What to make with your box contents w/c 2 December
Be creative and adapt recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard. Don’t forget to check out our last few blogs here on box contents use.
Loaded Baked Potatoes with Bacon and Cheddar
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooks: 1 hr 20 mins
Serves 4
There’s nothing better than a loaded baked potato on these cold evenings. Perfect comfort food.
Recipe: Delish, find the recipe here
Charred cabbage & cauliflower salad with tahini dressing
Prep: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Serves 3-4
Source: Find time for cooking, find the recipe here
Creamy parsnip and squash bake
Prep: 30 mins
Cook time: 1 hour 10 mins
Serves 8
Chinese mushroom dumplings with sweet chilli ginger sesame sauce
Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Makes 32 dumplings
Making dumplings does take a little effort, you can make them in bulk over a weekend…or whenever you have time. Then just freeze what’s left over for the quickest, easiest lunch or dinner…any day of the week. Once the dumplings are frozen, simply pan-fry as directed, then steam for an additional 4-5 minutes.
Source: Half baked harvest, find the recipe here
Chicken and leek pies
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Serves 2
Source: BBC Good Food, find the recipe here
Pepper and beef stir fry
Cook time: 20 mins
Serves 4
Use a variety of colour peppers for this delicious stir fry. Serve over rice.
Source: Food.com, find the recipe here
Easy banana and apple loaf
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Serves 8
This is such a great cake for using up bananas and apples that are on the turn, and it’s also perfect for baking with young children as you can get them to mush up the bananas, grate the apples, sieve the flour and mix it all together.
Source: Feeding boys, find the recipe here
