Free Slimming World Chorizo Patties/ Nuggets / Bites - FREE and blinking delicious!

New favourite recipe based on the River Cottage Tupperware Chorizo but tweaked to make it a free Slimming World recipe!

500 g Turkey Mince 5% fat (could make with 5% Pork Mince)

3/4 tbsp Sweet paprika

1 1/2 tsp Hot paprika

2 small Garlic cloves crushed

1 1/2 tsp fine salt

1 tsp Fennel Seeds

1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp Ground black pepper

1/2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

1 tsp Sweetener

1/2 beaten egg

Mix all of the above in a large bowl and then make into little patties, nuggets, shapes and fry in Frylight for a few minutes each side until browned and cooked.

The River Cottage recipe says to leave for 24 hours for the flavours to develop, I'll let you know tomorrow evening how it's tasting!

I've made double the above so I can take some to tasting evening Monday!

Made the husband taste it to see if it does taste like chiorizo, and for spiciness! It was a thumbs up for the taste, and a not too spicy. I LOVE spicy and often can't really tell if something is too hot for someone who doesn't do spicy food!

Smokey, Garlicky and Thymey

Looking forward to trying this smoked paprika, thyme and garlic seasoning from Sainsburys (had to pop in to pick up some stuff I forgot to add to the Tesco order). Assuming it's free as there's no sugar, oil, flour etc on the ingredients, just dried herbs. I'm thinking chicken or pork???? Can't decide!!

Slimming World Gala Pie

I've been wanting to try this one for a while, finally got around to it!

Gala Pie and salad with roast butternut squash and cauliflower couscous.

Ingredients

500g 5% Pork Mince

Ham (or bacon with the fat trimmed)

4 Boiled Eggs

1 Raw Egg

6 Sage Leaves

1 Heaped tsp Mustard Powder

1/2 tsp garlic salt

Splash of Worcester Sauce

Dried Herbs

Mash the mince really well and mix with the chopped sage, mustard powder, garlic salt and Worcester Sauce. Add the raw egg and mix again. Make sure it's as smooth as you can get it.

Line a loaf tin with baking paper and then with the ham or bacon.

Put about a third of the mix in the bottom of the tin and place the eggs on top.

Cover the eggs with the remaining mix and fold the ham or bacon over the top. I added extra ham across the top layer.

Cover the tin with foil and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for an hour.

After an hour remove the foil, spray with Frylight and sprinkle over some dried herbs, bake for a further 20 minutes or until browned.

Remove from the oven and lift out of the tin with the baking paper to drain any liquid. I placed mine in the sink and cut a hole in the bottom of the baking paper.

Re-line the loaf tin with new paper and return to the tin upside down to brown the bottom. I placed the relined tin over the top of the pie and used a spatula to help get it in. 

Bake for a further 10 minutes to brown the bottom.

Remove from the oven and cool.

Pork Burgers and Slimming World Chips

5% pork mince

1egg

1/2 onion

1tsp smoked paprika 

1 tsp mustard powder

1tsp garlic granules

1 tsp parsley

Splash Worcester Sauce

Wholemeal Roll - HEXB

Optional 2 Syns of BBQ Sauce

Mix together and make into burgers.

Microwave potatoes and quarter, peel skin off and slice into chips. Spray with fry light smoked paprika and garlic granules.

Bake chips for 20-25 minutes, fry burgers add bacon and egg!