Foods and recipes
- Type: RecipesEasyOne pot mealsCook with kids
This Tuna Pasta dish is great for dinner time and utilises dried pasta, tinned tuna and chopped tomatoes.
Cook time: 20-30 minutes - Type: RecipesVegetarianEasyCook with kidsLeftover vegOne pot meals
Make the most of your potatoes and create this amazing Patatas Bravas with a UK twist dish invented by Albert Bartlett.
Cook time: 30-45 minutes - Type: RecipesEasyCook with kidsMeatUse up milk
Take your tatties to the next level, with this tasty recipe using the famous Stornoway Black Pudding.
Cook time: 20-30 minutes - Type: RecipesVegetarianEasyLeftover vegMeals for freezingOne pot meals
This classic soup recipe was put together by Chefs @ School to get pupils thinking about food and how to save it from the bin. Would you try it with your wee ones?
Cook time: 30-45 minutes - Type: RecipesVegetarianEasyLeftover vegOne pot mealsMeals for freezingChristmas
A delicious zero waste brunch, which uses the whole potato, parsnip, broccoli, spring onion and herbs (stalks, peels and all). Or swap out for any leftover veggies you have at home!
Cook time: 1 hour+ - Type: RecipesEasyMeat
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 - Type: RecipesMeatEasyCook with kidsLeftover vegUse up milkOne pot meals
Pretty much anything that’s close to its use-by date can be transformed under the guise of a Spanish omelette. You can include cooked potatoes, cooked vegetables such as peas, leeks, carrots, courgettes, onions etc, that last rasher of bacon and cheese that’s going hard around the edges.
Cook time: 10-20 minutes - Type: RecipesMeatEasyLeftover vegMeals for freezingMeatChristmas
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 + - Type: RecipesDairy freeEgg freeGluten freeNut freeEasyLeftover vegOne pot mealsCook with kids
This simple dish for one uses up tiny bits of leftover veg and cooked meat. It can even be stored in the fridge for lunch the next day.
Cook time: 10-20 minutes - Type: RecipesVegetarianVeganEgg freeDairy freeEasyOne pot mealsLeftover veg
Pretty much any leftover veggies can be added to this curry, and it's also great for reheating for lunch the next day.
Cook time: 30-45 minutes