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#WFD – Spicy Pilchard and Spinach Bake

Top with grated cheddar cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 15 minutes.

POLOKWANE – If you’re a fan of pilchards and spinach then this recipe is for you.

What’s for Dinner says Pilchards are the hero ingredient in this tasty bake and best of all, they are a very affordable dinner option.

Ingredients

  1. 500g macaroni, cooked and drained
  2. 15ml sunflower oil
  3. 1 onion, sliced
  4. 5ml garlic, crushed
  5. 5ml ginger, crushed
  6. 1 tin pilchards in tomato sauce (bones removed)
  7. 1 bunch spinach, cleaned and chopped
  8. 375ml water
  9. 45ml KNORR Curry Vegetable Soup
  10. 125ml cheddar cheese, grated

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. Fry the onion, garlic and ginger in a pan in oil until soft.
  3. Add the deboned pilchards with the tomato sauce and allow to simmer for 5 minutes breaking up the fillets a bit with a spoon.
  4. Mix the KNORR Curry Vegetable Soup with a little water to make a smooth paste and stir this into the pan together with the spinach and water.
  5. Simmer until thickened.
  6. Mix the cooked macaroni with the pilchard mixture to combine then place into an ovenproof casserole dish.
  7. Top with grated cheddar cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 15 minutes.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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