Batch cooking is a brilliant way to stretch ingredients, reduce food waste and add an easy meal to a busy week. Our newest Slimming World recipe book, Cook, thin, save, has an entire chapter dedicated to freezable recipes that make two deliciously different meals with minimal extra effort, including:
- Cajun Chicken – Cracked with Quinoa and Jazzed Up into Jambalaya
- ratatouille – serve with broad bean couscous, then add sliced ​​potatoes to create a hot pot
- Mexican Ground Beef – Use it to make juicy burgers and meatball casserole
- Slow Cooker Spanish Beef – keep it simple tonight with the addition of chickpeas. Turn it into a cottage pie next time.
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Jump on the batch wagon with our slow cooker chicken recipe
This comforting chicken casserole is perfect served with meats and vegetables, and the leftovers can be used to make a tempting chicken and bacon tetrazine. Double bubble without the hassle.
What makes this dish even better is the fact that you just throw everything in the slow cooker and let it work its magic. Great for those hectic days when you don’t feel like cooking, and you’ve got the base of an easy pasta dish for the next day too.
Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole
Serve with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetables for a comforting, satisfying meal.
Serves 8 (or 4 if you use half to make tetrazini)
ready in 3 hours 30 minutes
Free
What you need.
low calorie cooking spray
1 kg chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, with visible fat removed, cut into pieces
3 large onions, chopped
2 pieces of chicken stock
500 g carrots, sliced
2 medium leeks, sliced
4 celery sticks, chopped
2 tsp dry thyme
2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
1 kg flour potatoes, such as King Edward or Maris Piper, mashed, to serve
What are you doing:
1. Spray a large non-stick skillet with low-calorie cooking spray and place over high heat. Brown the chicken in batches, then pour into a 3-quart (or larger) slow cooker. Repeat with the onions (browning the chicken and onions at first really enhances the flavor, but if you’re short on time, you can skip this step).
2. Stir the pots into 300ml of boiling water and add to your slow cooker with all the remaining ingredients and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Serve hot with mashed potatoes and your favorite Speed ​​vegetables.
Do you want to fry? Try our fried chicken dinner
Chicken and Bacon Tetrazine
Add bacon, mushrooms, and stuffed pasta to completely transform your leftovers into a chicken casserole.
serves 4
Free
ready in 25 minutes
What you need.
Half of your chicken pot
500g of dried tagliatelle pasta
low calorie cooking spray
8 back bacon strips, trimmed of visible fat, cut into thin strips
300g mushrooms, quartered
6 tablespoons fat-free natural Greek-style yogurt
½ small package fresh parsley, chopped, plus parsley sprigs for serving
What are you doing:
1. Cut the chicken into small pieces from the pan and mix it back into the sauce. Pour into a saucepan over medium-high heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cook tagliatelle according to package directions.
3. Spray a large non-stick skillet with low-calorie cooking spray and place over high heat. Add bacon and fry for 3 minutes or until golden brown and slightly crispy. Transfer to a plate.
4. Wipe the pan with kitchen paper, spray with low-calorie cooking spray and add the mushrooms. Fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and tender.
5. Drain the pasta and return it to the pan. Stir through the pan, mushrooms, yogurt and parsley and season to taste. Mix well, scatter over bacon and serve with parsley sprigs.
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