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Creamy Butter Beans with a Crisp Crumb

Creamy Butter beans with a crispy crumb Serves 4 / prep 5mins / cook 10 mins Ingredients: 2 x 400g cans butter beans , drained and rinsed 100g light soft cheese with garlic and herbs 2 tbsp snipped chives 4 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 tsp sunflower oil Method: Heat the butter...

Quick & Easy Spicy Bean Soup

Serves 6 (can be frozen) or you can half or third the recipe. Carton of passatta (400-500g) 2 vegetable stock cubes 2 garlic cloves crushed 1 large onion chopped 1 chilli pepper finely chopped (optional to leave seeds in) 1 large red pepper chopped Can of mixed beans...

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...

Feta & Roasted Pepper Pesto

Feta & Roast Pepper Pesto Serves 2 (makes 2 tablespoons of pesto) 50g roasted red peppers from a jar or the deli 50g pine nuts 50g feta cheese 2 cloves garlic Pepper Method: Place all ingredients in a food processor or mini chopper and blend until fairly...

Proper Pot Noodle with Prawns

Serves 1   prep time 5 mins / cook 5 mins Handful of cooked prawns 2 tsp thai curry paste 3 spring onions chopped 1 large carrot grated Mug full of veg stock from a cube Handful of frozen peas 150g straight to wok noodles Method Add curry paste to a pan...