One-pot cheesy recipes | The Independent

Sign as much as IndyEat’s free e-newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie options and cookbook releases

Get our foods and drinks e-newsletter totally free

If you discover consolation in cheese and in understanding there gained’t be a mountain of washing as much as climb after cooking with it, these are the recipes for you.

As a part of our Budget Bites column – the place we’ve teamed up with Sorted Food to convey you straightforward, inexpensive, fast and (most significantly) tasty recipes as soon as a month – we’ve introduced you three cheesy dishes that maximise on style, and minimise on each mess and meals waste. They additionally profit from your staple components whereas holding your contemporary purchasing record minimal.

We’ve additionally supplied a helpful purchasing record for the components (thoguh hopefully most of will probably be knocking about already), that are used throughout all recipes to make sure minimal meals waste. You simply have to determine the place to buy, whether or not it’s domestically or on-line.

Shopping record

Cheesy sausage and bean casserole

If you’re into French onion soup, this is perhaps the recipe for you – melty cheese, crispy breadcrumbs and a wealthy gravy await!

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

4 pork sausages

2 pink onions

2 cloves garlic

1.5 tbsp plain flour

187ml pink wine

400g tinned butter beans

1 beef inventory dice

80g cheddar

30g dried panko breadcrumbs

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C – this will probably be for the casserole later.

2. Add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil to a big, oven-proof frying pan and place it over a medium excessive warmth.

3. Once the oil begins to shimmer and loosen, pierce 4 sausages with a small knife to cease them from popping, then fry them within the oil, turning often for 5-6 minutes, till golden throughout. Get on with the remainder of the dish within the subsequent steps when you wait.

4. Halve, peel, and slice 2 onions, then peel and mince 2 cloves of garlic.

5. Once the sausages are golden throughout, switch them to a plate and add the onions and garlic to the pan. Fry for 10-12 minutes, tossing often, till delicate, golden and sticky.

6. Add 1 ½ tbsp of flour to the onions and garlic. Cook it out for 1-2 minutes, till it begins to stay to the underside of the pan.

7. Deglaze with 187ml of pink wine and permit it to cut back by about ½. This ought to take round 1 minute due to the flour.

8. Add 1 undrained 400g tin of beans, crumble in 1 inventory dice, and convey all the things as much as a boil.

9. Take the pan off the warmth, season the stew to style with salt, then lay the sausages on prime. Grate over 80g of cheese and scatter over 30g of breadcrumbs.

10. Bake all the things within the oven for 10-Quarter-hour, till the cheese and breadcrumbs are golden. Crack on with a little bit of washing up when you wait.

11. Once the stew is prepared, take the pan straight to the desk… But possibly wait a little bit bit to keep away from burning your mouth, then tuck in!

One-pot watercress mac’n’cheese with crispy sausage

Tip: If you possibly can’t discover watercress, swap it out for spinach.

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

4 pork sausages

600ml milk

80g watercress

2 cloves garlic

200g dried pasta macaroni

6 American fashion cheese slices

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Method:

1. Pour 2 tbsp of vegetable oil into a big, oven-proof frying pan and place it over a excessive warmth.

2. Once the oil begins to shimmer and loosen, squeeze within the meat from the casings of 4 sausages. Fry, breaking all the things up often for 6-8 minutes, till mild golden and crisp. Get on with the remainder of the dish within the subsequent steps when you wait.

3. Once the sausage meat is prepared, switch to a plate – we are going to want the pan within the subsequent step, so don’t wash it up!

4. Add 600ml of milk to the pan and convey it to a bubble.

5. Add 80g of watercress, then peel and finely grate in 2 cloves of garlic. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, till the leaves darken and wilt.

6. Take the pan off the warmth, then blitz its contents with a hand blender, till silky clean and vibrant inexperienced.

7. Place the pan again over the warmth, add 200g of macaroni, and convey all the things as much as a boil.

8. Reduce the warmth to medium and simmer, stirring often for 8-10 minutes, till the pasta is delicate however nonetheless has a slight chew. Crack on with a little bit of washing up when you wait.

9. Preheat the grill/broiler to its highest temperature. Once the pasta is prepared, take the pan off the warmth, then fold via 6 slices of American cheese and 1 tsp of mustard.

10. Scatter over the crispy sausage from earlier.

11. Pop the entire pan below the grill and cook dinner for 4-5 minutes, till the highest is effervescent and golden.

12. Take the entire pan to the desk and tuck in!

Pancetta and two-cheese risotto

Tip: Try altering up the cheeses for a fast spin.

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

140g diced pancetta

2 tbsp olive oil

4 cloves garlic

150g arborio rice

187ml white wine

1 hen inventory dice

50g arduous Italian cheese

4 American fashion cheese slices

Method:

1. Fill the kettle with water and get it on to boil – this will probably be for the risotto later.

2. Tip 140g of pancetta right into a medium saucepan together with 2 tbsp of olive oil, then place the pan over a medium warmth and fry the pancetta for 4-5 minutes, till golden. Get on with the remainder of the dish within the subsequent steps when you wait.

3. Peel, then mince 4 cloves of garlic.

4. Once the pancetta is prepared, switch ½ to a plate prepared for serving later. Add the minced garlic to the pan and fry all the things for an extra 1-2 minutes, till aromatic.

5. Add 150g of arborio rice, and fry for an extra 1-2 minutes to toast the rice a little bit – however make sure that the garlic doesn’t burn!

6. Deglaze with 187ml of white wine and cut back by ¾, till the rice is sticky and starchy, stirring all of the whereas.

7. Crumble in 1 inventory dice, add 200ml of boiling water from the kettle, and cut back by ¾ once more till the rice is sticky and starchy, stirring all of the whereas.

8. Add one other 500ml of boiling water from the kettle, flip the warmth right down to medium low, and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir often, till the rice is delicate however nonetheless has a slight chew, and the liquid has thickened to a starchy sauce that loosely coats the grains. Get on with the remainder of the dish within the subsequent steps when you wait.

9. Once the risotto is prepared, take the pan off the warmth and fold via the arduous cheese and 4 slices of American cheese. Season generously with salt and pepper.

10. Divide the risotto between bowls and prime with the reserved pancetta. Tuck in!

In response to the rising price of residing, we have now teamed up with Sorted Food to convey you straightforward, inexpensive, fast and (most significantly) tasty recipes as soon as a month. Find out extra about Sorted and their nifty meal-planning app Sidekick at sortedfood.com/sidekick.