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⭐️ Slow-cooker Mexican beef ⭐️
❤️ This recipe is from my first cookbook, The Slimming Foodie (find it here https://amzn.to/3LaXNNH) ❤️
Beef cooked to tender perfection in a rich and aromatic Mexican-style sauce. Serve with Perfect Oven-baked Chips (see page 151) and shredded crisp lettuce, and top with cheese, jalapeños and coriander.
CALORIES PER SERVING: 293
SERVES: 4
Ingredients:
500g (1lb 20z) beef (such as shin or braising steak), excess fat trimmed off, chopped into chunks
1 onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons Fajita spice mix (see book page 212 or link here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/fajita-spice-mix/ )
1 tablespoon cornflour
400g (140z) can chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato purée
500ml (18fl oz) beef stock
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
400g (140z) can black beans, drained and rinsed
TO SERVE
shredded lettuce
grated Cheddar cheese
pickled jalapeños
coriander leaves Perfect
Oven-baked Chips (see book page 151)
Method:
1. Put the beef, onion, red pepper, spice mix and cornflour into the slow cooker bowl and stir it all together.
2. Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, stock, vinegar and black beans. Give everything a mix.
3. Cook on high for 6-8 hours, or on low for 10-12 hours. At the end of the cooking time you can remove the lid, but keep cooking on high for 30 minutes to evaporate some of the liquid and reach the desired consistency.
4. Once cooked, break up the meat with a wooden spoon and serve scattered with shredded lettuce, grated Cheddar, jalapeños and a few coriander leaves, with homemade chips on the side.
NOTE To cook this dish in a regular oven, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan (350°F), Gas Mark 4, place the ingredients in a casserole dish, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 3 hours, removing the lid for the last 30 minutes of the cooking time.
Food photo credit: Chris Terry
⭐️Cottage pie⭐️
A cottage pie is a great, family-friendly dish. Ideal for batch cooking/freezing - this is comfort food at its best.
Find the full recipe on the blog here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/cottage-pie/
⭐️Flaming chicken fajita traybake⭐️
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Satisfying, spicy chicken fajita mix is so easy to make with the traybake method. Simply chuck in all of the ingredients and then it`s hands off until they are ready! Serve in wraps or with rice and black beans.
Find the recipe here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/chicken-fajita-traybake/
*As one of my top ten blog recipes, this can also be found in my cookbook, The Slimming Foodie. Over 100 family-friendly recipes, all under 600 calories. Available here: https://amzn.to/3otzBdU (affiliate link)*
⭐️ Homemade mango chutney ⭐️
Find the full recipe here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/homemade-mango-chutney/
Mango chutney is a fantastic condiment to have on hand to liven up meals- a dollop with a curry always lifts it up, and if you have made a curry that tastes a little bitter, you can fix it just by stirring through a spoonful of mango chutney.
As with many things, you can buy a nice ready made one in a jar, but homemade tastes really special and you can customise it to your own tastes.
This also makes a great homemade gift for friends and family!
⭐️Lemony chilli prawn tagliatelle⭐️
I`m not sure you can beat the flavour combination of tomato, garlic, chilli, lemon and prawn, it really is mouth-wateringly delicious!
Quick, easy and utterly delicious, find the full recipe here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/lemony-chilli-prawn-tagliatelle/
♥️ Forever thankful for the two amazing girls who made me a mum. Sixteen years into parenthood and grateful every day for my daughters, and for my mum- and thinking of my lovely grandma today who I miss so much. ♥️
Sending love to anyone for whom today might feel complicated or tender. 💛
** Best ever pizza sauce**
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
This is a fantastic sauce to make a batch of as it will cover multiple meals! I use it as a pizza topping (on homemade dough, bagels, pittas etc), or over chicken breasts for pizza chicken, mixed into pasta for an easy pasta dish. It`s such a useful thing to have in the fridge.
My kid also love this as it`s simple but also really delicious (with no lumps!)
Find the recipe here: https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/best-ever-pizza-sauce/
⭐️ Chicken satay strips ⭐️
Perfect picnic food, snack or part of a light lunch. These subtly peanut butter flavoured chicken strips are so tasty, and easy to make.
Find the full recipe by searching `chicken satay strips` on the blog, or following this link 👉 https://www.theslimmingfoodie.com/chicken-satay-strips/
