The Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook

by Sarah Flower

Overview

10th anniversary edition

Save money, save time and eat healthily with delicious recipes for your slow cooker.

This book is for those who want to cook at home more, to save money by using cheaper ingredients, and to save time preparing a meal before the school run or after the working day. You can literally fill your slow cooker with your chosen ingredients, turn it on, and walk away for the day, returning to a flavour-filled dish. It's as simple as that.

But as well as saving time and money you also want to make sure you eat healthily. In this book, nutritionist Sarah Flower takes her favourite, tastiest, slow-cooker recipes and gives them a healthy twist. You can now create thrifty, delicious and wholesome meals with the minimum of effort - and lead a healthier lifestyle, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472147028
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	05/31/2022
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sarah Flower is trained in nutrition and nutritional medicine and author of 15 books, including the bestselling The Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook. Sarah and her young son have lived on a sugar free diet for the last 3 years. As a nutritionist and journalist, Sarah has written many articles on diets, including sugar free, grain free, low carb and high protein. She runs workshops at local schools, talking to parents and teaching children how to cook and eat a healthy diet.

Table of Contents

Conversion Charts viii

Introduction ix

The joy of slow cook ix

1 How to use your slow cooker 1

Where to buy 1

Size matters 1

To sauté or not to sauté 2

Cooking techniques 2

Cakes 4

Freezing 4

2 Healthy Eating Tips 5

Food swaps 8

Breakfast - don't avoid breakfast! 10

Good food rules 10

Recipes 11

3 Slow Cook Soups 12

Soup-making advice 12

Roasted Tomato, Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup 14

Chunky Winter Vegetable and Lentil Soup 15

Chicken, Cumin and Harissa Soup 16

Spicy Squash and Sweet Potato Soup 17

Creamy Pea Soup 18

Pear and Celeriac Soup 19

Carrot and Coriander Soup 20

Chilli, Prawn and Noodle Soup 21

Wholesome Ham and Vegetable Soup 22

Sweet Potato, Carrot and Parsnip Soup 23

Tomato and Chilli Soup 24

Celery and Stilton Soup 25

Hot Chilli, Vegetable and Bean Soup 26

Chicken and Vegetable Soup 27

Beetroot and Tomato Soup 28

Broccoli and Stilton Soup 29

Cream of Celeriac Soup 30

Rich Tomato Soup 31

Minestrone Soup 32

Carrot and Courgette Soup 33

Nettle Soup 34

Scotch Broth 35

4 Poultry 36

Simple Coq Au Vin 37

Simple Chicken Curry 38

Hearty Chicken Casserole 39

Chicken with Creamy Mushroom and Port Sauce 40

Chicken, Bean and Sundried Tomato Casserole 41

Slow-cooked Whole Chicken and Vegetables 42

Chicken in Red Wine Sauce 43

Cajun Chicken Casserole 44

Chicken, Bean and Chorizo One Pot 45

Chicken Vindaloo 46

Moroccan Style Chicken and Vegetable Tagine 47

Herby Garlic and Lemon Chicken 48

5 Pork 49

Slow Sweet and Sour Pork 50

Slow-cooked Gammon 51

Cowboy Baked Beans 52

Pork Tenderloin 53

Chorizo, Vegetable and Chickpea Casserole 54

Pork Goulash 55

Cider and Apple Pork Fillet 56

Ham Hock 57

Slow Roasted Pork with Rosemary and Mustard 58

6 Lamb 59

Irish Lamb Stew 60

Slow-cooked Lamb, Vegetable and Olive Tagine 61

Lamb Shanks 62

Slow-cooked Leg of Lamb 63

Lamb Moussaka 64

Lamb, Shallot and Mushroom Casserole 65

Wholesome Lamb and Vegetable Casserole 66

Tunisian Lamb 67

7 Beef 68

Spicy Beef and Bean Casserole 69

Beef, Vegetable and Barley Casserole 70

Beef and Cranberry Casserole 71

Beef and Ale Stew with Herb Dumplings 72

Beef Bourguignon 73

Simple Steak and Ale Pie 74

Healthy Beef Curry 76

Beef, Vegetable and Horseradish Casserole 77

Spaghetti Bolognaise 78

Reggae Beef 79

Braised Oxtail Casserole 80

Slow-cooked Beef and Bacon Layer 81

Slow-cooked Beef Roast with Red Wine and Cranberries 82

Daube of Beef 83

Guinness and Beef Casserole 84

Beef Goulash 85

Chilli Con Carne 86

8 Fish 87

General cooking 87

Poaching 87

Shellfish 87

Cod and Vegetable Bake 88

Halibut, Chilli and Vegetable Casserole 89

Italian Baked Cod 90

Seafood Aljotta 91

Thai Salmon Curry 92

Red Snapper and Tomato Bake 93

Simple Fish Pot 94

Slow-cooked Trout 95

Cod with Pea Puree 96

9 Vegetarian 97

Goats Cheese, Spinach and Sundried Tomato Frittata 98

Vegetable and Bean Chilli 99

Squash, Sundried Tomato and Goats Cheese Risotto 100

Tomato and Vegetable Pilaf 101

Vegetable Cobbler 102

Lentil Dahl 104

Moroccan Style Vegetable Tagine with Quinoa 105

Mushroom Risotto 106

Tuscan Tomato and Beans 107

Beetroot Risotto 108

Cashew and Mushroom Stuffed Peppers 109

Vegetable Korma 110

Vegetable and Chickpea Crumbly 111

10 Cheats' Dishes 112

Cheat's Quick Chilli 113

Cheat's Chicken and Vegetable Curry 114

Cheat's Chicken Tikka 116

Reggae Reggae Chicken 117

Tomato and Pepper Gnocchi 118

Arrabiata Chicken Pasta 119

11 Two for One 120

Top tips 120

Spaghetti Bolognaise/Stuffed Tomatoes 121

Spaghetti Bolognaise/Lasagne 122

Spaghetti Bolognaise/Moussaka 124

Irish Lamb Stew/Lamb Hotpot 126

Beef and Ale Stew/Beef and Ale Pies 127

Chilli Con Carne/Spicy Enchilada 128

Chilli Con Carne/Stuffed Peppers 129

Poached Rhubarb/Nutty Rhubarb Crumble 130

Rice Pudding/Raspberry Rice Brulee 131

Poached Rhubarb/Rhubarb and Ginger Upside Down Cake 132

Mulled Poached Pears/Pear and Chocolate Upside Down Cake 134

Lemon Pavlova Cups 136

12 Desserts 137

Healthy tip 137

Steamed Raisin and Apple Pudding 138

Egg Custard 140

Winter Fruit Compote 141

Individual Slow-cooked Blackberry and Apple Upside Down Cake 142

Apple and Walnut Loaf 144

Lemon Curd Pudding 146

Carrot Cake 148

Blackberry Layer Sponge Pudding 150

Crock Pot Christmas Pudding 152

Creamy Raspberry Bread and Butter Pudding 154

Healthy Vanilla Creme Brulee 155

Chocolate Steamed Pudding 156

Pineapple Upside Down Steamed Pudding 158

Rice Pudding 160

Lemon Cheesecake 161

Poached Rhubarb 162

Baked Apples 163

Lemon Saucy Pudding 164

Mulled Poached Pears 166

Plum Clafoutis 167

Hot Chocolate Orange Brownie Mugs 168

Gooseberry Fool 170

13 Preserves, Chutneys and Sauces 171

Sterilise 171

Storage 171

Slow-cooked Fruit and Chilli Chutney 173

Red Onion Marmalade 174

Mum's Tomato Chutney 175

Slow-cooked Fruity Chutney 176

Slow-cooked Cranberry Sauce 177

Lemon Curd 178

All-purpose Tomato Base 180

Spicy Apple Sauce 181

Marrow and Vegetable Chutney 182

Boozy Cranberry Sauce 183

Apple and Blackberry Curd 184

Mum's Seville Orange Marmalade 186

Orange and Whiskey Marmalade 188

Pickled Beetroot 190

Red Cabbage 191

Orange Curd 192

Plum Jam 194

Homemade Stock 195

Vegetable Stock 195

Meat and Fish Stock 196

Index 197