Sticky Chicken With Mandarine, Wild Rice & Herb Salad · Serves 4 · Prep 20 minutes + 3 hours to marinate · Cook1 hour 15 minutes · Cost $3.50 a serve Ingredient · 1.6kg whole fresh chicken · ¼ cup mandarine juice · 2 tablespoons fish sauce · ¼ cup lime juice · ½ teaspoon … Read more
Cheese & Corn Stuffed Potatoes · Makes 6 · Prep 20 minutes · Cook1 hour · Cost $2 each Ingredient · 6 floury potatoes · 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil · 125g can creamed corn · ⅓ cup grated tasty cheese, plus 2 tablespoons extra · ¼ cup sour cream · 2 green onions, … Read more
Chicken Schnitzel Caesar Salad · Serves 4 · Prep 20 minutes + 10 minutes to chill · Cook15 minutes · Cost $3.10 a serve Ingredient · 2 x 200g single chicken breast fillets · ½ cup plain flour · 1 egg, lightly whisked, plus 4 eggs, extra, at room temperature · 3 cups soft fresh … Read more
Danish Pastries · Makes 16 · Prep 30 minutes + 3 hours to chill · Cook 15 minutes Ingredient · 1 quantity Vanilla Custard, · 410g can apricot halves in juice · 4 canned whole plums · 4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed · 1 egg, lightly whisked · ½ cup apricot jam, warmed, sieved … Read more
Poached Rhubarb & Pear with Spiced Custard · Serves 4 · Prep 15 minutes · Cook 10 minutes Ingredient · 1 bunch (400g) rhubarb, ends trimmed · 2 firm pears · ⅓ cup caster sugar · Pinch ground cinnamon · 1 quantity Vanilla Custard · ¼ cup milk, for custard · ¼ teaspoon mixed spice, … Read more
Lasagne Scrolls · Serves 6 · Prep15 minutes · Cook 40 minutes · Cost $3 a serve Ingredient · 60g butter, chopped · ⅓ cup plain flour · ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg · 2½ cups milk · 2 cups grated tasty cheese · 6 fresh lasagne sheets · 2 cups cold Basic Savoury Mince · … Read more
Basic Savoury Mince · Makes 12 cups · Prep 10 minutes · Cook 55 minutes · Cost $1.85 a cup Ingredient · 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil · 2 onions, finely chopped · 3 celery sticks, finely chopped · 2 cloves garlic, crushed · 2kg beef mince · 2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes … Read more
Moroccan Filo Roll · Serves 4 · Prep 20 minutes · Cook 25 minutes · Cost $3.40 a serve Ingredient · 250g packet frozen chopped spinach, thawed · 1 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil · 1 carrot, coarsely grated · 2 teaspoons ground cumin · 2 teaspoons ground coriander · 250g packet microwave long-grain rice … Read more
Mexican Tortilla Cups · Serves 6 · Prep15 minutes · Cook 15 minutes · Cost $2 a serve Ingredient · 6 small white corn tortillas · 400g can four bean mix · 1½ cups cold Basic Savoury Mince · 1 cup frozen pea, corn and capsicum mix · 1 cup grated tasty cheese · 35g … Read more
Grilled chorizo- and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with candied bacon 100-percent pure beef patties, chorizo, and candied bacon-only the best for the world’s greatest dad! Grilled chorizo- and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with candied bacon · Serves 2 · Prep Time 30 minutes · Cooking Time 30 minutes Ingredient · 250 grams bacon strips · 1/4 cup … Read more
Grilled potato salad Grilling adds a smoky flavor profile to the potato chunks that complements their creaminess. Grilled potato salad · Serves 6 · Prep Time 20 minutes · Cooking Time 20 minutes Ingredient · 6 potatoes, unpeeled and cut into large chunks · 2 sweet potatoes, unpeeled and cut into large chunks · 1/4 … Read more
Peach and toasted pound cake sundaes Ice cream, plump peaches, and toasted pound cake chunks create a symphony of tastes and textures! Go ahead and use other juicy fruits such as mangoes-it’ll be just as delicious. Peach and toasted pound cake sundaes · Serves 4 · Prep Time 15 minutes · Cooking Time 30 minutes … Read more
These delicious meals aren’t just hearty and healthy, they’re great value-for-money too… Fragrant Spiced Biryani · Serves 4 · Ready in 35 mins (plus soaking) Ingredient · 250g dried basmati rice low-calorie cooking spray · 1 large onion, roughly chopped · 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped · 4cm piece of root ginger, peeled and finely … Read more
Cauliflower Dhansak · Serves 4 · Ready in 45 mins Ingredient · 2 large onions, chopped · 2 large garlic cloves, crushed · 4cm piece of root ginger, peeled and finely grated · 1 large red chilli, deseeded and chopped · 1/2tsp ground black pepper · 2 tsp ground cinnamon · 2 tsp turmeric · … Read more
Chunky Bean Burgers With Cajun Wedges · Serves 4 · Ready in 45 mins Ingredient · 400g tin haricot or cannellini beans, drained · 400g tin kidney beans, drained · 1 small onion or shallot, roughly chopped · 1 large garlic clove, crushed · 1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped · 1 small red … Read more
Tex-Mex Veggie Chilli With Chilli Cream · Serves 4 · Ready in 40 mins Ingredient · 3 large red chillies low-calorie cooking spray · 1 large onion, roughly chopped · 2 large garlic cloves · 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks · 1 orange pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks · 2 tsp … Read more
Polka-Dot Cherry Pie · Serves 6 · Prep 30 minutes + 10 minutes to chill · Cook 1 hour · Cost 95 $ a serve · Make ahead Pie can be made a day ahead. Cover, then refrigerate. · DIY idea Use different-sized star cookie cutters. Ingredient · 3 sheets frozen sweet shortcrust pastry, thawed … Read more
Lamb & Olive Pot Pies · Serves 4 · Prep 35 minutes · Cook 2 hours 5 minutes · Cost $3.50 a serve Ingredient · 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil · 6 (1.2kg) lamb forequarter chops · 1 onion, thinly sliced · 3 cloves garlic, crushed · 2 rosemary sprigs · 2 x 405g … Read more
Mocha Banana Cream Pie · Serves 8 · Prep 40 minutes + 2 hours to chill · Cook 30 minutes · Cost $1 a serve Ingredient · 2 sheets frozen sweet shortcrust pastry, thawed · ¼ cup cornflour · 1⅓ cups caster sugar · 2 tablespoons cocoa powder · 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules · … Read more
Rice Pudding with Caramelised Mandarines · Serves 4 · Prep 20 minutes · Cook 55 minutes + cooling · Cost $1.55 a serve Ingredient · 1⅓ cups caster sugar · 3 mandarines, segmented, pith removed · 2 tablespoons mandarine juice (about ½ mandarine) · ½ teaspoon vanilla essence · 1 cup medium-grain white rice · … Read more