pasta and rice Archives

chicken and cashew stir fry

One of my favourite stir fry flavours: oyster sauce and honey with cashews

meat dishes, pasta and rice · frugal recipes

whatever goes pasta

A quick and easy pasta dish made from staples. A dish that can accomodate whatever ingredients you have on hand at the time and taste great.

pasta and rice · frugal recipes

chicken and sun-dried tomato pasta bake

Sun-dried tomates add a tasty gourmet touch to this easy baked chicken pasta. Use leftover roast chicken to make this dish even cheaper and quicker.

pasta and rice · frugal recipes

toddler food–Easy cheesy pasta and vegetables

The little fella is pretty good with his vegetables, but broccoli always ends up on the floor. Unless it’s covered in cheesy sauce! This is so easy if you use leftover veg and pasta, otherwise steam some finger food sized vegetables to make this dish. Exact measurements will depend on how much leftovers you have, [...]

baby / toddler food, pasta and rice, vegetarian · frugal recipes

honey roasted pumpkin risotto

I’ve been making a variation of roast pumpkin risotto for quite a few years now. I think it was the first risotto variation I ever made and I got the original recipe off the back of a stock packet. Well the other day I had an inspiration. I’ll roast the pumpkin in honey. It was [...]

pasta and rice, vegetarian · frugal recipes

chicken and asparagus risotto

Another risotto dish, another asparagus dish. Cheap and tasty. Leave out the chicken to make this a vegetarian dish. I love asparagus season and try to cook with it as much as possible while it’s fresh and cheap.

pasta and rice · frugal recipes

easy ‘what am i going to cook tonight’ pasta

The menu plan said ratatouille and polenta, but I really didn’t feel like cooking it. This is what I came up with instead. This is versatile: add whatever vegetables you like. A handful of Kalamata olives would go nicely. Fresh basil instead of dried tastes sensational. Add a dollop of cream at the end for [...]

pasta and rice · frugal recipes

roast pumpkin and feta pasta

This pasta dish is a family favourite. Sweet and salty is one of my favourite taste combinations. For the die hard meat eater, this dish would also be nice with some chicken breast tossed through. Just slice and brown through before cooking the onions, then add it back in with the spinach or rocket at [...]

pasta and rice, vegetarian · frugal recipes