Pinch of Nom Comfort Food: 100 Slimming, Satisfying Recipes

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Sprinkle with the grated cheese and cook in the preheated oven for 25–30 minutes until golden brown Credit: Pinch of Nom Add the onion, red pepper and carrot and sauté for 6–7 minutes until they start to soften, then add the garlic and bamboo shoots and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Comfort food doesn’t have to be just for the evenings though. Maybe you need a cosy brunch to start your weekend off on the right foot? Our Banana and Chocolate Pancakes only take 15 minutes and they can be topped with pretty much anything you like – just remember to adjust the calories accordingly. Remove the sauce from the heat and mix the pasta into the sauce. Serve, scattered with basil leaves, and enjoy!

Sometimes comfort food isn’t a meal at all, but a plate of sugary sweet deliciousness. If you’re settling down on the sofa for the evening with a cuppa, you might fancy treating yourself to something sweet. Add the salmon pieces and simmer over a low heat for about 10 minutes, until the salmon is opaque and flakes when tested.Yes, you’ll find it in all the major supermarkets and bookshops! Does the book have vegetarian and gluten free recipes in?

Make sure you get the pasta boiling while you’re chopping your ingredients – multi-tasking is the key to a speedy meal. With a silky sauce and oodles of perfectly cooked spaghetti, it’s hard to believe this dish could be slimming friendly. If it’s chocolate that you’re craving, may we introduce you to our incredible Chocolate Brownies ? Each little square is deeply chocolatey and yet only 59 calories.

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When you’ve had a long day and are craving comfort food, it can be all too easy to reach for the takeaway menu. The temptation of your favourite food delivered to your door is understandably hard to resist, but the reality is that it can often take AGES to arrive! After the stew has been cooking for 2 hours, mix the cornflour with a little water, then stir it into the stew. Drain the chips in a colander then dry them using some kitchen towel. Place them on a baking tray, spray with low-calorie cooking spray and sprinkle over the spice mix. If you really like the tangy, salty taste of Bovril, you can add a little more to the mixture. Or, if you’re vegetarian or just not a fan of Bovril, why not try this recipe with some Marmite instead? We’ve mashed up dirty rice with fried rice to create this recipe. It gets deep flavour from the pork mince, bacon and fiery Cajun seasoning, and it comes out of the pan so golden and delicious!

Preheat the oven to 180C (fan 160C/gas mark 4). Spray a casserole dish with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes until softened, then add the beef and cook for a further 5 minutes until browned all over. When you want pasta without the wait, this Spaghetti Carbonara will save the day. It’s on the table in just 20 minutes, piping hot, creamy and oh-so-cheesy. Prefer your pasta with a shot of vodka? Our Creamy Tomato Vodka Pasta has a luxuriously rich sauce and deep, tomatoey flavours – but it takes just 20 minutes to make!They’re so easy to bake when that comfort craving strikes, with a little bit of mincemeat in them to give a subtle festive flavour. If you want to go all out, a good glug of Custard will ramp up the comfort factor. Spread the coated pork out on the lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 35 minutes, turning the pieces of pork after 20 minutes. Halve the cooked potatoes and scoop out the flesh – they will be very hot so do this with an oven glove or let them cool a little first!

Spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook for 5–10 minutes until lightly golden. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C (fan 160C/gas mark 4). Arrange the chips evenly over the top of the steak mix and cook in the oven uncovered for 15–20 minutes until golden. Spray the potatoes with low-calorie cooking spray and crisp up the skin in the oven or preheated air fryer for 10 minutes. While the potatoes are crisping up, spray a lidded frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Sharing delicious home-style recipes with a hugely engaged online community, Pinch of Nom has helped millions of people to cook well and lose weight. The Pinch of Nom cookbook can help novice and experienced home cooks enjoy exciting, flavourful and satisfying meals. Accessible to everyone by not including diet points, all of these recipes are compatible with the principles of the UK's most popular diet programmes. The good news is that comfort food doesn’t have to be complicated. There are plenty of classic, comforting dishes that can be whipped up in half an hour or less. We want comfort food and we want it now!Preheat the oven to 200C (fan 180C/gas mark 6). Combine all the spice mix ingredients in a bowl and set aside. First, cook the potatoes. We like to cook them in the microwave for 20 minutes on high before crisping them up in the oven. (If you don’t have a microwave you can cook them in the oven instead, individually wrapped in foil, for 1–1½ hours – just put them in ahead of time!)