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Chicken pasta with caramelised onions

Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 red onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges 2 tsp sugar 1 red pepper 4 skinless chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced 4 spring onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 250ml low-fat evaporated milk 250ml chicken stock 2 tbsp...

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Smoked trout and creamy pasta

Serves 4 Ingredients Salt and freshly ground black pepper 350g dried whole-wheat pasta 300ml reduced fat crème fraiche Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp olive oil 225g smoked trout or mackerel, skin removed 100g frozen peas 100g baby spinach leaves Methods Cook the pasta in a...

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Beef Fajitas

Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 500g rump steak, thinly sliced 1 red onion, sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 1 yellow pepper, sliced 1-2 chillies, seeded and finely chopped ½ tsp chilli powder 2 tsp sweet paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander Juice of 1...

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Spinach, ricotta, pine nut and dill tart

Serves 2 Ingredients 320g ready-rolled short crust pastry Flour for dusting 250g baby spinach leaves 2 medium free-range eggs 150g ricotta Splash of cream 25g Parmesan, grated Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 2-3 tbsp roughly chopped fresh dill 3 tbsp pine nuts, toasted...

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Lamb and chickpea tagine with couscous

Lamb and chickpea tagine with couscous

Serves 8-10 Ingredients 3 tbsp sunflower oil 1 kg boneless shoulder of lamb, cut into 2-3cm cubes, trimmed of fat or gristle Salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 onions, peeled and finely sliced 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced 3 tsp ground cumin 3 tsp...

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Mild lamb curry with coriander rice

Mild lamb curry with coriander rice

Serves 6 Ingredients 3 tbsp. sunflower oil 4 onions, peeled and sliced 1kg lamb should, cut into 2cm dice and fat removed 2 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground turmeric ¼ tsp seeds from about 8 cardamom pods 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely...

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Cheesy winter vegetable crumble

Serves 6 Ingredients 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 5cm chunks 1 small turnip, peeled and cut into 5cm chunks 1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 5cm chunks 1 potato,...

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Moroccan Autumn stew with coriander couscous

Serves 4 Ingredients 6 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 400g tin chopped tomatoes 400g tin chickpeas, drained 900ml vegetable stock 100g dried apricots, halved 1 tsp honey Large bunch fresh coriander,...

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Fish pie

Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 800g mixture of skinless fish fillets, e.g. salmon, cod, hake, haddock 150ml white wine Juice of ½ lemon 50g butter, diced ½ tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 150g mushrooms, sliced 225ml...

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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

By Dr. Karen Lindsay and Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe Serves 4-6 Ingredients 5 green cardamom pods 300g basmati rice Salt and freshly ground black pepper 25g butter 1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 1 tbsp root ginger,...

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