Posts in Lunch
Simple Minestra (Soup)

Another recipe in the ‘back pocket’ category, this quick-to-make hearty soup is delicious and nutritious and perfect for a nice lunch, when you want something to warm you up and something healthy to fill you up. So versatile, it’s a great way to use up those veggies lingering in the fridge that have seen fresher days yet aren’t at the point of no return that you have to discard them in the green bin. Make up a potful soon and enjoy!

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Basic Easy Marinara Sauce

Marinara sauce is one of easiest tomato sauces you can make. My marinara takes less than a half hour to make and is a bit of a hybrid sauce in regards to flavour as I add onion, a bit of anchovy paste (easily omitted for a vegan or vegetarian marinara), both basil and oregano and I add parsley too. It is still lighter than a traditional tomato sauce and it is delicious!

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Garlic Cauliflower and Roasted Mushrooms

A quick and easy plant powered dinner or side dish. Easy to serve on a bed of rice or pan fry gnocchi and then add it in to the garlic infused cauliflower and roasted mushrooms. A sublime, delicious and super nutritious meal in just a few steps. You’re welcome!

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Chicken Shawarma and Veggies Sheet Pan

This shawarma chicken and veggies is a sheet pan wonder! The spiced chicken, warm roasted veggies combined with the fresh cool veggies is so delicious. Just look at the ingredient list and see all the amazing spices the chicken marinates in. The longer you let the chicken marinade, the better and more flavourful the end result is. If in a hurry, 30 minutes is the minimum. If you can prep in the morning or the night before, so much more the better. Plus, it makes dinner time that much easier and quicker!

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TikTok Yogurt Custard Toast

I am jumping on the tiktok bandwagon and the custard toast frenzy. As always with anything that goes viral, there are dozens of recipes now online for this French toast cousin breakfast dish, each similar, yet each different with changes to ingredients. This is my version - lemony and creamy, super easy to make and really delicious!

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Browned and Baked Falafel

Browned and Baked Falafel is a wonderful recipe! So full of amazing nutrition and deliciousness. Falafel are often deep fried or at least in a lot of oil in your frying pan. These are quickly browned in a bit of oil and then baked so you get the crispy outside and the soft amazing inside. These can be served in a pita with a load of other things - hummus, tzatziki, greens/spinach, cooked or pickled beets, caramelized or oven roasted onions, and tahini as in the photo – or on a bed or rice with a salad on the side. When in a pita, it can get a bit messy as you devour this goodness, but aren’t the best things in life a little messy? Eat these with wild abandon!

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Cauliflower Alfredo Linguini

Made with cauliflower, this Alfredo recipe lightens up the original and results in a healthy, thick, garlicky tasty sauce. This recipe makes a generous amount and half the sauce is perfect for 250g of linguini, fettuccini or any other pasta you wish and you will have remaining sauce for another pasta night or to add to a wrap or sandwich or to toss roasted diced sweet potatoes in. So good!

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Quick and Easy Caprese Naan Pizza

Quick and Easy and impressive too! And did I mention delicious? This is a great lunch to make for Valentine’s Day or for dinner with a green salad on the side. The colours pop with the tomato and the cheese and the basil and the drizzle of balsamic glaze and the flavour combination is divine!

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Slowcooker Black-Eyed Peas Spiced Pulled Chicken

A great Slowcooker meal that is so easy to put together, then set it and forget it until dinnertime. Your kitchen will smell delicious as the day goes along! It’s versatile and budget friendly, as you can serve it different ways to stretch your meal planning and grocery budget. It’s a great dish to make on Game Day – put out various topping options and let everyone build their own wraps. Less work for you, lots of fun and a delicious, nutritious dinner for everyone!

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French Onion Baked Chicken

This quick and simple, family-friendly, budget-friendly French Onion Baked Chicken recipe is a yummy and nutritious wonderful dinner to make to warm you on a cold day! You can make up the French Dressing and the Onion Soup mix days in advance so you have them ready for this recipe. (Both recipes posted and on the RenataCollective site via the bio link.) You can always use commercial ingredients instead of the DIY blends but there’s something so much more delicious when you make the entire recipe from scratch.

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One Pan Quick, Easy and Delicious Pasta Limone

We love this Pasta Limone recipe all year round – especially on busy days! It is one of my ‘back pocket’ recipes – pasta lends itself so well to that! It’s a one pan wonder so clean up is super easy. You can serve it with a salad on the side or a meat or protein of your choice – tempeh sautéed in a little tamari or soy sauce is delightful!

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Egg Cups

So easy. So good! Here is my recipe for a simple breakfast idea that takes minutes to make, then you pop it into the oven to cook while you have time to do other things, and the result is a wonderfully nutritious, fabulous looking and delicious tasting Egg Cup! My Egg Cup recipes does not contain bread. Mine is a protein rich recipe with the egg, ham and cheese. Serve your Egg Cups with a slice of your favourite bread on the side!

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Herbed Cheese Sauce and Nut Crusted Hoisin Salmon

Salmon is one of the most popular and versatile fish varieties for chefs and gourmets alike. It’s delicate flavour, pretty colour and presentation styles make it a perfect main dish to serve for any festive occasion or celebration, year round. Consider making this delicious and nutritious, easy and quick to make, recipe to nourish and impress your loved ones over the holidays

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