Dinner Recipes
Tomato & Mascarpone Pasta
What you'll need:
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250g pasta
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Salt to season pasta
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200ml tomato passata
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1 teaspoon tomato puree
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1 teaspoon very lazy garlic
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1/2 tub mascarpone
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1 tablespoon oil
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1 small finely diced onion
How to prepare:
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Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Add oil, garlic & tomato puree to sauce pan with onion.
Fry off gently for 5 minutes.
Add tomato puree & sugar.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add mascarpone.
Heat it all for a few minutes.
Drain pasta and mix together.
Roast Chicken Dinner
What you'll need:
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1 medium whole chicken
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200g potatoes
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Oatmeal stuffing
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Gravy
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6 carrots, cut in circles
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Neep or swede cut into chunks
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Peas
How to prepare:
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Cook the chicken according to the packet instructions.
Peel the potatoes & cut into quarters.
Par boil.
Mix in oil & salt.
Roast until crispy at 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6
Boil carrot & neeps together until soft, then mash together.
Use Bisto gravy.
Oatmeal stuffing follow package instructions for the microwave.
Boil peas according to packet instructions.
Mince, tatties, peas & carrots
What you'll need:
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500g pack of beef mince
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200g potatoes
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1 onion, diced
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Frozen baby carrots
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Frozen peas
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Bisto gravy
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1 tablespoon olive oil
How to prepare:
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Place the peeled & quartered potatoes into a saucepan with salt to boil. Approx 20/25 minutes.
Add the oil & onion to another saucepan.
Fry gently for 5 minutes.
Add the mince, stir until fully browned.
Add carrots, cover with water. Allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add Peas.
Add gravy.
Cook for 5 minutes then serve.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
What you'll need:
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12 skinless chicken thighs
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2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
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1 large onion chopped
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2 teaspoons very lazy garlic
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1 teaspoon ginger
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3 tablespoons tikka paste
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500ml passata
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1 tablespoon tomato puree
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1 tablespoon malt vinegar
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1 tablespoon light brown sugar
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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100ml double cream
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Microwave basmati rice
How to prepare:
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Heat the slow cooker.
Season the chicken thighs.
Put the oil in a wide frying pan and heat.
Once hot add chicken.
Brown the chicken.
Then transfer to the slow cooker.
Add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the pan & cook for a few minutes until softened.
Add a splash of water.
Add this mixture to the slow cooker.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the cream.
Cover with the lid.
Cook on low for 5-7 hours.
Add the cream.
Cook for 10/15 minutes.
Serve with rice.
Sausage Casserole
What you'll need:
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Pack of 12 pork sausages​
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1 onion, diced
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1 teaspoon very lazy garlic
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1 tablespoon brown sauce
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1 tablespoon tomato puree
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1 tin of baked beans
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200ml chicken gravy
How to prepare:
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Heat the slow cooker.
Cut sausages into 3.
Add sausages, garlic, onion, brown sauce & tomato puree, mix.
Add baked beans & gravy.
Cook for 4/5 hours on low.
Serve with mashed potato.
Spaghetti Bolognese
What you'll need:
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500g pack of beef mince
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1 onion, diced
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1 teaspoon very lazy garlic
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon tumeric
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1 teaspoon smoked paprika
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1 tablespoon tomato puree
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100ml beef stock
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250ml passata
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1 teaspoon granulated sugar
How to prepare:
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In a saucepan fry the onion & garlic in the oil. Add the mince, brown.
Add the turmeric and paprika.
Add the tomato puree, then stock.
Simmer for 5/10 mins.
Add the passata & sugar.
Simmer for 20/5 minutes.
Serve with spaghetti following the packet instructions.
