This spicy carrot and lentil soup uses chicken stock made when processing a roast chicken carcass. The stock brings a great deal of flavour to the soup.
Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)
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Spicy Chicken Pasta Bake – Stretch A Chicken (4)
This recipe is from a series showing how 1 medium chicken can be used to make 7 different frugal chicken recipes and feed your family for a week!
Chicken Pizza with onions and peppers – Stretch A Chicken (3)
Chicken pizza, with onions and peppers – one of a series of recipes to make one chicken last a family a whole week
Chicken & Sweetcorn Recipe for a tart – Stretch A Chicken (5)
A delicious tart made with chicken, onion and sweetcorn. Part of a series to see how many many portions I could get from 1 chicken
Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)
Chicken and vegetable risotto made from leftover roasted chicken, red pepper, and pak choi. Made without wine
Leek Crumble, with fresh and dried cranberries, and walnuts
Decadently extravagant, deliciously creamy and very tasty – but still less than 50p a portion! Creamy leeks with acid pops from cranberries, topped with a walnutty crumble.
Pasta with Olives, Tomato & Soft Cheese
The flavour of the sauce is thick and intense with the tomato paste and olives, a strong taste which I really enjoyed
Simple Vegan Red Lentil Tomato Dahl
Tomato dhal and rice, quick, versatile, very cheap, and easy – what’s not to like?
Salted Cashew Vegan Couscous Salad – warm or cold
Wanted to try a couscous salad that I have been doing for a while and see if I could get it sub 50p. Well, it worked out at 71p for the dish in the picture, and there is plenty there for two, so 35p each, billy bargain 🙂
Soufflé Croûton Slice
They are deeply savoury, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. VERY moreish, so you might like to make a couple of extra slices!
Barley, Mushroom & Spinach Risotto
This barley risotto has a deeply savoury flavour from the stock and a wonderful nuttiness from the barley. It’s very filling and you won’t need much!
Cream Cheese Pizza
The balance of flavours is great in this cream cheese pizza. The strength of the tomato puree, the crunch of the roasted onion slices, the creaminess of the cream cheese and the strong saltiness of the olives.