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Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)

Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 17, 2022 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Stretch A Chicken

Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2) Risotti are incredibly useful to use up all kinds of bits and pieces. Or, as here, using leftover roast chicken and a couple of vegetables to make something truly delectable. How to make Italian...
Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

by Thrifty Lesley | May 20, 2015 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

I was cruising round the Abel & Cole recipe pages last night and came across a recipe using dark greens in a pasta sauce. I had a head of spring greens I wanted to use, so that was my lunch sorted for today. Abel& Cole are a great source for inspiration. A...
Christmas Meal Plan Leftovers – Pork, Apple & Stuffing Lasagna, 26p a portion

Christmas Meal Plan Leftovers – Pork, Apple & Stuffing Lasagna, 26p a portion

by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 18, 2014 | All Recipes, Christmas, Dinners, Love Your Leftovers

Christmas Meal Plan Leftovers – Pork, Apple & Stuffing Lasagna, 26p a portion One more recipe to go for the Christmas Meal Plan, the gnocchi. But before I do that one, I wanted to have a play around with some of the possible leftovers from the festive week....
Meal Plan 7 – Lasagna, 62p a serving, 31p if you stretch it to 4

Meal Plan 7 – Lasagna, 62p a serving, 31p if you stretch it to 4

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 25, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 7

Meal Plan 7 – Lasagna, 62p a serving, 31p if you stretch it to 4 This recipe uses the third, and last, portion of the ragu made earlier. The picture shows my portion, which is a quarter of the finished dish, not a half. One third of the ragu mix £1.02400ml...
Meal plan 7 – spaghetti bolognese, 55p a portion

Meal plan 7 – spaghetti bolognese, 55p a portion

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 21, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners, Meal Plan 7

Meal plan 7 – spaghetti bolognese, 55p a portion Today, we are using another third of the ragu mixture you made earlier, plus some spaghetti to make a fast, easy and delicious dinner. one third of ragu mixture £1.02200g spaghetti, value 20p/500g, 8pTotal of...
Asparagus and Pea Risotto, £1.06 a portion, or frugalised to 75p

Asparagus and Pea Risotto, £1.06 a portion, or frugalised to 75p

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 13, 2014 | All Recipes, Dinners

Asparagus and Pea Risotto, £1.06 a portion, or frugalised to 75p Did a lovely risotto yesterday using some asparagus Mike brought home. Used up the last of the Arborio rice, so next time I do one, I’ll try the value rice and form an opinion on using it. Also this...
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