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SPAGHETTI BOLOGNAISE

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.81 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 35MINS

Ingredients
 2 tbsp. olive oil
 1 onion sliced
 1 packet of pasta
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 1 cup of diced frozen mixed vegetables
 500g beef mince
 2 tins diced tomatoes
 1 tbsp. dried mixed herbs & 1 tsp. pepper
 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

Steps

1. Add pasta to a large pot of boiling water. Stir through with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking and
cook for 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan on a medium-high heat. Add diced onion stirring for 5 minutes.

3. Add the garlic, dried mixed herbs, pepper and mince, stirring until mince is brown.

4. Add the mixed vegetables and stir well.

5. Add tinned tomatoes and balsamic vinegar and bring to the boil.

6. Pour the bolognaise sauce onto the pasta and mix all together making sure the pasta is coated in the
sauce.

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GARLIC AND ROSEMARY POTATO BAKE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $1.64 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 1 Hour and 15 mins

Ingredients

 1kg brushed potatoes, peeled

 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
 1/4 cup rosemary leaves
 40g butter, melted
 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock
 1/4 cup (20g) finely grated parmesan
 Rosemary leaves, extra, to serve

Steps

Preheat oven to 220°C. Lightly grease a shallow 6-cup (1.5L) ovenproof dish.

1. Use a sharp knife or mandolin to carefully cut potatoes crossways into 3mm-thick slices. Line the
base of the prepared dish with a single layer of potato slices, overlapping slightly.

2. Sprinkle with one-quarter of the garlic and rosemary. Brush with a little of the melted butter.
Continue layering with remaining potato slices, garlic, rosemary and butter. Drizzle with stock.
Cover dish tightly with foil. Bake for 25 mins.

3. Reduce oven to 180°C. Remove the foil. Bake, uncovered, for 30-35 mins or until potato is tender
and top is golden and crisp.

4. Serve sprinkled with parmesan and extra rosemary.

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BUTTER CHICKEN

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.89 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 50MINS
Ingredients
 2 tbsp. olive oil
 1 onion diced
 2 chicken breasts chopped into 3cm pieces
 2-3 tbsp. tandoori paste
 1 tin diced tomato
 1 tin lentils, drained and washed
 1 cup of frozen mixed vegetables
 1 cup of water + 1 chicken stock cube
 1 cup of Greek yoghurt
 1 cup of cooked rice

Steps

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium high heat. Add diced onion and stir with a wooden spoon for
5 mins or until the onion starts to soften.

2. Add the chicken pieces, stirring for 4 minutes or until golden brown.

3. Add the tandoori paste and stir well

4. Add the vegetables and tinned lentils. Stir well and bring to the boil.

5. Add the stock and tinned tomatoes and continue to boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and
simmer for 20 – 24 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6. Add the yoghurt and stir well, until combined and heated through. Serve curry with cooked rice.

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RICE ON THE STOVE

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $0.90 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 28MINS
Ingredients

 2 cups water
 ½ teaspoon salt
 1 tablespoon butter or oil optional
 1 cup long grain white rice

Steps

1. Bring the water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add the salt and butter and allow the butter to melt.
2. When the water has returned to a boil, stir in the rice. Let the water return to a light simmer. Stir again,
cover the pot and turn the heat down to low.
3. Keep the rice simmering slightly, and keep the pot covered (you may have to peek after a few minutes
to make sure the heat is at the correct temperature, but then let it cook, covered).
4. Start checking to see if the rice is tender and all of the liquid is absorbed at about 17 minutes. It may
take up to 25, especially if you are making a larger quantity of rice.
5. When the rice is cooked, turn off the heat and let it sit for another couple of minutes to finish absorb-
ing any liquid.
6. Take off the lid, fluff the rice with a fork and let it sit for another 2 minutes or so, so that some of the
excess moisture in the rice dries off.
7. Serve portion of rice with side dish into plastic containers.

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DELUXE MACARONI AND CHEESE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $1.90 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 75MINS

Ingredients

 500g dried macaroni

 60g butter
 1 large brown onion, finely chopped
 10 slices Ham, sliced
 300g cup mushrooms, sliced
  1/3 cup plain flour
 4 cups reduced-fat milk
 150g gruyere, grated
 150g cheddar, grated
 1/4 cup roughly chopped continental parsley, to serve

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 200°c. Grease A 10-cup capacity baking dish.

2. Cook macaroni in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions or until just
tender. Drain. Transfer to dish and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large deep-frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, ham and
mushroom. Cook for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until mushroom is golden.
4. Sprinkle in flour and stir until well combined. Cook for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Slowly
add milk, stirring constantly, until well combined, then cook for 8 minutes, stirring constantly, or
until mixture comes to the boil. cook for 3 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside to cool for 5
minutes.
5. Stir through three-quarters of each cheese. Stir sauce into macaroni. Sprinkle over remaining cheeses
and bake for 35 minutes or until golden.

6. Cut into serves and place in plastic containers.

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BAKED SAUSAGES WITH POTATOES

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.96 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 55MINS

Ingredients

 8 baby cream delight potatoes, halved

 2 x 760g pkt Thick Aussie Beef Sausages
 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, diced
 340g jar pitted olives, drained
 2 tbs olive oil
 20g butter
  1 tbs plain flour
 1 1/3 cups beef stock

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 220°c. Put potato in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over a
high heat, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain and cool.

2. Place sausages and potato into a large roasting pan with capsicum and olives. Drizzle with oil. Roast
for 40 minutes or until sausages and potato are golden and cooked through. Keep warm.

3. To make the gravy, drain the juices from the sausages into a small pan. Add butter and melt over me-
dium heat. Sprinkle over the flour and whisk to combine. Cook for 1 minute.

4. Slowly add the beef stock to the pan, whisking constantly until combined. Bring to the boil, then re-
duce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. strain through a fine sieve.

5. Serve sausages and vegetables into plastic containers and pour gravy over the top.

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MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN BAKE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $2.08 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 50MINS

Ingredients

 500g Large Spirals Pasta

 1½ tbs olive oil
 4 chicken breasts (approximately 900g total), skin off, sliced
 1 packet (375g) white button mushrooms, sliced
 280g baby spinach leaves
 2 x 420g cans Condensed Big Red Soup
Steps

1. Preheat oven to 180°c.

2. Add pasta to large pot of salted boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, heat ½ tbs oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add half the chicken and cook for 2
minutes on each side or until cooked through and lightly golden. Remove from pan. Heat ½ tbs oil in
the pan and cook remaining chicken.

4. Heat remaining oil in the pan and fry mushrooms for 3 minutes. Add spinach and cook for a further 2
minutes or until wilted.

5. Add soup, chicken and pasta to the pan, stir to combine and season to taste. Transfer to a large
ovenproof baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.

6. Remove from oven leave to cool and then serve into plastic containers.

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HOISIN BEEF STIR FRY

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $2.04 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 45MINS

Ingredients

 440g pkt thin hokkien noodles

 500g beef stir fry
 400g simply stir fry traditional vegetables
 Five Tastes stir fry shots Chinese hoisin & garlic

Steps

1. Fill and boil kettle.

 2. Soak noodles in a bowl with the boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then drain and set aside.

3. Heat a large frying pan or wok over high heat. Add the beef and cook for 7 minutes, tossing
occasionally, until browned.

4. Add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Add the stir-fry shot and stir to combine,
about 3 minutes.

5. Add the noodles and cook for 4 minutes, tossing to combine.

6. Divide among plastic containers.

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TUNA PASTA BAKE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $1.94 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 45MINS

Ingredients

 500g Box of Penne Pasta

 425g can Tuna In Springwater
 500g jar Tuna Bake with Spinach and Garlic
 2 Zucchini, grated
 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Steps

1. Cook pasta following packet directions.

2. Drain and place into a 1.5 litre capacity greased baking dish.
 3. Spoon flaked tuna and grated zucchini over pasta. Pour jar of tuna bake over tuna, zucchini and pasta
and gently mix together.

4. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 190 c for 25 minutes or until golden
brown.

Tip: 2 cups shredded cooked chicken can be substituted for the tuna.

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PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND TOMATO SAUCE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $2.10 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 50MINS

Ingredients
 250g curly fettucine
 1 tbs olive oil
 6 Italian-style sausages
 1 small onion, chopped
 1 garlic clove, crushed
 1 large zucchini, grated
 400g can diced tomatoes
 1 cup passata
 2 tbs chopped flat-leaf parsley
 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan

Steps
 1. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water as per packet directions. Drain and reserve 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook sausages for 6 minutes, turning frequently, or until
golden on all sides. Transfer to a board and slice thickly. Cool.
3. Add onion, garlic and zucchini to same pan and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and
passata. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add sausage slices and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Stir in pasta cooking liquid and parsley and
season.
5. Toss half the sauce with the pasta.
6. Transfer to plastic containers, top with remaining sauce.

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Bangers and sweet potato mash with onion gravy

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $2.62 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 35MINS

Ingredients

 1kg sweet potato, peeled, coarsely chopped

 30g butter, chopped
 1/3 cup (80ml) milk
 2 tablespoons olive oil
 8 Coles Classic pork sausages
 1 small red onion, cut into wedges
 2 x 160g pkt traditional gravy mix
 2 teaspoons thyme leaves
 Steamed green beans, to serve

Steps

1. Cook the potato in a pot of salted water until soft. Remove and mash then return to the heat and add
butter and milk whilst mashing.
 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Cook the sausages,
turning, for 6 mins or until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm.

3. Heat the remaining oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3
mins or until starting to brown. Stir in the gravy and thyme. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.

4. Divide the mash and beans among the plastic containers. Top with the sausages and gravy.

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GRANDMA’S CURRIED SAUSAGES AND RICE

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.87 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 30MINS

Ingredients

 1 kg thick beef sausages

 1 tablespoon peanut oil
 1 medium brown onion, sliced
 2 tablespoons curry powder
 1 cup (250ml) beef stock
 400g can diced tomatoes
 1 cup (150g) frozen peas
 1/2 cup sultanas
 Rice, to serve

Steps

1. Place sausages in large pan, cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat, boil 2 minutes.
Drain sausages. Thickly slice on the diagonal.

2. Heat oil in large saucepan, cook onion, stirring about 3 minutes or until soft. Add curry powder,
cook, stirring about 1 minute or until fragrant.
 3. Add sausages, stir to coat in curry mixture. Add stock and tomatoes, simmer, uncovered about 5
minutes or until thickened slightly.

4. Stir in peas and sultanas. Cook a further 5 minutes until thickened and peas are heated through.

5. Serve with rice.

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HONEY SOY CHICKEN STIR FRY

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $1.92 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 30MINS

Ingredients
 2 tbsp. olive oil
 1 onion sliced
 2 chicken breasts chopped into 3cm pieces
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 1 tsp. dried ginger & 1 tsp. chilli flakes
 2 green capsicums, sliced
 2 cups of frozen green vegetables (broccoli, Asian greens, green beans)
 1 tbsp. sesame seeds
 2 tbsp. honey & 4 tbsp. low-salt soy sauce
 Juice of 1 lemon

Steps

1. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a large, deep fry pan on medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook
for about 4 minutes until brown. Set chicken aside.

2. Wipe the pan with some paper towel. Return the fry pan back to the heat and add 1 tablespoon of
olive oil and onion, garlic, ginger and chilli. Cook for 3 minutes.

3. Add green vegetables and capsicum. Cook for 3 minutes and stir well. Once the vegetables are almost
cooked, add the cooked chicken pieces back into the fry pan and stir well.
 4. In a separate small bowl, use a fork to mix together the soy sauce, honey, lemon juice and sesame
seeds.

5. Pour the honey soy sauce mixture into the stir fry and stir well. Serve the stir fry with 1 cup of
cooked rice.

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LENTIL CURRY

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.84 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 30MINS

Ingredients
 2 tbsp. olive oil
 1 onion, diced
 4 cloves garlic, minced
 1 tbsp. powdered ginger
 3 tbsp. curry powder
 1 tsp. turmeric & 1 tsp. cumin
 3 cups mixed frozen vegetables
 1 tin lentil or chickpeas, drained & washed
 1 tin diced tomato
 ½ tbsp. sugar
 2 tbsp. reduced soy sauce

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add garlic and onions. Stir well and cook for 3
minutes.

2. Add the turmeric, cumin, ginger powder and curry powder and stir to combine for 1 minute.

3. Add lentils, tomatoes, sugar, and soy sauce. Stir to combine.

4. Add vegetables and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly.
 5. Serve.

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SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.84 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 25MINS

Ingredients

 1 tablespoon butter
 200g button mushrooms, sliced
 1 cup cream
 2 eggs
 125g parmesan cheese, grated
 1/3 cup finely chopped chives
 1 packet of spaghetti
 200g ham, chopped

Steps

Add pasta to a large pot of boiling water. Stir through with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking and cook
for 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and set aside.

1. Melt butter in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for 5
minutes, or until tender. Remove and keep warm.

2. Combine cream, eggs, three quarters of the parmesan, chives, and salt and pepper.

3. Place pasta into a saucepan. Add egg mixture, mushrooms and ham. Toss over low heat until sauce
thickens.

4. Serve.
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EASY FRIED RICE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $2.04 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 20MINS

Ingredients

 1 tbsp. sesame oil

 2 cloves garlic, minced
 500g shredded ham/bacon
 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables (corn, peas, carrot mix)
 4 tbsp. salt reduced soy sauce
 2 cups of cooked rice
 ½ cup of spring onion, finely chopped
 3 eggs, lightly whisked
 3 tbsp. lemon juice
 2 tsp. Chinese five spice
 Dash of pepper
 To serve: A sprinkle of sesame seeds

Steps

1. Cook and cool rice.

2. Heat sesame oil in fry pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and fry until fragrant. Add frozen
mixed vegetables and Chinese five spice. Cook while stirring for about 3 minutes

3. Add the ham/bacon and use a wooden spoon to separate and stir together. Cook for a further 2-3
minutes, until combined and warmed through.

4. Add the cooked rice, soy sauce and spring onion, stirring until well mixed. Make a well in the middle
of the fry pan with a wooden spoon and pour in the lightly whisked egg. Use a wooden spoon to
scramble the eggs until just cooked.

5. Stir through the rice. Season with pepper, add lemon juice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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BEEF CHOW MEIN

SERVES 4 COST PER SERVE $1.84 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 20MINS

Ingredients

 500g beef mince

 2 tsp. Olive oil
 30g sachet Chow Mein Mince Recipe Base
 450g packet Microwave white long grain rice
 2 carrots, grated
 4 cups of shredded cabbage

Steps

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add beef mince and cook, breaking up
with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned.

2. Heat rice as per packet instructions.

3. Add recipe base sachet, rice, cabbage and carrot to mince and stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes,
stirring constantly until fully combined.

4. Serve.
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BEEF STROGANOFF AND RICE

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $2.03 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 20MINS

Ingredients

 3 cups of cooked rice

 1 tbsp. olive oil
 500g Beef Stir Fry
 375g punnet sliced mushroom cups
 175g packet Beef Stroganoff Recipe Base

Steps

1. Heat oil in a fry pan over high heat and sear beef until brown. Remove beef from pan and set aside.

2. Add mushrooms to pan and sauté until soft. Return beef to pan.

3. Pour in the recipe base and stir through. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

4. Divide rice among plastic containers, top with stroganoff.

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CHICKEN PESTO PASTA

SERVES 6 COST PER SERVE $1.76 TOTAL PREP & COOKING TIME 20MINS

Ingredients

 350g Penne pasta

 190g jar Pesto Genovese
 cooked chicken breast, torn into large pieces
 100g baby spinach or rocket leaves
 40g parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve

Steps

1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to packet directions or until al
dente. Drain and reserve 60ml (1/4 cup) of the cooking water.
2. Return the pasta to the pan. Add the pesto and reserved water and toss to combine. Add the chicken,
spinach or rocket and parmesan cheese. Gently toss to combine.
3. Divide the pasta among the plastic containers.
4. Sprinkle with extra parmesan.
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