A Different kind of recipe

That was meant to be on tonight's dinner thread, not on here!

couscous with mixed roasted veg, topped with chicken in a satay sauce with cucumber and spring onions.

I had a lovely bath after an afternoon's gardening while it cooked.

Glad you enjoyed it Rose. I like it because you can throw it together, stick it in the oven and do something useful while it's cooking

That does sound nice, kitty. I always have lots of chicken thighs in the freezer, too.

We did have it for dinner last night and it was delicious, thank you Kitty. DH kept saying 'this is tasty' as he took a 2nd then 3rd helping!

I know it is, kitty, but I have been to WW today and found I was going upwards instead of downwards . And I had already taken the virtuous skinless chicken out of the freezer, so will have to use it.

I could make a nice creamy korma instead

I have a nice dish that is easy to make with smoked haddock (am making it at the weekend)

You need

2 onions - chopped
5/6 tomatoes - chopped
1 fresh red chilli - de-seed and dice finely
2 red peppers - de-seed and slice
2 garlic cloves
black pepper
Ground nut oil

Cook all above in a pan for approx 20 minutes then add the smoked haddock - the fish cooks in a few minutes on top of the above then its ready to serve.

I just shred the haddock instead of cutting and serve with rice

It's the crispy skin that is the best bit though rose

Might try that tonight, kitty, as I have all the ingredients and was wondering what to do with the chicken (they are skinless and filleted - see what I mean about never following a recipe properly). I will add a couple more glugs of olive oil!

I always follow a recipe first time so I know what I am aiming for but then......

One of our favourite meals is just thrown into the oven for an hour or so!

Chicken thighs [with bone and skin]
New potatoes halved
Peppers sliced and de-seeded
Red onions peeled and cut into 6/8 wedges
A head of garlic bashed and papery skin discarded
Cherry tomatoes or halved larger ones

Stick in a roasting tin, add a few glugs of olive oil, salt and pepper.

Mix with your hands. Ensure the chicken is near the top.

Roast at Gas 6.

Here it is, Aka, I just never follow a recipe exactly! As mentioned earlier, I peel the beetroot first and chop it into quarters if it is small. I know some people like to follow a recipe exactly, but I am a bit slap-dash!

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/roastbeetroot_72797

We often have chicken, very little meat, so I make different casseroles.
One with coconut milk and peas.
One with orange juice and rosemary.
Always plenty of onions.

I'm going to try that recipe today rose I love roast beetroot

As long as you peel the beetroot, Aka!

It is very tasty, makes a change from baked beans.

Can I come to your house Roses sounds yummy?

We like roasted red onion, garlic and beetroot with sausage and mash these days (instead of baked beans!).

Use good sausages and nice creamy mashed potatoes. A couple of red onions cut into quarters, peeled garlic cloves and peeled raw beetroot (peel and cut up wearing those vinyl gloves otherwise they stain your hands). Roast in olive oil in the oven, add some thyme if you like, when cooked through make a glaze of about 2 tbs. of chicken stock and balsamic vinegar and reduce on the hob. It is an adaptation of an Anthony Worrall Thompson recipe - he roasts the beetroots then peels them, but I peel them first and it seems to work fine.

We had halloumi cooked on the bbq yesterday - yummy.

Sorry what is "han meranade feta"???

jane funny enough my brother in law-now passed bless him- used to cook this when there was a family gathering at their house.

It really is nice and I love it . thank you for the Delia recipe because brother in law never put mushrooms in it so that would make it taste much better!

anney I love mushrooms but can not think outside the box when cooking them, han meranade feta sounds lovely, so glad I asked this question Thank you

This is really nice, we are having it tomorrow. With the roasted veg underneath!

www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/pork/pork-chops-baked-with-wild-mushrooms-and-creme-fraiche.html

Except I just use ordinary mushrooms and often use greek yoghourt instead of crème fraiche.

Sainsbury's Magazine July issue, page 61.
Mushrooms with marinated Feta.
I adapted the recipe, I had 3 Peppers to use up.
Also I didn't Barbecue, baked in the oven.
A very easy dish I am looking forward to trying with mushrooms next time.

mmm*glamm*, you see this is what I mean, I would never really think of getting a dish of veg and place on top marinated chicken and cook. I would cook seperatly, but your suggestion would make for a much more flavioured meal.

I now am writing all these recipe ideas down, because they are all good, thank you

Paula8 Quite a few of the Supermarkets now have recipes for you to take away with you Morrisons do a quite good selection and Asda's free booklet is excellent some months, I tend to cook chunky veg (same as janerowena) and my favourite is the veg topped with marinated chicken (any flavour) or nice fillets of fish,which ever is in season and cheapest makes for a delicious change to everyday meal times.

There are loads of recipes in the recipe section Paula all listed in different categories - worth a look!