Are these recipes syn free?

[imwithspud]

I make a really nice home made chill & spag Bol, both are favourites in this house. Just wondering if they'd be classed as syn free or how many syns (roughly) they would be?

Chilli recipe:
500g lean beef mince
1 onion
1 leek
2 garlic cloves
1 red pepper
Handful of sweetcorn
2 green chillies
1 tin kidney beans
1 carton passata
175ml chicken stock
2 tsp brown sugar
2tbsp tomato purée
Cumin
Chilli powder
Paprika
Dried coriander leaves
Pepper
Served with rice.

Spag Bol:
500g lean beef mince
1 onion
1 leek
1 carrot, grated
3 garlic cloves
1 carton passata
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 beef stock cube
Dried mixed herbs
Pinch nutmeg
Pinch sugar
Pepper
Served with spaghetti/pasta

I'm guessing the sugar in both dishes would add syns? What would I use instead? Sweetener maybe? Any help appreciated. I've looked at SW versions of these dishes and there isn't a massive difference really so I'd like to use my own recipe if possible, just want to make sure they're SW friendly.

[AddictedtoGreys]

Use granulated sweetener instead of sugar

[imwithspud]

For some reason using sweetener never occurred to me, thanks! Adding it to the shopping list right now.

[emmaluvseeyore]

If you are using oil then that would add syns. Frylight is syn free though.

[BarbaraofSeville]

You may need to up the veg a bit to qualify for the 1/3 speed food, depending on how much pasta or rice you eat. Put some mushrooms in the bolognaise and an extra (green?) pepper in the chilli. I would also add 2 tins of beans to the chilli.

I wouldn't bother with sugar or sweetener in either recipe though and just use normal oil in a spray bottle rather than frylight. I also add a splash of stock at the frying stage to stop things burning in the lack of oil.

[imwithspud]

Thanks for the tips, I do usually use fry light for cooking, I'll try upping veg content and see how I get on with that. My problem is that apart from carrots, I'm not really a fan of veg on the side, so I try and get round this by 'hiding' it in sauces and soups and what not.

[emmaluvseeyore]

Chilli and spag bol are great for hiding veggies!

[ProcrastinatorGeneral]

I'd ignore the pinch of sugar, as long as it's just a pinch. A level teaspoon of sugar is one syn, over a whole meal that makes it what, a quarter of a syn?

Enjoy your food :)

[imwithspud]

Thanks all for the advice! Itching to get started now (having a big SW friendly food shop delivered Monday)

[calzone]

What else are you going to make?

I know you said you don't like vegetables but when you are feeling braver, I will share my cauliflower cheese sauce with you for lasagne and macaroni cheese.

[JOEYDOESNTSHAREFOOD]

Calzone can I have your califlower cheese sauce recipe please?