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Everybody loves Macaroni and Cheese, it is rich, comforting and so tasty!

What you’ll need:

  • 300g macaroni pasta
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour, heaped
  • 550-600ml low-fat milk
  • 200g mature cheddar
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 50g emmental cheese
  • 50g parmesan cheese
  • Breadcrumbs, to cover
  • Salt
  • Pepper

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Cook the pasta to instruction, drain and set aside.
  2. Grate the cheeses and set aside.
  3. To make the roux, melt the butter and add the flour. Pour in the milk and stir constantly until it gets a little thicker.
  4. Add the nutmeg to the roux.
  5. Mix in the grated cheese and melt until a smooth sauce is achieved.
  6. Add the pasta and cover well with the sauce.
  7. Pour the macaroni and cheese mixture into a baking dish and sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.
  8. Place in the oven until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbling.
  9. Enjoy with some broccoli.
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Sweet potatoes are just as easy to buy and easier even to prepare than regular potatoes. They are also healthier as they contain more vitamin C, more fibre and less calories.

Change up your regular dinner side dish and grab a sweet potato instead!

What you’ll need:

  • 1-2 sweet potatoes
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper or tin foil.
  2. Peel the potatoes and cut into wedge shapes, place in a large bowl.
  3. Drizzle olive oil over the wedges and add the paprika and season well with salt and pepper.
  4. Use your hands to ensure all of the wedges are coated evenly in the oil and spice mixture, adding more of anything if you need to.
  5. Spread the wedges out onto the baking tray and place in the oven for 30mins, checking and turning every so often to ensure even cooking.
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These make a perfect mid-week meal. They are so easy to put together and the only thing you’ll probably need to buy is the turkey mince!

All of the spices in this dish have great health properties and will be really good for you, see why!

What you’ll need:
Makes 5 burgers

  • 500g turkey mince
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 red apple
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Grate the red onion and apple into a large bowl and add all of the spices.
  3. Place the mince and mix to combine the ingredients together well.
  4. Shape into burger shapes and place onto a grill rack.
  5. Cook for about 30 minutes, turning once until cooked through.
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It may seem like there are a lot of ingredients in this but these are mostly cupboard essentials like spices that you will have anyway so don’t worry! It is one of the fastest and cheapest curries to throw together and you will find yourself making it again and again after a long day at college or work.

What you’ll need:

  • 100g red lentils, washed and rinsed
  • 1 tbsp butter/olive oil
  • Vegetable stock
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 med onion, chopped finely
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 red chilli, chopped finely
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

What you’ll need to do: 

  1. In a saucepan, heat the butter or the oil and add the ginger, chilli, onion and garlic.
  2. Allow to soften slightly and all of the spices, heating to release their aroma.
  3. Add the washed lentils and combine with the flavours for about 3-4 mins.
  4. Cover the lentils with the veg stock and place the lid on. Cook over medium heat until the lentils have softened.
  5. For the last 10-15 mins of cooking, remove the lid allow the daal to thicken for a nice curry consistency. Add more stock if the lentils aren’t softening or it seems dry.
  6. Garnish with the fresh coriander and serve with some fluffy rice or naan bread.
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This posset is light, creamy and zesty – exactly what you need after a heavy meal. It would be perfect for a dinner party or even just a night in as it can chill in the fridge until you need it.

What you’ll need: 

  • 1 pint of double cream
  • 2 lemons, juice and zest
  • 130g caster sugar

What you’ll need to do: 

  1. Pour the cream in a saucepan with the sugar and heat until it is just below boiling point.
  2. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon and zest, whisk for 30 seconds or so until it thickens slightly.
  3. Pour into ramekins or dessert glasses. Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight.
  4. Serve with shortbread biscuits or ginger snaps.

 

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This soup is great for those nights you just can’t face a big heavy meal. The gentle Thai spices mesh wonderfully with the coconut milk, so this will soon become a firm favourite.

What you need:
Serves 2

  • 1 x 400g light coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp red curry paste (green can also be used here)
  • 1/4 pack of rice noodles
  • 1 carrot, julienne
  • 1/2 small head of broccoli
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • 1 roasted peanuts, chopped (optional)

 What you do:

  1. Heat a tbsp of coconut oil in a saucepan over medium heat and add the curry paste.
  2. When the paste is warmed slightly, add the coconut milk and stir for about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the veg and cook to soften, with the lid on. If it reduces too much just add in a little veg stock.
  4. Squeeze in the lime juice.
  5. Cook the noodles to the instruction on the packet and add to the soup.
  6. Garnish with the chilli and peanuts, if using.

Top tip: Why not add some cooked prawns to your laksa?

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This salad is full of protein and very tasty thanks to yummy feta. Healthy and delicious – sounds perfect.

What you need:

Serves two.

  • 425g black beans/400g dried turtle beans (same thing), soaked overnight and cooked to instructions on packet
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Juice of one lime
  • 198g sweetcorn
  • 2 spring onion
  • 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped finely
  • 5 cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 50g cheddar cheese, grated
  • handful of lettuce, shredded
  • salt/pepper
  • 2 tortilla wraps

What you do:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180.
  2. Oil an ovenproof bowl, place the tortilla wrap into the bowl. Bake in the oven until lightly golden, be careful not to burn!
  3. Remove the tortilla wrap from the bowl, it should now be in a bowl shape. Set aside.
  4. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the garlic and chilli.
  5. When softened, add the cumin and the black beans.
  6. Allow the flavours to come together for 2-3mins.
  7. Take the beans off the heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients, except the lettuce and cheese
  8. Serve in the tortilla bowl and add the lettuce and cheese on top.

Top tip: Add anything you like on top, maybe some jalapeños, black olives, guacamole or sour cream!

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This is carbonara made healthy – ditch the cream for crème fraiche to save on fat and calories. Using wholewheat spaghetti also makes the dish more diet friendly, as wholewheat has a much lower Glycemic Index (GI) than regular white pasta meaning it releases energy slower.

Serves 2

What you’ll need:

  • 160g wholewhat spaghetti
  • 2 streaky rashers, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 egg
  • 250ml half fat crème fraiche
  • 70g frozen peas
  • salt
  • pepper

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Cook the wholewheat spaghetti according to the instructions on the packet. When ready, set aside.
  2. Heat  1 tbsp rapeseed/olive oil in a large frying pan and add the chopped rashers.
  3. When the rashers are cooked to your liking (this could take anywhere between 10-20mins) stir in the peas and allow to thaw.
  4. Add the cooked spaghetti to the rashers and peas, mix to combine.
  5. In a separate bowl beat the egg lightly and stir in the crème fraiche , salt and pepper.
  6. Whilst the pan is still hot stir in the egg and crème fraiche mixture and combine well, do not over heat it as the egg will scramble, just get it good and hot.
  7. If the mixture is stiff add a little boiling water.
  8. Serve hot.

Top tip: Sprinkle some parmesan or walnuts on top if you like. If you want it to be extra healthy you could swap the streaky rashers for chopped bacon medallions.

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