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HOW TO BULK UP

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Meat is nearly always the most expensive part of a recipe. But there are plenty of ways to stretch it so that, before you know it, a quantity for four is soon serving six.

Pile in the veg

Size matters, so to keep the integral texture, , or so that they melt into the meat as the mixture cooks.

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