Chicken Burrito Rice Bowls
Serves 4 | 30 minutes Ingredients: 4 (about 400g) chicken breast fillets Olive oil, for grilling and dressing 1 tsp (5ml) each paprika and cumin Salt and milled pepper 1 can (400g) corn kernels, drained and patted dry 1 packet (200g) medley tomatoes 1 packet (250g) snacking peppers 1 can (400g) black beans or red kidney beans 1 punnet (20g) fresh coriander, chopped 3 limes 3 cups (750ml) cooked white long-grain rice Method […]
Halloumi Burgers With Zingy Slaw
Serves 4 | Less than 30 minutes INGREDIENTS Dressing: 1 red chilli, chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 2 Tbsp (30ml) white-wine vinegar 2 Tbsp (30ml) water Juice (30ml) of 1 lime 1 Tbsp (15ml) grated palm sugar or castor sugar Slaw: 1 firm mango, cut into matchsticks ¼ pineapple, cut into matchsticks 4 […]
Hasselback Potatoes
Serves 6 | Less than 1 hour INGREDIENTS Blue-cheese butter: 1 pack (100g) blue cheese, crumbled ½ cup (125ml) butter, softened 3 spring onions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped Hasselback potatoes: 6-8 (about 1-2kg) large sweet potatoes, scrubbed and unpeeled Salt and milled pepper METHOD Combine blue-cheese butter […]
Vanilla, coconut and banana smoothie
Serves 4 | Less than 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 overripe bananas ¼ cup (60ml) coconut milk ½ cup (125ml) water, chilled ½ cup (125ml) PnP double-cream plain yoghurt Seeds of 1 vanilla pod ¼ cup (60ml) oats Toasted coconut shavings, for serving METHOD Blitz bananas, coconut milk, water, yoghurt, vanilla and oats in a food processor […]
Ginger-Dumpling Pudding
Serves 4 | Less than 30 minutes INGREDIENTS Dumplings: ½ cup (125ml) orange (or apricot) marmalade ½ cup (125g) butter ½ cup (125ml) milk 2 tsp (10ml) bicarbonate of soda 1½ cups (225g) flour, sifted 1 tsp (5ml) ground cinnamon ½ tsp (3ml) salt Syrup: 2 cups (500ml) orange juice 1 cup (250ml) water 1 cup (250ml) sugar 1 tsp (5ml) ground ginger 1 tsp […]
Passion Fruit Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1½ packets (150g each) PnP coconut T-biscuits ⅔ cup (160ml) butter, melted 2 tubs (250g each) cream cheese ½ tub (125ml) sour cream 1 cup (250g) castor sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup (60ml) passion fruit pulp, strained + ⅓ cup (80ml) for topping 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence Method: Blitz T-biscuits to fine crumbs in a food processor. Add butter and blitz until combined. […]
Chicken Pie Soup
INGREDIENTS Glug olive oil 1 punnet (250g) button mushrooms Salt and milled pepper 1 small onion, sliced ½ packet (150g) leeks, washed and sliced 3 sticks celery, chopped 2 large carrots, chopped 2 Tbsp (30ml) chopped thyme 2-4 chicken breasts on the bone 6 cups (1.5L) good-quality chicken stock 1 tub (250ml) cream 1 Tbsp […]
Lasagne
INGREDIENTS 2 Tbsp (30ml) olive oil 1 packet (200g) bacon, diced 1 onion, chopped 2 sticks celery, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 500g pork mince 500g beef mince 1 cup (250ml) milk 1 sachet (50g) tomato paste 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ cups (375ml) red wine 2 cans (410g each) whole peeled tomatoes 1 ½ cups (375ml) beef stock 4 bay leaves Salt and milled pepper […]
Chickpea Samoosa
Ingredients: 2 tsp (10ml) canola oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp (30ml) harissa paste (any chilli paste works well too) 1 can (400g) chickpeas, roughly mashed ½ packet (150g) Swiss chard, shredded 1 packet (500g) phyllo pastry, defrosted Low-fat or regular milk, for brushing Crushed cumin seeds, coriander seeds and sesame seeds For serving: Handful fresh coriander Tomato and onion sambal (optional) Method: Heat oil in a […]
Veggie Noodles Recipe
Ingredients Vegetable oil, for frying 1 tsp (5ml) sesame oil (optional) 2 tsp (10ml) PnP garlic and ginger paste 300g tenderised steak, cut into strips 4 cups (1L) green vegetables, cut into strips 2 packets (73g each) 2-minute noodles, cooked (without seasoning sachet) 2 Tbsp (30ml) low sodium soy sauce Method Heat a glug of vegetable oil (and sesame […]