Hi,
I was thinking, we are all skint, we all have too little time (or energy) to slave away in the kitchen yet we have to eat, and in some cases have a family to feed too. Everybody has a few recipes of their own that they end up overusing because it's easy and the ingredients are cheap so how about we swap ideas and increase our repetoire??
Here's mine:
Pasta with easy tomato sauce. (Serves 2 adults and two young children but easily altered for less or more people).
Fry 1 red pepper, chopped, or (easier still) a few handfuls of frozen chopped peppers in a wok or large saucepan.
Add 2 tins of chopped tomatoes and a handful of fresh basil leaves or tablespoon of dried basil and heat until warm throughout. Voila. it's as easy as that! Serve with pasta.
Add grated cheese if you like.
You can also add some bacon lardons, or diced chicken/turkey breast at step 1 if liked; or add strips of ham with the tomatoes and basil.
If you like it hot, add a fresh chilli or chilli powder at step 1.
You can up the veg content with mushrooms, or anything you fancy, you can even add frozen sweetcorn or peas, oh the possibilites are endless....
I hope to hear some of your recipes soon
