pasta

I saw something similar to this smoked salmon pasta on TV earlier in the year, so when I saw a half-side of salmon in the yellow sticker section for £3.78, I thought I would try my take on it.

It is another really easy recipe and is perfect for a mid-week meal as it takes less than 15 minutes from start to finish.

Three cheese meatball lasagne recipe - Yes, thats right, a three cheese meatball lasagne and its made with sausages, whats not to like? This is another BBC Good Food Guide recipe.

Chorizo pasta - I had already decided not to tell the kids that this had the word salad in the title, as far as the angels were concerned we we having spaghetti with chorizo. This was the perfect dish for tonight, fairly light to eat and super quick to prepare and cook, meaning more time to play games with the princess.

Back to basics cooking. This Easy Cheese Sauce recipe, is simple, quick and can be made from ingredients you already have lying around at home. You can add, cooked chicken, cooked bacon, green beans, other vegetables, almost anything you have in the fridge. It can be served with Pasta, rice dishes, over potatoes, over broccoli and other vegetable. This makes this easy cheese sauce super flexible and a handy recipe to have to hand for a quick, affordable and delicious dinner or lunch.

Another slow cooker meal. I actually made the meatballs the night before and left in the fridge over night. I went for turkey meatballs because it was cheaper and made a change from beef. Also it is lighter so more suited to spring weather.

This is a great recipe to batch cook and freeze for another day.

Being the night after the big day. I had a lot of tired, grumpy and kids. We needed something filling and quick. This meal didn't fail and at under £4.00 all in was great value for money too.

We are not Vegetarian or Vegan, however I am determined to bring more plant based meals in to our diet this year and with Veganuary in full swing, why not start with this Vegan Herb and Pistachio Pesto. It is simple to prepare and healthy and delicious to boot.

Give it try, it won't disappoint. It literally only took a few minutes to prepare and Can be served with pasta (as we did), or tossed in with roast potatoes, added to a salad, spread on pizza or added to roast vegetables perhaps.