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Whatever you like sauce recipe

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So versatile! This recipe is also delicious if you have any left-over meat or sausage, which can be added to the sauce, to heat thoroughly. It is also delicious over pasta with cheese grated over, or if you are feeling extravagant with Goats cheese. Serves:   4 People Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 1 large onion chopped Tin chopped tomatoes or fresh if you have a glut from the garden cloves of garlic crushed 2 courgettes chopped small 1 green pepper chopped into small pieces 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs 1 teaspoon smoked Paprika Step by step: Fry the onion (and Chorizo if using) until it starts to soften. Add the rest of the ingredients for the sauce except for the tomatoes. Cook until softened on a lowish heat. Now add the tomatoes and then fill empty tin up with water and add the water to the pan. Bring to the boil, then

Plum and chocolate bread and butter pudding recipe

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A wickedly delicious dessert with that ‘feel good factor’ that makes any meal special.  A great recipe for Valentine’s Day! Serves:    2 People Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Ingredients 3 slices of stale bread Spreading of butter or spread 2 eggs 2 teaspoons of sugar 150ml carton (small) of single cream 6 dark ripe plums 100g bar of dark chocolate Method Pre-heat the oven to 160°C. Butter the slices of bread on one side and cut into fingers. Grate the chocolate. Stone and cut up the plums and stew them for about 10 minutes until soft in a little water. Arrange layers of bread, chocolate and plumbs in a medium dish until it is full. In a jug beat up the egg, add sugar and milk slowly and stir in the cream last. Pour the mixture over the bread and leave to soak for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with a little more chocolate. Pop in the oven and

Chicken Jambalaya Recipe

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A delicious and nutritional way of using leftover chicken which, along with bread and vegetables, is one of the most commonly thrown away foods. The recipe makes a mid-week meal extra-special with its jumble of cooking influences. Tasty and filling - and so easy to make! Just add in any veg you have left over from a meal - from peas and sweetcorn to roasted sweet potatoes. Peel the stringy bits from the celery before chopping to reduce the bitter taste. Even if you don’t have as much chicken as the recipe says, it still works well! Serves: 4 People Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 2 onions, peeled and sliced 2 sticks celery, sliced 1 green pepper, sliced 2 tablespoons of oil 100g mushrooms, sliced 400g (1 tin) chopped tomatoes 125ml chicken stock 125ml dry white wine 150g long grain rice 200-250g leftover chicken Step by step: Fry sliced onions,