Healthy Honey Mustard & Chicken Pasta Recipe

Here, I'm sharing with you one of my all-time favourite dishes. It's a delicious unofficial Slimming World honey mustard and chicken pasta and estimated to be low syn.

Ever since I played around with unofficial SW alternatives on how to thicken stews and sauces, I love good ol' pearl barley.  

However, I do have other methods I use often which I'll mention below.

Pearl barley and many other grains or pulses do tend to give more texture.  Initially, I would cook this to go with rice, so it really is down to personal preference.

But when cooked long and slow to reduce it down, it can be lusciously thick and creamy with a sweet mustard tang. 

But you must be patient and sometimes I am. Others not so much.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SYNS

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*Any syn values are personal estimates and not verified by Slimming World.

To ensure I kept my syns down to a minimum, I:

• made sure I used a cooking oil like Frylight as opposed to oils straight from a bottle
• removed any visible fat or skin from my chicken breast
• used fat free cream cheese, such as quark
• opted for dry pasta that I cooked myself, where as store bought fresh pasta has oils in them.

The only syns it uses come from honey which is 3 syns per tablespoon.  That means, this dish is estimated at 1.5 syns each when serving between 4 people.

COOKING TIME

When I initially shared this recipe, I had a couple of comments on how it tasted amazing, but they couldn't get it like mine.

I since realised it's all down to what temperature you have it on a rolling simmer.  I've cooked it with the lid on, without, put less water in, etc.

However, as a guide, I cook mine for 50 minutes on medium heat these days without a lid.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Something I haven't tried, but thought I'd share is adding raw pasta half way through too.  However, this probably would be best if you cook the entire dish with the lid on.

I can imagine this making a seriously good pasta bake too with some added cheese.

If you are brave enough, then please let me know in the comments how it worked for you.

CAN I FREEZE IT?

Yes, you can absolutely freeze it!  Make sure you store in freezable lidded containers and leave in the freezer for up to a month, or in a fridge for up to five days.

When defrosting, sometimes I cheat by heating through my meals in the microwave, similar to a ready meals.

However, if I'm not in a rush, I leave them to defrost in the fridge overnight, then reheat in the microwave.

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE…

• Chicken Jalfrezi
• Creamy Chicken Soup
• Mediterranean Chicken Traybake
• Beefaroni
• Slow Cooker Carrot Mac & Cheese
• Chicken, Chorizo & Sweetcorn Pasta Bake
• Slow Cooker Bolognese Pasta Bake
• Coq au Vin
• Slow Cooker Chicken Soup
• Chicken, Bacon & Bean Casserole
• Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken Gumbo

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