Simply cook the beans, then whizz everything together to a smooth pesto. Oddly, this doesn’t taste strongly of runner beans
Got too many runner beans? This lovely pesto will use up loads!
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Spinach and ricotta pasta
Spinach & Ricotta Pasta A classic recipe with added walnuts and raisins
Bacon & ketchup paste, BLT on the cheap!
Cooking bacon needed using up. It occurred to me that a bacon paste would be really good. I thought I would tweak it and use the flavours of a classic bacon sandwich by substituting tomato ketchup for the sun dried tomatoes
Can 1 sausage can make 2 sandwiches? Plus a sublime fruit and nut case paste
Sausage paste is gorgeous! One sausage could be stretched in this way to make 2 sandwiches which would make it very cheap. I simply love the fruit & nut case paste!
Home made sausages
I have been fancying for a while having a go at making sausages, and this week, I did just that. They were glorious!
Sardine and Tomato Fish Cakes, and Tuna Fish Cakes
We made fish cakes! One version using a tin of sardines in tomato sauce, and another using a tin of tuna canned in oil.
5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving
4 substantial easy to make fish cakes. Great for the family, or if it’s just you, they freeze brilliantly
Herby Scones, 2p a scone – Meal Plan 10
Delicious little herb flavoured savoury scones from meal plan 10
Vegan bean and spicy katjan sauce sandwich paste, 12p a sandwich, LOADS of variations
Having tried draining and rinsing a can of beans recently for the sardine sandwich paste, I thought I could make lots of different variations of a beany sandwich filler with that same type of bean.
Spinach & Coconut Dahl
The tomatoes/spinach can be replaced with any other veg too. I shall try carrots, probably roasted, ditto parsnips, maybe leeks, fennel, it might work with dark green veg, spring greens or kale.
Meal Plan 4 – Flapjacks, 3p a piece
Flapjacks, part of the weekly meal plan, number 4. sticky, sweet and great for hungry moments, packed lunches, when the kids get in from school etc
Beef and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste, 9p/13p a sandwich
After the successful experiment with chicken and sun dried tomato paste, I couldn’t resist having a go with some beef.
We had had a beef joint recently and the leftovers were sliced and frozen for another day. So out came some of that and I used the same proportions.