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Put the oil in a pan and heat

  • 2 cloves of Garlic, sliced finely
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 1 Carrot, chopped
  • Parsley, chopped
  • 70g Chorizo, chopped
  • 2 Chicken thighs (or breasts), chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1 Red Pepper, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
  • 1 Chicken Stock Cube
  • 300g Paella Rice
  • 750ml Boiling Water
  • 100g Frozen Peas
  • Salt and Pepper
4.2/5 (63 Votes)

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Noodles with Oodles of vegetables and Beef

  • 250g of Frying Steak
  • 1 1/2 Onions
  • 1 1/2 Peppers
  • 1 medium Leek
  • 1/2 courgette
  • 100g Mushrooms
  • 100g Cherry Tomatoes
  • 2 Cloves of Garlic
  • 400g Noodles
  • Packet of Oyster and Spring Onion Sauce
  • Hand full of Plain Flour
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
3.7/5 (101 Votes)

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By no means an original dish, but what makes it different is my batter recipe

  • 3-4 large fresh chicken fillets
  • for the batter: plain flour, paprika, 1 egg, diet coke
  • dipping sauces
3.7/5 (92 Votes)

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just as good as a takeaway, maybe even better, cause it's healthy ;-)

  • curry paste:
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1+1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 3 green chillies
  • 3 tsp minced root ginger
  • 4 tsp minced garlic
  • 3 lemongrass stalks finely chopped
  • bunch of fresh coriander chopped
  • zest of 1 lime
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Additional ingredients:
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 baby sweetcorn
  • 1 green pepper sliced
  • 1 courgette cut into batons
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 300g fresh tiger prawns
3.7/5 (120 Votes)

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A delicious easy to prepare one pot clam chowder

  • Bacon rind/streaky bacon
  • 450g potato
  • 80g onion
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup clam juice
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup Double Cream
  • 300g whole clams
  • Plum Tomatoes
  • Sat
  • Pepper
3.7/5 (96 Votes)

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A tasty, quick and easy recipe using ingredients everyone has in their larder, without using jars of tomato sauce

  • 420g minced beef
  • 200g pancetta
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • 6 mushrooms sliced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 8 baby corn chopped
  • 1 courgette diced
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp tomato puree
  • 2 tbsp thyme
  • 2 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tbsp 5 spice
  • 2 tsp Worcester sauce
  • 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 3 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp dark soy
  • 4 portions of spaghetti
3.7/5 (121 Votes)

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Quick, easy, tasty and cheap

  • 2 Ciabatta bread rolls
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 2 balls of mozzarella
  • 2 slices smoked bacon
  • 6 mushrooms
  • 1 red onion
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • Green pesto,enough for spreading
  • 2 handfuls of rocket
  • Mayo,enough for spreading
  • Oil for cooking
3.6/5 (164 Votes)

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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.
4.1/5 (14 Votes)

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Grease a baking sheet and lay on it the ready rolled pastry sheet

  • 1 x Ready rolled puff pastry sheet
  • Tomato puree
  • 5 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Half a red, green or yellow pepper, diced
  • 1 ball mozzarella, sliced
  • 50g salami, sliced
  • Half an onion, thinly sliced
  • Mixed herbs
3.6/5 (93 Votes)

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Oil, tumeric, garlic, chilly, ginger, diced onions, tomato, cinnamon, clove, in a cooking pot

  • Oil, tumeric, garlic, chilly, ginger, diced onions, tomato, cinnamon, clove
4.1/5 (8 Votes)

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This garlicky cream sauce is done without cream and without butter!

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, sunflower or rapeseed is fine too
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced. I usually go with one clove per person
  • 1 big handful shell-on prawns
  • 2 handfuls shredded kale
  • 4 mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 portions long pasta
  • salt and pepper, to season
3.6/5 (123 Votes)

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Roughly chop the onions and mushrooms and cut the chicken into 1" cubes

  • 2 large onions
  • 450g chicken breast
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 1 desert spoon tomato pure (optional)
  • 1 desert spoon garlic pure (optional)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tins of soup - chicken, mushroom or 1 of each
  • 1 pack of defrosted puff pastry
  • Knob of butter
  • Teaspoon olive oil
4/5 (136 Votes)

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