My second recipe using these fantastic sauces by Tigg’s i loved the first recipe i created but this time i wanted to make one that could either be a Lunch or Dinner and falafel is easy to transport if you are taking lunches to work. However it also makes a brilliant evening meal , i served ours in flatbreads with salad and a small side of wedges. This also a perfect vegetarian meal for meat free Monday.
The Tigg’s sauce can be found in Tesco in the salad chiller isle but dont let that put you off its not for just dressing salads or burgers it makes a brilliant ingredient to add to recipes to get a fab depth of flavour.
Another fantastic Vegetarian recipe but the reason i love this one is because its a brilliant way of using up any vegetables you have that are heading towards getting thrown in the bin! and as you know i hate food waste.
Its a really adaptable recipe and you can use whatever you like the key is taking your time to create the creamy sauce. The Cajun spice i used is from Spicentice im a huge fan of their spices and meal kits you can purchase these from https://www.spicentice.com/ use discount code JULES10 for 10% off any order (AD)
Another variation on baked oats and the great thing about this one is i hadn’t realised that the apple sauce i used is 16 cals per tablespoon that really shocked me! I can see more apple sauce type puddings coming onto my website very soon lol.
I made this version slightly different to the ones on the ramekins either one are fab just depends which suits your taste best
For the last year or so i have cooked my yorkshire puddings in the halogen oven and it works well and when you only need a small amount of puddings this is a fantastic way of cooking them.
The yorkshire pudding batter i use is based on the 1 cup of each ingredient recipe which is ratio based again when you only want a 4 puddings this mix is perfect
When you are pushed for time this is a fantastic meal which will take you 2 mins to prep and if like me you are going to pop it all in the slow cooker you can then walk away and get on with your day.
I used a sachet mix today its not designed to be used in the slow cooker but it works perfectly well so don’t be afraid to use it.
You can serve this many different ways in the below videos you will see i have served using sliced potatoes making a kind of hotpot dish or i have topped it mashed potato which also worked really well, a very versatile dish that you can adapt to suit your family. I have also used the casserole to make a chicken pie and this is one of my favourite recipes especially during the colder months.
Topped with sliced potatoes Topped with mashed potato
Below is the full step by step video of how i cooked the meal and the serving options available the potatoes i used were from Cheshire farm their website is https://www.cheshirefarmchips.co.uk/
In this version I followed the recipe from above then topped it with light puff pastry the dish I use holds 3 portionsand takes approx 100g of pastry
Another fantastic easy recipe for a filling Winter Soup and one that will keep you fuller for longer. Its now 2024 and im in the process of trying to update all my older recipes so i decided to change this recipe slightly by cooking it in the slow cooker and adding chicken to add more protein which is always a good thing in any recipe.
There isn’t anything complicated about this soup it batch cooks well and freezes well and is really worth making.
There is only one way to describe this meal and that is WOW for such a simple recipe it really does pack a punch and makes a perfect Meat Free Monday Meal.
You will see I used Tigg’s Mustard and Pepper Sauce this can be found in Tesco in the salad chiller isle BUT dont think thats all you can use it for as you will see i used it to create the stroganoff sauce and it works a treat as the sauce has a sweetness to it that lifts the dish perfectly. After using the Tigg’s sauce last night it has given me so many more ideas of ways to use it so watch this space – i would definitely recommend picking a bottle up.
The start of a new feature for my website “Storecupboard Recipes” this is something i know im going to love as it will be utilising all those tins and packets stored away that we never use (well i know i dont lol)
Christmas is nearly here and we are all super busy and all trying to stay on the diet plan of choice so im hoping these short cut cooking hacks will help get a fab family meal onto the table in record time. For the pastry you can use any shape or size which if following a diet plan will reduce calories, syns or points.
I have created this pie using beef brisket in Gravy which can be found in the chilled Isle in Tesco and I have also used a tin of Tesco lean stewed steak in Gravy.
This pie is 3 portions I used a tin of Tesco Lean Stewed Steak Pastry weight for this pie dish is approx 100g I used Tesco Light Puff Pastry.
This is just a really fab way of adding a little bit of something different to a meal and it doesn’t take much effort to do it either. The sausages i used are Heck Chicken Italia you can use any you like but it works best with sausages that come in links.
This is a really easy recipe and makes a perfect quick meal when you are busy or you can build it into a weekend #fakeaway.
The key to getting the sauce sticky is to have patience once the chicken is fully cooked turn up the heat and start reducing the sauce, keep taking the pan off the heat and allowing the sauce to cool slightly as this will let the honey solidify. If the sauce is still too runny put it back on the heat and keep repeating this process until you get the consistency you want.
It takes very few ingredients to make the sauce which will work perfect with chicken, pork, or prawns.
These are some of the Korean BBQ Sauces i have used if you cannot get hold of the Heinze sauce you can use any of the below these are both in Tesco but I’m sure you will find them in other supermarkets. The one I’m currently using is Crucials Korean BBQ sauce which i picked up from Home Bargains
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I love soup but during the winter months but it doesn’t always fill me up so i decided to create a range of “Fuller For Longer” recipes which will have all the elements to give a lovely filling soup.
When you are trying to lose weight you need to feel full and satisfied after eating and the added ingredients in this soup will help you with that regardless of which diet you are following.
Although i have given a recipe for this soup it really is about using up anything you have in the fridge that is heading for the bin making it perfect for dealing with food waste.
This soup makes 4 portions it will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days and it freezes well too.
All my recipes fit in with the Slimming World Diet and Calorie Counting.
This is a brilliant recipe for using up all that leftover ham or gammon from Sunday dinner. It’s also great for using all those vegetables lurking in the fridge that aren’t looking their best.
The pie i made was 3 portions and used approx 100g of pastry to top it, however you could make individual pies and use a smaller amounts of pastry to reduce calories, syns or points.
I used Primula cheese but you can use any cream cheese you like or whichever one suits your diet best.
I have to say i am absolutely loving Meat Free Monday as its really challenging me to come up with new ideas and this one worked a treat perfect for the weekend when you fancy something naughty.
You will see in the video i have given an alternative to the Tesco meat free chicken i used as i think it was really high in syns but it did taste amazing and had a good texture to it, but use whichever chicken product you like.
This feature follows on from the one i did with a whole chicken but this time i used 1kg joint of unsmoked gammon costing £3.19. I buy unsmoked as i think the flavour of the smoked one can be too strong and sometimes too salty – you can always soak a gammon joint overnight in cold water before you use it if you are worried about it tasting salty.
I always cook my gammon in the slow cooker as it comes out so tender, this joint i cooked in diet orange with a couple of black peppercorns as i didn’t want to over flavour the meat as im using the leftovers in other meals therefore i needed to be careful with the flavours. The end result was a subtle flavour perfectly balance and wasn’t overpowering.
Once the gammon was cooked i cut off a chunk and shredded it with 2 forks and used that in our Sunday Dinner so this is meal 1. The other piece i left whole to use cubed or sliced.
MEAL 1 – SUNDAY DINNER – PULLED GAMMON
MEAL 2 – HOMEMADE FLATBREAD PIZZA
This is my flatbread recipe sized up to create a pizza base and if you are a pizza lover but dont like the calories then this is for you!
I used 60g of flour and approx 2.5 heaped tablespoons of fat free Greek yogurt made up the dough cooked it in a scorching hot frying pan – once cooked add the toppings. The ham used on the pizza leftover from Sunday dinner so i still haven’t used the piece of gammon that was left whole. Here is the link to the flatbread method i used https://julesthelazycook.co.uk/2019/07/11/flatbreads/
Top the cooked flatbread base with tomato puree and Italian Herbs. The herbs i use are from https://www.spicentice.com/use discount code JULES20 for 20% off any order (affiliate)Add Shredded ham and anything else you like i added peppers & spring onions – basically anything i could find in the fridge.Top with cheese of your choice then place under grill to melt the cheese and soften the vegetables
Another successful vegetarian meal i have wanted to try Tofu for ages but i will admit was totally scared of how to use it as there are so many varying reports about it being difficult to work with and tasteless.
If you are going to try this recipe here are a couple of top tips – buy Firm or Extra Firm tofu as this has less liquid in it, also you must “press” the tofu this is to get as much liquid out as possible which then firms it up and makes it easier to handle. Pressing it basically means placing it under weights to get the liquid out – i used tins of soup to weight down a dish this works really well.
Also once the tofu is pressed it allows it to take on flavour and in this recipe it really took on the full flavour of the sauce.
This is the first recipe I’ve created for a vegetarian meal and i have to say it was absolutely delicious. Moving forward im hoping to cook a meat free meal every Monday without always using meat substitutes such as quorn i want to be able to use all the other fantastic ingredients that i love such as beans and pulses.
With this recipe you can add your favourite sausages but if they are meat based then you need to add them at the beginning of the cooking, the one thing i noticed with vegetarian sausages if that they dont have the “firmness” of a meat based sausage. However the vegetarian sausages i used in the recipe were really good and i would definitely buy them again.
NOTE Once cooked taste the sauce if its too “tomatoey” sorry bad word but you get what i mean then add a couple of splashes of Worcester Sauce or the Vegetarian equivalent you could even add a dash of brown sauce basically you need to add some sugar / sweetness to calm the acidity of the tomatoes down.
I set this target as part of my Smarter Food Shopping Feature to see if i could spend this small amount on food shopping for the week, did i do it??? its all the in video below.
If i had shopped in Aldi or Lidl then maybe i could have saved even more money but here is the reason i didn’t go there, these are not my normal food shops. I know if i had done my shopping here i would have been tempted to buy foods that i had seen on Facebook and Instagram “to try out” and lets face it this temptation is what im trying to get away from – buying unnecessary foods!
For me this has been an invaluable exercise and one i wont forget in a hurry and its definitely something im going to carry on into the future when meal planning and food shopping.
Ohhhh yes this is the real deal and totally worth every calorie, syn or points whichever diet you are following.
You can easily reduce the amount of pastry you need by using a smaller pie dish or individual casserole dishes or even just pop a pastry heart on top, when i plated up the pie served 3 portions.
I used Tesco light puff pastry from the chilled section it worked just as well as other branded products and a fraction of the cost, leftover pastry was placed in the freezer for another day.
This recipe is designed to use up leftover chicken from Sunday dinner and to use any vegetables in the fridge that are looking a little sad – the recipe below is just a guide the bottom line is use whatever you have that needs using up.
You can find this recipe in my Cookbook My Fakeaway & Evening Meals which is available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle press here https://amzn.eu/d/8iJRPY1
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