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Pasta & Beans (Pasta e Fagioli)

I make this in a big batch (double the recipe below) and freeze it in portions of 2. Then I defrost it when I need to and serve with chicken breast, salmon fillet, or soya sausages sliced & fried with garlic & chilli. If you are going to freeze this, I would...

Baked Sweet Potato & Prawns

Serves 1 Mix 2 tsp. grapeseed oil with the juice of 1/2 a lime, 1 tsp. thai red curry paste & 2tsp. brown sugar. Add 100g prawns, stir & leave for 10 mins then grill for 5 mins. Serve with 1 baked sweet potato, 1 tbsp. reduced fat crème fraiche & mixed...

Spicy Spaghetti with garlic mushrooms

Try adding prawns, or salmon cooked in the oven & flaked into the sauce, or quorn sausages, or grilled chicken to increase the protein count of this meal Serves 4 (prep 10 mins / cook 15 mins) 2 tbsp olive oil 250g pack chestnut mushrooms thickly sliced 2-3 cloves...

Smoked Cod Or Haddock with Spicy Rice

Use cook from frozen smoked haddock or smoked cod portions. Lightly grease some foil, place fish portion in the foil & make a parcel shape & bake as per packaging instructions. Meanwhile, cook some brown rice, Finely chop an onion & gently fry, adding...