Parmesan Chicken

19Jul08

Ingredients
Chicken breasts
Breadcrumbs
Parmesan cheese
Egg
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Firstly, wrap individual chicken breasts in some clingfilm and pound with a rolling pin until thin.
When this is done heat a frying pan with a little bit of olive oil in the bottom.
On a plate mix breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.  Also beat the egg on plate.
Dip the [...]

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Easy Peasy Chicken and Leek Pie

13Jul08

Oh my goodness!!  Yesterday I made a chicken and leek pie with Jus Rol puff pastry sheets.  They are like ready rolled sheets of pastry and just the perfect size for a pie.  My pie was so so easy and totally yummy.

Ingredients
2 onions
2 sheets of ready rolled puff pastry
4 chicken breasts
2 leeks
1 can condensed chicken [...]

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Hubby’s Burgers

04Jul08

Ingredients
500g lean mince
1 generous teaspoon of mustard
2-3 good handfuls of porridge oats (just to make it less wet)
1 egg
80ml of coke
2 finely chopped onions
4 minced cloves of garlic
Splash of tobasco
1 teaspoon of cumin
2 teaspoons of fresh finely chopped rosemary
1 teaspoon of dried oregano

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix well using your [...]

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Awesome Simple Potato Salad

15Jun08

O0o0o0oh I had this for yesterday because I could not find anything else in the house. It was delicious! The recipe is below but I am sure you could add any other items you feel like :)
Ingredients
Baby potatoes with skins on
A dollop of mayonnaise
A teaspoon of english mustard
Cherry tomatoes, halved
2 small onions, chopped
A [...]

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Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes

13May08

Ingredients
3 large potatoes (or as many as you would like)
6 slices of streaky bacon, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp mustard
grated cheese for the top
olive oil
salt and pepper

I normally drizzle olive oil, salt and black pepper on top of the potatoes before I bake them so the skin goes nice and crispy.  Bake at [...]

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Chicken Pasta Bake

12May08

Chicken Pasta Bake is on of my mother in laws specialities, but I have taken the recipe and changed it a bit and added bits here and there.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
2 cans of condensed chicken soup
1 1/2 cups white wine
2 large onions chopped finely
6 bacon rashers chopped up small
500g of pasta
Small can of sweetcorn (or any [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

12May08

Monday – Chili Enchiladas
Tuesday – Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon
Wednesday – Baked Potatoes with Tuna Salad Mayonnaise
Thursday – Chicken Pasta Bake
Friday- Chicken Pasta Bake
Saturday – Shepherd’s Pie
Sunday – Shepherd’s Pie
When I cook a pasta bake or a shepherd’s pie (two of our favourites), they normally last 2 nights as there is only [...]

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Hubby’s Simple Chili (very easy)

11May08

My husband is king chili maker and last night was one of the best, I’ve added his very own recipe :)

Ingredients
500g lean steak mince
2 cans chopped tomatoes
3 large onions
3 red and 3 green chillis
2 beef stock cubes
2 chicken stock cubes
5 cloves garlic
2 jars pinto beans (or kidney)
a lot of mild chilli powder… (personal taste)
teaspoon cumin
teaspoon [...]

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Favourite Sunday Roast!

06May08

Oh how my husband and I love having a roast dinner. On Sunday we had a roast chicken with roast potatoes, gravy and carrot and parsnip mash.
I slow cooked the chicken:
Put the chicken in the slow cooker and cut small slits in the top… about 6… put a sliver of garlic and a little fresh [...]

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Tipsy Chicken (very easy)

28Apr08

I have been wanting to get use out of our slow cooker for a long time now. They are so convenient and with a baby on the way it will be a great time saver so i thought it best to get using it now. This recipe is so easy and a real [...]

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Parmesan Risotto

25Apr08

For dinner last night I tried my hand at a parmesan risotto and asparagus wrapped in bacon. It turned out well and the parmesan, bacon and asparagus went together beautifully. I got the risotto recipe from ‘Complete Vegetarian’ by Nicola Graimes and the bacon/ asparagus I got from my head! Risotto is really easy [...]

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Tags: asparagus, bacon, cooking, housewife, parmesan, recipe, risotto