#StopFoodWaste Cooking Challenge

Up for a challenge? Put your lockdown cooking skills to the test and help reduce food waste.

By cooking 1 meal using leftover ingredients and donating £5 you’ll help us provide 20 meals for vulnerable people and raise awareness of food waste.

What you need to do:

1. Cook with 5: Cook with 5 ingredients, ideally using up leftovers or ingredients you already have at home
2. Donate 5: Donate £5 to FareShare – use the charity checkout link at the end of this page.
3. Nominate 5: Nominate 5 friends to do the same. Add a post to your Instagram story, Twitter feed or Facebook page with a photo of you and your 5-ingredient masterpiece and the words below:Let’s #StopFoodWaste together. I’ve just cooked a *recipe name* using 5 ingredients from my kitchen and donated £5 to FareShare. I nominate x x x x x to Cook with 5, Donate 5 and Nominate 5. £5 provides enough food for 20 meals for vulnerable people.

It’s easy, fun, and every £5 raised will help us provide enough food for 20 meals for vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis and beyond. Don’t forget to tag 5 friends to take part too. You don’t have to wait to be tagged to join in. Kick off the challenge using the post above and get cooking!

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Need some recipe ideas? Download the Afoodible app

We’ve teamed up with Afoodible, the fridge-in-your-pocket food waste app, to help you find more great recipes for your leftovers. Log the ingredients you have in the app and the recipe generator (with over 360,000 recipes!) will help you plan your meal, waste less and save money.

Find even more recipes on our #SurplusSupper YouTube playlist with video demonstrations from chefs and food writers.