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Chilli con carne
By Dominique Guibourg
Slice the onion finely and cut the red peppers (or carrots) into cubes
- 2 large tins of red kidney beans
- 600 to 700g of minced beef
- 5 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 red peppers or 2 carrots
- Two large tins of peeled tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato concentrate
- 1 tsp chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 small tin of sweetcorn
- bouquet garni or stock
- oil
- salt
Easy Peasy Cottage Pie
By naiey123
Have your daily does of comfort with this pie recipe!
- 250g Butcher's Selection Lean Beef Steak Mince or Lean Beef Steak Mince
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. tomato ketchup
- 100ml beef stock (made with half a stock cube)
- 1 tbsp. brown sauce
- Half 400g pack Fresh Tastes Carrot and Peas
- 2 level tsp. corn flour
- 300g Maris Piper, Desiree or King Edward potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 300g Sweet Potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 2 tbsp milk
- 15g butter
- 15g grated Cheddar cheese
- Trimmed Fine Beans, to serve
Coconut Soya ( Soya chunk with Coconut Curry)
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
Soya products are globally reputed among the meat free community
- 250gm Soya Chunks (Washed and soaked)
- 200gm Coconut: Freshly Grated /Desiccated
- 1 pc Tomato (big)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies (dependent on required hotness)
- 1 tablespoons of Ginger Paste (optional)
- 3-4 tablespoons of Oil : Sunflower oil
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1/2 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Butternut Squash and Chorizo Soup
By ginbin
Family Recipe - Daughter
- 1 large squash
- 2 onions
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 1/2 pack cooking chorizo (remove the skin for a smoother soup)
- Crushed garlic (one clove or a teaspoon of lazy garlic)
- Vegetable or chicken stock cubes
- Boiling water
crock pot terriyaki chicken
By jilliancs
place chicken thighs into crock pot
- chicken thighs
- terriyaki marinade
- pineapple
- rice
Vegetable Soup
By john french
Quick, easy and healthy too - lovely served with fresh baked bread
- 1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes
- 500g mixed veg fresh or frozen of your choice
- 1 litre of vegetable stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Good Old Chilli Con Carne
By abisav
Brown the mince meat with salt and pepper
- 500 g mince meat
- 2 tinned tomatoes
- 1 tin of kidney beans in water
- 1/2 tin kidney beans in chilli sauce
- 4 cloves of garlic
- mushrooms
- celery
- red pepper
- orange pepper
- 2 red chillis
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp brown sauce
- 1 chilli con carne powder packet
- lug of red wine
- 1tbsp bisto gravy
- salt and pepper
Warming bolognaise
By bubbles
A lovely warming pasta meal, perfect for two to share
- 120g dry pasta, I used twists.
- 100g beef mince,
- 1 small diced onion,
- 1 chopped pepper
- Tin of tomatoes,
- 3-4 mushrooms,
- Chilli flakes,
- Salt and pepper,
- Oregano + mixed herbs
Roast Chops with Potatoes
By marisab
Slice Onions and put in a bowl with chops and potatoes
- Lamb Chops
- Baby Potatoes
- 1 tbs Paprika
- Crushed Garlic
- 2 Onions
- Salt to taste
- Stock cube
- Olive oil
- Butter 1 tbs
- Lemon
Curried Vegetables with Golden Rice
By pedro.smith1@hotmail.com
Cook the rice, adding the turmeric to the water
- 6oz/175g long grain rice
- pinch of ground turmeric
- oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 large carrot sliced
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 2 tsp curry paste
- 200g tin of chickpeas
- 1oz/25g frozen peas
- 1 red pepper diced
- ¼ pint/150ml vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp fromage frais
French Ratatouille
By esheridan
Classic French vegetarian stew
- 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium chopped yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 large can diced tomatoes
- Salt and black pepper, taste it as you cook and add more as needed
- Raviolis
Vague Spaghetti Bolagnaise Recipe
By HappyChappy11
Mum doesn't follow a recipe for this as she knows how to make it off by heart
- olive oil
- 2 large or 4 small onions
- 2-3 carrots
- 3 garlic cloves
- at least 1kg minced beef
- seasoning
- worcester sauce
- basil
- oregano
- double concentrate tomato puree
- 2x400g cartons chopped tomatoes
- 2 beef stock cubes
- several mushrooms
- spaghetti
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