simple tasty recipe

[GCN]

any ideas?i need a simple tasty recipe for a main dish for 4 people tomorrow night -----any ideas?

[glenelg]

Easy Chicken Curry
1 red onion - sliced and diced
1 tabsp olive oil
2 tablespoons curry paste - Rogan Josh quite nice
2 chicken breasts - sliced
1 tin chopped tomatoes
Heat the oil in large fry pan with the curry paste.
Add the onions and fry for a couple of mins until coated and softened in the paste.
Add the sliced chcken pieces and continue to cook unitl chicken well coated and cooked
Add the tin of tomatoes. Continue to cook for approx 10 -15 mins - if starting to become dry add a drop of water.
Serve with boiled or fried rice and naan breads.
You can use prawns instead of chicken but add them once the sauce is cooked. Use different curry pastes for own taste of flavours.
Enjoy!

[bensmum]

4 chicken breasts
tub cream cheese
chopped chives
8 bacon rashers
vegetables
new potatoes
Dash of olive oil and some black pepper
Just make a pocket in each of chicken breasts, mix some chopped chives in with cream cheese and spoon some of this into each "pocket". Wrap each piece in 2 rashes of bacon. Put wrapped breasts into a baking dish with a dash of olive oil and bake on Gas 6 (sorry - don't know electric temp) for 25-30 minutes. Serve with veg & new potatoes. Very tasty and extremely simple.

[Clanad]

The old standby:
Lasagna
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) tomatoes
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
16 ounces lasagna
2 cups ricotta cheese (You can substitute Cottage Cheese)
16 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Chop onions and garlic. Heat oil in skillet; add onions, garlic, and ground beef. Mix together, breaking up beef, and cook until beef is lightly browned. Pour off excess fat. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some of the liquid has evaporated and mixture is thickened to sauce consistency.
Meanwhile, cook lasagna in boiling salted water, following package directions. Cook until tender; drain thoroughly and rinse with cold water until cool enough to handle.

In a large baking pan (13x9x2-inch) spread 1/3 of the sauce in the bottom. Cover with a layer of lasagna, using about 1/2 of the noodles. Spread with half of the ricotta cheese, then top that with about 1/3 of the mozzarella slices; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Repeat with the next layer then top with remaining 1/3 of sauce.

Bake at 350� for 25 to 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Top with remaining cheese about halfway through baking. Cut in squares to serve.

[Clanad]

... Or for something meaty:
Pork Chop Casserole:
6 Pork chops
1 can Cream of celery, or mushroom
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Sour cream
Salt and pepper
24 ounces O'brien potatoes, or hash browns
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 can Durkee onions (Fried Onions)
Brown pork chops in a small amount of oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large bowl combine potatoes, soup, milk, sour cream, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and half of the fried onions. Spoon into 13x9 baking dish. Arrange pork chops and cover. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and onions and bake 5 minutes longer, uncovered.
Serves 6.
A fresh side salad et Voila!...

[pastafreak]

TROUT WRAPPED IN PARMA HAM.............................................4 good sized trout fillets,4 slices Parma ham,4 large leaves fresh sage put sage leaves on each fillet then wrap in pama ham........bake in hot oven for 15min. serve with rocket ,red onion and vine cherry tomato salad -dressed with olive oil and balsalmic vinegar-and new potatoes.

[pastafreak]

Clanad...the Brits don't make lasagne the same way as Americans.....no ricotta cheese and a white(cream)sauce instead......tho it is still considered traditional......different italian roots I suppose.

[figure]

3-Ingredient Fettuccine Alfredo

* 2 sticks butter
* 1/2 pound grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
* Salt
* 1 pound fettuccine

Directions

1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and Parmesan until creamy.
2. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fettuccine according to package instructions until al dente, about 12 minutes. Reserve about 1/2 cup of cooking water; drain pasta.
3. Return fettuccine to warm pot. Toss pasta with 1/2 teaspoon salt, cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Add more pasta water, as needed. Serve with additional cheese. A good pinch of black pepper can be added also. Serves 4.

[jaywhybee]

Pea and lemon risotto. If you want easy but fantastically tasty just cook risotto rice in the usual manner adding vegetable stock slowly. About halfway through cooking (15 mins-ish) add the zest of a lemon. When just al dente add the juice of a lemon, however many frozen peas you fancy for four (I'd make it about 100g) and parmesan, and leave to rest for 3 minutes. It is fab. Alternatively, broad bean and thyme risotto is equally as fab...

[jaywhybee]

... and when I say cook the rice in the usual manner I'd soften a chopped onion in olive oil, add the rice and coat it well before adding a glass of white wine before starting to add the stock.