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Slow Cooker Pork Stew with Summer Herbs

Flavoursome, healthy comfort food perfect for these chilly days.

Ingredients:
1kg Pork £3.67

Onions 59p

Carrots 42p

Celery 55p

Chick Peas 33p

Chopped Tomatoes 29p x 4 = £1.16

Pasata 35p

Garlic 59p / 4 = 15p

VegetableStock 47p / 3 = 16p

Thyme 79p / 2 = 40p

Oregano 79p / 2 = 40p

Mint 79p

Total Price = £8.97 / 22 portions = 41p per portion

Remove the pork joint from it's packaging and pop it in the slow cooker with the chickpeas and stock cubes.

Chop the carrots.

Chop the onions.

Chop the garlic.

And the celery.

Fry them in a little oil until soft.

Add the fried vegetables to the slow cooker along with the chopped tomatoes.

And the pasata.

Add half a tub of oregano, half a tub of thyme and a full tub of dried mint.

Mix it all together and cook on low for the day (about 8 hours).

Remove the pork joint and shred the meat with a pair of forks before adding it back into the stew and stirring.

9 family dinners all ready for the freezer.

And here's the result served with mash potato.

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I'm delighted to finally introduce "Little Pickle" as he is affectionately known.

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Samosa Pancake Recipe

Don't forget it's Pancake Day next Tuesday 13th February.

Pancake Day is a big deal in our house. Every year hubster cooks up a big batch of pancakes and serves them up with lashings of lemon juice and sugar. Scrummy but hardly a healthy option for Little Miss.

So here's another option that went down a treat;

Ingredients:

Mince (Optional)
Oil
Cumin
Ground Coriander
Garlic
Onions
Chillies
Random Leftover veggies

Chop and boil the spuds.

Finely chop the onions.

And fry them in a little oil with the garlic and spices.

Add the mince and fry.

Chop the chillies and assorted veggies.

Add to the pan.

Chuck in the boiled spuds.

Give it a bit of a mashing.

Then spread it on your pancake and roll.

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