Danika's Slimming recipes & ideas

Danika's Slimming recipes & ideas My name is Danika, I'm 35yrs old and I started my healthy lifestyle in January 2022. -3st 11lb so far

13/01/2024

Hello all. It's been a while. I took time off during pregnancy and then was so off track. I put on alot of weight after pregnancy and during the Christmas period so I'm starting from scratch. So far I've lost 5lb weigh day again Monday. Anyway, here's a recipe I made lastnight and it's worthy of a share because it's Stunning. 😍😍🀀🀀

10/02/2023

Good afternoon. Sorry I have been quiet again. I'm still here, just enjoying pregnancy and eating not the healthiest of foods lol. I have a very yummy curry recipe to post that I forgot about so I'll do that later πŸ₯° Hope everyone is ok πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Absolutely stunning. Made an easy leek & potato cheesy bake. Absolutely gorgeous, so so tasty 🀀Ingredients: 2 leeks, sli...
01/02/2023

Absolutely stunning. Made an easy leek & potato cheesy bake. Absolutely gorgeous, so so tasty 🀀

Ingredients:
2 leeks, sliced
2x large potatoes, thinly sliced
1tbsp garlic puree
120ml chicken stock
Grated parmesan
Grated mozzarella

Method:
Add the sliced leeks to a frying pan and cook for 5mins, add the garlic puree and mix in. Add half the leek mixture to the bottom of a casserole dish. Add 1 layer of sliced potatoes over the top and sprinkle parmesan over the top. Add other layer of leeks, then potatoes then parmesan. Pour over the chicken stock then sprinkle grated mozzarella over the top to cover. Add in the oven for 45mins, then serve. I did it with sausages & buttery green beans 😍🀀

Sorry I have been quiet. Been very busy with baby stuff lol. We found out at the weekend we are having a GIRL!! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° Toni...
30/01/2023

Sorry I have been quiet. Been very busy with baby stuff lol. We found out at the weekend we are having a GIRL!! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

Tonight I did an easy tea because we've been out today pushchair shopping.

Pizza wrap πŸ₯°

Literally add your toppings to a wrap, add to airfryer for 5mins. Or oven for probably about 15mins. Then enjoy 🀀πŸ₯°πŸ€€πŸ₯°

Good evening. We went for our gender scan today but don't find out what we are having until Saturday when we have do our...
25/01/2023

Good evening. We went for our gender scan today but don't find out what we are having until Saturday when we have do our reveal. Eeeek, it's so exciting. We didn't get home til late so just had a sausage sandwich for tea, nothing exciting. Got a corker of a curry lined up for tomorrow's tea though 😍🀀

Friday's tea was keema pasties. Made using a wrap. Absolutely beautiful πŸ₯° you can serve this with chips or salad, or any...
24/01/2023

Friday's tea was keema pasties. Made using a wrap. Absolutely beautiful πŸ₯° you can serve this with chips or salad, or anything you fancy. I chose salad.

Ingredients:
400g 5% beef mince
1 onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 carrot, diced
1tsp ginger puree
1tbsp garlic puree
2tbsp medium curry powder
2tbsp tomato puree
225ml beef stock
1tbsp lemon juice
50g frozen peas
Black pepper to taste
4 wraps
1 egg, beaten

Method:
Spray a large none stick frying pan with frylight and place over a medium heat. Add the mince and carrots and cook for 3mins. Add the onions & peppers and cook for a further 4mins, stirring regularly. Add the ginger, garlic & spices and stir well. Add the tomato puree, beef stock, lemon juice & peas, stir and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer uncovered for 20-25 mins. The stock should have reduced completely and the mixture should be nice and thick. Season to taste with black pepper.
Get out your 4wraps and add a good amount to the bottom middle of the wrap, ensuring you've left enough room round the edges to seal.
Add egg to the edges of the wraps using a pastry brush and seal with a fork. Egg wash the tops of them and add to a baking tray. Cook in the oven for 10-15mins and serve πŸ₯°πŸ€€

Good morning. Sorry I haven't been very active. We've had braydan off school for over a week with tonsillitis then a wei...
24/01/2023

Good morning. Sorry I haven't been very active. We've had braydan off school for over a week with tonsillitis then a weird sickness bug. He's been to hospital and is finally on the mend. I have made some lovely meals this week. I'll start with Thursdays, which was chicken supreme. It was absolutely amazing and soooo tasty.

Ingredients:
4x chicken breasts
4x smoked bacon medallions (diced)
1x onion, thinly sliced
2x garlic cloves, crushed
2x white wine stock pots dissolved in 400ml boiling water. Or if you can't get the white wine stock pots like me, use 1x chicken stock pot with a glug of white wine, dissolved in 400ml water.
180g low fat cream cheese
Black pepper to taste
Parsley to garnish

Method:
Spray a large none stick frying pan with frylight and place over a medium heat. Add the sliced onions and fry gently for 10mins until browning & starting to caramelise.
Add the garlic, bacon & chicken breasts. Cook chicken on each side for 3 mins.
Pour in the wine stock, stir it in then partially cover with a lid or foil and simmer for 10mins.
Uncover, then turn the chicken breasts over, and continue to simmer for another 10mins until the chicken is cooked through.
Take the pan off the heat and slowly stir in the cream cheese. Stir until completely melted through and the sauce is smooth. If the sauce is too thin, return to heat and simmer until reduced. Once ready add a sprinkle of black pepper and stir it through. Then it's ready to serve. I served it with mash & veg. Honestly, it's absolutely stunning πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

I will post Fridays recipe a bit later once I have had dinner. πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Tonight's tea, Cheesy nacho burger with airfried chips 😍Ingredients for burgers: 500g 5% beef mince1/2 tsp smoked paprik...
18/01/2023

Tonight's tea, Cheesy nacho burger with airfried chips 😍

Ingredients for burgers:
500g 5% beef mince
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garlic granules
1/2 tsp onion granules
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp oregano

To assemble:
4x burger buns
40g lightly salted tortilla chips
40g light cheese, grated
4x low fat cheese slices
Jarred jalapenos (if wanting extra spice)
Light mayonnaise
Siracha

Method:
In a large mixing bowl, add in the minced beef and spices and mix together with your hands until all mixed. Devide the mixture into 4, shape into burger patties and set to one side.
On a microwaveable plate stack 4 nachos (4 times) and sprinkle each stack with the grated cheese. Add in the microwave for around 30-40 seconds and leave to melt.
Spray a none stick frying pan with oil then add your burger patties and fry on each side for 5mins. Once cooked add a slice of cheese to each burger and leave to melt.
To assemble add any salad if you want to use it (I just used lettuce). Add a burger patty then cheesy tortilla stack, put on jalapenos if using.
In a small bowl add the mayo & siracha and mix it up. Drizzle it over each burger and then add the lid. Serve with your choice of sides 😍🀀

Tonight I tried another new recipe, Lemon chilli chicken. Might look weird (I scooped all the mixture on top of the chic...
17/01/2023

Tonight I tried another new recipe, Lemon chilli chicken. Might look weird (I scooped all the mixture on top of the chicken) but it was honestly a taste explosion 😍🀀 highly recommend!

Ingredients:
2x skinless & boneless chicken thighs per person
3x garlic cloves, crushed
1tsp ginger puree
1 onion, diced
1 & 1/2 tsp cumin
1tsp chilli powder
1tsp coriander
1/2tsp tumeric
Cooking oil/spray
360ml chicken stock
Zest & juice of 1/2 a lemon
Black pepper
Lemon slices for topping (I didn't use)

Method:
Put the Chicken, garlic, ginger, onions & all spices (not black pepper) in a bowl and mix until fully coated.
Place a frying pan over a medium heat with oil and once hot add the chicken mix and fry until lightly golden.
Add the chicken stock, lemon zest & juice to the pan, bring to the boil then slightly lower heat and leave to simmer for 20-25mins. The juice should have thickened up nicely. Season with black pepper. Serve with your choice of sides. I chose mixed pepper rice. Garnish with lemon slices on top of the chicken if you wish and a sprinkle of coriander 😍

This dish has sooooo much flavour πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

Tonight I made butter chicken lasagne and OMG it was to die for. It was a bit faffy and seemed to take forever but oh my...
16/01/2023

Tonight I made butter chicken lasagne and OMG it was to die for. It was a bit faffy and seemed to take forever but oh my, it was soooo worth it 😍🀀

Ingredients:
For the chicken:
3 chicken breasts, diced
140g plain fat free yogurt
2tsp ground cumin
2tsp coriander
2tsp garam masala
1tsp ground tumeric
1tsp paprika
1tsp chilli powder
1tbsp lemon juice

For the butter sauce:
2x onions, diced
2x garlic cloves, crushed
A good squeeze of ginger puree
1tsp chilli powder
160g finely diced butternut squash
360ml chicken stock
250g passata
1 red pepper, diced

For the lasagne:
200g dried lasagne sheets
300ml green top milk
1 & a half tbsp cornflour
15g parmesan cheese, grated
1tsp black pepper
100g grated mozzarella

Method:
Dice the chicken then add into a bowl with the yogurt, spices & lemon juice. Mix to combine turn refrigerate for 4hrs.
To make the sauce, place a deep frying pan over a medium-high heat & spray with a generous amount of frylight. Add the onions & fry until softened, then add the garlic, ginger paste & chilli powder and fry off for 1 minute. Add in the butternut squash, chicken stock, bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 15 mins.
Leave to cool slightly then transfer to a blender with the passata and blend until smooth.
Melt 2 tbsp butter in the pan and add the chicken and fry off until golden brown. Once the chicken is cooked, pour in the blended sauce and the red pepper and simmer for 5mins. With a wooden spoon break up the chicken slightly.
Put half the chicken mixture in an oven proof dish then place 4 lasagne sheets on top. Pour the rest of the chicken mix on top then add another 4 lasagne sheets.

Pour the milk with the cornflour into a saucepan and gently heat, whisking until it starts to thicken. Add the parmesan cheese and keep whisking until melted then add in the black pepper and keep mixing. Pour the white sauce over the lasagne and sprinkle over the mozzarella. Bake in the oven for 30mins then brown it by putting it under the grill for 5mins, sprinkle with coriander and serve.

16/01/2023

Good morning everyone, hope you are all ok. I'm finally starting to feel human again after a very sicky 1st trimester. 2nd trimester is definitely been kinder to me lol. I have 2 whole weeks of fab meals planned, most brand new recipes which I'm super excited about. Can't wait to share them all with you. Tonight's is a fab one, my mouth is watering just thinking about it 🀀🀀
Keep your eyes peeled πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

Hello everyone. Today I'm having a good day so I cooked a proper meal. Sticky chicken with herby potatoes and peas 🀀 All...
06/01/2023

Hello everyone. Today I'm having a good day so I cooked a proper meal. Sticky chicken with herby potatoes and peas 🀀

All you have to do is add 3tbsp dark soy sauce, 3tbsp balsamic vinegar & 3tbsp honey to a bowl, mix it together and add in your diced chicken. Leave it in the fridge for 30-60mins then add to a deep none stick frying pan and cook. It takes quite a while to go sticky but bare with it, it will eventually, once it starts keep stirring. Serve with your choice of sides 😍

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