SHOPPING LIST: Beef and Mushroom Ragu with Pasta (batch of 4 portions: 1 for today, 3 for the freezer)
Meal Plan 7, Sunday dinner (batch, beef)

[ ] 500 g lean beef mince (5% fat), fresh or frozen
[ ] 250 g mushrooms (button or chestnut)
[ ] 2 onions
[ ] 2 carrots
[ ] 1 head of garlic (you need 3 cloves)
[ ] 2 tins chopped tomatoes (400 g each)
[ ] Reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes (you need 1 cube)
[ ] 75 g dried pasta shapes or spaghetti (for today's bowl only)
[ ] Dried oregano (1 tsp)
[ ] Olive oil (2 tsp)
[ ] Salt
[ ] Black pepper

Cupboard check: garlic, stock cubes, pasta, oregano, olive oil, salt and pepper are probably already at home.
Equipment: a very large pan, 3 freezer bags or shallow containers, and a permanent marker.
Mince tip: if frozen, defrost it in the fridge overnight. Cook it the next day.
Freezing: cool within an hour, freeze within 2 hours, use within 3 months. Freeze it without the pasta.