Sausage Paella
Sausage Paella
- · Omit chicken and add extra sausages. Use chicken sausages if you like.
Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 2 thick beef sausages
- · 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- · 550g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
- · 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- · 1 medium red capsicum, finely chopped
- · 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- · 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- · 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- · 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
- · 400g can diced tomatoes
- · 2 cups chicken stock
- · ¾ cup frozen peas
- · ½ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
Method:
- 1. Heat a large heavy-based frying pan over moderately high heat. Add sausages; cook and turn for 6-8 minutes or until brown and cooked. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil; rest for 5 minutes. Cut into 1cm – thick slices.
- 2. Reduce heat to medium. Add oil and chicken to frying pan. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Add onion, capsicum and garlic. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until soft.
- 3. Add cumin, turmeric, rice, tomato and stock to frying pan. Stir until well combined. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until rice is tender.
- Remove lid. Stir in peas and sausage. Cook a further 1-2 minutes or until heated. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve at once.
Sausage Bake
Sausage Bake
- · Rosemary is a very easy herb to grow in pots; snip to use.
- · So easy from oven to table – let the family serve themselves
Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- · ½ Falcones Turkish Pide, cut into 2cm cubes
- · ¼ cup rice bran or vegetable oil
- · ½ cup grated tasty cheese
- · 600g baby (chat) potatoes, quartered
- · 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- · 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
- · 8 beef chipolata sausages
- · 4 large ripe roma tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
- · ½ cup pitted kalamata olives
- · 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- · Sour cream, to serve
Method:
- Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan forced. Place bread in a roasting pan; drizzle with half oil. Toss gently. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Cool slightly. Break into pieces then transfer to a medium bowl.
- Combine potato, garlic, remaining oil and rosemary in pan. Season with salt. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Add sausages to pan; bake for 15 minutes. Add tomato; bake for a further 10 minutes or until potato and sausages are brown and cooked.
- Stir in olives and croutons. Sprinkle with parsley; dollop with cream. Serve at once.
Crumbed Chicken & Coleslaw
Crumbed Chicken & Coleslaw
- · To skin drumstick, pull skin towards knuckle; trim.
- · Cornflake crumbs are gluten free.
Serves 4
Preparation: 25 minutes + 15 to chill
Cooking: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 1/3 cup plain flour
- · 2 cups Cornflake crumbs
- · 2 eggs
- · ¼ cup milk
- · 8 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- · Cooking oil spray
- · ¼ (250g) savoy cabbage, core removed, shredded
- · 1 large carrot, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks
- · 150g snow peas, thinly sliced lengthwise
- · 3 green onions, finely chopped
- · ½ cup egg mayonnaise
- · 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
- · 1 clove garlic, crushed
- · 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- · Lemon wedges, to serve
Method:
- Place flour and crumbs on separate plates. Whisk eggs with milk in a medium bowl. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Dip chicken in flour, then egg mixture and crumbs to coat evenly. Place on prepared tray. Cover with plastic food wrap; chill for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan forced. Spray chicken with oil. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden and cooked.
- Meanwhile, combine cabbage, carrot, snow peas and onion in a large bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, mustard, garlic and juice; add to the coleslaw. Toss to combine. Season with salt.
- Spoon coleslaw onto plates; top with chicken. Serve with lemon wedges.
Chicken & Leek Pie
Chicken & Leek Pie
- · Make more stock; add an extra 3 cups water to drumsticks. Freeze leftover stock up to 3 months.
Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes + 10 to cool
Cooking: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 6 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- · 80g butter
- · 1 leek, pale section only, thinly sliced
- · 400g kumara, peeled, cut into 1cm cubes
- · 1 clove garlic, crushed
- · ¼ cup plain flour
- · ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- · 4 slices day-old white bread, crusts trimmed, cut into 1 cm cubes
- · 1/3 cup shredded parmesan
Method:
- Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan. Ass 2 cups water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a chopping board; reserve cooking liquid. Remove meat from bones. Discard bones; roughly shred meat. Wipe pan clean.
- Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease a 25cm (top measurement), 7-cup pie dish. Melt 60g butter in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook and stir leek and kumara for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Sprinkle flour over vegetables. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in reserved cooking liquid. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken and parsley.
- Melt remaining butter. Place bread in a medium bowl; drizzle with butter. Add parmesan; toss to combine. Spoon chicken mixture into prepared dish; top with bread mixture. Bake for 10 minutes or until top is golden.
Spinach & Ham Pizza
Spinach & Ham Pizza
Serves 4
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 4 pieces Sorj Lite wholemeal flat bread (one per person)
- · Crisco cooking oil spray
- · 500g frozen chopped spinach, thawed 2/3 cup Bulla low-fat cottage cheese
- · 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- · ½ cup Leggo’s Sugo di Pomodoro Sauce
- · 1 1/3 cups Perfect Italiano Pizza Plus cheese
- · 250g Don Shaved Ham
- · 1/3 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Place bread on baking trays. Lightly spray with oil. Bake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, using hands, squeeze out excess liquid from spinach.
- Finely chop spinach; place in a medium bowl. Add cottage cheese and garlic and mix well.
- Spread each piece of bread with sauce. Divide spinach mixture evenly between each piece of bread; sprinkle with half the shredded cheese. Top with ham, olives and remaining shredded cheese. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is crisp and cheese golden brown. Cut to serve.
Glazed Chicken With Corn Salad
Glazed Chicken With Corn Salad
- · Use 310g can corn kernels instead of baby corn.
- · You can use a plum or a mixture of soy sauce and honey as a glaze.
Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes + 30 minutes to marinate
Cooking: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 8 chicken drumsticks
- · ½ cup hoisin sauce
- · Cooking oil spray
- · 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- · 500g pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1cm cubes
- · 200g green beans, trimmed
- · 115g packet baby corn, cut into 2cm pieces
- · 1 medium red onion, halved, thinly sliced
- · 1 clove garlic, crushed
- · 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 3 teaspoons sesame oil
- · ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
Method:
- Combine chicken and hoisin sauce in a large glass bowl. Cover with plastic food wrap; chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Cover a baking tray with foil; grease foil with spray. Arrange chicken on prepared tray (reserve and sauce in bowl). Bake for 30 minutes, rushing occasionally with reserved sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds; bake for a further 10 minutes or until cooked and sticky.
- Meanwhile, place pumpkin in a streaming basket over a saucepan of simmering water. Steam for 7 minutes. Add beans and corn; steam for 2-3 minutes more or until vegies are tender and beans bright green. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well. Transfer vegies to a large bowl; add onion, garlic, soy sauce, oil and coriander. Season with salt; toss to combine.
- Spoon salad onto plates; top with chicken.
Roast Chicken Pasta
Roast Chicken Pasta
- · Omit sun-dried tomatoes.
- · Use frozen chopped spinach if you like; thaw, then squeeze out excess liquid.
Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 6 chicken drumsticks
- · Cooking oil spray
- · 375g penne
- · 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- · 4 rashers bacon, rind removed, chopped
- · 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- · 1 cup chicken stock
- · 1 cup cream
- · ½ cup drained sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- · 1 bunch English spinach, shredded
- · ½ cup shredded parmesan
Method:
- Place chicken in a roasting pan. Spray with oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove meat from bones. Discard bones. Chop meat roughly.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10-12 minutes or until tender but firm to the bite; drain. Return to pan.
- Spray onion with oil, Heat a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook and stir onion for 2 minutes. Add bacon and garlic: cook and stir for 5 minutes more. Add stock and cream. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato and chicken. Remove sauce from heat.
- Add sauce, spinach and half the parmesan to pasta. Season with salt; toss to combine. Spoon into bowls; top with remaining parmesan. Serve at once.
Pad Si Ew
Pad Si Ew
- · Use frozen mixed vegies.
- · Add toasted sesame seeds of you like.
- · You can use thinly sliced beef rump steak; cooking times will vary
Serves 4
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 6 chicken drumsticks
- · Cooking oil spray
- · 450g packet fresh rice noodles
- · ½ cup chicken stock
- · 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- · 2 tablespoons Chang’s oyster sauce
- · 1 medium red onion, halved, cut into thin wedges
- · 175g bunch broccolini, cut into 3 equal lengths
- · 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- · 3cm piece fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks
- · 2 baby bok choy, roughly shredder
- · 150g snow peas, trimmed
- · 1 cup bean sprouts, rinsed
- · 1 fresh long red chilli, thinly sliced
Method:
- Place chicken in a roasting pan. Spray with oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove meat from bones. Discard bones. Chop meat roughly.
- Meanwhile, soak noodles in boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until soft. Using a fork, spereate strands. Drain well. Combine stock and sauces in a small bowl.
- Heat a wok over moderately high heat. Spray onion with oil. Stir-fry onion for 2 minutes. Add broccolini, garlic and ginger to work; stor-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken, noodle and remaining vegies, except chilli, to wok; stor-fry for 1-2 minutes or until hot. Add stock mixture; bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Spoon into bowls; top with chilli. Serve at once.
Chermoulla Paste
Chermoulla Paste
- · Stir leftover paste with natural yogurt or sour cream to make a dip.
- · Chermoulla is a North African spice paste. Use on fish or chicken.
- · Store leftover paste, covered, in fridge.
Makes about 2/3 cup
Preparation: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- · 1 cup chopped coriander
- · 1 small red onion, halved, chopped
- · 2 fresh long green chillies, chopped
- · 2 fresh long red chillies, chopped
- · 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- · 1 small lemon, zest finely grated, juiced
- · 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- · 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- · 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
Method:
- Process all ingredients to form a paste.
Chermoulla Lamb With Beans
Chermoulla Lamb With Beans
- · Cook lentils rather than buying. Simmer 1 cup raw brown lentils for 30 minutes or 1 cup red lentils for 8 minutes or until just tender. Drain; cool under cold water.
- · Cook lemons on grill if you like.
Serves 4
Preparation: 20 minutes + 30 to marinate
Cooking: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- · Chermoulla Paste (recipe follows)
- · 8 x 150g lamb loin chops
- · Cooking oil spray
- · 250g green beans, topped, cut in half diagonally
- · 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- · 400g can brown lentils, rinsed
- · ½ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- · 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- · 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- · 1 clove garlic, crushed
- · Natural yogurt & lemon wedges, to serve
Method:
- Make Chermoulla Paste as recipe directs. Place lamb and half paste in a glass bowl; turn lamb to coat. Cover with plastic food wrap; chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat a char-grill or barbecue on high. Spray lamb with oil; grill lamb, brushing with remaining paste, for 3-4 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Transfer lamb to a plate. Cover with foil; rest for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes or until bright green and tender. Drain; refresh in cold water. Transfer beans to a medium bowl; add tomato, lentils, parsley, juice, oil and garlic. Toss to combine. Season with alt and pepper.
- Spoon bean salad onto plates. Top with lamb. Serve with yogurt and lemon wedges.
