Recipe
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18. Bibi’s Best Dal with Spicy Cabbage
We love a creamy dal, and this one is subtly spiced & very comforting. Dals make easy, healthy, cheap side dishes or simple mains. We also like them with naan bread. But here we make a vegetarian meal of dal & spicy cabbage – a great pairing of creamy, soft dal and tart, juicy cabbage.
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17. Spanish Lentil Stew with Manchego Lettuce Salad
This lentil stew is so easy to make, but rich with Spanish flavours. Serrano ham, sweet paprika & white wine elevate the humble lentils to glossy greatness. The simple lettuce & cheese salad adds freshness and another taste of Spain.
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16. Hearty, Healthy Homemade Baked Beans
These homemade baked beans are rich and comforting, just as baked beans should be, but also tangy & fresh. The mixed beans and additional vegetables make them a healthy option too, as well as inexpensive and easy to make.
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15. Easy, Elegant Tuna Bean Salad
This quick & delicious Italian tuna bean salad is a classic given a healthy twist. It’s perfect for beginners – elegant but simple to make – and a real family favourite for lunch or a light dinner. Enjoy!
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14. Tasty Trapanese Pesto Potatoes
We’re elevating the humble baked potato to real treat status with fragrant almond, basil and tomato Trapanese pesto, delicate red salmon and rich sour cream. A luxurious spin on a classic potato supper!
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13. Fragrant Pesto Pasta & Green Bean Beetroot Salad
Homemade green pesto is so simple to make and such a flavour step up from the version in jars. We pair a simple pesto pasta with a crunchy, sweet bean and beetroot salad. Delicious!
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12. Bibi’s Creamy ‘Cheat’s Carbonara’
This isn’t a classic pasta carbonara, but it is exceptionally tasty – and very moreish! Its no-cook sauce is super easy to prepare too. It’s one of our favourite quick pasta dishes, and a much-cooked recipe. Try it with a simple crunchy salad, you’ll be hooked!
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11. Punchy Pasta Puttanesca
Pasta puttanesca is a store cupboard classic – packed with flavour, easy and quick to make, and a real go-to recipe for when you are short on time but still want a meal that packs a punch.
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10. Savoury, Summery Tomato Tonnato
We make this simple, tasty tomato and tuna dish so often – it’s a real family favourite and packed with freshness & flavour. Serve with lots of crusty bread to mop up the gutsy, addictive, savoury sauce.
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9. Sandwich Dinner
We really love homemade sandwiches, and sometimes have them for dinner! This is a good selection of nice, contrasting fillings to make a sandwich supper spread. And of course each is great alone for lunch too…