Sausage Goulash...a slow cooker recipe

Due to my lack of posts, I thought you may like this recipe as an extra to my meal plan.

Sausage Goulash

1 pack of sausages (chopped)

1tbsp paprika

10 new potatoes (diced but not too small)

Half of each of a red, green and yellow pepper

6 carrots

1 onion (chopped)

1pt beef stock (I used low salt oxo)

1 carton of cheap passata

1tbsp parsley

I put all of the above in my slow cooker at 10am on high to begin with, then turned it down to medium at 1pm. It will be cooked by 6pm. At this time I will dish up with a swirl of soured cream (not Daisy) and serve with homegrown runner beans and broccoli.

You could use whatever meat, or veg that you like really.

Mandy x

Slow cooker recipe...chicken couscous

Hi everyone, 

As requested by frugal in bucks and Jane, I will be putting up recipes/tutorials tailored to their needs. If anyone else has any different requests, then please comment below and I'll see what I can do. 

For Jane, there will be baking tutorials. For frugal in bucks, there will be low fat/calorie meals for the slow cooker and packed lunch ideas. 

Later on today I will be baking for my first tutorial, but first here's a recipe for the slow cooker...

Chicken couscous

This is adapted from my Easy Good Food Slow Cooker Favourites (BBC Books)

It's low fat/cal and can be used up in a packed lunch the following day.

Cooking time:2 1/2 hrs

Serves 4

1tbsp olive oil

1thinly sliced onion

Chunk of ginger (peeled and grated)

200g diced chicken

10 dried apricots

200ml hot chicken stock

220g can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

200g couscous

Coriander to garnish

1. Put oil, ginger and onion in the slow cooker. Heat on high setting until softened. The recipe says for 1hr, but I would keep an eye on it as I think it may stick to the bottom without any liquid!

2. Add the chicken,apricots and stock and cook for another hour until the chicken is cooked through.

3. Turn off the slow cooker and stir in the chickpeas and couscous. Cover and wait 10 mins until the couscous is soft. Fluff up with a fork and scatter with coriander.

Per serving: 281 kcals

This would be ideal for weekend cooking because you'd need to be around to check on it! I picked it because it was an all-in-one meal and quick. Please make sure the chicken is cooked properly :)

Photo taken from book...please note...I have not actually tried out this recipe frugal in bucks...I don't like chickpeas! I won't be offended if you don't like any of the ingredients either. 

More slow cooker recipes to follow :)

Jane...rock cakes coming up!

Thanks for reading,

Mandy x