You don’t need to have lots of expensive ingredients to make lots of different meals for your family. We picked 10 classic ingredients to show you how you can turn them into 10 different dinners!

 

You don’t always have to use all of the ingredients listed in a recipe – vegetables can be replaced by whatever you have, as can most meats and cheeses. And feel free to make additions of whatever you have in the house to give your meals a personal family twist. 

 

A simple tomato sauce is the basis of a lot of family meals and you don’t need lots of ingredients to make it either. Where the recipe calls for it, use our classic tomato sauce – all you really need is a tin of chopped tomatoes. 

 

 

Ingredients: 

• Mince 
• Chicken (breasts/thighs or fillets)
• Sausages 
• Rice 
• Pasta 
• Potatoes 
• Chopped tomatoes 
• Bag of frozen vegetables 
• Cheese 
• Eggs 

We assumed you already had these essentials in:

• Gravy granules 
• Onions 
• Garlic 
• Herbs and seasonings 
• Butter
• Stock cubes 
• Sauces (mustard, Worcestershire sauce etc)

 

Meal 1

Get the recipe: Chicken and pea risotto

 

 

Meal 2 

Get the recipe:Pasta Bolognese

 

 

Meal 3

Get the recipe: Sausage and mash

 

 

Meal 4

Get the recipe: Chicken and potato pie 

 

 

Meal 5 

Get the recipe: Chicken and tomato pasta bake

 

 

Meal 6

Get the recipe: Cottage pie

 

 

Meal 7 

Get the recipe: Sausage and tomato casserole

 

 

Meal 8 

Get the recipe: Cheese and onion frittata

 

 

Meal 9 

Get the recipe: Meatball pasta bake

 

 

Meal 10 

Get the recipe: Chicken and veg pilaf

 

 

Where to next? 

Things you didn’t know you could freeze 
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