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Easy Risotto with Bacon & Peas

Easy risotto with bacon & peas  Serves 4  Ready in 40-50 minutes Calories 396 / Protein 14g / Carbs 64g / Fat 11g / Saturates 4g  Ingredients: 1 onion 6 rashers streaky bacon, chopped 300g risotto rice 1l hot vegetable stock 100g frozen peas Method: Finely chop...

Roast Beetroot, Mozzarella & Balsamic

(recipe from “three good things on a plate” by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) I have tried this and it’s beautiful. I am the only person who eats beetroot in our house, so I kept the  leftovers – it serves 4  – in the fridge and added some to salads and even had...

Beetroot Soup with Feta

(recipe by  Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) Ingredients 3-4 medium (apple-sized) beetroot (about 500-600g/1lb 2oz-1lb5oz, grated coarsely, or choped into small dice 500g/1lb 2oz ripe tomatoes, halved 1 clove garlic, chopped roughly 1 medium onion, peeled and finely...

Lentil & Sweet potato Soup

Serves 4 1 cup of red split lentils, soaked 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tsp. olive oil 1 garlic clove finely chopped 1 tsp. curry powder 500g sweet potato, chopped into cubes 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder 2 tsp miso (optional) Chopped coriander (to serve) Method Put...

Gino’s Light Spicy Meatballs

Gino’s Light Spicy Meatballs Per serving: 439 cal / 17.8g fat / 6g saturates / 12.1g sugars / 1.9g salt Serves 6   500g lean minced beef 4 garlic cloves, crushed 100g fresh white breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley 40g freshly grated parmesan 1...