The Batch Cook Book: Money-saving Meal Prep For Busy Lives

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meaning that batching perhaps isn’t the long-term solution to busy weeknights that we’d like it to be. As many countries urge populations to stay at home, many of us are paying more attention to our diets and how the food we eat can support our health. They are a great way of bulking out meals such as stew, curry and chilli, saving you money by reducing the amount of meat needed. You could easily turn it into a lasagne, or even a chilli con carne just by adding some peppers, kidney beans, chilli powder and cumin.

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You can stir through some peas, scatter over breadcrumbs and bake for an easy midweek meal with potatoes .

Batch cooking can be a genius solution for ensuring warm, hearty meals - even when you don't feel like cooking. Either choose a book which has specific batch cook recipes or double up the portions of your favourite recipe. Once you’ve mastered the art of batch cooking, your freezer will be filled with beautifully homecooked food that you can defrost and reheat whenever you need a quick meal. Stick a batch of richly flavoured beef chilli in the slow cooker and this gloriously satisfying cornbread topped masterpiece can.

The batch-cook base dishes that save hours in the - BBC

Then, you can then use this to make enchiladas , fill jacket potatoes , use as a nacho topper or stuff into tacos .We've hand-picked the best recipe books that will give you plenty of inspiration for the week's dinners. Perhaps top with mashed potato and bake for an easy veggie cottage pie , or if you want to keep meat on the menu, how about a rich sausage and lentil ragu served with pasta? Check out our shortlist of the best book holders that will keep your page open while leaving your hands free. So, instead of filling your freezer with finished dishes this winter, consider making base recipes that you can bring back to life in different ways. Jack Monroe is here to say 'good food' doesn't have to be organic and there's a lot of nutrition from cupboard staples and tins.