Chicken liver parfait that’s smooth unctuous and rich. Vary it around the amount of ingredients you have, it’s very accommodating
Less than 500 calories
Weekend Baguette Recipe
Would you like a foolproof baguette recipe? And no kneading either. Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, and with a lovely texture that’s chewy and delicious.
Chicken with butternut squash and pesto tart
An easy and adaptable tart using puff pastry. Topped with pesto, butternut squash and chicken. Good cold the next day too as a packed lunch
Sweetcorn Soup
Ideal for lunches at home, or in a flask at work, this super easy sweetcorn soup recipe is nutritious, warming, filling and inexpensive.
Aubergine Ragu – Eggplant Ragu – Melanzane a Funghetto
This is a very simple dish, cooked on the hob, in a single pan. Just aubergine, tomatoes and olive oil, simmered slowly to an unctuous silkiness. Absolutely gorgeous just on its own, hot or room temperature. Stir through pasta, top a jacket potato or use as part of a mezze.
Swede Mash (Rutabaga) with ginger, nutmeg and a little cream
This easy swede mash can be used a side or a main course. Make it vegan by using a vegan cream. Swede mash is a common side dish, but this has fresh ginger, generous nutmeg and chilli to add extra flavour and a touch of creaminess.
It tastes really good and may even convert small (or large!) veggie phobes!
Easy No-Knead Focaccia
This vegan focaccia bread is light and fluffy, with a crunchy outside and you can top it with many different things. It goes with almost everything too! It’s a no-knead recipe, so you just need to stir it all together with a spoon and give it a little squish to amalgamate everything.
Raisin Pancakes
Gorgeous raisiny pancakes. Use whatever dried fruit you have. Super quick, a great hollow leg filler. Vegan too
Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad
A shredded Brussel sprout salad, with sliced carrot, dried cranberries, walnuts and a cranberry dressing. Light and delicious
Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)
This spicy carrot and lentil soup uses chicken stock made when processing a roast chicken carcass. The stock brings a great deal of flavour to the soup.
Chicken & Sweetcorn Recipe for a tart – Stretch A Chicken (5)
A delicious tart made with chicken, onion and sweetcorn. Part of a series to see how many many portions I could get from 1 chicken
Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)
Chicken and vegetable risotto made from leftover roasted chicken, red pepper, and pak choi. Made without wine