Throw these ingredients together in the morning and a warming delicious stew will be waiting for you when you get home.

Mushrooms, a fungi, are a popular food used in may different recipes. There are many different types including button, oyster and porcini. Packed with nutritious goodness, they can be cooked and eaten raw.
Mushrooms are best stored in the fridge.
Mushrooms can be frozen in a sealed bag or airtight container for up to 3 months.
Store cooked mushrooms in an airtight container and use within 7 days
To freeze: You can freeze mushrooms raw or cooked. Slice and freeze on a tray (or they’ll stick together) and transfer to a sealed container.
To defrost: When you take food or drink out of the freezer, it’s important to defrost it safely. Don’t defrost at room temperature.
Ideally, defrost fully in the fridge and use within 24 hours. Or, use a microwave on the defrost setting directly before cooking or reheating.
There is no need to peel mushrooms - and don’t wash them either. Cultivated mushrooms are pretty clean, so just give them a wipe.
Mushrooms can be cooked straight from frozen - great for quick supper dishes such as omelettes.
Fry leftover, wrinkly mushrooms in butter or oil for use as a pizza topping or use in stews, sauces and casseroles or freeze them for later.
Use up any uneaten cooked mushrooms in recipes such as stews, soups and currys.
If they are available, think about buying mushrooms loose to help you buy only what you need. This will ensure that all your food is more likely to be eaten and saved from the bin.
Think about swapping fresh mushrooms for frozen ones. Frozen foods last a long time in the freezer, you can use as much as you need when you need to and they can often be a cheaper option. You can also get mushrooms in tins and dried.
Perfect portions
Use our portion calculator for a quick and simple way to check how much of this food to serve at mealtimes.
Your food is more than its shape, colour and price. Your food has an important role to play to help keep you healthy and with enough energy to live your life how you wish to.
By the time your food arrives in your home, it’s already been on quite a journey starting with how it is made or grown and how your food reaches the supermarket.
So please help our food to finish its story in the most sustainable way, ensuring the planet’s resources that’s already used are put to good use. Take care of your food when it’s in your home and ensure every edible morsel is eaten - and that your food doesn’t end up in the bin!
Throw these ingredients together in the morning and a warming delicious stew will be waiting for you when you get home.
Comfort food at its best by award-winning chef Neil Forbes of Café St Honore in Edinburgh.
This hearty stew is delicious, filling and uses up your leftover veggies. What's not to like?