RecipeTin Meals (“RTM”) is our food bank where we make meals for the vulnerable. We love adding new dishes to our rotation so our recipients have something new to look forward to. Here are 8 new recipes that have quickly become favourites!
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RecipeTin Meals (RTM) is the food bank arm of my business, based in Sydney. With a team of 4 chefs, we cook 600 homemade meals every single day (plus desserts!) which are donated to the vulnerable in our community.
We started RTM during the pandemic, and from the outset I was determined that our meals would be of the same standard as the food I make for family and friends. That’s why most of the recipes come straight from my website or cookbooks!
Today, we have a rotation of over 70 recipes, giving us the variety to keep things exciting for our recipients. Here are 8 new dishes we’ve recently added to the RTM menu that have been a big hit! (See the original RTM Top 10 list here.)
8 New Recipes We’re Loving at RTM
With bonus commentary from Stephen Fixter, our head chef at RecipeTin Meals (and one of the funniest people I have ever met in my life!)
1. MALAYSIAN SATAY CHICKEN CURRY
This is EPIC!!! I was so excited when I found out we make this at RTM so hundreds of people across Sydney get to enjoy it too!! Chicken marinated in satay seasoning, simmered in a peanut satay sauce, made from store-cupboard staple spices – no jar curry paste. Reader fave!
Stephen says: This is a personal favourite. The peanut-y satay smell when this is cooking is amazing!
2. baked bbq chicken
Glazed sticky chicken baked in a homemade BBQ sauce! I am in awe of the effort my chefs go to with all the sides they make and pack into the meal containers. ❤️
Stephen says: I don’t really like BBQ sauce, but this homemade one is really good! We even add a bit of liquid smoke for authentic smokey flavour. It’s served with Slaw, steamed corn and roast potatoes, sprinkled with chives.
3. sichuan pork & eggplant
I’m so thrilled we make this at RTM! It’s a Sichuan cult classic I’ve chased for years, cracked by our very own Chef Hannah. (Fun fact: she’s from Sichuan!)
Stephen says: This is not a dish many people are familiar with but has serious wow factor. Our recipients are loving it, especially at our weekend hot meal service in the city.*
* On Saturday evenings, our meals are distributed at two locations in Sydney city. Some is served hot to enjoy on the spot, while others are packed in containers to take home and reheat.
4. LAMB KOFTA TRAY BAKE
A one-tray baked dinner!
Stephen says: This is my kind of meatball. I mean, just imagine how much better this Middle Eastern spiced kofta smells compared to a boring regular meatball!
Nagi makes a one-tray baked meal out of this, but because we scale it up to 600 servings, we make the components separately: baked meatballs, marinated roasted vegetables (we use this marinade), yogurt sauce and basmati rice instead of flatbreads.
5. Korean BBQ chicken
The recipe on the cover of TONIGHT!
Stephen says: This marinade is great, and I love how colourful it looks in the meal pack: this chicken with julienned carrots, pickled radish, fresh tomato and cucumber on white rice, sprinkled with green onion. No sauce required!
6. CAJUN BEEF PASTA
With lots of hidden vegetables!
Stephen says: We got a lot of positive feedback on this one from our recipients. Nagi makes this in one pot but because we scale it up 150x, we have to make the pasta and sauce separately, and combine them when packing.
7. honey pepper chicken
A recipe made using Charlie, my all-purpose stir fry sauce!
Stephen says: This is a “safe” recipe* but something a little different. I like that it’s flavoursome with a warm feel from the pepper, but not too spicy so even children can enjoy it.
8. GOLDEN COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY
This coconut sauce is to-die for!
Stephen says: The first time we made this at RTM, we forgot to bag the spices. It was not fun picking out 450 pieces of star anise and 150 cinnamon sticks!! My apron looked like the work of an angry abstract artist with a pot of yellow paint.
This is also a personal favourite at home, even the kids love. I like that it’s a curry but not a spicy Indian one.
Any surprises on that list?
There you have it – the top 8 new recipe hits we’re making at RTM!
In the early days, our meals leaned more heavily towards Western dishes, so it’s been wonderful to see how much recipients enjoy a wider variety of cuisines from around the world. The feedback has been fantastic, the RTM chef’s enjoy cooking a broader variety of food, they get challenged creatively and technically to find the most efficient way to scale up a recipe for 5 servings to 600 servings.
There are some on this list that caught me by surprise! Some I thought would be too difficult to scale up and a couple I didn’t think would have broad appeal with our recipients.
What about you? Any surprises on this list? 🙂 – N x ❤️
Life of Dozer
Important meeting with our website designers in progress. CEO on the floor.
And CEO’s assistant trying to climb the corporate ladder??
❤️ your 8 new recipes, can’t wait to try them. Thank you Nagi
Hope you will visit the uk soon.
Love your cookery books
Thank you
Yes please.
Dear Nagi, you are a precious gem. Love, love your recipes, your personal posts, working as a cook over 40 hours a week your recipes are my go to. I finally conquered a pavlova at 63 years old. Not a great sweets cook but my confidence in tackling sweets is game on now. You and your team are awesome. Wish I lived in Sydney as would be a dream come true to work with you all. Big heart, beautiful poochini Dozer, charity work, phenomenal. You all deserve a medal. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️❤️
Nagi has changed my whole perspective on cooking. I used to be scared to cook but now I love it!! Nagi you and your team are amazing!
Awwww, Dozer! What a sweet boy.
Yummy
Recipe Tin Eats recipes are so easy. Love the videos. Have favourite recipes but have confidence to try others that I thought would be complicated. Thankyou Nagi and Recipe Tin Eats team, I am enjoying cooking new recipes and giving my family a variety.
Warmest regards, Aane
Nagi, you are an amazing lovely Lady. I love your recipes and have made many. You are doing amazing beautiful meals for your community. I admire you immensley. Thank you. I live in Tauranga Bay of Plenty NZ. Take care…. warm fuzzies to you & Dozer and your Team as well of course🥰🥰
What a treasure chest of recipes. Will be making all as we go into fall and winter here in Nova Scotia, Canada. Thank You.
You and your team are doing a fantastic job!! The meals look fabulous. Keep up the good work. Love to all from sunny Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK.
Thank you for all you are doing to make a difference and brighten people’s world. Thank you for your generous sharing of ideas, and cooking knowledge; and the incredible meals you give to uplift so many people who are struggling.
loving the look of all 8 new dishes, cant wait to try them. I’ve probably got quite a few of the ingredients already in my cupboard
I would like to commend you Nagi, and your team, on your great RTM community services. You have a great heart & soul, you are a very special person
I always look forward to your recipes and news of Dozer.
Thank you, Katee
Nagi you truly are wonderful.. Can’t wait to try these. Had the honey pepper chicken a few weeks ago 😍 yum. Trying the Malaysian Satay tonight. Everyday is a Nagi day ❤ kisses to Dozer
Nagi you are such a wonderful person! The work you do for our unfortunate people is so commendable. I dub you Saint Nagi. Your team also need to be congratulated for their hard work Dozer….on the other hand .. .stay away from all that meat! We’ll done all a nd your recipes are the first I look at, thankyou so much xx
Love your recipes and often tell my friends about them. Love Dozer too!
Hi Nagi and gorgeous Dozer,
I have been following for a bit now but only just started using your wonderful recipes. Every single one has been absolutely delightful 😊! I love cooking for others and when I see their face light up it makes me so happy.
My little girl, Noodle (Jack Russell x mini foxie) will be 16 in a couple of weeks. She’s had a rough year being diagnosed with congestive heart failure. But she is a fighter….and loves her food too much. She sends Dozer big sloppy doggy kisses and give him a big hug from me.
The work you do is amazing and you keep inspiring me to keep cooking.
Thank you for all your amazing work and delectable recipes
Can’t wait to try some of these recipes. Many of your recipes have been staples in our house for several years. Thank you
You’ve done it again – another selection of mouth watering meals! I will try them all.
I asked some time ago about donating to RTM – anything happening there?
Would you please give a very special hug to Dozer. I had to say goodbye to my Lab/GR, Rogan Josh, a couple of weeks ago and it is truly devastating. Living alone, I miss him so much, all day and every day.
So much admiration for you Nagi – you are one of a kind xxx
Susanne it’s lovely that we all have something in common Nagi and her food and Dozer. So sorry you have lost your Rogan Josh but please go to a rescue centre and have another dog choose you to be their Mum… things are sad now but I’m sure RJ would approve whole heartedly and he will be still be around to make sure you are doing well. Hugs from the UK to allxx
Ah Susanne, so very sorry for your loss. When my Goldie, Zoe, went over the Rainbow Bridge, she was 14. Someone said to me at the time that dogs are sent to teach us about love, and when they leave they teach us about loss. It was 6 months before I could think about getting another dog. Now, I have Frankie, my little rescue Bulldog, and she makes me laugh out loud every single day! I know my Zoe would approve 😊
Regards
Emma x
Hi Nagi. I love to cook and often browse the internet for a recipe because I have the ingredients and want something to fit. Almost without exception I end up with your recipe! Looking at your combinations of ingredients and the methods just resonates and I have not been disappointed. Now I learn of the wonderful work you are doing for your community. You truly are an inspiration.