Recipes for weeknight dinners - 197 recipes
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Roast Chicken Stuffed with Ricotta and Herbs
By Al.E
Preheat the oven to 200°C
- 1.6 kg chicken, spatchcocked
- 375g ricotta
- 2 tablespoons chives, snipped
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
Beef Stroganoff
By robyn_logan
A comforting creamy meal
- 500gr beef strips
- punnet of mushrooms
- tin of cream of mushroom soup
- black pepper to taste
- worcestershire sauce
Pesto, mozzarella & salami quesadillas
By tashbarnes
I always make these for my children when time is short
- 3 slices of Salami, 2 tablespoons pesto, half a ball Mozzarella, handful of rocket, tortillas
Italian Prawns
By debofost12
A tasty wholesome Italian dish with a touch of spice
- 1/4 packet of pasta or spagetti
- 2 large handful of prawns
- handful fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves
- mixed herbs 1 tsp
- 4 fresh toamotes roughly chopped
- 1/ 2 red fresh pepper chopped - deseeded
- 1 tsp of mild chilli powder
- 1/1 cup of water
- tbsp of tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp of tomato puree
- 1 small jar of tomato pesto
- tbsp of olve oil
- knob of butter
Gluten Free Bread cakes
By kensnap
Bread cakes
- 1 packet gluten free mix
- one satchet dried yeast
- 7 table spoons sunflower oil
- teaspoon salt
- 18 fluid oz tepid water
- one teaspoon sugar
Sweet Potato Gratin
By vaishsengupta, Of Cloves and Capers
It is a perfect party food- simple, spectacular and delicious
- 6 medium sweet potatoes (about 1.5kg in total)
- Sage Leaves- finely chopped- 6 tablespoons
- Garlic cloves- 6- grated or sliced.
- Black pepper powder- 1.2 tap
- Cream- 250 ml
- Salt- to taste
Midland Winter Stew
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
A traditional winter stew with a midlanders twist
- 4 large carrots
- 4 large parsnips
- 500g potatoes
- 300g Roasted Beef
- Peppers
- Chilli powder
- salt
- pepper
- 4 large onions.
- 50g soaked pinto beans
- Bisto gravy granules
- 1/2 teaspoon tabasco
- 20g buttery spread.
- for dumplings
- 150g suet
- 150g self raising flour
- 10g butter
- water
- salt
- pepper
Egg-Fried Rice
By Al.E
Beat the egg and sesame oil together and put to one side
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 200g long-grain rice (uncooked weight), cooked and left to go cold
- 100g frozen peas, defrosted
- 4 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1-2 tsp soy sauce
- ground white pepper
chicken red thai curry
By nataleegosiewski27
1- cut chicken into bite size pieces 2- add to blender the ginger,chilli,garlic,lemongrass, tomato puree, soy and ...
- 2 x chicken breasts
- 3cm a knob of ginger peeled roughly chopped
- half a red chilli more if you like it HOT
- 2x cloves garlic
- 2 sticks of lemon grass ripped up
- a bunch of fresh corriander
- 2x teaspoons of tomato puree
- 2x tablespoons of soy sauce
- 2x teaspoons of fish sauce
- 2x red peppers out of a jar
- tin of coconut milk
- small amount of veg oil
Mince and Butter Beans
By weirm382
Family Favourite
- 1lb Mince
- 1 onion
- 8 oz Dried Butter Beans
sausage pasta
By sonyaritchie
a gorgeous take on a classic spag bol using sausages really delish
- 2 carrots
- 1 celery stick
- 3 spring onions
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 fresh chilli
- 4 good quality sausages (80% pork content)
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 4 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, basil leaves
- pasta for 4
Rabbit and cabbage casserole
By teresa1963
slow cooked rabbit with savoy cabbage added later with onion, carrots and leek herbs and spices
- I rabbit skined gutted and cut into pieces, 1 savoy cabbage shredded, 1 red onion, 2 medium carrots, 1 small leek, 1.5 pints of chicken stock, 1teaspoon corriander, cumin and 1 anistee star
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