Diet Recipe of the Day......Chorizo Tagliatelle

Serves 1

10 WW propoints

125g (4.5oz) Carrot pealed and cut into 1-2cm cubes
250g (9oz) butternut Squash peeled deseeded and cut into 1-2cm cubes
calorie controlled cooking spray
30g (1.25oz) chorizo diced
1 small onion diced
150g (5.5oz) mushrooms sliced
227g tin tomatoes
100ml (3.5floz) vegetable stock
1 teaspoon dried italian herbs
75g (2.75oz) frozen peas
40g (1.5oz) dried tagliatelle
50g (1.75oz) philedelphia light with sundried tomato and basil
a handful of fresh basil to garnish

1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180 degsC /fan oven 160degs C.
Bring small pan of water to the boil. Add the carrots return to the boil and cook for 3 minutes until just tender Drain

2 Put the carrots and squash in a medium roasting tin. Spray with cooking spray and then bake for 30 until softened and changing colour

3 Meanwhile warm a large non stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook for 2 mins until its orangey oils are released. Add the onion and mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins stiring often, until coated in the chorizo oil and starting to soften

4 Stir in the tomatoes, stock, herbs and peas. Bring to the boil then simmer gently for 5 mins until slightly thickened, Stir in the roasted vegetables and season

5 Meanwhile bring a pan of water to the boil and cook pasta until tender. Drain and add pasta to the tomato sauce along with the philadelphia cheese. Toss everything together and serve garnished with basil leaves

This is really tasty but Im not a huge lover of butternut squash so I leave the carrots and squash out and start from frying the chorizo then I add a red or orange pepper at the peas stage and just before adding the tagliatelle I add pre cooked asparagus

off to Tesco in am I am making this for me tomorrow sounds scrummy yummy . Thanks hun.

how many propoints you allowed? I take it the fruit is unlimited. I love fruit.
Thanks for starting this hun I'm actually looking forward to my diet now

you will probably be on 26 points I try to keep at least half for my evening meal though im on 29 points as I still have a fair bit to go

Your doing ever so well hun

Agree, you are Jude, your really doing well,

thank you

I lost another 2lbs today

ive had chorizo tagliatelle tonight and it was delish!!

Sounds nice I will try it when i get a proper oven

Well done Jude

well done jude thats brill.

the recipe sounds yummy, will be giving that a try

nom nom its really tasty hun thanks for posting

on losing even more weight you are doing soooooooooo well

Sounds lush

You're doing ever so well on ya diet Hun