Recipes for weeknight dinners - 197 recipes
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Creamy Trout, Butternut squash and Asparagus Risotto

By Vick11, Foodie
This delicious healthy and nutritious risotto is made with smoked trout, butternut squash and other vegetables, her
- 300g Arborio rice
- 200g smoked trout fillet (cut into cubes)
- 60g butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 leek stem (sliced)
- 150g butternut squash (diced)
- 1 teaspoon chopped of fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 glass Italian white wine
- 1 litre chicken stock ( Stock cube)
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 150g of asparagus tips
- 70g grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- 70g grated Parmesan
Chicken and Bacon Pasta

By mumjd, Yet another blogging mummy!!!
This is an easy family meal which I have created myself
- 150g diced cooked chicken
- 100g rindless bacon
- 1 courgette
- 2 spring onions
- 200g soft cheese (Philadelphia or similar)
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 300g amori pasta
Maple Balsamic Sweet Potato Salad

By ktannerobbo
A warm hearty salad for the autumn time, scale down for a starter or served with warm crusty bread as a midweek sup...
- 1 Sweet potato.
- 1/2 bagSalad leaves.
- 8 Mixed cherry tomatoes.
- 25g Butter.
- 2tbsp Maple syrup.
- 1tsp Balsamic vinegar.
- Salt/Pepper.
Chorizo pasta

By hazelrush54
Pasta with Sliced Chorizo in a tomato and pesto sauce with olives, sundried tomatoes and mozerella
- 1/3 of a chorizo sausage
- Pasta to serve two as per pack instructions
- 1 tbs green classic pesto
- Handful chopped green olives
- Handful chopped sundries tomatoes
- Tin of chopped tomatoes
- Some fresh basil
- 1 ball of mozerella
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Gourmet Potato Salad

By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Better than your standard potato salad, full of flavour and texture as well as visually impressive
- Maris Piper Potatoes
- Red and White onions
- Chives
- Red Peppers
- Mayonaise
- Dijon Mustard
- HP Brown Sauce
Suchismita Majumdar

By Suchi, Kitchen Karma
This easy to make pasta makes for a quick weekday dinner! And satisfying it is too!
- Ingredients: (Serves 6)
- 300g (11oz) spaghetti
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 table spoon olive oil
- 50g (1 and 3/4 oz) very fine fresh brown bread crumbs
- finely grated zest and juice of one lemon
- 1 large shallot finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- crushed
- 1 red chilli
- halved
- deseeded
- and finely diced
- 300g (1oz) shelled
- cooked king prawns
- 6 large ripe tomatoes
- halved
- deseeded
- and roughly chopped
- 1 large bunch of flat-leaf parsley
- chopped
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- to serve
Asparagus Frittata

By lizdenial
Boil the cubed potatoes for approx
- 250g baby new potatoes (in their skins) cut into 1cm cubes
- 250g asparagus tips
- cut into 3cm pieces
- 100g petit pois
- ½ large onion
- finely chopped
- ½ red pepper
- finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 5 large eggs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
- Salt & ground black pepper
Easy Chilli Con Carne

By Vick11, Foodie
This recipe is very simple to made using mainly ingredient fron te store cupboard
- 450g Lean Minced Beef
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 tin red kidney beans (drained)
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tin oxtail soup
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 red pepper (diced)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Spicy Sausage Paella

By Vick11, Foodie
This is a very easy and healthy dish to make
- 1 cup Paella rice
- 2 large carrots (grated)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 4 pork thin sausages
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 10 green olives
- 10 black olives
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 3 cup chicken stock ( stock cube)
- 1 level teaspoon red paprika
- 1 lemon
- Sat and pepper
Bacon Delight

By emmafurn
A simple but delicious family meal
- 4 baking potatoes
- black pepper
- 2oz grated cheese
- olive oil
- chopped fresh parsley
- 3 rashers of bacon
- small can of onion soup or french onion soup
Poulet de Tomate

By aurum_2006
Roast chicken pieces served on a base of butter beans, cherry tomatoes, garlic and basil
- 4 chicken quarters
- 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 2 tins Butter beans
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- Black olives - small handful
- zest of half lemon
- Olive oil
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Salt flakes
Extra cheesy crumbling quiche

By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Follow this recipe for the cheesiest quiche with a delicious flaky cheese filled base
- Puff Pastry (If you can't make this buy some for an easy and quick solution)
- Boursin cheese
- Extra strong Extra mature cheese
- 6 onions
- 6 eggs
- 500ml milk
- 1 small boiled and mashed potato
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