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Posts Tagged ‘recipe’


Vegetarian lasagne

Posted 403 days ago

Serves 4
Cooking time 55 min
Cost per portion £1.30
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
400g frozen chopped spinach, thawed
200g light cream cheese
340g can Green Giant Sweetcorn, drained
125g grated mozzarella cheese
4-5 sheets quick cook lasagne (approx 125g)
METHOD
1 Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and cook gently for 4-5…

Curried scrambled eggs with spinach and smoked haddock

Posted 403 days ago

Serves 2
Ready in 15 min
Cost per portion £1.60
METHOD
1 Poach 200g smoked haddock in barely simmering water for 4 min or until the fish has turned opaque. Remove the fish, flake the flesh from the skin into large pieces and leave to one side.
2 Heat 2tbsp vegetable oil and cook 1tsp mustard seeds until they start to pop. Turn down the…

Twice baked chicken Florentine

Posted 410 days ago

Serves 4
Cooking time
Price per portion: £2.06
INGREDIENTS
110g cream cheese
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 Mission Deli Mediterranean Wraps
75g baby spinach leaves
225g cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
225g cooked, skinless, boneless chicken breast, shredded finely
55g Parmesan cheese, grated
350g jar ready-made tomato sauce
METHOD
1 Mix together the cream cheese and garlic and spread over the wraps.
2 Place the spinach leaves on top of each, scatter over the…

Boozy peach and rice puds

Posted 410 days ago

Serves 4
Ready in 20 min
Cost per portion 60p
METHOD
1 Cream 25g butter with 25g soft brown sugar; mix in an egg yolk, 2tbsp Amaretto liqueur (or use Amaretto flavoured syrup) and 50g crushed Amaretti biscuits.
2 Mix a 425g tin of rice pudding with 1/2tsp vanilla essence and divide between 4 ramekin dishes.
3 Drain a 410g tan of canned peach halves, and…

Onion tarte tatin

Posted 424 days ago

Serves 2
Ready in 35 min
Cost per portion 64p
METHOD
1 Cut 2 peeled brown onions and 1 red onion into wedges from the roots to the stems. Melt 20g butter in a 20cm ovenproof frying pan. Add the onions and fry over a medium heat for about 5 min, turning from time to time until just beginning to brown.
2 Add 2tbsp clear…

Easter cup cakes

Posted 424 days ago

Makes: 12
Cooking time: 25 min
Cost per cake: 15p
Calories per cake: 345
INGREDIENTS
220g butter or margarine, room temperature
220g caster sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
220g self raising flour, sifted
2 tbsp low fat vanilla yogurt
ICING
80g unsalted butter, room temperature
250g icing sugar
25g low-fat vanilla yogurt
METHOD
1 Line a cup cake or muffin tray with paper cases. Beat together the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.…

Sausage, squash and rice frittata

Posted 431 days ago

Serves 4-6
Ready in 25 min
Cost per portion £1.25
METHOD
1 Heat 1tbsp olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add 6 pork sausages cut into bite-size pieces and a sliced onion, and cook gently for 10 min until the onion is softened and the sausages are starting to brown.
2 Lightly massage a pack of Tilda Steamed Basmati Butternut Squash Rice, to separate…

Bread and butter pudding

Posted 431 days ago

Serves 4
Cooking time 1¼ hr
Cost per portion 52p
INGREDIENTS
50g butter
8 sliced white bread, crusts removed
4tbsp sultanas
284ml carton of double cream
300ml milk
4 eggs
4tbsp caster sugar
2tsp ground mixed spice
METHOD
1 Lightly butter a medium-sized ovenproof dish with butter. Then use the remaining butter to spread on each slice of bread.
2 Cut each slice into four triangles and arrange them, butter-side up, in the dish.…

Lamb, feta and mint stuffed onions

Posted 438 days ago

Serves 4
Prep time: 20 min
Cooks in: 1 hr 15 min
Price per portion: 91p
INGREDIENTS
225g lean lamb mince
4 large onions (about 275g each), peeled and left whole
½tsp ground cinnamon
Salt and freshly milled black pepper
50g sultanas
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2tbsp freshly chopped mint
2tbsp freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
50g feta cheese, crumbled
50g couscous, cooked
125ml hot vegetable stock
METHOD
1 Place the onions on a chopping board and…

Vegetable hotpot

Posted 438 days ago

Serves: 4
Ready in 30 min
Cost per portion 54p
METHOD
1 Place 3 large, thinly sliced potatoes in a large pan of water, bring to the boil and cook 5-7 min, until just beginning to soften; drain well.
2 Heat 1tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry a finely chopped red onion until soft. Add 2 crushed cloves of garlic and fry for…