Courgette “Meatballs” and Curry Gravy Recipe
Recipe for Courgette "Meatballs" and Curry Gravy. Serve immediately with basmati rice and/or roti or naan bread. Serves 4 with something else on the side.
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Recipes using Peppers as a main ingredient
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Celery and Sweet Pepper Pickle Recipe
Recipe for Celery and Sweet Pepper Pickle. A crunchy pickle that is excellent with fish dishes and cold meats. Makes about 3 lbs (1.4 kg) of pickle.
Spicy Potato Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Recipe for Spicy Potato Stuffed Peppers. Serve hot or room temperature and it goes well with some yoghurt with chopped mint stirred through it. Very filling
Spinach and Egg Curry Recipe
Recipe for Spinach and Egg Curry. The coconut milk gives this simple curry a great depth of flavour and adds an appealing edge of sweetness. Serves 4 to 6.
Sweet Pepper Jelly Recipe
Recipe for Sweet Pepper Jelly. An unusual jelly that is great with cold meats, especially lamb and chicken. Also goes well with prawns and cream cheese.
Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe
Recipe for Bread and Butter Pickles. The perfect accompaniment to your sandwiches and cold meats. Also a way to use up some of the glut of cucumbers!
Chilli Jam Recipe
Recipe for Chilli Jam. This recipe can be adapted to use up gluts. I have made it with red peppers, celery and even rhubarb! Courgettes are our favourite.
Tagliatelle with Spinach Gnochi and Tomato Sauce Recipe
Recipe for Tagliatelle with Spinach Gnochi and Tomato Sauce . Serves 4 and makes an interesting and delicious way of getting your "greens".
Haricot Bean and Rice Casserole Recipe
Recipe for Haricot Bean and Rice Casserole. As well as the beans and rice, another way to use peppers, courgettes and aubergines. Serves 4.
Vegetable and Rice Pie Recipe
Recipe for Vegetable and Rice Pie. Any leftover cooked veggies that you have in the fridge can be used in this pie. Serves 4.
Vegetable Korma Recipe
Recipe for Vegetable Korma. A subtle and aromatic curry dish that serves 4. Serve with basmati rice and poppadums.
Instant Pot Vegetable Risotto Recipe
Recipe for Instant Pot Vegetable Risotto. A simple and filling recipe for an electric pressure cooker. Can also be made in a stove top pressure cooker.
“Meaty” Vegan Chilli Recipe
This meaty vegan chilli recipe is a hit with both vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Incredibly simple to make, frugal, and very tasty too.
Sweetcorn & Runner Bean Relish Recipe
Recipe for Sweetcorn and Runner Bean Relish. A good accompaniment for chicken, fish and vegetables and delicious in pasta salads and fried rice.
Sweet Chilli Jam Recipe
This sweet chilli jam recipe is straightforward to make and produces an unusual jam that can be used as an accompaniment to a curry like a mango chutney.
Courgette, Bacon, Chilli, Garlic & Pesto Pasta Recipe
Recipe for Courgette, Bacon, Chilli, Garlic & Pesto Pasta. These ingredients are for serving two but can obviously be adapted for more people.
Herby Dumpling Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
Recipe for Herby Dumpling Turkey Pot Pie. Delicious anytime but perfect on a cold winter's night. A great way to use up leftover turkey after Christmas.
Sweet Green Pickle Recipe
Recipe for Sweet Green Pickle. Makes about 5.5kg (12lb) and the vegetables can vary with the seasons so a good way to use up gluts and surplus
Red Pepper Tapas Recipe
Recipe for Red Pepper Tapas. Brilliant with hard-boiled eggs and tuna. You can char the peppers whole over a gas flame before skinning.
All Vegetable Spicy Stir Fry Recipe
Recipe for All Vegetable Spicy Stir Fry. Ready when the greens are wilting, but the firm vegetables still have a little crunch left. Serves 2.
Peppers stuffed with Chickpeas and Onions in a Tomato sauce Recipe
Recipe for Peppers stuffed with Chickpeas and Onions in a Tomato sauce. Healthy, balanced vegetarian meal Enough for 6 helpings, serve with crusty bread.
Basil and Courgette Pasta Bake Recipe
Recipe for Basil and Courgette Pasta Bake. Easy to make, takes about 10 minutes to prepare and less than 40 minutes in total to cook. Serves 4 to 6.
Layered Savoury Pancake Stack Recipe
Recipe for Layered Savoury Pancake Stack. Easy and quick vegetarian meal sufficient for 2 people. Serve with a mixed salad.
Turkish Stuffed Aubergine Recipe – Imam Bayildi (The priest fainted)
Recipe for Turkish Stuffed Aubergine - Imam Bayildi (The priest fainted). Serve warm or at room temperature with flatbread and yoghurt dip.
Summer Pasta Salad Recipe
Recipe for Summer Pasta Salad. This is very easy to prepare, delicious to eat, and always impresses people, perfect for barbecues, picnics, summer dining.
Red and White Bean Curry Recipe
Recipe for Red and White Bean Curry. You can use any beans you like or have in stock and include extra vegetables. Serves 4 to 6 people and freezes well.
Prawn Tikki Recipe
Recipe for Prawn Tikki. Gorgeous with large salad and a yoghourt and cucumber raita. An unusual dish combining potatoes with prawns and an Asian flavour
Vegetable & Red Bean Pilau Recipe
Recipe for Vegetable and Red Bean Pilau. A deliciously different, low-calorie one-pot meal. Serve garnished with coriander leaves.
Tandoori Chicken with Radish Salad Recipe
Recipe for Tandoori Chicken with Radish Salad. Plain chapattis make a good accompaniment and are also fat free. A low fat and healthy meal
Tomato and Courgette Glut Soup Recipe
Recipe for Tomato and Courgette Glut Soup. Seasoning is very important. Don't skimp on it or you will have a very bland soup. Taste as you go along.
Easy Pasta Tomato Sauce Recipe
Recipe for Easy Peasy Pasta Tomato Sauce. Serve spooned on top of freshly cooked pasta and finish with parmesan or grated cheese.
Spicy New Potatoes Recipe
Recipe for Spicy New Potatoes Can be used as a side dish or turned into a main course by adding some cubed feta cheese or halloumi and finishing in a grill.
Newcastle Brown Ale Stew Recipe
Recipe for Newcastle Brown Ale Stew. Can be served with the potatoes on top or with a bowl of new potatoes separate. Also good with dumplings.
Aztec Pie Recipe – Mexican Beef & Tortilla Layer
Recipe for Aztec Pie. Made principally with beef and is a good use for any lottie grown peppers, toms or chillies. Serve with golden rice. Enough for 6.
Sweet Orange and Chilli Chutney Recipe
An easy recipe for Sweet Orange and Chilli Chutney which gives a clever balance of the orange sweetness and chilli heat in this unusual chutney
Simple Fried Rice Recipe
Recipe for Simple Fried Rice - a quick, easy and filling dish. You can vary the recipe by adding, for example, prawns, leftover cold pork or ham.
Winter Chicken Casserole Recipe
Recipe for Winter Chicken Casserole. Should serve 4 people and only takes 15 minutes to prepare.
Sweet Pepper Relish Recipe
Recipe for Sweet Pepper Relish. Lovely mixed with cream cheese and spread on crackers or used as a glaze for pork and chicken.
Pepper and Tomato Tart Recipe
Recipe for Pepper and Tomato Tart. Can be eaten hot or cold. Serve with baby new potatoes and a salad as a main course to a meal.
Mushroom Chutney Recipe
Easy to make recipe for Mushroom Chutney. Makes about 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of Mushroom Chutney which is delicious and won't last long on the shelf!!
Savoury Topped Cod Recipe
Recipe for Savoury Topped Cod. Can also be used with haddock. The savoury topping keeps the dish moist The combination of vegetables and cheese works well.
Mediterranean Vegetable Quiche Recipe
Easy and fast recipe for Mediterranean Vegetable Quiche. Enough for 4 people. Can be eaten either hot or cold. Serve with a crisp green salad.
Potatoes O’Brien Recipe
Recipe for Potatoes O'Brien. A versatile potato dish that can be eaten on its own or with a variety of meats to make a full meal. Easy and fast to make.
Hot & Spicy Red Pepper Relish Recipe
Recipe for Hot and Spicy Red Pepper Relish. You can adjust the hotness of this by varying the amount and type of chillies in the recipe.
Stuffed Marrow Recipe – Vegetarian Version
Easy to follow recipe for Stuffed Marrow - Vegetarian Version. Serves 4 to 6. A good recipe if you have a glut of marrows.
Battered Stuffed Peppers Recipe – Vegetarian Recipe
Recipe for Battered Stuffed Peppers. This vegetarian recipes works well complemented by a nice mixed salad. The recipe serves 4 but can be upscaled for more
Gazpacho Soup Recipe
Recipe for Gazpacho Soup, the famous soup of Southern Spain. Serves 4 - No cooking at all. Perfect served al fresco on a hot summer's day.
Chicken Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Recipe for Chicken Stuffed Peppers. Serves 4 Serve piping hot with a mixed salad and possibly potato salad or new potatoes or baked potato. Or a rice salad.
Red Pepper and Kidney Bean Soup Recipe
Recipe for Red Pepper and Kidney Bean Soup. Serves 4. Nice when garnished with some chopped hard-boiled egg and accompanied with some crusty bread.
Cajun Broad Beans Recipe
Recipe for Cajun Broad Beans. Spicy broad beans that are lovely with crumbled bacon scattered over the top of the dish. A taste of French Louisiana!
