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119 results

Chicken jalfrezi

Spiced chicken and vegetable soup

Carrot and sultana mini pancakes

Raspberry, orange and apple refresher

Super stew and dumplings

Tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn sandwich

Jerk-style chicken skewers

Macaroni cheese with tomatoes

Pasta carbonara

Salmon and cucumber wraps

Banana and apricot bagels

Turkey stir-fry

Creamy hummus dip with pitta bread and vegetable sticks

Turkey koftas

Veg and lentil cobbler

Cheesy ham and leek bake

Chicken and vegetable parcels

Oat fufu with kale riro

Shakshuka

No-pastry mini mushroom quiches

Roast chicken breast with peppers

Chilli beef and bean burgers

Meat-free cottage pie

Cheesy coleslaw with wholemeal pitta

Pasta ratatouille bake

Fabulous fish pie

Perfect pasta and tomato sauce

Couscous with chicken and peas

Brainy beans on toast

Pizza pitta faces

Spicy chicken and salad sandwich

Blueberry and banana smoothie

Fishy toast toppers

Bajan cou cou with spicy fish

Bharelu shaak

Greek-style salad

Choc cherry popcorn cakes

Chilli con carne

Mediterranean medleys

Tuna and bean jackets

Baked tomatoes on toast

Breakfast burritos

Pepper and onion melts

Good old fish and chips

Mean and green mac and cheese recipe

Carrot and courgette muffins

Mexican bean and tomato soup

Four seasons pizza

Peppers with spicy turkey stuffing

Salmon with spring onion mash

Falafels

Roasted root veg with beetroot and cucumber dips

Salmon and salad bagel

Harvest vegetable soup

Smart sausages on toast

Pakistani saag aloo

Deresh curry

Panjabi dhal

Zombie peppers

Macher jhol

Old school sausage and mash

Egg mayonnaise and lettuce bap

Chargrilled pineapple

Panjabi keema

Mini apple and banana muffins

Cherry berry crumble

Bang-tasty chicken drumsticks

Hummus and salad wrap

Cheats' pizza calzone

Tropical fruits with banana dip

Sausage, tomato and butter bean bake

Potato and poached egg hash

Easy carrot soup

Mushroom risotto

Sausage and bean stew

Caribbean tofu and sweet potato curry with rice and peas

Spaghetti bolognese

Ewa oloyin with plantain

Creamy banana porridge with mish-mash raspberries

Sweet and sour chicken

Salmon and broccoli pasta

Three bears breakfast

Flippin' tasty tomato pancakes

Cheese and tomato grilled fish

Pasta salad on lettuce

Meatballs and sauce

Vegetable jalfrezi

Traffic light omelettes

Scrambled eggs on mega-mushrooms with grilled peppers

Salmon and courgette bagels

Coconut rice salad

Pancakes with caramelised apples

Kedgeree with a kick

Super savoury rice

Crunchy salad pittas

Corn frizzlers

Soft cheese and salad sandwich

Spicy chicken and salad wrap

Turkey sarnie with coleslaw

Sweet potato chips with simple salsa

Mac and veg slices

Easy banana ice cream

Soft cheese and salad sandwich

Turkey burgers

Beefed-up sarnies

Pea poppin' risotto

Nutty apple and celery rice cakes

Chicken and banana korma

Mediterranean potato bake

Tasty veggie chilli

Vegetable frittata

Ham and fresh coleslaw pittas

Tuna and potato salad

Roast dinner

Orange and sultana milk pudding

Piri-piri pomegranate popcorn

Classic cottage pie

Brilliant beef curry

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