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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken with Indian onion and tomato chutney

This is a great Indian recipe using chicken and which takes no time at all if you can have the onion and tomato chutney made ahead of time, its just a case of grilling some chicken.

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Asian recipes Chicken Fish Main course Salads

Thai chicken & prawn noodle salad

Thai chicken & prawn noodle salad is super healthy and so easy to make. Thai food is about balancing four main flavours, salt, spice, citrus and sweet, it just takes a bit of trial and error

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Beef Chicken Main course Mexican

Fajitas (version a)

Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 250g Meat (turkey steak, chicken breast or rump steak) cut into thin strips 1 Red onion, sliced 1 Clove garlic, chopped Half a green pepper and half a red pepper, sliced 1 Green or red chilli, chopped 1 tsp Smoked paprika 1 tsp Ground cumin Pinch of dried […]

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Healthy Main course Mediterranean Salads Vegetarian

Broccoli, feta and chickpea salad

Super healthy fresh salad, feta adds a great salty flavour to this salad and broccoli cooked al dente is the busness! Serves 2 Cooking time 15 mins Ingredients large head of broccoli (about 350g), cut into small florets 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed handful of sundried tomatoes, sliced handful of black […]

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Global Main course Pork

Marinated pork with kebab chilli sauce

Serves 2 Cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 2 good size pork eye loin chops 2 tbls of dark soy 2 tsp dark sugar 1 clove of garlic, sliced or crushed Good splash of olive oil for frying Sauce Handful of fresh mint and fresh coriander, finely chopped 200g fresh tomatoes, chopped 1 onion, finely diced […]

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Asian recipes Curries Fish Indian Main course Rice

Tuna pilau

Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients a glug of groundnut oil 1 onion, chopped 4-6 dried curry leaves 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp turmeric 1 tbsp curry powder 1 cup basmati rice 500ml vegetable stock half a cup of frozen peas 200g tin of tuna, drained squeeze of […]

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Fish Italian Main course

Smoked mackerel omlette

Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 150g-200g smoked mackerel 1 onion, finely chopped Olive oil 6 organic free-range eggs a handful of fresh parsley, chopped (optional) Method: Skin the mackerel and flake into a bowl, removing any bones.  Heat the grill to high. In a large non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil and […]

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Global Main course Mediterranean Pork

Pork with harissa sauce and salad

Serves 2 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 2 Pork chops or thick steaks Harissa paste 1 red pepper 1/4 coriander seeds 1/4 cumin seeds 1/4 caraway or fennel seeds 1 red onion, chopped 3 cloves of garlic, chopped 2 red chillies, chopped 1 dried red chilli, chopped 1/4 tbsp tomato puree (or ketchup) Pinch of […]

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Italian Main course Mediterranean Pasta

Pasta alla Puttanesca

Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients 500g pasta 4 tbsp olive oil 400g (1 tin) chopped tomatoes 1 red chilli, finely chopped (or pinch of chilli flakes) 8 anchovy fillets, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 25g butter (optional) 100g pitted black olives, sliced 2 tbsp capers, rinsed 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Method: Cook […]

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Italian Mediterranean Pasta

Pasta with broccoli, anchovy and chilli

Serves 1 Cooking time 20 mins Ingredients 80-100g short pasta olive oil 2-3 anchovies (from a jar or tin) small clove garlic, chopped pinch of dried chilli flakes 6-8 small florets of broccoli 1 tomato, chopped chopped parsley squeeze of lemon juice black pepper Method: Perfect for lunch or a quick weeknight tea. Cook the […]