Slimming World Syn Free Vegetable Chow Mein (Slow Cooker Method)

Syn Free Vegetable Chow Mein - Slow Cooker Method

Prep time: 20  min

Cook time: 3 hours

Total time: 3 hours   20 min

Number of Servings: 5 servings

Ingredients:

You can use almost any vegetable you like...here is a suggested list!

• Mushrooms, quartered
• Peppers (all colours), thick sliced
• Onions quartered
• Courgettes chopped in chunks
• Mange tout left whole
• Spring onions finely chopped
• Bean sprouts (used bagged)
• Baby corn, halved
• Garlic, crushed and chopped
• Green Beans, chopped
• Frozen Sweetcorn
• Frozen peas
• Spinach
• Tin water chestnuts
• Tin bamboo shoots
• Quorn chicken pieces (optional for additional texture)
• Noodles* (dried)

Adjust the amount of vegetables used according to the size of your slow cooker!

For the sauce:

1 teaspoon of Chinese 5 spice (optional)
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
2 cloves of crushed garlic
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
4 tablespoons of dark soy sauce

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

Directions:

• Prepare the vegetables.
• Add all the vegetable and sauce ingredients to the slow cooker and mix to combine
• Switch the slow cooker to high for 3 hours, or on low for 5 hours.
• Check seasoning and add additional light soy if required
• For the noodles, if using dried, cover with boiling water for a few minutes to soften and then add these to the slow cooker for the final 10 to 20 minutes or so.
• *If you wish, you can use 'straight to wok' noodles, add these about 30 minutes before the end and syn them accordingly!

Serving suggestion: To make this even more filling, serve with additional boiled rice to help soak up the wonderful sauce flavour!