Guest Blog from Maria – Poole Mumbler
Below are useful links for 20 quick and easy family recipes you can put together using long-life ingredients from your cupboard or freezer. We looked for recipes that are:
- Family-friendly.
- Cooked using as few ingredients as possible.
- Cooked using ingredients you are likely to have at home already – check your cupboards, and the Use By date on each item.
We’ve included here:
- 10 family dinner recipes
- 10 family lunch recipes
- A shopping list*
*We’ve given you a list with the cupboard and frozen products you’ll need – not the fresh and chilled ingredients as these don’t last very long. But please remember to only buy what you need and keep other families in mind when you shop.
A few things to keep in mind…
- Canned foods are high in sodium. You may want to buy unsalted products when possible.
- Canned fruit usually comes in syrup or juice, so it’s high in sugar. Not a healthy option in large portions but if you drizzle with a little condensed milk they make a yummy pudding.
- When using canned meat for casseroles, bring up the flavour with a little splash of red wine.
- Some supermarkets make tinned curries and casseroles, ready to heat up.
- Add a can of sardines in tomato sauce to tomato-based pasta like puttanesca, it’s delicious.
- You can buy frozen vegetables and other ingredients like chopped chorizo, and cook from frozen. But always check cooking instructions.
10 super easy family dinners
(F) Tuna pasta bake
(F) Sweet chilli prawn noodles
(V) Spaghetti puttanesca
(P) Beans-n-Franks
(V) Tomato and chickpea curry
(V) 5-ingredient sweet potato and black bean chilli
(P) Chorizo and pea risotto
(V) Tarka Dhal
(V) Muffin tin chilli pots
(B) Speedy bolognese
10 super easy family lunches
(F) Tuna bean salad
(V) Sweet corn and pea fritters
(V) Homemade tomato soup
(V) Quinoa salad
(F) Quick salmon stir fry
(V) Quick pasta with char-grilled veg
(V) Eggy fried rice
(P) Ham and pea muffins – Make them ahead of time and freeze
(V) Pizza pockets
(B) Mini burgers – Make them ahead of time and freeze
(F) Fish and seafood
(V) Vegetarian
(P) Pork
(B) Beef
Shopping List
- Carbohydrates
Rice
Microwave rice pouch
Risotto rice
Pasta
Noodles
- Dry Pulses
Red lentils
- Canned pulses
Baked beans
Black beans
Canneli beans
Chickpeas
Kidney beans in spicy sauce
- Canned meat and fish
Canned salmon
Frankfurters
Minced beef (with onion)
Tuna
- Sauces and canned milk
Chopped tomatoes
Coconut milk
Passata
Plum tomatoes
Salsa (ready-made)
Canned condensed milk
- Canned Soup
Your favourite flavours
- Canned Fruit and veg
Sweetcorn
Roasted peppers
Carrots
Canned potatoes
Your favourite canned fruit
- Home baking
Brown sugar
Plain flour
Self-raising flour
- Other pantry ingredients
Balsamic vinegar
Bouillon powder
Capers
Chilli powder
Cumin
Dried chillies
Garam masala
Ground coriander
Lemon juice
Mixed herbs
Mustard
Olive oil
Olives (green and black)
Oregano
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Stock (vegetable, chicken, beef)
Sweet chilli sauce
Tomato purée
Turmeric
White wine vinegar
- Crisps, crackers and other snacks
Tortilla chips
Tortilla wraps
Thanks so much to our guest blogger Maria. If you have family or friends in Poole, Dorset then be sure to let them know about the Poole Mumbler website.
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