Budget-Friendly Chicken Miso Ramen
Seemingly exotic larder ingredients like miso paste and soy sauce may seem, on the surface, like an expensive option, but in reality, they last for ages and can be used to add big punches of flavour to dishes like this budget-friendly chicken miso ramen. Made from fermented soybeans, slightly tangy and deeply umami notes can be added to a broth with the addition of just one spoonful of this delicious Japanese seasoning, and a jar of miso will keep refrigerated for several months once opened. An excellent way to spin out leftovers into something new and exciting, this recipe is as cost effective as it is delicious.
Budget Friendly Chicken Soup
A budget-friendly version of our Classic Chicken Soup, this recipe uses a chicken carcass as its base. We do not recommend trying this with one from the butcher, as they tend to strip the carcass very clean, but rather, if you are butchering your own chicken, you can leave a little extra meat on the bones, to stretch the chicken that bit further. Not all chickens imbue the same amount of flavour, and if the carcass does not have much meat left on it, you may wish to add a stock cube at the end to give an extra punch of flavour. This recipe will work better still if you can use two carcasses.
Herby Marror and Karpas Crusted Salmon
It’s a classic Pesach conundrum: you buy a whole horseradish as long as an arm, and after using a small chunk for the seder plate find yourself with a slowly aging stick in the vegetable drawer of the fridge. What does one do with all the leftovers? Well, as the commandment of keeping Passover explicitly includes consumption of maror, we think it’s worth incorporating it into the meal on Seder night or at any time during the week. Horseradish makes an excellent addition to mashed potatoes to complement a meaty main course, for example. Here we’ve included it as a peppery addition to a herb crusted salmon, balanced with the freshness of lemon and parsley.
Charoset-Stuffed Chicken Breast with Potato Purée
Taking the flavours and ingredients from charoset recipes from around the globe, we’ve spun what might be leftover ingredients into a showstopping main course. This dish looks fussy, but we promise it’s simple and easy to prepare and is absolutely bursting with flavour.
One-pot Baharat Chicken and Mejadra-Stuffed Peppers
Mejadra (or Mujadarra) is a dish eaten widely all over the Levant, and commonly seen at Sukkot because of its seasonality, its “jewelled” nature, and for the simple practical reason that it could be easily transported in a single pot from the kitchen to the Sukkah! Fragrant spiced rice with lentils and onions, its symbolism can be elevated still futher by stuffing the mejadra inside sweet peppers. To complete this show-stopping one-pot dish, we pack our stuffed peppers around a whole chicken rubbed with an aromatic baharat spice mix, allowing the delicious spiced juices to infuse the peppers and rice with layers of flavour as they cook.
Moroccan 7-Vegetable Couscous
As seasonal as it gets and a celebration of Simanim, the earthiness of the root vegetable mash, rich with parsnip, potatoes and sweet potatoes exquisitely complements these deliciously tender and sweet ribs, which are marinated in pomegranate molasses and date honey, both Simanim, omens for abundant blessings and redemption from our enemies. The greens are the finishing touch on a perfectly rounded Autumn warmer, just what’s needed as those shorter nights start drawing in. Leafy greens (swiss chard, spinach or beetroot leaves) are another of the Simanim – ‘silka’ in Aramaic or ‘selek’ in Hebrew, related to the Hebrew word ‘silek’ (to depart). We ask that Hashem remove our adversaries from us in the coming year. Ifcooking this dish for Rosh Hashanah, you may also choose to add squash to the mash and leeks to the greens to add two more Simanim to the dish.
Moroccan Lamb with 7-Vegetable Couscous
As seasonal as it gets and a celebration of Simanim, the earthiness of the root vegetable mash, rich with parsnip, potatoes and sweet potatoes exquisitely complements these deliciously tender and sweet ribs, which are marinated in pomegranate molasses and date honey, both Simanim, omens for abundant blessings and redemption from our enemies. The greens are the finishing touch on a perfectly rounded Autumn warmer, just what’s needed as those shorter nights start drawing in. Leafy greens (swiss chard, spinach or beetroot leaves) are another of the Simanim – ‘silka’ in Aramaic or ‘selek’ in Hebrew, related to the Hebrew word ‘silek’ (to depart). We ask that Hashem remove our adversaries from us in the coming year. Ifcooking this dish for Rosh Hashanah, you may also choose to add squash to the mash and leeks to the greens to add two more Simanim to the dish.
Sticky Date and Pomegranate Short Ribs with Root Vegetable Mash and Greens
As seasonal as it gets and a celebration of Simanim, the earthiness of the root vegetable mash, rich with parsnip, potatoes and sweet potatoes exquisitely complements these deliciously tender and sweet ribs, which are marinated in pomegranate molasses and date honey, both Simanim, omens for abundant blessings and redemption from our enemies. The greens are the finishing touch on a perfectly rounded Autumn warmer, just what’s needed as those shorter nights start drawing in. Leafy greens (swiss chard, spinach or beetroot leaves) are another of the Simanim – ‘silka’ in Aramaic or ‘selek’ in Hebrew, related to the Hebrew word ‘silek’ (to depart). We ask that Hashem remove our adversaries from us in the coming year. Ifcooking this dish for Rosh Hashanah, you may also choose to add squash to the mash and leeks to the greens to add two more Simanim to the dish.
‘Leftover’ Chicken Salad
Sometimes the best lunchbox ideas come from a fridge raid. Utilising leftovers is not only budget-friendly, it also saves on time and effort – ideal if you’re a busy individual prepping lunches for yourself and others.
