Quick and easy low calorie 'garlic pitta bread'

So tonight I had planned to have Tuna Pasta Salad for my dinner, everytime I have this I always enjoy it with garlic bread. On the bus home from work I normally check the tesco app and calories of the items I want to purchase. Upon checking the garlic bread calories no matter what kind I looked at from slices, ciabatta, baguettes and even the low fat garlic bread they all came to around 140-180 calories per ONE slice. I was totally shocked. I couldn't just not have my delicious tuna pasta with garlic bread and I can't have just one slice! So I thought to myself what could I do? I then thought I'll do it at home using my weight watchers pitta breads! I then looked at the calories on garlic butter in tesco, well that was a big fat no! 85 calories for 20g? No thanks. Then I had the best idea! 

Ingredients;

1 Weight Watchers Pitta Bread (109 Calories)

10g of Flora Light (28 calories)

5g of Lazy Garlic (5 Calories)

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Put 10g of flora into a small ramekin, I then added the 5g of garlic then mixed together. You then take your pitta bread and spread the margarine/garlic mix on top of the pitta and evenly spread it. Pop the pitta bread on the wire rack of your oven and bake for 5-7 minutes then voila... Your garlic pitta bread for only 142 calories! I didn't take a very good picture but here is the end result! 

Another 10/10 from me! 

Laura. X

Quick Goats Cheese & Mushroom Risotto.

Today's recipe I decided to try something new. I always pick up the tesco magazine everytime a new one comes out. It's free and contains lots of recipe ideas and the majority are 'healthy'. What drew me to this one is not only does it sound amazing it's also low in calories and takes less than 10 minutes to cook. The best for someone who's as busy as me! 

Ingredients;

Frylight. 

200g pack of button mushrooms halved or quartered.

1 Garlic Clove, crushed or 1tsp lazy garlic

2x 220g packs of microwaved wholegrain and quinoa rice

50g of sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and halved

125g pack of goats cheese

250ml of hot vegetable stock

Parmesan Cheese (optional)

This recipe serves 4 people but I cut the recipe down to do 1 person. 

You heat the pan, spray some frylight and add the halved/quartered mushrooms and the garlic and fry for 5 minutes till mushrooms are golden. Whilst cooking the mushrooms/garlic cook the rice following the packet instructions. Once rice is cooked add to the pan with the mushroom mixture and also add the tomatoes. You then stir in the goats cheese, ideally break it up piece by piece and stir in until melted and creamy. Once the cheese is creamy in the mixture gradually add the stock, stirring until absorbed. Season the risotto and divide into separate bowls. Add Parmesan shaving if you want. I just added a little extra goats cheese as I was within calories. 

& this was the finished product! 

I will defiantly be making this over and over again! 

Calories; 337 per portion.

10/10

Laura. X

103 Calorie Mug Cake.

Tonight I decided to start using my blog again. The recipe I wanted to try? The 103 Calorie mug cake! It's great to kick this those cravings with very little calories. & how do you make this delicious sounding cake? 

Ingredients;

1 Egg

2/3 tsp of Sweetener

1 Sachet of Options.

Firstly, you get your mug and crack in your egg. You then beat your egg, add your sweetener and sachet of options (I had mint praline 😍) and beat more till it's a mixture like consistency. I've heard that if you don't beat it enough then it'll be too eggy. You then stick it in the microwave for 50/60 seconds then check your cake to see if it's done. After 60 seconds I checked mine and ended up putting it back in for an extra 15/20 seconds but that's just my personal preference. Just keep an eye on it! 

& here is my finished product!

You can top your mug cake with whatever you like or just have it the way it is. I had 22g of Haagen Daas (60 Calories) as I was craving something a little naughty. Would definitely be making this over and over again. 

10/10. 😍

Laura. X