Slimming World Recipe : Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chicken Curry

As you know I follow the Slimming World plan from home. I love that I can eat wholesome, yummy foods and curry has to be one of my favorite things to cook on Slimming World!

When it comes to making a curry I like mine to have some heat to it and a creamy sauce. Most creamy curries from a curry house are very high in syns, so I love to make these. Knowing this is packed with goodness makes it even better too!

To make the Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chicken Curry you will need:

• Low Fat Creme Fraiche (I use the Tesco Healthy Living one)
• 1 Onion
• 1 Large Sweet Potato
• Diced Chicken
• Tinned Tomatoes
• Chilli Flakes 
• Spices of choice (I add curry powder, paprika, garlic & turmeric)
• Spinach

Firstly you want to add your diced onion & garlic into a pan and fry until softened. 

Add your diced sweet potato & chicken to the mix and cook until the chicken is mostly done. 

Once the chicken is almost cooked, add in your chilli flakes, tinned tomatoes & creme fraiche (approximately 2-3 tablespoons). Mix this all together until you get a creamy consistency.

Then you need to add in your chosen spices. This is all about preference as to how much you put in. I tend to add about 1 heaped teaspoon of each.

Then you need to leave this to simmer for a while on low with a lid on. I tend to leave mine for 30-40 minuets so that everything cooks together and the sweet potato is soft. 

Around 5 minuets before the end, add in your spinach. Spinach reduces down to not a lot so add approximately 1/2 - 3/4 of a bag.

This is such an easy recipe and tastes great every time! If you wanted more of a kick, you could add in some sweet chilli sauce as my mum likes to do! Serve yours with some rice or just on it's own. 

The Skinny Bakery : Slimming World Friendly Sweet Treats

If you do Slimming World and are part of the Instagram Slimming World community, you will have no doubt heard of The Skinny Bakery and their low syn treats!

I have been looking at purchasing some for a while now and finally took the plunge. I found it quite hard to choose what treats I wanted but opted for The Skinny Gingerbread Men,  Double Chocolate Meringue Cookies, Skinny Choc Chip Cookies and Skinny Mini Flapjacks.

The treats from The Skinny Bakery are low calories and sugar, making them great for a low fat sweet treat! On the website in the description box they have the syn values for all of their products which comes in very handy!

I love the pastel card casings around the containers and think they are packaged beautifully and have the ingredients contents listed on the reverse.  They all come with best before dates, due to their fresh ingredients, so keep an eye on this (not that they lasted that long in my house!).

My favorite had to be The Skinny Gingerbread Men, I have a love for anything ginger flavored, and at 5.5 syns for all three these really are worth it!

Price wise, The Skinny Bakery treats are reasonable and similar to prices you might see in health food shops. I won't be buying these on a regular basis, as the price will add if if I kept on buying, but will keep my treat box stocked every now and then.

The Skinny Bakery are currently offering 10% off for first time buyers using the code STARTER10 - if you are interested in buying a few sweet treats to try!  If you can't pick they have a very handy option of a Pick 'N' Mix box!

You can check out their Instagram page here > https://www.instagram.com/skinnybakery

Currently Loving

Its coming to the end of the longest month out of the year and I thought now would be a good opportunity to share with you the things I am loving this month!

Being a great lover of anything Jo Malone and having recently ran out of my old cologne, I decided to try a new scent. This time and opted for the Vanilla & Anise. I honestly LOVE this scent and wish I had found it sooner. I love anything scented vanilla or with a slight spice to it!

I am probably a bit late to the Topshop Jamie Jeans party but these honestly are the best pair of jeans I have ever owned! Having short legs, a big bum and tiny waist I really struggle to find a pair of jeans that fit me perfectly, but these really do! Having a pair that come in a leg and waist size really helps for me! I own the black pair, mainly because I enjoy an all black outfit, but am swaying towards trying a blue pair! I usually try a blue pair on and turn my nose up, but we shall see!

Before Christmas I dropped and smashed my trusty Urban Decay Hoola Bronzer, therefore it was time to purchase a new one! I find (up to this point) you can never go wrong with an Urban Decay product so opted to try out the Beached Bronzer in the colour Bronzed - this is a matte medium-dark bronze shade. I love that this is super smooth and creamy to the touch. I find it applies smoothly too and does not go streaky on my cheeks! My main concern with bronzers is that it will appear orange, however, this is the perfect shade for me which I can build up if needed.

I am a great lover of music. Music is something I love to listen to whether I'm happy or sad! So I could not, not include Ed Sheeran in my post! He is someone I love listen and sing along to, I was so pleased when a few weeks ago he released two new songs. I have to say that Castle On The Hill is the one I am playing the most. I can't wait for his album to come out later on this year, this is something I will definitely be purchasing.

I have gotten into doing this month is something I would normally be shy at which is Instagram Stories! I am always watching people post about their day, or having a good old rant and,  I thought I would bite the bullet and have a go at trying a few myself. I am so into it, I can't help but post one every day! I tend to mainly use my Slimming World account to post stories as I am not brave enough as of yet to use my account which a lot of people I know follow! - maybe one day I will get there.

Lastly is an item I blogged about previously, the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation. I don't need to tell you why I love it so much as you can read about it here > Obsessed with Too Faced Born This Way Foundation . I could not, not include this!