interesting dinner ideas

[zuzazak]

i am stuck in a food rut. please could u post any ideas for dishes that can be eaten for 2 days. i cook on monday and want that to last for monday and tuesday night. i have done tagine, lasagna, fish pie, and veg stew....countless times i need to add more fave recipes to my binder!

[Diane1954]

Roast chicken... hot one day,cold with new potatoes {or chips} the next and chicken pie or stew with whatever is left on the third day.Then soup out of the carcass.

[kira000]

I do both of these in double quantities to last two days, and both taste even nicer the next day.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9100/onepot -chicken-chasseur

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3086/hobtot able-moussaka

The moussaka i follow the recipe until after the simmer for 20 mins part, then i transfer the mixture to a lasagne dish, and sprinkle the feta on top, before putting it in the oven (about 190) for about 15minutes.

Then you can just leave the other half in the dish for the next day.

[zuzazak]

yes good idea! i do sometimes do woodpigeon at the weekend and then make soup out of leftovers....but how would i make a chicken pie with leftovers? never done that before

[sn�gs]

Bottle of Tequilla... and three Limes of course (part of your 5 a day)...

Should last two nights... at a stretch ;-)

[zuzazak]

oh and thanks kira000, i love mousakka but never thought of cooking it myself

[ummmmmdedum]

I'm having roast duck today with Veg and I'll be having a roast duck salad tomorrow.

Boiled bacon and cabbage. The next day you can have cold bacon with bubble and squeak.

Chilli
Spag Bog
Stew

[sn�gs]

''Boiled bacon and cabbage.''

Someone open a window...

[kira000]

zuzak.. mousakka is alot more fiddly to do, the recipe i gave you gives you the taste, but with less hassle! I tend to add more cinnamon than they do, but its up to your taste.

[kira000]

And here is a recipe for making a chicken pie using cooked (leftover) chicken.

http://www.helpwithcooking.com/pastry-guide/ch icken-pie.html

[ummmmmdedum]

It's nice snagged....honest. I think it's an Irish thing...!!!

[sn�gs]

Colcannon?

[zuzazak]

tequilla - best dinner idea ever!

[ummmmmdedum]

What about it?

[sn�gs]

My mistake... Colcannon doesn't have bacon in it... does it?

[zuzazak]

thanks for all the recipes and ideas! am inspired to get out of my dinner rut!

[ummmmmdedum]

No. It's mash with scallions or cabbage.

[Clanad]

This is a lot easier than it looks and is good for at least two meals...

Turkish Lentil Soup Bake
Ingredients
1 onion
2-3 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons chili flakes
2 tablespoons oil
1 small carrot
1 medium potato
1 cup red lentil (For variety we substitute French Green lentils, also known as Puy lentils... they need a little more cooking though)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
6 cups water
salt
pepper
parsley (optional)
yoghurt (optional)
potato
parmesan cheese
50 g butter
Directions
Finely dice the onion and crush the garlic.
Add oil to pan and then onion, fry until soft.
Add garlic and chili flakes and fry gently for a few minutes.
Add lentils to pan and coat with onion mixture.
Pour in the water and turn up heat.
Grate the carrot and potato into the soup base which is now coming to boil.
Add tomato paste.
Leave to simmer until lentils are soft.
Take the pan off the heat and sieve it, (we just use a normal metal sieve and push the liquid through with a wooden spoon).
Pour the liquid back into the pan, season according to taste. Add the parsley and yoghurt off the heat.
(Oven bake recipe).
Use what remains from the sieved soup. Squeeze as much of the liquid out as possible.
Layer into a casserole dish.
Slice the potato into thin slices and layer onto the lentil soup mixture.
Grate the cheese on top of the potato.
Dot the top with the butter.
Place in a medium hot 180�C oven and bake until the potato is soft and the cheese is golden brown