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Paella

By Bookworm
1. Prepare the vegetables: - peel and chop the onion; - peel and crush the garlic; - chop and deseed the red pep...
- 1 onion 750ml stock (1 x veg
- or 1-2 clove/s of garlic or chicken stock cube)
- 1 red pepper
- 250g rice
- 1 chicken breast (or 4 thighs)
- 25g frozen peas
- 1 x 15ml oil
- 100g mixed cooked seafood
- (e.g. prawns, mussels and squid),
- 1 x 5ml spoon turmeric optional
- 1 x 5ml spoon paprika
Rolled rib of beef with herb, anchovy and garlic stuffing

By jeves
Remove joint from its packaging the night before cooking and dry with kitchen paper
- 1·75kg (3½lb) rolled rib
- 25g (1oz) breadcrumbs
- 8 anchovies, chopped
- ½ pack rosemary, stalks removed and finely chopped
- 1 x 35g pack curled parsley
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Monday’s Marvellous Pie

By Bisto, The Bisto website
Preheat the oven to 220 C / fan oven 200 C / Gas Mark 7
- 5 heaped teaspoons Bisto Favourite Gravy Granules
- 300g (10oz) cooked lamb or beef, cut into chunks
- 250g (9oz) leftover sliced carrots
- 400g (14oz) leftover boiled or roast potatoes,
- cut into chunks
- 200g (7oz) mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 320g ready-rolled, reduced fat puff pastry sheet,
- thawed if frozen
- 1 small egg, beaten, or 2 tablespoons milk
Balti Chicken

By Samcharles
Wash the chicken, heat a large pan with oil that covers the base
- 2 Baby chicken (ask the butcher to remove the skin and cut the chicken into 8 pieces)
- 8 Tomatoes (these need to be diced)
- Oil (to cover the base of the pan)
- Haldi (1/4-1/2 tsp)
- Red Chilli Powder ( 1/2 tsp)
- 7 Whole peppercorns
- Salt ( 1 tsp per chicken)
- Crushed Garlic (3-4 cloves)
- Crushed ginger (1 tsp)
- Dried tiny red chillies (10 pieces)
- Corriander powder (Dhania powder) (1/2 tsp)
- Garnish:
- Fresh Coriander ( 1 bunch finely chopped)
- Fresh green chillies ( 6-7 finely chopped)
- Fresh ginger ( 1 tsp finely chopped)
The way to his heart

By zoe_roxby
beef steak tagliatelle in a creamy cheese sauce with mushrooms and caramelised oinions served with triple cooked ch...
- four nests of fresh tagliatelle pasta, two nice preferred sized steaks, one tub of ricotta cheese small tub of button mushrooms, half white onion, two large baking potatoes and a tsp sugar white or brown some vegetable oil a little butter.
Pasta Bake

By Nayeema-A
Cook the pasta
- 100g Pasta
- 440g Pasta sauce
- 1 Onion, diced
- 2 pinches Oregano (to taste)
- 2 chicken breasts, cut
- 500g cheddar cheese
Basque-style salmon stew

By leigh-anne
Heart-healthy salmon tops this simple one-pot which will help towards your five-a-day
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 mixed peppers, deseeded and sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 400g baby potatoes, unpeeled and halved
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley, to serve (optional)
Andouillette Sausage

By Catherine B
Traditional sausage from the northern region of France
- 4 andouilette sausages
- 400g chanterelle mushrooms
- 20g of butter
- 1 shallot
- 1 rosemary sprig
- salt & pepper
Beef and bean burritos

By kenzofish
Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 500g lean beef mince
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
- 400g can diced tomatoes
- 1 red capsicum, chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/3 cup beef stock
- 300g can red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 8 flour tortillas (see note)
- 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- sour cream and salad leaves, to serve
Festive Pig's Head

By simon betts
Not for the squeamish but a delicious centrepiece!!!
- 1/2 Pig's Head
- Salt
chicken curry

By laurensamantha
Add butter to a pan, add spices, add plain youghart, add curry paste, add chicken n veg, DONE :)
- Chicken, curry paste, yougart, spices, veg, rice
Ellen's Beef & Vegetable Lasagne

By Lianne
Heat olive oil in deep pan, fry chopped rashers, onion, garlic for 1 to 2 mins approx
- 1lb of Beef Mince
- 2 Rashers
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 Red Pepper
- 1 Yellow Pepper
- 4oz Mushrooms
- 1 Medium carrot
- 2 Tins of Tomatoes
- 2 Tbl of tomator puree
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 1/4 pt of water
- 2 teasp basil
- 1 tabs Olive Oil
- 7 Lasagne Sheets
- 1 oz of cheddar cheese
- Sauce:
- 1 oz butter
- 1 oz flour
- 1 pt of milk
- 1 oz cheddar cheese
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