Melting Mozzarella Meatballs – 12sp

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I love a good meatball dish and so when I started brainstorming ways to make them even more exciting, I knew I would have to give this one a go. Cheesy and gooey in the middle, baked to perfection in a lovely tomato sauce, these really are the ultimate Italian meatballs.

If you don’t want to fiddle on making to meatball yourself you could use shop bought meatballs and use all the mozzarella on top to bake it. If you do have the time I would highly recommend giving these ago. I made up enough meatballs for four people (20 meatballs) and left half (10) uncooked in the fridge for tea the next day.

If you prefer the sauce wet and saucy, use passata, if you like it a bit more dry, use the chopped tomatoes.

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FAKEAWAY – KFC! – 5sp

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Who doesn’t love a good KFC? I know I do but I never allow myself to have it anymore given how calorific it is. Not one to be told I can’t have anything, I decided to create my own. I’ve been experimenting with a few different versions of this recipe and this one is definitely my favourite! It’s really quick and easy and best of all, can just be bunged in the oven and left to sizzle.

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Thai Chicken Panang Curry – 13sp including rice

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I recently visited my first ever Thai restaurant (having avoided them as a Weight Watcher because of the whole full fat coconut milk danger) and was absolutely bamboozled by the menu. Not wanting to get something I’ve tried before I decided to go for the Panang Curry as it was described as a dryer curry than your regular Thai red curry (so I assumed less fatty coconut milk). What a revelation it was, it was truly amazing!! Full of gorgeous flavour, not too saucy and so moreish it was unbelievable. As soon as I finished I knew it has to go straight to the top of my list of recipes to make Weight Watchers friendly.

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Rapid Coriander Chicken Curry – 5sp

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This is a really delicious curry which is both really easy to make and doesn’t contain too many different spices/ingredients. The chicken really benefits from marinading in the fridge for a while however I only marinaded mine tonight for around 1 hour (I’m never organised enough to do it the day before) and it was lovely! This recipe requires hardly any preparation and it’s a lovely change to your usual Indian Curry. I served it mine with a small portion of rice (included in the points) and one of Morrison’s mini garlic and coriander pittas (for an extra 5sp, a weight watchers pitta would be great too) and a large dollop of fat free natural yoghurt on top.

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Thai Dry Fry – 9sp

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Whenever we make a Thai curry we always have left over paste hanging round in the fridge so last night I threw this lovely dish together to use it up. It’s really easy to prepare, really quick to cook and tastes absolutely delicious! Don’t forget the lime at the end to give it a little lift!

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Lemon Curd and Blueberry Muffins – 5sp

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After posting my Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffin last week, one of the lovely ladies in a Weight Watchers group put in a special request for what used to be her favourite muffin…Lemon Curd Muffins! Not one to resist a challenge I thought I would set about adapting my other recipe and this is the result. These are lovely, light and fruity muffins which have a lovely Eastery feel. I’ve added blueberries to the mix as I love a bit of fruit and colour but feel free to leave them out if you don’t fancy them. So Kay Lancashire, these are for you!

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Mexican Chipotle, Chorizo and Feta Quiche – 4sp

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After thoroughly enjoying my tuna and pesto quiche the other day, I thought I would continue along the same vein with another quiche recipe today!  Like the other recipe, this was thrown together using the contents of my fridge and today I though a Mexican theme would be nice and tasty. The result was delicious and perfect for those a bit dubious of quark, the chipotle and smoked paprika mean you can’t really taste it. I served mine with a side salad with a little avocado!

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Tuna and Red Onion Quiche – 2sp

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I’m often asked for easy lunch recipes which don’t constitute soup or a salad so today I thought I would share one of my favs.  This basis of this quiche recipe is an old favourite in our house and my family have been making it for years. You can add almost anything to it you fancy and you end up with the most lovely, healthy and filling lunch from it. Depending on how I am using my points for the day I would have either a quarter of the quiche with a large side salad or half the quiche with a small side salad. You really can add anything you fancy to this. I’ve added mushrooms, spinach etc and it always comes out lovely!

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Indian Beef Stir Fry with Yoghurt Rice -11sp

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This is a dish that I only caught the end of on an episode of Food and Drink with James Martin but it caught my eye as both the OH and I love a stir fry. Having never experimented with an Indian Stir Fry before, I thought I would give it a go. I didn’t have to make too many changes to this one as the point of the episode was healthy recipes. I did however omit much of the oil (unnecessary calories!!), regularise the portion sizes and up the spices for more flavour! You can see the original recipe here.

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