Oxo Roasties

It's coming into the cold season and soul food is on my mind. I made these oxo roast potatoes recently and they really were gorgeous. They came out crispy and extra tasty. Since OXO cubes are free, these are also free on the slimming world plan. Here is the recipe I used:

Ingredients:

• Maris Piper Potatoes (for best results!)
• OXO Stock - 1 cube of oxo and 1 cup of boiling water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
2. Chop up the potatoes to the desired size.
3. Par boil the potatoes for about 8 minutes.
4. Shake em around a bit in a colander so that the edges are a little rough.
5. Place in a deep roasting tray and pour the oxo stock over the potatoes.
6. Spray the potatoes with fry light adding salt and pepper as desired.
7. Cook at 180 for about 30 minutes or until the stock has been absorbed and they are crispy enough!

Turkey Burgers

I've done it. I've finally done it. I've found a way to enjoy turkey mince. It is one of the leanest meats out there and quite inexpensive, so this is great progress for the slimming world journey. You can get 350g of turkey mince in Lidl or Aldi for about £2.50 / €3. This makes 4 burgers, so its very good value.

Ingredients

• 350g Ground Turkey Mince
• 1 egg
• 1 small onion (optional) 
• 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper or Cajun Powder
• Lettuce and Tomato to garnish

Method

1. Whisk egg in a bowl
2. Add the salt, pepper, herbs and spices
3. Add in the chopped onion (if using) and turkey to the egg mixture and mix well. (I use a potato masher to get some juices from the onion, and to make sure everything is well combined) 
4. Using your hands, scoop up a quarter of the mixture and form a ball shape (Note, its a bit gooey at this stage - wear gloves if you need to)  
5. Pop the rounded mixture onto a heated frying pan and flatten it using a spatula.   
6. Repeat for the remaining mixture. 
7. Allow about 8 minutes to cook each side or until fully cooked throughout

TIP 

These are nice without bread, but why not add an asda wholemeal sandwich bap (42g) as healthy B! You can also make cloud bread if you want to save syns.