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Pot-roast chicken with cider & Pink Lady® apples
By Pink Lady Apples, Pink Lady Apples
Good for winter entertaining and a great family meal
- You will need
- A medium chicken, about 1.5kg
- 1 lemon, quartered
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 large carrots, finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
- 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 250ml dry cider
- 250ml chicken stock
- 2 large or 3 small Pink Lady® apples, cored & cut into wedges
- 3 tbsp crème fraiche
- A small bunch of flat leaf parsley, chopped
- To serve
- Mashed potato or rice to serve
- Lightly steamed green vegetables, such as Tenderstem® broccoli, or spring greens
Family Toad in the Hole
By HappyChappy11
Perfect for family get-togethers, this one-dish meal will allow you to kick back and relax with your loved ones!
- 24 uncooked cocktail sausages
- 2tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 eggs
- 150ml plain flour
- 150ml milk
Cornish chicken with lemon and maple syrup
By Paul T
Mix all the ingredients for the stuffing and fill the chicken
- 1 Cornish chicken
- The stuffing:
- · 1 piece of baguette bread cut into small pieces
- · 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- · 2 tsps maple syrup
- · 1 spring onion, minced
- · 1 pinch of rosemary
- · 1 pinch of sage
- · Salt and pepper (to taste)
- The marinade:
- · Juice of 1 lemon
- · 30 ml of olive oil
- · 30 ml maple syrup
- · 1 tsp. mustard
- · 1 sprig of rosemary
- · 6 sage leaves
- · 1 clove of garlic, crushed
Chicken curry
By naiey123
For a great family meal at home, try this succulent chicken recipe
- 513g chicken thigh fillet pieces
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp medium curry powder
- 400ml reduced-fat coconut milk
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 150ml water
- 125g carrots, sliced
- 2 aubergines, cubed
- 150g green beans
- 2 tsp cornflour
- Fresh coriander, basmati rice and poppadums to serve
Tuna Pasta Bake
By HappyChappy11
A popular family meal for all
- 600g pasta
- 50g butter
- 50g plain flour
- 600ml milk
- 250g strong cheddar
- 2x160g tuna
- 330g can sweetcorn
- seasoning
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