Recipes for weeknight dinners - 197 recipes
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Spiced Bean Burgers
By whiskandknife, Whisk & Knife
A vegetarian wonder with cucumber pickles, buttered mushrooms and wilted spinach, shared from the blog http://whisk...
- 125g canned butter beans
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 5 pitted black olives, chopped
- 1/2 tsp mixed dried herbs
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp extra-hot chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt (or less if you don’t like salt)
- 1 pinch mixed spice
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup panko or dried breadcrumbs
- Cornflour, to dust
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Sweet and Sour Chicken
By littlebean
Coat the diced chicken in the flour and fry in oil for approx 5 minutes until brownish on the outside
- 400g Chicken diced
- Half a red pepper diced
- Half a green pepper diced
- Half and onion diced
- small tin of chopped pineapple (approx 227g)
- 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp malt vinegar
- 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
- approx 2 tbsp plain flour for coating.
- Vegetable oil
Mixed Sprouts Paratha- Indian Flat Bread
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I wanted to make another attempt of making something innovative with sprouts
- Mixed sprouts- ½ cup
- Curry leaves -5-8
- Garlic- 8 cloves
- Green chilles-4-5
- Onion -1 medium size
- Ginger- ½ inch piece
- Salt to taste
- Asafoetida- a pinch
- Turmeric powder- ½ teaspoon
- Garam masala- ¼ teaspoon
- Whole wheat flour- 1 cup
- Oil to make parathas
- Water as needed to knead
Mexican Bean Stew
By bananarama54
A cheap and quick dish which is not only healthy but delicious!
- 1 white onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- tin of mixed beans [kidney, pinto, haricot]
- tomato pasata
- chicken stock
- half a stick chorizo [optional]
- chilli flakes [to taste]
Homemade Chorizo Sausages
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
My Favourite sausage, made from scratch
- 1.2 kg fatty pork
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 teaspoons paprika * half smoked if you can find it
- 2 red chillies
- 3 teaspoons dried oregano
- 100 ml red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
- 100 ml water
- salt
- pepper
Valentines Butterfly Chicken
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
A tasty heart shaped chicken meal perfect for two to share
- 1 Chicken Breast Fillet
- Beetroot vinegar
- Peri Peri Sauce
- 50g flour
- lemonade
- 1 egg
Crispy roast chicken
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Get delicious moist roast chicken with a crispy skin
- Chicken
- Buttery spread
- Onions
- Lemon
- Garlic
- Potatoes
- Chantanay carrots
Green Pesto Minestrone
By lunalilylumos
A hearty bowl of warming minestrone soup
- 400g Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Onion peeled and chopped.
- 1 Dollop per bowl of green pesto.
- 500g Of small pasta shapes or spaghetti broken into pieces.
- Half of a red pepper chopped.
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped.
- 250g Of soya beans or haricot beans
- 1 tsp Of olive oil
- 500ml Of vegetable stock
- 1 to 2 tsp of oregano
- A little black pepper
- A sprinkling of parmigiano cheese
Hot chilli con carne
By etc28
Lovely hot and spicy chilli con carne
- 500g beef mince,
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 200g kidney beans
- 400g chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp coriander
- 3 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2-3 tbsp tomato purée
- Salt n pepper to taste
- 2 hot chillies
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Mama's Broth
By hotworker890
A simple broth/stew that is filling and warming on cold nights
- Beef pieces
- 2 Oxo cubes per pan used.
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 8 potatoes
- 1 swede
- 2 parsnips
- Water.
Bacon and Fennel Pasta
By Andyom
A tasty dish that only involves some gentle frying and cooking pasta
- 1 Pack of Bacon
- 1 bulb fennel (halved and sliced)
- 8 Cloves of Garlic (crushed) or less if you prefer.
- 1 onion finely (chopped)
- 1 stick of Celery (finely chopped)
- Pack of cherry tomatoes
- 1 bottle of Babycham (or sparkling wine, although Babycham is best.)
- 2 tsps Fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- Olive Oil
cheese and onion potato bake
By lildee
cheesy mash
- bag of potatoes
- block of cheese
- large onion
- milk
- butter
- seasoning
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