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Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup

By pedro.smith1@hotmail.com
Dry fry the cumin seeds and chilli flakes
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- pinch chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp oil
- 600g grated carrot
- 140g split red lentils
- 1l vegetable stock
- 125ml milk (coconut milk for richer flavour)
- To serve:
- plain yoghurt
- naan bread
Tuna Pasta Bake

By zoe_roxby
A tasty tuna pasta bake which takes next to no time in preparing with minimal use of pots to wash afterwards and ca...
- 150g of pasta (I use pasta twist)
- 2x jars of bolognaise sauce
- 2x tins of tuna flakes
- 1 tin of sweetcorn.
- two jars of water (using the empty bolognaise jars fill them up with water and give them a shake this adds the right amount of water for your pasta to cook)
- 50 grated cheese (I use mild cheddar)
- 2 packets of ready salted crisps (Optional but kids love it)
- a bag of mixed salad any will do for garnish.
Steve's Smoked Mackerel Potato Salad

By AngelaH
A delicious warm potato salad
- 2 handfuls new potatoes, halved
- 1 whole smoked mackerel, de-boned and flaked
- 1 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced
- 100g baby plum/cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- extra virgin olive oil for garnish
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 chilli finely sliced
- 1 fish stock cube
- Half 1 green/yellow pepper diced
Penne with lentil sauce

By suengigi
Cook pasta till al dente and toss with olive oil
- 1 litre of chicken stock
- 350g penne
- 80ml olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots diced
- 3 celery sticks
- half clove garlic crushed
- 400g lentils drained
Mackerel Dauphinoise Potatoes

By WillieG
Preheat oven to 200oC
- 400g potatoes (thinly sliced)
- 150g mackerel
- 200ml double cream
- 200ml milk
- 1 tablespoon grain mustard
Garlic Chicken

By amylw1
One of my sons favourite dinners
- 5 skinless chicken breasts
- 125g ricotta cheese
- 360ml double cream
- 1 clove of garlic
- mixed herbs
- tagliatelle
Sausage and Chorizo Goulash

By Al.E
Preheat the oven to 150C
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- knob of butter
- 700g good quality beef sausages, chopped
- 300g spicy chorizo sausage, chopped
- 2 onions, finely sliced
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 red chillies, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely sliced
- 200ml beef stock
- 175ml soured cream
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Granny's veg soup

By saraax
Family favourite
- 400g scotch broth mix
- 4 carrots
- 1 leek
- 1 swede
- 2 onions
- 1 medium celery or 2 sml
- Beef stock cube
Vegetarian Hotpot

By pedro.smith1@hotmail.com
Heat the oil and add the onion, carrot and celery
- 1oz/25g chickpeas
- 1oz/25g haricot beans
- 1oz/25g black-eyed beans
- 1oz/25g red kidney beans
- oil
- 1 small onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stick
- 1 garlic clove
- 8oz/250g tin of chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp dried mixed herbs
- 3oz/75g cheese
Chilli Bean Tacos

By pedro.smith1@hotmail.com
Heat the oil and cook the onion and chilli for 5 minutes until softened
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 large onion
- 1 red chilli
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ tsp mild chilli powder
- 410g tin of black-eyed beans
- 410g tin of kidney beans
- 2 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- To serve:
- 12 taco shells
- 6 tbsp grated cheddar
- 6 tbsp sour cream
- 1 lime cut into wedges
Grilled Thai Salmon

By amylw1
Cook the rice per the packet instructions
- 4 salmon fillets
- 2tsp sunflower oil
- ground ginger
- red chilli powder
- 2 spring onions
- 1 1/2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 20g coriander
- rice
Five Spice Chicken Wrap With Beans

By LauraHindley123, Faceless Promotions
Student-y meal, yet so tasty
- two chicken breasts
- chinese five spice
- tin of baked beans
- packet of wraps
- olive oil
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