Winter recipes - 196 recipes
Find hearty winter recipes, to warm you up on cold winter's days, with a full selection of soups, stews, potato gratins, chunky meat and gravy pies and hot drinks and desserts. We offer winter recipes using seasonal fruit and vegetables such as cabbage, parsnips, sweet potatoes, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.
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Top rated Winter recipes
Classic French onion soup
Approved byThe ChefBy Chef Damien
Peel and finely chop the onions
- 1 kg of onions
- 50g butter
- 10 cl dry white wine or beer
- 1 L chicken stock or beef
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- salt
- Ground pepper
- Espelette pepper (optional)
Clonakilty Blackpudding “Sausage Roll”, With A Mustard Cream Sauce
By Clonakilty Black Pudding, Visit the Clonakilty website
Adapted from Nigel Slater’s recipe this is the perfect meal to warm you up on a cold winter’s night
- 2 medium onions
- a little rapeseed oil
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- a bay leaf
- 200g puff pastry
- 2 200g Clonakilty Blackpudding
- an egg, beaten
Chicken & thyme risotto
By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
A simple, filling dish thats easier than just boiling rice!
- 200g Arborio rice
- 750ml chicken stock
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 chicken breasts diced
- small handful of lemon thyme,leaves picked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 mushrooms, finely sliced
- juice of half lemon
- 200g cream cheese
- seasoning
- Parmesan shavings to taste
Hearty meatball bake
By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
Quick and easy to throw together and sit down on a cold night
- 12 beef meatballs
- 1 red pepper diced
- 1 courgette diced
- 1 red chilli deseeded, chopped fine
- 2 cloves garlic chopped fine
- 1 red onion diced
- 6-10 mushrooms quartered
- 1 tin 400g chopped tomatoes
- 100g tomato puree
- 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 tbsp sage
- 1/2 tbsp dried cumin
- 2 slices bread for breadcrumbs
- Chinese 5 spice to coat meatballs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 150g grated cheese
- salt & pepper to season
Shepherd's Pie (beef mince)
By Mrstilly
Peel potatoes and set on stove to cook
- 3 large potatoes
- 1lb organic beef steak mince
- 1 large onion
- 1 organic beef stock cube
- Dash of Worcester sauce
- Enough water to cover ingredients in saucepan
- Organic Cheese for topping
- Knob of butter and dash of milk for mashed potatoes
Parmentier de Confit de Canard
By Laurapackham
This is a favourite in our household
- 8 medium potatoes
- 2 shallots
- 2 onions
- 2 large carrots
- 4 thighs of duck confit (Confit de canard)
Traditional Family Fish Pie
By AdzDalton
Selection of fish topped with soft creamy mash
- Approx 2lb of selected fishes (smoked haddock, cod, prawns, salmon)
- Cornflour
- Milk
- 2lb Potatoes
- Butter
- Cheese (optional)
Beef stew
By Lildrop
A hearty meal to warm the cockles on a cold winters night
- 1lb stewing beef cut up
- 1 tin of tomatoes
- 1 cup of beef broth or water
- 2 onions
- 1 cup if diced carrot
- 2 large potatoes
- 3/4 cup of peas
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper
Leek and Sweet Potato Soup
By angelajw8
A variation of the old fave Leek and Potato soup, this uses sweet potato and chilli
- 1 large leek
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 sweet potato
- stock cubes to make 1 litre of stock
- chilli powder to taste
- seasoning, herbs
- grated hard cheese to garnish
Corned Beef Surprise
By AdzDalton
A simple easy and cheap meal packed with hearty vegetables
- 1tin of quality corned beef
- 2 stock cubes (meat)
- 2/3 carrots cubed
- 2large baking potatoes cubed
- 1large onion chopped
- Pinch of pepper
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- 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce
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Easy chicken & mushroom pie
- 2 large onions
- 450g chicken breast
- 200g mushrooms
- 1 desert spoon tomato pure (optional)
- 1 desert spoon garlic pure (optional)
- 1 egg
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Rhubarb Crumble
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- 2oz Margarine
- 2oz Sugar
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Maple Hot Chocolate
- 1/4 cup sugar
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