5 weird and wonderful Slimming World recipes

1. Rice pudding with diet cream soda

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Cream soda has such a unique flavour, and I don't know what mad genius came up with this recipe for a syn free rice pudding... but it works! 

INGREDIENTS:

• 3oz Pudding Rice
• 500ml Diet / Sugar Free Cream Soda
• 1 Mullerlight Yogurt
• Drop of vanilla essence or another flavour of your choice
   

METHOD:

Put the rice and cream soda in a pan and bring to the boil | Reduce heat, add essence and simmer until liquid is absorbed | Allow to cool | Stir in mullerlight | Serve.

2. Slimming World KFC chicken made with Couscous
 

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I heard about a KFC ex-employee who let the cat out of the bag regarding KFC's "secret recipe" for their chicken coating. You'd be right to think that couscous did not make the cut. However, the spice mix mentioned below is indeed part of that magic recipe, and the combination is a wonderful slimming world friendly alternative. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 50g chicken pieces
• 100g plain couscous
• 1/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp onion granules
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 medium egg
• Fry light

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 200 Degrees | Add the mustard powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and chicken stock cube to the couscous and add enough boiling water to cover | cover with a plate | allow couscous to absorb the water | mix egg into the couscous mixture | Dip chicken pieces into the mixture | Spray a baking tray with frylight | place chicken pieces on tray | Pop into the oven and cook for 25-30 mins

3. Diet coke chicken

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It's the last thing you can imagine pouring over your chicken, a big ol can of diet coke. However, once you taste the first mouthful, you'll know it won't be the last time making it! 

RECIPE:

• 330ml can of diet coke
• 350g diced chicken
• Veg of your choice
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• salt & pepper
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• tbsp passata
• 200ml chicken stock

METHOD:

spray pan with frylight | fry chicken, onion, garlic and veg for 5 mins | Add diet coke, stock, passata, garlic, soy sauce | Bring to the boile | Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes

4. Chocolate mug cake

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Whats not to love about this! at only two syns and under a minute to cook, its a perfect dessert.

• 1 options belgian choc sachet
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp sweetener

METHOD:

add the ingredients to a small mug | mix well | Microwave on high for 50 seconds | allow to cool and serve.

5. Fanta Sweet and sour chicken

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• 2-3 chicken breasts cut into strips
• 330mls of fanta zero (or another diet fizzy orange)
• 60g passata
• 1 large sweet red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 chopped onion

Fry onion, peppers and chicken using frylight for 5 minutes | add fanta and passata and bring to the boil | Allow to simmer for 10 minutes | serve with rice or salad

So there you have it. Us Slimming world heads are a creative bunch arent we? Do you know of any other crazy recipes? Let me know in the comments below!

Blueberry Oat Breakfast Muffins

As I write this my house smells like heaven. I've just made this batch of blueberry oat muffins, to curb the recent morning pastry cravings that have been coming my way! Perfect to pop in a lunchbox when on the move in the morning. These are fairly simple to make and very low in syns (3.5 each, or have three for for your healthy B and add 7.5 syns). The syns come from the small bit of flour, cooked blueberries, butter, sugar, and a splash of orange juice. Considering that standard shop-bought blueberry muffins are between 20-27 syns each, these are a brilliant alternative!

9 Servings

Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 25
Ready In: 30 Min

Ingredients

• 70g Porridge Oats (12 syns or 2x HeB)
• 100g Self Raising Flour (16 syns)
• 1 egg
• 1 muller light (vanilla)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 100ml freshly squeezed orange juice (2 syns)
• 100g Bluberries (2 syns when cooked)
• 2 tbsp butter (2 syns)

Directions

1. Preheat the over to 180 Degrees
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan
3. In a bowl, mix the egg, vanilla essence, muller light and butter until combined
4. Add the flour, porridge oats and orange juice
5. Drop in about three-quarters of the blueberries and gently mix in
6. Spray a cupcake tray with frylight and gently add the mixture using a spoon
7. Pop the rest of the blueberries onto the top of the muffins
8. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch.