Pam, Waiuku.

reader — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:51:20 +0000

Here’s a slow cook recipe.

You will need 750g chuck steak or similar cheap cuts of beef, 1 pkt French Onion soup, and 1 can of Coke.

Cut beef into cubes, coat in soup mix, add to slow cooker with 1tsp garlic and coke. Slow cook for several hours. Add 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 hours before serving, this will help to thicken the mix. Absolutely delicious and so easy. Enjoy.”

Jo, Christchurch

reader — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:46:50 +0000

For a simple family meal there is nothing simpler than a mince stew. Hubby and I make one starting with browning the mince, adding spices that take your fancy, we also use a selection of sauces, and then we add every possible vegetable we can lay our hands on. Sometimes I use as many leftovers from the fridge that I can too. Most often we make a bulk pack of mince into almost 10 litres of stew with veges, and you can’t get much more economical than that. I also make up a 10 ltr pot of soup, staring with cheap soup bones, then soup mix and again, as many veges as I can fit in. Almost to stew consistency…but not quite. Both of these freeze well, and feed many for minimal outlay – minimal compared to some meat meals. Both are scrummy and good for you.

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Pam, Waiuku.

Jo, Christchurch