BBC Food’s vegetarian family £1 recipe meal plan

Fruit and vegetables
□ 2.2kg/5lb potatoes
□ 5 medium onions
□ 2 peppers (any colour)
□ 3–4 medium courgettes
□ 850g/1lb 14oz medium carrots
□ 350g/12oz medium parsnips
□ 600g/1lb 5oz mushrooms (any kind)
□ 1 head of broccoli (about 350g/12oz)
□ 3 spring onions
□ 1 iceberg lettuce
□ 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
□ 3 garlic cloves
□ 1 small lemon

Tins, packets and jars
□ 400g tin green lentils
□ 400g tin chopped tomatoes
□ 400g tin red kidney beans
□ 400g tin coconut milk
□ 250g/9oz dried spaghetti
□ 200g/7oz long grain rice (optional)
□ 300g/10½oz dried penne pasta, or other pasta shapes

Dairy, eggs and chilled
□ 200ml/7fl oz milk
□ 20g/¾oz butter
□ 300ml tub soured cream or crème fraiche
□ 200g tub full-fat soft cheese
□ 150g/5½oz cheddar
□ 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry

Cooking ingredients
□ 170ml/6fl oz vegetable oil
□ 1⅔ tbsp soy sauce (preferably dark), plus extra to serve
□ 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
□ 1 tsp ground cumin
□ ½ tsp paprika (optional)
□ 2 tbsp fajita seasoning (check the recipe as you might already have the ingredients to make your own)
□ 2–4 tsp Thai curry paste (any colour)
□ 55g/2oz plain flour
□ 3½ vegetable stock cubes
□ salt and ground black pepper

Frozen
□ 650g/1lb 7oz frozen peas
□ 200g/7oz frozen sweetcorn
□ 6–8 frozen vegetarian sausages

Condiments
□ 1 tbsp ketchup
□ 3 tbsp tomato ketchup

Other
□ 8 soft tortilla wraps
□ 4 seeded burger buns

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