I'm very pleased to say, this week I lost a whopping (for me!) 3lbs!
I put on 2lbs last week so I was happy I'd lost that and a bit more. It restores my faith in myself that I can do it! To be honest, its not even that difficult, I don't feel deprived at all. My consultant asked me what I'd done this week and, I had to be honest, I just followed the plan...to the letter! Funny enough, it really does work, now just to keep on doing what I've been doing!
So, I've been trying some new recipes this week (I'm a MASSIVE recipe book hoarder) and my favourite new to me recipe has to be the Diet Cola Chicken. I initially thought "eww" but I know lots of people love it so thought I'd give it a go and I'm pleased to report its delish!
So, thought I'd share the recipe....
Ingredients
Serves 4
4 chicken breasts
1 red pepper, cut into chunks
1 yellow pepper, cut into chunks
1 onion, finely chopped
330ml can diet cola
200ml boiling chicken stock
120g pasata
4tbsp tomato puree
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2tsp Worcestershire sauce
1tbsp dark soy sauce
1tsp dried mixed herbs
200g sugar snap peas
What you need to do...
- Spray a non stick pan (I use my wok) with fry light, add the chicken, peppers and onion and fry for five minutes until the chicken is brown.
- Mix together the rest of the ingredients in a jug and add to the chicken and peppers.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure it doesnt' catch.
- Add the sugar snap peas and simmer for a further 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the veg is tender.
- Serve with mash or rice or cauliflower rice for an SP meal.
Completely syn free and can be frozen (without the mash or rice) for another day, or reheated for lunch the following day!
I usually make four portions and freeze two as its my favourite!!
Enjoy :)
Mrs B xx
