Meal Deal recipes

Meals with sauces
Components / Bolognese sauce / Lasagne / Moussaka / Meatballs in tomato sauce / Vegetable and Pasta Bake / Fish Pie
Main ingredients / 500g lean minced beef
2 rashers bacon (optional)
1 x 15ml spoon olive oil
1 red pepper
1 onion
1 carrot
6 mushrooms
1 clove garlic
400g can tomatoes
125 – 250ml stock
1 x 15ml tomato puree
For a vegetarian version use 400g can brown lentils or aduki beans instead of meat / 1 quantity of Bolognese sauce (see left)
250g lasagne sheets
For a vegetarian version use 400g can brown lentils or aduki beans instead of meat / 1 quantity of Bolognese sauce (see left)
1 large aubergine, sliced into rounds, drizzles with oil and baked in oven until tender
1 courgette, sliced in rounds
3 potatoes (cooked and sliced into 2cm pieces)
4 x 15ml spoons olive oil
For a vegetarian version use 400g can brown lentils or aduki beans instead of meat / For the meatballs
500g lean minced beef
1 onion
1 clove garlic
1 egg
1 x 15ml spoon plain flour / 1 x 15ml spoon oil 1 onion
1 clove garlic
2 x 15ml spoons canned sweetcorn
200g button mushrooms
200g broccoli
100g mangetout
2 x 15ml spoons frozen peas
200g canned red kidney beans
100g dried macaroni or pasta shapes eg shells / 1 x 15ml spoon oil
4 salad onions
1 tomato
100g frozen peas
300g de-boned fish, egs plaice, cod, tuna, salmon
750g potatoes for topping
50 g cheddar cheese for topping (optional)
Flavourings / 2 x 5ml spoons mixed herbs and/or basil and oregano / 2 x 5ml spoons mixed herbs or basil and/or oregano / 2 x 5ml spoons fresh chopped parsley and/or basil / Salt and pepper
2 x 15ml spoons fresh chopped parsley
For the sauce / As above / 600g milk
50g butter or margarine
50g plain flour
1 x 5ml spoon
100g cheddar cheese
1 x 15ml spoon grated parmesan cheese for topping / 600g milk
50g butter or margarine
50g plain flour
1 x 5ml spoon
75g cheddar cheese
2 eggs / 1 onion
1 clove garlic
1 carrot
1 celery
1 bay leaf
400g can tomatoes
1 x 5ml spoon cumin for a spicy sauce or 1 x 5ml spoon mixed herbs or handful fresh basil for a herby sauce
Simmer all ingredients for 20-30 mins until all veggies are soft. Then remove bay leaf and blend with hand blender until smooth. / 600g milk
50g butter or margarine
50g plain flour
1 x 5ml spoon mustard paste
50g soft cheese
50g cheddar cheese / 500g milk
50g butter or margarine
50g plain flour
To serve / Serve with 200g dried spaghetti / Serve with 200g dried spaghetti, 300g fresh egg noodles or 50g dried rice (boiled)