Recipes for weeknight dinners - 197 recipes
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Bean and Cheese Frittata
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
A filling brunchtime meal sure to satisfy the tastebuds
- 200g broad beans
- 1 Onion
- 6 eggs
- 100g Mature Cheese
- 20g feta cheese
- 1/2 clove garlic
- Paprika
- Fresh mint
Chicken Paprika (Our Secret family Recipe over 4 generations)
By deirdrecolwell
A new way to enjoy a chicken dinner that the kids will eat, it has a zing and a little kick too :)
- 15g Marg/ Fry oil spray
- 4 chicken joints
- 2 onions
- 3 tsp paprika
- 2 chicken stock cubes
- 2 tins of chopped tomatoes (1 strained)
- salt and pepper
- 250g mushrooms
- 2 tblsp lemon juice
- chopped parsley
macaroni cheese
By morrisonju
Pasta, with cheese sauce and baked in the oven
- 500g pasta,
- 200g grated mature cheddar
- 20z plain flour
- 2oz butter
- 1/2 pint milk
Pulled Pork
By romana.richards
A slow roasted cheap cut of pork - unctious and moreish
- For the dry spice rub
- 50 g soft dark brown sugar
- 4 tbsp smoked hot paprika
- 3 tbsp flaked sea salt
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp dry mustard powder
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- For the Pork
- 2 kg boneless pork shoulder
veggie mish mash yum
By pixiejoy72
warming, inviting dish delish
- Butternut squash, apple, parsnips, 2 big onions, one pint veggie stock, 1 tsp white wine vinegar, herbs, pepper, garlic, chilli, gluten free chunks of bread smeared with honey and mustard.
Beef Wellington Canape's
By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
The treat that is beef wellington in individual mouthful servings
- Braising beef/ Beef fillet
- Flat brown mushrooms
- Garlic
- mustard
- Ham
- Puff Pastry
- Egg yolk
Easy peasy Kindergarden Chilli
By christine.bray
Mild Sweet Chilli con carne made with minced beef & baked beans
- 250g Beef Mince
- 1 medium onion
- 410g Tin baked beans
- 410g Tin crushed tomatoes
- 2 level tsp mild chilli powder
tuna and cheese pasta
By georgecharlie1
This is a very simple and quick pasta dish that my kids love
- tin of tuna
- tin of tomato soup
- 1 onion diced
- handful of frozen peas
- grated cheese
- cooked pasta
Beef Stew with Cinnamon dumplings
By adam.kendallstokes
A winter warmer to warm your taste buds on the cold winter nights, a succulent beef stew with all your 5 a day and
- 500g of beef, cut in 3cm cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 large carrots
- handful of peas in a pod
- sweetcorn
- sherlots
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of pepper
- a tablespoon of oil
- beef stock cube x2
- dumplings:
- 250 g self-raising flour
- 125 g butter, really cold
- cinnamon powder (1 tbps)
Homemade Indian Chicken
By cdlad
Oil, tumeric, garlic, chilly, ginger, diced onions, tomato, cinnamon, clove, in a cooking pot
- Oil, tumeric, garlic, chilly, ginger, diced onions, tomato, cinnamon, clove
Homemade pasta bake
By leighelenijohnson
pasta bake
- pasta, 250 grams mince meat, breadcrumbs, cheese of your choice, 3 sausages,2 tinned chopped tomatoes, half of one carrot grated, tomato puree , mushrooms, onions,
Chicken & Rice
By laura.harris
Satay Chicken Kebabs and Rice
- Chicken (1 breast per person)
- Honey
- Soy sauce
- Peanut butter
- Rice (with peas / sweetcorn mixed in if you want!)
- Green pepper
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