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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
4.6/5 (7 Votes)

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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
4.5/5 (15 Votes)

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It's a quick and easy budget using mainly store cupboard ingredients that will satisfy hungry mouths and not cost t...

  • 2 smoked kippers
  • 450ml/16fl oz boiling water
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 225g/8oz basmati rice
  • 110ml/4fl oz double cream
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled, roughly chopped
4.8/5 (54 Votes)

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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
4.4/5 (23 Votes)

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A wonderful dip made in minutes

  • Tomatoes finely chopped - 3 or 1 tin
  • Onion - 1 finely chopped
  • Olive oil- 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper- 1/4 tsp
  • Garlic paste- 1/2 tsp or 1/2 tsp slices
  • Chilli powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Salt- to taste
4.3/5 (81 Votes)

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Crab patties fried in breadcrumbs

  • 2cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, peeled
  • 1 red chilli, seeds removed
  • 250g/9 oz white crabmeat
  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 spring onions sliced
  • breadcrumbs
4.3/5 (13 Votes)

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Put noodles on to boil

  • 1 onion,sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • Small piece ginger, chopped
  • 1 chili, chopped
  • 1/4 yellow pepper,diced
  • handful frozen tofu
  • 2/3 button mushrooms
  • peanuts
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 nest noodles
  • Szechuan pepper
  • Sesame oil
  • 1 tbs Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbs Black Bean Paste
  • Water
4.3/5 (25 Votes)

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A simple and tasty one pot recipe

  • 8 thick or 16 thin sausages, can be plain or flavoured eg Lincoln or Cumberland
  • 4 slices of bacon, smoked preferably
  • 2 x 425g cans of baked beans
  • Dash of Worcestshire Sauce
4.6/5 (14 Votes)

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pork medallions in a creamy sauce

  • 1 Pork Loin
  • Olive oil
  • 500ml tub of creme fraiche
  • wholegrain mustard
  • Veg to accompany it
4.6/5 (36 Votes)

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A healthy soup with broccoli and wild cabbage

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 120ml dry white wine
  • 2 – 3 medium heads of broccoli
  • 750gr roughly chopped wild cabbage and/or spinach
  • 4 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
  • 1 1/2 littre organic vegetable stock
  • 250ml milk (you can replace with double cream, I just wanted to be lighter)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • crème fraîche or sour creme (to garnish)
4.2/5 (56 Votes)

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