Hearty lentil and bacon soup This is my favourite soup, so tasty, satisfying to eat even without bread and very filling HEARTY LENTIL AND BACON SOUP Lentils and bacon are just one of those combinations that work so well, and this soup has lots of lovely speed veg squeezed into it. I always make a … Read more
Ham and split pea soup My mum used to make this for me when i was little, it’s so simple but tasty, filling and satisfying SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP This is the ideal slow cooker soup- just throw everything in and leave it and it turns into a yummy hearty soup! The ham becomes … Read more
Spiced red lentil soup A filling and tasty soup perfect for lunch SPICED LENTIL SOUP One of the things that I love about lentil soup is that it’s filling and dense enough that you don’t feel the need to eat bread with it! I tend to use my healthy extra b option for breakfast and … Read more
Tender beef and ale stew Delicious comfort food! TENDER BEEF AND ALE STEW When I was 21 I got a surprise package on my doorstep, and it was a slow cooker. There was no ‘from’ message, but I soon figured out that it was my lovely Grandma who had sent it to me. The very … Read more
Chicken and rice miso soup a very quick, filling and satisfying one-pot so CHICKEN AND RICE MISO SOUP A friend of mine recommended this soup to me, and it really is lovely. The recipe is from BBC Good Food and I just made a couple of little changes. You do need to get a couple of speciality … Read more
Bloody Mary Beef A gorgeous jamie oliver recipe, adapted slightly to be slimming world friendly BLOODY MARY BEEF I’ve been dying to try out this recipe as it looked mouth-wateringly good in the Jamie’s Comfort Food book (click here). I’ve neglected this book since starting Slimming World as a lot of the food in it is pretty … Read more
Slow-cooker butternut squash and ginger soup This is a really simple to make and tasty soup SLOW-COOKER BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND GINGER SOUP This is my favourite soup to make as I always have a butternut squash around (because they last for so long it’s perfect back-up food) and it really is so easy to do. … Read more
Bonfire Night stew A super-easy slow-cooker dish perfect for chilly autumn evenings and packed with goodness BONFIRE NIGHT STEW You may have seen the very popular slow-cooker campfire stew- this is a similar idea, but I wanted proper homemade baked beans instead of tinned ones for this. It’s so quick to make, with minimal work … Read more
Slow cooker chicken tikka masala Satisfyingly creamy and saucy chicken tikka masala, unbelievably easy to do in the slow cooker. Image credit : Chris Terry TICK-TOCK TIKKA MASALA I don’t think you can beat a steaming bowl of creamy, fragrant slow cooker chicken tikka masala, and being able to just put it in the slow-cooker … Read more
Italian Wonderpot An all-in-one pasta dish, perfect for a quick weekday meal ITALIAN WONDERPOT I first saw this on Pinterest, posted by budgetbytes and thought that it looked like a really interesting idea- a pasta dish where you throw ALL of the uncooked ingredients into a pan! The original recipe seems to have come from Apron Strings based on … Read more
Slow-cooker sweet potato and red lentil curry A warming and hearty vegetarian curry SLOW-COOKER SWEET POTATO AND RED LENTIL CURRY I’m just back from a week away in Italy and I have overdosed on pasta and pizza for the moment, I came back really fancying a curry, and as I haven’t had the chance to … Read more
Easy prawn and chorizo paella An easy to make but delicious paella EASY PRAWN AND CHORIZO PAELLA Paella is such a satisfying dish- I don’t know if I love it so much because it reminds me of holidays and food festivals, but whenever I do it I always wonder why I don’t cook it more … Read more
