Huevos Rancheros meets Ham, Egg and Chips

I really fancied huevos rancheros today, but as I'd already used my Hex B for my bacon butty at breakfast, I decided to substitute a thick slice of ham for the tortilla.

The advantage of serving it with a cooked salsa rather than raw, is that I could add plenty of onion to really up that superfree.

Husband requested chips, so I made him some black pepper jacket wedges. They're almost chips, and I can't be too compliant now can I?

So, this is what I did:

Serves 2

Syn free on Extra Easy

2 thick slices of ham, all visible fat removed

4 potatoes, skin left on, cut into wedges

salt and coarsely ground pepper

8 tomatoes, de-seeded and finely chopped

1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped

To flavour the salsa, I used the leftover spicy sauce from last night's tiger prawns, which consisted of:

a small knob of ginger, minced

a couple of cloves of garlic, minced

1-2 tbsp tomato purée

1-2 tsp paprika

Par boil the potatoes, shake well in a sieve or colander to rough them up a bit, place on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and cracked black pepper. Cook in the oven on a high temperature until nicely brown.

Meanwhile, make the salsa. Sauté the chopped onion, garlic and ginger in Fry Light until soft, then add the tomatoes. Continue cooking for a minute or two, then add the tomato purée and paprika. You may need to add some water if the mixture is too stiff.

Serve with the ham and a fried egg.

Cheat's Chicken Fajita

Fajitas are a favourite in this house when we want something quick and easy for lunch or dinner, so when I discovered that I could have the BFree wraps as my Healthy Extra A, I was very excited. I would normally have (at least) a couple of fajitas, but thinking about it, the filling is what really matters. So I made one HUGE wrap today, full of flavoursome chicken and superfree veggies, with just 1 syn! Result!

I call this a “cheat's chicken fajita” because I used cooked deli chicken instead of chopping and frying my own.Tut tut tut.

 

Serves 2

1 syn on Extra Easy*

* providing you use the wrap as your Healthy Extra B

BFree Wheat and Gluten Free Wholegrain Wraps

ca 1/3 green pepper, thinly sliced

ca 1/3 red pepper, thinly sliced

ca 1/3 yellow pepper, thinly sliced

1 small onion, thinly sliced

250g cooked chicken, torn into small pieces

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp celery salt

1 tsp salt

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp onion powder

1 tsp sweetener

4-6 tomatoes, depending on size, deseeded and finely chopped

½ onion, peeled and finely chopped

a few coriander leaves, finely chopped

½ tsp lazy chilli (or to taste)

salt and black pepper

2 tsp lemon juice

4 tbsp fat free fromage frais

4 tbsp Discovery Guacamole Style Topping (½ syn per tbsp)

salad leaves to serve

Sauté the peppers and onions in Fry Light until soft. Add the chicken and stir well. Mix the paprika, celery salt, salt, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and sweetener and add 2-3 tbsp water to mix. Pour into the chicken and vegetable pan and stir well to coat. Continue stirring, adding more water if necessary, until everything is heated through.

While the vegetables are cooking, make the tomato salsa. Mix together the chopped tomatoes, onion and coriander, and add the lemon juice, lazy chilli and salt and pepper to taste.

Place one wrap on each plate and top with the salad leaves, followed by the chicken and vegetable mix. Divide the tomato salsa between the two plates and top with fromage frais and guacamole style topping. Roll up – if you can, mine was so fat it was almost impossible – and enjoy. 

 

Quesadillas

By making these traditional Mexican 'cheese sandwiches' with pitta bread rather than tortillas, you can enjoy this as your Healthy Extra. The pitta has to be Asda, as they are (according to Slimming World) the only ones with enough fibre to class as a Healthy Extra. Any other brand has to be synned. 

 

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra Easy*

*Providing you use the pitta bread and cheese as your Healthy Extra A & B..

2 Asda pitta breads.

90g reduced fat Cheddar

a few slices onion

a sprinkling of chilli flakes

Split the pitta bread and stuff with the cheese, onion and chilli flakes. Grill until cheese is melted and bread browned. I toasted mine in my George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which I find ideal for toasted sandwiches. 

 

Serve with a salad of your choice and Cebollas en Escabeche.

Cebollas en Escabeche

½ tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp allspice berries

½ tsp black peppercorns

1 tsp oregano

2 sweet onions, peeled

100ml white wine vinegar

Process the spices until coarsely ground using a spice grinder, food processor or mortar and pestle.

Cut the onions in half and thinly slice them. Mix together the onions, vinegar and spices, cover and refrigerate for at least a day before using. 

 

Mexican Rubbed Turkey Steak with Roasted Tomato Salsa

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra Easy

2 turkey steaks

1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp chilli flakes

¼ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp paprika

zest of ½ lemon

4 large tomatoes

6-8 shallots, peeled and halved

2 twigs rosemary

zest and juice of 1 lemon

1 dried chilli

1 tsp sweetener

Mix together the cumin, chilli flakes, garlic, oregano, paprika and lemon zest. Use to rub on the turkey steaks. Leave for a couple of hours for the flavours to infuse.

Quarter the tomatoes and place in a shallow oven proof dish with the shallots. Spray with Fry Light and bake at 160°C for about an hour until the tomatoes are beginning to dry. Leave to cool, then chop the tomatoes and shallots roughly. Remove the leaves from the woody stems of the rosemary, chop and add to the tomato and shallot mixture, with the lemon juice and zest.Rehydrate the dried chilli in boiling water for ten minutes, then chop finely. Add to the salsa. Stir in the sweetener and leave in the fridge to chill for at least an hour before serving.

Fry the turkey steaks for 5-7 minutes each side until cooked through. Serve with the salsa.