A big tray of lasagne with a roasted-flavour vegetable ragu and a simple white sauce. Cut it into portions once cold and each slice goes straight into a container.
Diet: Vegetarian
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Freezer breakfast burritos
Scrambled egg, crispy potatoes and black beans rolled into tortillas, then wrapped and frozen. Reheat one from frozen while the kettle boils and you have a hot breakfast for the work week.
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Big batch minestrone
A chunky vegetable soup with cannellini beans that makes eight generous bowls. The pasta goes in when you reheat, not before, so it never turns to mush in the freezer.
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Overnight oats jars
Five jars of creamy oats layered with a quick berry compote, ready for the week. There is no cooking in the morning: take a jar from the fridge, add fruit and go.
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Red lentil and carrot soup
A cheap, filling soup that goes from pan to freezer in 40 minutes. The lentils thicken it as it cools, so you can loosen it with a splash of water when you reheat.
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Chickpea and spinach curry
A creamy coconut curry from the cupboard. Almost everything comes from a tin, and the spinach goes in at the end so it stays green.