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A summery tomato-based stew, packed with veg and perfect to make ahead

  • 3 courgettes, thickly sliced
  • 1 aubergine, cut into thick fingers
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 red peppers, deseeded and chopped into chunks
  • 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • 400g/14oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • small bunch coriander, roughly chopped
2.8/5 (15 Votes)

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Prepare the christophines in peeling them and scopping out the flesh

  • 1 kg of christophines
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 bunch of new onions
  • Fresh cream
  • Grated cheese
2.8/5 (33 Votes)

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Mixed beans in a tomato sauce, keep it vegetarian or add various meats

  • 2 Cans of any beans of your choice i.e kidney beans, butter beans, black eyed beans. i use 2 tins of supermarket mixed beans, preferably in sauce.
  • 2 cartons of any passata. (or 2 tins chopped tomatoes)
  • 1 can of baked beans
  • 1/2 can sweetcorn
  • 1 red onion
  • peppers (again whatever colour you choose)
  • fresh chillies (optional)
  • season to your taste if you like it hot add chilli powder, paprika or cayenne or all of it!!
  • That's it for the veggie version, if you choose to go fully cowboy then you can add whole or chopped sausages, chorizo , bacon, mince, chicken or any meat of your choice this dish is as simple and cheap or as rich and extravagant as you choose but a little goes a long way.
3.1/5 (120 Votes)

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Buy your sea bream already gutted and prepared by the fishmonger, ready to cook

3.3/5 (121 Votes)

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Place all ingredients in a bowl, with one hand mix together well until everything blends together

  • 225 grammes Minced Beef
  • Bread crumbs (fresh, optional)
  • 1 small diced onion
  • 1 egg
  • Plenty of seasoning, any herbs and seasonings to taste, e.g. curry, chilli, herbs.
2.7/5 (75 Votes)

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Clean the whole chicken

  • whole chicken
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • sesame oil
  • shao xing wine
3.2/5 (5 Votes)

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Turn oven on to 400F/200C/Gas Mark 6

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1oz butter
  • 1 small can (7 3/4oz) pineapple
  • 2tbsp Demerara sugar
  • 2tsp Worcester sauce
  • 2tsp tomato ketchup
  • 1tbsp sweet chutney
  • 2tbsp malt vinegar
  • 1tbsp cornflour
  • 1/2tsp salt
  • 4 spare rib pork chops
  • 8oz long grain rice, cooked
3/5 (139 Votes)

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Cut the very bottom off of the little gem lettuce head and allow it to fall in to individual lettuce leaves

  • 1 x little gem lettuce
  • 12 x pre cooked prawns
  • 2 x tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tablespoon on tomato ketchup
  • 1 x teaspoon of Harissa paste
  • Few dashes of Worcester sauce and lemon juice
2.8/5 (13 Votes)

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Family Recipe

  • Small onion, chopped
  • Red pepper, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped and deseeded
  • Saffron threads
  • 4 medallions unsmoked back bacon
  • 100g risotto / arborio rice
  • 1 pint hot vegetable stock
  • 200g mixed, cooked seafood
3/5 (139 Votes)

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1 / Peel and chop the onion and garlic

  • - 300 g Arborio rice
  • - 2 courgettes
  • - 1 onion
  • - 1 clove of garlic
  • - 70 cl stock (cubes with soya)
  • - 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche
  • - 20 g parmesan
  • - 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • - Salt and pepper
3/5 (71 Votes)

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This is a great and terrifically easy dish, and it can be played about with all sorts of combinations

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper sliced thinly
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 225 gm long grain white rice
  • 700 ml fish,chicken or veg stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper
  • 400 gm peeled cooked prawns
  • To garnish – a handful of whole cooked prawns
  • lemon wedges
  • Greek black olives
  • Serve with Pecorino cheese to grate over
  • Cubes of Greek feta cheese
3/5 (137 Votes)

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A recipe I found on the My Fitness Pal forums! Healthy, satisfying and high protein!

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup plain Greek yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tsp. garlic
  • 1 tbsp. Sriracha sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
3/5 (131 Votes)

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