and season.
Whizz the bread in a food processor to make fine crumbs. Tip onto a large plate and season well. Dip the chicken breasts into the eggs, then lightly coat each in a quarter of the breadcrumbs. Transfer to the baking tray sprayed with low calorie cooking spray and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Season the breadcrumbs with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place each chicken breast in some clingfilm and flatten with a rolling pin or meat tenderiser. Remove the clingfilm and dip the chicken in the egg, then coat with breadcrumbs and place on a baking tray sprayed with low-calorie cooking spray.
For the sauce, spray a large frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Stir fry the onions for about 5 minutes, then add the garlic, carrots and celery. Stir fry for a further 5 minutes then add the curry powder, stock, soy sauce and season. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15-20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Blend the sauce for a smooth curry.
To serve, slice the chicken breast into pieces, spoon over the curry sauce and serve with steamed jasmine rice.
Wraps can be so high in syns, it can vary from 5 syns up to 9 syns each in some cases! It is great that there are a couple of options for us slimmers to choose from as part of healthy extra B choice – BFree Gluten Free Wrap or Weight Watchers Low Fat White Wraps. You can choose to have either as a B choice or if you want to syn them, the BFree wraps are 5 syns each and the Weight Watchers one is 5.5 syns which is not that bad at all if you love wraps!
They are really handy for a packed lunch, you can load it with any Free Foods you enjoy, or if you fancy something else, have a look at the following ideas.
Wrap Pizza
Pizza – Spoon some tomato puree all over the wrap and sprinkle in some mixed herbs. Then just top it with all your favourite Free toppings and add 40g of light cheddar cheese as your healthy extra A choice. If you prefer a different cheese, just look up on your food optimising book for the amounts you can have for a different cheese.
Egg & Sausage Wrap
Breakfast Wrap – Fill the wrap with two cooked sausages of your choice, I love the Linda McCartney’s Vegetarian Sausages (0.5 syn each), a fried egg or two and fried mushrooms. Then lightly toast the wrap for a warm breakfast wrap.
Masala Fish Wrap
Masala Fish – Cook your masala fish as normal and fill your wrap with the fish, lettuce, tomato and cucumber. So simple and so good, perfect served with syn free chips.
Who knew that a simple jelly pot could lead to many debates on my social media platforms!
Many slimmers may have recently come across the Hartley’s 10 cal jelly pots. I’ve been having them for a few years now since I was a SW member.
I didn’t think that posting a picture of it recently would cause such a stir with so many people doubting the jelly was suitable for vegetarians as the pot does not have a ‘suitable for vegetarians’ label which is fair enough, but I always check food labels before buying them! I check for two things:
Ingredients
Syns
I would not knowingly eat and post/share food that I would not be allowed to eat in my halal diet. I hope this post will help those that may need more clarification. I have included below a response from an email from Hartley’s. If in doubt please do your own research and contact them yourself.
“Thank you for contacting Hartley’s about our jelly range.
Most of our jellies are not suitable for vegetarians. Our tablet and powdered jellies, designed to be made at home, contain gelatine. Some of our Ready to Eat jellies contain the colouring Carmine, which is an animal product.
The jellies we have which are suitable for vegetarians are:
Hartley’s Pineapple in Jelly 175g Hartley’s 10 Cal Mango & Passion Fruit Flavour Jelly 175g Hartley’s 10 Cal Blueberry & Blackcurrant Flavour Jelly 175g Hartley’s 10 Cal Raspberry Flavour Jelly 175g Hartley’s 1 Fruit Portion Mango Jelly 175g Hartley’s Blackcurrant Flavour Jelly 125g Hartley’s Lemon & Lime Flavour Jelly 125g Hartley’s Pineapple Flavour Jelly 125g Hartley’s No Added Sugar Jelly Blackcurrant Flavour 115g Hartley’s No Added Sugar Jelly Apple Flavour 115g
I hope that this information helps. If you would like to discuss your concerns, or have any questions, please call me or one of my colleagues on 0800 022 4339. We are available between 9.00am and 5.30pm, weekdays excluding Bank Holidays.”
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding. Here’s how I like to enjoy my favourite Hartley’s 10Cal jelly pot – with a squirt of light squirty cream topped with 100’s & 1000’s, a raspberry and a SW Double Choc Hifi light bar. Sooo nice!
You can buy these Crucials sauces from places like FarmFoods and B&M Bargains. They are really handy for adding flavour to food with minimal syns! Below are the syn values that Crucials have provided for their products, all are per tablespoon. Have you tried any of the sauces yet? Do you have a favourite? I love the Yogurt Mint! When I first bought it, I checked up the syns on the app (as you do!) and got really excited at the amount I saw on the screen. I thought it was too good to be true! I carried on eating loads of it with pretty much every food.
I have the habit of looking at syn values of my favourite things every so often just to make sure syns haven’t gone up or down (that would be awesome!). Luckily, I checked on the Yogurt Mint sauce again and realised the syns I had originally found was actually for their Mint sauce and not the Yogurt Mint! You might say so what? It can’t be that much of a difference, but it is. I was having the one that was 3 syns per tablespoon and counting it as only 0.5 syns! I still haven’t come across the full range, I am on the lookout for this Mint sauce that is 0.5 syns per tablespoon, if you have come across it yet please let me know where from!
In the meantime I will carry on enjoying their BBQ sauce which is absolutely amazing!
