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Comfort food for one

Make your dinner for one the highlight of your day with these wholesome, comforting meals that aren't made for sharing.
Fennel and chilli meatball bake
by Eleanor Wilkinson

This single-serve spicy fennel meatball bake is a real feast for one, yet is so simple and quick to pull together!

Each serving provides 745 kcal, 47.6g protein, 14.5g carbohydrate (of which 12.3g sugars), 54.2g fat (of which 23.3g saturates), 3.8g fibre and 0.82g salt.

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