Gammon and Chips

A great value for money meal, consisting of gammon grills, homemade potato French Fries and mushy peas.

Perfect for a quick, midweek meal, with minimal preparation and cooking.

Serves 4 | 9 ProPoints/325 Calories per portion (approx)

Ingredients 
4 potatoes (150g each potato) 
4 gammon grills
1 can mushy peas (400g can)(see note below)
Salt and pepper
Onion powder (optional)

Method
1) Cut each potato into thin, French Fries sized chips and soak in a bowl of cold water for 10-15 mins to remove excess starch (this will help the chips to crisp easier).

2) Drain the chips and pat dry with kitchen paper.  Spread the chips on a baking tray (on a non-stick mat) and squirt with a few sprays of 1Cal oil.  Season with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle on some onion powder if desired.  Bake in a 190 Celsius oven for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden, turning a few times during cooking.

3) Approximately 5 minutes after the chips have gone into the oven, place the gammon grills on another baking tray and place in the oven also; they should cook in around 15 minutes, turning half way through.  Alternatively, place the gammon under a hot grill and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning half way through.

4) Just as the chips and gammon grills finish cooking, empty the can of mushy peas into a microwaveable container and microwave for about 2 minutes until hot.  If the peas look dry, add a splash of water and stir in before microwaving.

5) Each serving will consist of 150g of chips, 1 gammon grill and 100g of mushy peas.  Don't forget the salt and vinegar for the chips!

Notes/Ideas
Different brands of canned mushy peas vary in calories, but most work out at around 2 ProPoints per 100g.  This calculation is used in our above recipe. Actually, our mushy peas were from Aldi and worked out to only 1 ProPoint for a 1/3 of a 400g can!

Substitute the mushy peas with out homemade barbeque beans.

If you want an even lower calorie/ProPoint meal, use swede and/or butternut squash for the chips, instead of potato.  These would be considered 'free'!  Use our recipe here...

If you don't want to make your own chips at all and don't mind a few extra calories/ProPoints, use some shop bought frozen French Fries.

For extra 'indulgence', why not make up some chip shop curry sauce for the chips!