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Popular foods: potatoes, bread, milk, pork, chicken

  • Pork

    Type: Foods

    Pork refers to cuts of uncured raw meat from a pig and can be bought in a variety of different ways including chops, spare ribs and joints for the sunday roast. As well as roasting, pork can be pan-fried, grilled or cooked in the slow cooker.

    Cuts of raw pork

  • Crispy pork fajitas

    Type: Recipes
    Easy
    Meat

    This recipe is a great one for a group of people to get stuck in and build their own fajitas.

    Cook time: 30-45 minutes
    Crispy pork pieces in a pan with vegetable slices served alongside a plate of wraps

  • Cider can pork fillet

    Type: Recipes
    Easy
    Meat
    Use up bread
    Meals for freezing

    This recipe includes a delicate apricot stuffing with a sweet cider sauce and it’s a great way to use up leftover bread.

    Cook time: 30-45 minutes
    A sliced juicy pork fillet in a pan with leafy garnish

  • Spicy pepper and sausage pasta sauce

    Type: Recipes
    Intermediate
    Meat
    Leftover veg

    This is a useful basic recipe that the kids will love and takes no time to cook. You could bulk it out with more veggies such as carrots, baked beans, broccoli florets, chopped green beans or peas.

    Cook time: 45-60 minutes
    a pasta dish covered in spicy red pepper and crumbled pork sausage meat sauce

  • Leftover Sunday roast pasties

    Type: Recipes
    Meat
    Easy
    Leftover veg
    Meals for freezing
    Meat
    Christmas

    This is a neat little dish for being creative with your leftovers. You can have them hot or cook them the night before to take cold to work for lunch. For best results keep your leftover veg in the fridge with your roast until you need them for this recipe.

    Cook time: 1 hour +
    A plate of pasties

  • Easy Spanish paella

    Type: Recipes
    Dairy free
    Egg free
    Advanced
    One pot meals
    Leftover veg

    Paella is a great vehicle for using up any leftover cooked meat or sausage that you’ve got in your fridge.

    Cook time: 20-30 minutes
    A vibrant bowl of yellow rice paella with garden peas and other assorted vegetable pieces

  • Quick mince stir-fry

    Type: Recipes
    Meat
    Easy
    Cook with kids
    One pot meals
    Leftover veg

    The fastest, easiest stir-fry! Just brown your mince, stir-fry those veggies and this dish will be ready in under 30 minutes.

    Cook time: 20-30 minutes
    a delicious bowl of noodles stirred in with bright orange and green veggies and mince