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***EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 6/21 ISSUE*** Neil Perry recipe : Cracking Ham and Cheese Toastie Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions)

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14 cheap, cheerful and comforting recipes to cook this week

Keep your tastebuds and hip pocket happy with a week’s worth of budget-friendly, delicious eating.

14 recipes
Ham and four-cheese toasted sandwiches with parmesan crusts (chilli optional).
EASY

Monday: Neil Perry’s ultimate ham and four-cheese toastie or ...

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
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EASY

Jill Dupleix’s green cheese toasties

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
This cheat's chicken noodle soup works with any small pasta shape.
EASY

Tuesday: Pesto chicken, lemon and supermarket leftover pasta soup or ...

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pea and ham soup.

Jill Dupleix’s pea and ham soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Super green pantry pasta.
EASY

Wednesday: Super green pantry pasta or ...

  • Jessica Brook
Chicken and broccoli linguine.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken and broccoli linguine recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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One tray cheesy baked polenta with pancetta and sage.
EASY

Thursday: One-tray cheesy baked polenta with pancetta and sage or ...

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Dan Lepard's spinach and rosemary macaroni cheese.
EASY

Dan Lepard's spinach rosemary macaroni cheese recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
A share-friendly version of a Reuben sandwich.
EASY

Friday: Reuben-style cheese melt or ...

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Share-friendly reuben sandwich drizzled with Russian mayo.
EASY

Reuben pull-apart loaf

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pasta is optional in this rustic lasagne.

Saturday: Free-form frypan zucchini, caponata, ricotta and pesto lasagne or ...

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Cherry tomato lasagne with easy bechamel.

Adam Liaw’s cherry tomato lasagne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's braised chicken with lentils and vegetables.

Sunday: Braised chicken casserole with lentils or ...

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
RecipeTin Eats’ Honey mustard chicken.
EASY

RecipeTin’s honey mustard chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats

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