What to make with your box contents w/c 15 January
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 jacket potato on these cold evenings. Perfect comfort food.
Recipe: Delish, find the recipe here
Leek and spinach pasta
Prep: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Serves 6
Source: Wright family table, find the recipe here
Parsnip and sweet potato gratin
Prep: 12 mins
Cook time: 48 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
Broccoli and cheese bake
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Serves 5
Source: An Italian in my kitchen, find the recipe here
Three Pepper Beef
Cook time: 20 mins
Serves 4
This stir-fry gets its colour and crunch from a variety of peppers. 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
