Recipes From Cuisine: Italian
Chicken and King Prawn Orzo One Pan
3 or 4 chicken breasts chopped King prawns, handful 300g orzo pasta 400g tin chopped tomatoes/passata 500ml boiling water Mangetout, handful 1 Bell pepper, sliced Handful of asparagus tips Few chopped spring onions Heat some oil in a pan/wok and add the orzo. Fry for a minute. Add the chopped/passata ...
Read moreMeatballs in Tomato Sauce
500 g Minced Pork (or a mix of pork/beef….or beef) 1 small onion, finely chopped Splash of tomato ketchup 1 chicken stock cube chopped Salt and pepper Flour for dusting Sprinkle of paprika Sprinkle of cumin Simple tomato sauce: 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 carton Passata 1/2 carton of water ...
Read moreBroccoli Cheese Pasta
Pasta shells, macaroni or other shapes 1 large broccoli head 100g grated cheese (added at the end) PASTA SAUCE 2 tsp grated lemon zest 2 tbsp lemon juice 5 tbsp olive oil 30g parmesan or hard cheese, finely grated 1 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp mixed herbs of oregano 1/2 tsp ...
Read moreCreamy Courgette Pasta Sauce
Creamy Pasta Sauce (Courgette/ Zucchini) 50g butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 2 courgette (zucchini), box grated 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1 cup double cream 3/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated 1 cup peas or corn or a ...
Read moreMeatballs without the Meat.
Ingredients 1 head of broccoli 2 cups breadcrumbs 4 spring onions, chopped 1 cup grated cheese 2 eggssalt and pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon curry powder Method Remove the florets from the broccoli and drop into salted boiling water for 3 or 4 minutes until cooked but not soft. ...
Read moreGnocchi Alla Romano
You’ve heard of potato gnocchi, I don’t mean the little lumps of rubber you can buy in a bag. I mean the little light fluffy dumplings that are dropped into boiling water for a few minutes. They only serve in proper Italian restaurants or make on a Thursday when it’s ...
Read moreAubergine (Eggplant) Parmigiano
Following on from the Aubergine Rollatini recipe here’s a similar one. Ingredients 1 large aubergine / eggplant 2eggs whisked 2 cups of dried breadcrumbs. Dry out in the oven for a couple of minutes and set aside. about 6oz – 3 handfuls of large grated white cheese. To be authentic it ...
Read moreAubergine (Eggplant) Rollatini
Ingredients 1 large aubergine / eggplant Mixture. 1 250g tub of Ricotta cheese 1 handful of large grated white cheese. To be authentic it would be mozzarella. I used Cornish Cove from M&S. Optional another handful of finely grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese (which I forgot to add) 1 handful ...
Read more5 Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce
A large consignment of 5 roasted vegetable pasta sauce. An excellent base sauce for any pasta dish. Bag it up and throw it in the freezer. 2 red onions, 1 white onion, 2 courgettes, 3 large carrots, 2 orange peppers. chopped garlic and chilli. salt and lots of black pepper ...
Read moreSweet Potato Gnocchi
Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan Cheese 2 cups flour 1 egg Method Prick the potatoes and roast in the oven at 200c for 40 minutes or microwave for 10 minutes. 200c for 40 min or 10 min in micro Mash the potatoes then add 1/2 cup ...
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