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What to make with tinned tomatoes?

Tinned tomatoes are the cheapest flavour in the cupboard. Here are three dinners that start with a tin.

Big-batch tomato sauceTomato & lentil soup

1. Big-batch tomato sauce

⏲ 30 mins🍽 Serves 6♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

Method

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  1. Soften the onion, garlic and carrot for 8 minutes.
  2. Add the tomatoes and oregano and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Blend if you like, then portion and freeze.

2. Tomato & lentil soup

⏲ 30 mins🍽 Serves 4♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

Method

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  1. Soften the onion for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the lentils, tomatoes and stock.
  3. Simmer for 20 minutes until the lentils collapse, then blend.

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