Pigs in Potatoes | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly
Pigs in potatoes taste as amazing as they sound! You’ll find it hard to believe these salty, garlicky treats are low in calories. Use large, robust new potatoes to make the prep even easier.
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Pigs in potatoes taste as amazing as they sound! You’ll find it hard to believe these salty, garlicky treats are low in calories. Use large, robust new potatoes to make the prep even easier.
Pâté isnât usually seen on a slimming-friendly recipe list, but this lean pork and bacon version uses generous seasoning to bring the very best pâté flavours to life. Thereâs really no need for fatty, processed pâté when you have this recipe on hand!
Bulgur wheat is found in many Middle Eastern dishes. It’s higher in fibre than most whole grains and slightly lower in calories than other grains, such as brown rice. This salad has lovely Mediterranean flavours. It’s perfect for making in bulk to refrigerate and snack on over a few days – simply hold back the herbs and stir through just before serving.
Choux pastry can’t possibly be something you can enjoy while losing weight, right? Wrong! A few simple substitutions for lower-calorie counterparts and you won’t believe the amazing taste and authenticity of these choux buns. You could even drizzle with a bit of melted dark chocolate – just remember to add this to the calorie count if you do!
Risotto is one of those dishes that deserves the time and attention that goes into the process of making it. It’s a real labour of love and you won’t mind making this delicious, spicy version – rich with stock and tomatoes, while packing a little chilli punch – again and again.
Our salt and pepper seasoning is well loved by Pinch of Nom’s online community. We’ve created salt and pepper chips, salt and pepper chicken and now . . . salt and pepper mushrooms. These work so well! They are such a perfect side dish or snack for when you feel like something that’s naughty but really isn’t!
These little apple puffs taste divine. Using a light puff pastry and a little sweetener in place of sugar, these sweet treats are calorie-friendly as well as taste-friendly. They are perfect for serving up to friends, or if you don’t want them to disappear, hide them away and have a few moments of ‘you time’ without friends or family being any the wiser.
The secret to good eggy bread is to let the bread sit in the egg and really soak it all up – you don’t want scrambled egg either side of bread: you want moist, rich, springy eggy-bread deliciousness with salty bacon and a pinch of chopped chives to brighten up your morning. Mmmm, heaven!
Who doesn’t love the smoky spice of chipotle? Adding it to the sweetness of sweet potato, this is such a simple recipe, but it bursts with flavour. One of our taste testers described this recipe as ‘well fit’. We’re taking that description and running with it. These chipotle sweet potato hasselbacks are well fit!
Fruit . . . and pizza? Well, not quite. No heavy dough base to be found here, just refreshing watermelon. With loads of varieties of fruit on a creamy, delicious topping, it will feel more indulgent than real pizza, but without any of the guilt! Guilt-free ‘pizza’ is an idea we can 100% get behind!