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14 of our favourite low-fuss and affordable dishes to cook this week

Mushrooms, greens, eggs, mince and chicken thighs keep the budget in check; while chilli, pickles and various cheeses add interest to these comforting dishes.

14 recipes
Super-green baked chilaquiles with eggs.
EASY

Monday: Super-green baked chilaquiles with eggs

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Six ingredient frying pan quiche.
EASY

... or six-ingredient frying pan quiche

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Cheesy one-pan eggplant bake with 'nduja.
EASY

Tuesday: Fast eggplant and spicy salami bake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Chilli beef and corn pie.
EASY

... or chilli beef and corn pie

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Parmesan and mushroom pasta soup. Image rotated.  Sage Creative autumn/winter recipes for Good Food online and Home Front. August 2022. Good Food use only. Please credit James Moffatt

Wednesday: Parmesan and mushroom pasta soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Fast polenta gnocchi with winter green pesto, hazelnuts and brie.
EASY

... or fast polenta gnocchi with kale and basil pesto, hazelnuts and brie

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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Meatball stroganoff with semolina and cornichons.
EASY

Thursday: Meatball stroganoff with semolina and cornichons

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Beef, ricotta and rosemary meatball tray bake.
EASY

... or beef, ricotta and rosemary meatball tray bake

  • Jessica Brook
Tamarind and tomato chicken curry
EASY

Friday: Chicken curry with tamarind and tomato

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Spice up your soup and sandwich combo with kimchi and gochujang.
EASY

...or tomato and kimchi soup with chilli cheese toasties

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Broccoli risotto topped with kale, harissa oil and goat's curd.
EASY

Saturday: Broccoli risotto with cavolo nero, harissa oil and goat’s curd

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Oven-baked tomato risotto with runny brie.
EASY

... or oven-baked tomato risotto with runny brie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Mushroom braised chicken with horseradish and cheddar dumplings.
EASY

Sunday: Mushroom-braised chicken with horseradish and cheddar dumplings

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jessica Brook
Roasted mushroom toad in the hole with gorgonzola.
EASY

... or roasted mushroom toad-in-the-hole with gorgonzola

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook

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