Cooked from scratch economy dinners...

[dabihp]

in the spirit of Jamie and his healthy school dinners, I made Chicken , tomato and fresh basil in the oven, was yummy! Anyone else got quick yummy on the cheap recipes that are healthy, they want to share???

[Dior]

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[dabihp]

sounds yummy, elaborate slightly... very quick description, so we can all try it at home!!

[yoyo]

Just made Jamie Oliver's "Very Veggie" sauce recipe. Loads of veg and it makes six pints so extremely economical. Children LOVED it too!

[SenoraPostrophe]

mediterranean roast vegetables (red pepper, tomatoes, carrots, maybe some squash and courgette bunged in oven with olive oil) with baked spuds and a leg of chicken.

[Dior]

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[misdee]

is the 'very veggie' sauce the one they used in the school dinners programmes? can i have it please?

[dabihp]

"very veggie" sounds good. Recipe???????? Instructions??

[misdee]

c'mon!!

and loads of low salt recipies please

[Enid]

can I plug Enids Homemade Chicken Nuggets?

Also - blitz onion, garlic and celery in a food processor, then fry quite slowly until it is really soft (THE KEY TO ALL YUMMY TASTING FOOD - DON'T RUSH IT). Add a tin of plum toms (don't buy chopped, they are more expensive and not as tasty) and simmer for 20/30 mins. Add a tin of yellowfin tuna (tiny tin, not expensive), mix with just-cooked pasta, pour into a casserole, grated cheese and breadcrumbs on top - done, yummy.

[yoyo]

Very Veggie

I butternut squash (peeled and grated)
3 courgettes (grated)
3 carrots (grated)
2 red peppers (chopped)
3 small onions (chopped)
6 cans of chopped tomatoes
2 bay leaves
large pinch oregano

Put enough olive oil in a LARGE pan to cover the bottom. Put in all the veg and fry gently for 5 to 10 mins. Add the herbs and tomatoes and simmer for 30 mins. Season. Use hand-held blender to whizz it up.

I used the food processor for the grating and chopping. It looks like a mountain of veg and you need a large pan but it does cook down quite a bit. Blitz it in batches or your kitchen will resemble a scene from a horror movie!!

Can use as a sauce or pizza topping and it is fab. Five pints in freezer to see us through Easter.

[yoyo]

Heinz chopped toms on offer in Tesco - 8 tins for £2.35.

[Enid]

dont buy chopped toms, they are the floor sweepings, plum cheaper and tastier

[Blossomhill]

Yoyo - where did you get the recipie from?

[yoyo]

Floor sweepings ??!!

Blossomhill - there was a feature in The Times on Sat (Body and Soul Section) a few weeks back.

[Enid]

all the crappy toms that aren't good enough to get into the whole plum tin

[expatinscotland]

Here! Here! Homemade Chicken Nuggets?? Enid, please share with this mum.

[Enid]

hold on

[Cod]

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[Enid]

its on this thread

[Enid]

I made them again today - with thighs not breasts and they were even more yummy. I didn't put quite so much cheese in.

[expatinscotland]

Thanks! Those sound delicious.

[hoxtonchick]

i used thighs to make them too this week, enid, & was very impressed. ds hardly got a look in. i added extra garlic too.

[yoyo]

Were the thighs from the chickens which weren't good enough to be sold whole?? Only kidding!

[Enid]

I think the garlic makes them actually. And it just replaces all the vile fake spices in the packaged versions

[Enid]

yoyou