healthy meals & recipes for the whole family

I made a Tomato & Mushroom pasta yesterday, It was gorgeous, Healthy and Cheap!! You could add Chicken in for the children as well!

/7oz closed cup mushrooms
2 garlic cloves
1 onion
Fry Light
400g can chopped tomatoes
340g/12oz dried pasta shapes
6 tbsp freshly chopped basil
150g pot fat-free natural fromage frais
salt and freshly ground black pepper

To make the sauce: slice the mushrooms; crush the garlic; finely chop the onion. Heat a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light, add the mushrooms, and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and onions and fry for 2-3 minutes. Pour over the chopped tomatoes, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes.
While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, drain and keep warm.
Stir the sweetener, basil and fromage frais into the sauce, season well and remove from the heat. Add the mushroom and tomato sauce to the pasta, toss together and serve.

With no chicken it worked out to be: 323 Calories and 1 Gram of Fat!!

Tonight i'm making Mushroom Stroganoff with new potatos! (again for the kids you could add a meat?)

225g shallots or baby onions
425ml vegetable stock
225g baby button mushrooms
225g assorted larger mushrooms such as open cup, chestnut and shiitake
2 level tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
110g very low-fat natural yogurt
1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

I am not using all the ingredients tonight however (Not using: baby mushrooms, Nutmeg,parsley or Caraway seeds)

Peel and halve the shallots or onions. Place in a large saucepan and add 150ml of the stock. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Wipe all the mushrooms, and halve the larger ones. Blend the remaining stock with the tomato puree. Pour into the saucepan along with the mushrooms, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes until tender.
Serve each portion with a spoonful of yogurt on top, sprinkled with caraway seeds or paprika and chopped parsley.

1 serving works out to be: 171 Calories and 0 grams Fat!

Look on the website Slimming world for some other great recipes!

sorry forgot to mention, they both serve 4

skinnytaste.com is our "go to" website for tasty, healthy meals. If you don't find it in the recipe list, she has a search bar on the home page. We have never made any of her recipes that we didn't care for. Entrees to desserts, etc.

skinnytaste.com, ohsheglows, chocolatecoveredkatie mostly desserts but has meals in there too, allrecipes, yummly.com is great too bc it complies reci[es from other websites and you can search on acalories, nutrition information, ingredients etc.

stapes i always have are variety dried beans (black beans chick peas kidney beans) mass frozen veggies (spinach stir fry mix broccoli asparagus) as well as cut up fresh peppers and onions and freeze them. a type of mea (idk, i am a veg lol) like chicken that you can portion and freeze. slow cookers are awesome too i love to make a vegan soup and then have lunch for the week. local library should have a good amount of cookbooks. i always have quinoa, rice, pasta, couscous, veggies, beans, cheese and spices on hand so i can throw together different varieties ("taco" salads, strogonoff, quesadillas, pasta dishes, quinoa with mixed veggies, sushi bowls, stir frys, currys, etc)

i make meatless tacos

pinto beans no salt
taco seasoning
garlic
onions.. cook it all and puree

i top w salsa and light SC and a high fiber tortilla low carb.

Kids will eat as much as ill make.