Recipes for weeknight dinners - 197 recipes
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Pan Fried Salmon with Asparagus

By kathryn.hollingworth
This is a delicious meal which I often cook for for my family
- ginger
- honey
- coriander
- soy sauce
- lemon
- asparagus
- couscous
- butter or margarine
- raisons
Creamy salmon and veggie pasta

By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
Easy, tasty and quick
- 200g pasta
- 125g salmon diced
- 1/4 courgette diced
- 8 baby corns cut into chunks
- 8 baby asparagus cut into chunks
- 125ml double cream
- 2 tbsp dill
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- seasoning
- cheddar (optional)
Mexican Pasta bake with a nacho crumb

By louisehutchings82
A speedy spicy pasta bake with a mexican twist
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 knob butter
- 500g cooked spicy sausage
- 1 sachet of taco or burrito seasoning
- 100ml of water
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch chilli powder
- 1/2 tub Philidelphia
- 200ml soured cream
- 200g penne pasta
- 75g grated Mexican or Cheddar cheese
- 75g Nachos Smashed up
Malaysian Style Spicy Chicken

By Vick11, Foodie
This recipe is delicious and easy to make using a jar curry paste
- 600g chicken meat (cut into cubes)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 large potato (diced)
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoon curry paste
- 1 tin coconut cream
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Lemon Fried Cod

By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Delicious fresh cold fried in a light and fluffy batter coating
- Cod fillets
- self rising flour
- cornflour
- eggs
- breadcrumbs
- lenonade
- Vinegar
- lemon zest
- Lemon juice
Chilli Salmon Steak with Shiitake mushrooms

By Vick11, Foodie
This is a tasty and easy way ofcooking salmon steak
- 2 pieces Salmon fish steak
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon chopped spring onions
- 3-4 shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 2 tablespoon oil
- Salt and pepper
Baked Chickpeas Patties

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
Looking for quick, easy and filling dinner recipe? Well these baked chickpeas patties will answer all your question
- 1 can of chickpeas (250 grams)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 Tablespoon fresh chopped parsley (optinal)
- 2 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- Juice of 1 lemon (about 1 Tablespoon.)
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
Roast Turkey With Cheese & Craker Crust and Beetroot Gravy

By Vick11, Foodie
This recipe is absolutely delicious
- 2 pieces turkey steak (about 150g each piece)
- 1 small red chilli ( chopped)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chilli oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 100g grated cheese
- 8 Ritz Cheese crackers
- A few sprigs of rosemary
- 100g cooked baby beetroots
- ½ small red pepper ( chopped)
- 100ml rich turkey stock
- A handful of spinach leaves
- Salt and pepper
Welsh Cakes

By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Welsh cakes with a little adult twist
- 280g plain flour
- 150g granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- orange/lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 115g unsalted butter
- 100g currants
- 20g Glace Cherries
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- kirch or limonchello
veggie mushroom strog

By pixiejoy72
a creamy, luxurious mid week pick me up, meat free, gluten free, deeeeelishious!
- splash of good olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 75g button mushrooms
- 150g white closed cup mushrooms, sliced
- 150g large flat mushrooms, sliced
- Or the mushrooms you prefer.
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
- 2 tsp ground paprika (I like the hot one)
- 3 tbsp dry sherry - try and get the best you can afford
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 150ml half fat crème frâiche
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat parsley.
- Basmati rice:
- Follow pack instructions :)
- just make enough up for 4 people.
staffordshire Lobby

By emmavn79
A hearty winter warmer, easy to prepare & perfect for using up leftovers
- 300-600g stewing beef
- 2-3 sticks celery
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- variety of vegatables - potatoes,parsnips, swede,carrots
- 300ml beef stock
- splash of worcestershire sauce
- salt & pepper to season
Fresh as you can get - spicy mussels

By nicola520
Super quick and easy mussels recipe that tastes so delicious you will want to drink the broth!
- Fresh, cleaned mussels - enough to fill a large shallow pan.
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 inch (or more - depends on taste) grated fresh ginger
- Small amount of chopped red chilli.
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 cup water
- 1 3/4 cups of shredded coconut
- Chopped fresh coriander
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