Burgers – bake in oven at 180°C for 20-25 mins, turning once half way through cooking. Ensure piping hot all the way through. Cook the peas in a pan of boiling water for three minutes. Drain through a colander and transfer to a bowl. Add the butter, mint and some salt and pepper to the bowl, then mash with a masher to your desired consistency. While the meat is browning you can now make the home-made burgers. Remember to stir the browning meat occasionally. Put the tomato purée, smoked paprika, frozen garlic, oregano, lemon juice and natural yoghurt in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add the salt and a generous grinding of pepper and mix again. Label 2 freezer bags and place ½ the meatballs into one bag, and half into the other. Your meatballs are now ready for the freezer.

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Reheat some chilli until piping hot, then spoon over crunchy tortilla chips and grate over a little Cheddar cheese, finishing with some jarred sliced jalapeños and a couple of fresh coriander or baby mint leaves, if you’ve got them. Sweet potato chilli quesadilla Rebecca and nikki. Whenever I see a recipe using mince, I replace with tinned brown lentils to make veggie. This would work for all of these I think and bring the price down too. For the meatballs and burgers you would need to mash them up a bit and add breadcrumbs or oats to bulk and assist binding 😊 Suzanne Mulholland – aka The Batch Lady – shares her chip shop fish and chips recipes (Picture: Haarala Hamilton) If you’re cooking now… Remove the lid from the stew and arrange the raw dumplings over the surface, cover with the lid again and continue simmering for another 20 minutes, until the dumplings are puffed up, light and fluffy. Spoon into serving bowls and serve hot.If you’re making ahead to freeze… Leave peas to cool to room temperature, then transfer to a labelled freezer bag and freeze flat for up to three months. Do you want to save time, money and hassle when it comes to cooking? Do you prefer to feed everyone in the family the same meal? Combat fussy eaters? Get lots of hidden veg into your children? Always make a basic recipe, that way it’s easy to add spices and salt to taste after you have portioned out the kid’s meals. With over 100 amazingly simple, cost-conscious, home-cooked recipes that can easily be stored in the freezer, The Batch Lady on a Budget will ensure that you can put breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table for the whole family, from scratch, in the most cost-effective way possible.

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Cook once: Over 100 delicious, simple and energy-efficient batch-cooking recipes that will satisfy the whole family and fill your freezer. If you are making spaghetti bolognaise, you will need chopped onions, mince and grated carrots. You also need those ingredients to make, burgers, meatballs, chilli, fajitas and lasagne: one large pot of veg and mince will serve as a base for six different dishes. Remove the bread and butter pudding from the freezer and transfer to the fridge to fully defrost, ideally overnight. Once defrosted, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4, cover the baking dish with foil (removing any clingfilm if you used it to wrap the dish before freezing) and transfer to the oven for 20 minutes, until piping hot all the way through. Serve as described above. If you’re cooking now… Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and cook for 30-40 minutes, until the chips are crisp and golden. Serve hot.Heat the oil in a large saucepan with a lid over a medium heat, then add the onions, garlic and celery and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes, until soft. Over 100 delicious, simple and energy-efficient batch-cooking recipes that will satisfy the whole family and fill your freezer. Stir and allow onions and mince to brown. (This is the start of your fajitas, Bolognese and chilli).

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Label 2 large freezer bags and divide the mixture between the two bags, again the portion should be 1 cup= 1 person, so four cups in each bag. Leave to cool then seal flat and freeze. Get organised, plan ahead and create fresh and satisfying meals without breaking the bank. Cook once. If you are an experienced cook, there will be little here that you haven’t cooked before. Will you have made it with a “one meal for today, one for the freezer” perspective before? Maybe not. And you probably won’t have made 10 Meals in an Hour before either; that’s the game changer! Pat the fish fillets dry on kitchen paper, then working with a single fillet at a time, dip the fish in the batter until fully coated and carefully transfer to the hot oil. Cook the fish in two batches for 3-5 minutes each, until the batter is crisp and golden and the fish is cooked through. Remove the fish from the oil and leave to drain on kitchen paper while you cook the second batch.Dumplings are a great addition to stews as they add extra heft and fill the family up for very little cost. This winter warmer makes a perfect veggie meal, is super simple and is made in one pot, so even the washing up is easy! Bolognese sauce or Chilli – tip into a saucepan and stir over a medium heat or heat in a microwave oven until piping hot.