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Winter Recipes!
Now that the weather is cooking down we thought it would be a good time to give show you some winter warmer recipes, that not only warm you from the inside out, but are loaded with immune boosting foods!
Grilled vegetable meatball pasta
Serves 4
Ingredients
Sauce:
⁃ 1 zucchini
⁃ 1 capsicum
⁃ 3 large mushrooms
⁃ 1 red onion
⁃ 3 cloves of garlic
⁃ 1 packet masterfoods Tuscan meatball sauce
⁃ 1 can diced tomatoes
⁃ Olive oil
⁃ Mixed herbs
Meatballs:
⁃ 500g lean beef mince
⁃ 1/3 cup bread crumbs (or 1 slice bread blitzed)
⁃ 1 egg
Method
1. Slice red onion, zucchini and capsicum into strips. Coat in olive oil salt and pepper and mixed herbs. On a bbq or in a grill pan cook veg until charred and soft.
2. Chop all charred veg into a medium dice.
3. In a large sauce pan heat some oil and brown off crushed garlic.
4. Add to the sauce pan chopped roasted veg, Tuscan sauce and diced tomatoes. Fill up empty can of diced tomatoes half way with water and add to pan. Leave this to simmer.
5. In a large bowl, mix together all meatball ingredients.
6. Roll mince mixture into 16 meat balls, place in the simmering tomato sauce.
7. Cook for around 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through, turning balls every couple of minutes.
8. Serve with any pasta you like and optional extra veg and parmesan.

Chille Con carne/ Mexican burrito bowl
Serves 4
Ingredients:
500 grams lean mince
1 tin peeled tomatoes (440g)
½ cup fresh mushrooms
1 zucchini (grated)
1 small red capsicum
2 medium onions
1 can mexi – beans or red kidney beans (drained) (440g)
2 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 cup beef stock
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 jar salsa or taco sauce
Method:
1. Spray large frying pan/pot with oil and lightly sauté chopped onions & garlic for 5 mins.
2. Add mince and cook for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stock, herbs, and chopped vegetables. Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
3. Add taco sauce, drained beans and tomato paste, and flavour as desired with extra chilli sauce or powder. Serve with grated cheese, avocado and optional pita chips.

Thai chicken noodle soup
Serves 4
Ingredients:
500g chicken thigh (trimmed of all the fat and cut into strips)
1 x onion
1 tsp oil
½ jar thai red curry paste
1 cup coconut milk
500ml chicken stock
3 x bok choy bulbs
1 x head broccoli OR 1 x bunch broccolini (chopped into bite size pieces
½ bag bean shoots
1 cup snow peas
200g vermicelli noodles
Method:
1. In a large fry pan, heat thai red curry paste until becomes fragrant – after around 1 minute add chicken and continue to stir fry.
2. Add onion and all other vegetables and stir fry for 1 minute. Keep some bean shoot for the top.
3. Add coconut milk and stock and let simmer.
4. In a large bowl, place dry vermicelli noodles and cover with boiling water – stand for 5 minutes.
5. Add noodles to fry pan, and stir through.
6. Serve with extra bean shoots on top and some fresh lime wedges.

Make sure to send through any photos of you at home using these recipes. Happy Cooking!
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Smart supermarket swaps

The way we shop and eat has changed rapidly in the last few weeks.
We no longer eat out, we are at home more, pantry staples may not be available and planning what to cook for dinner is more about what is available in the supermarket rather than what the recipe says you need. Here is a table of ingredient swaps that might help your next shop:
If you cannot find….. | Try…. |
Chicken breast |
Chicken thigh or tenderloins |
Minced meat/chicken |
Use an alternative meat or |
Canned goods |
Use fresh instead! For example, dice fresh tomatoes instead of |
Frozen foods e.g. vegetables and fruit |
Use fresh instead! You may even like to chop extra and freeze |
Pasta and Rice |
Use potato instead e.g. |
Flour |
Try using alternative flours |
You may also like to investigate meal delivery services such as Hello Fresh, You Foodz or Marley Spoon to assist with keeping you well nourished. Some local restaurants are offering takeaway meals and grocery shops at reasonable prices also.
Food has always been a way for us to connect, socialise and enjoy time together. While physically we may have to do this at a distance, we encourage you to still catch up for a coffee together, cook and eat dinner together or simply chat over brunch; just in our new normal way, using a digital method.
Lets use our community to help each other – are there other smart swaps you have been using when your favourite supermarket item is not available.
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