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Phoenix Community Association
Recipe
Bookintroduction Beef Lasagne
All these recipes have been aimed at people who may not cook much Ingredients
(or at all) and who don't have much in the way of cooking equipment. 1 500 gram pack of beef mince
1 box of lasagne sheets
All these recipes have been measured to fit in an average sized plain
2 400 gram tins of tomatoes
mug for those who do not have scales. If you want to use shop bought
sauces instead of making your own… do so, there is no shame. 1 box of passata
1 tube of tomato puree
Tbs = tablespoon 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
tsp = teaspoon
2 onions, chopped
Hope you enjoy! 1/2 tsp of chilli flakes
1 tsp of sugar
1 italian oxo cube
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
3 peppers, deseeded and chopped
Method
• Fry mince, onions, garlic and peppers in their own juices until
mince is brown.
• Drain off excess oil, put back in pan and add chilli flakes, sugar, tins
of tomato, passata, herbs, oxo and half a tube of tomato puree.
• Simmer on a medium heat stirring occasionally until sauce
thickens. Remove from heat.
• In a 3 inch deep pan, layer sheets of lasagne and cover with tom/
beef mixture, then cover with pasta sheets until you have 2 layers.
• For the top layer you cover it with pasta sheets and then add white
sauce (see recipe on p5) and cover white sauce with grated cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 mins at 180 or gas mark 4.
2 3Vegetable lasagne White lasagne sauce
Ingredients Ingredients
2 courgettes, sliced 2 mugs of milk
6 small new potatoes, sliced 1/4 mug of butter
4 peppers, deseeded and chopped 1/4 mug of flour
8 cherry tomatoes, halved 1/4 tsp salt
2 onions, chopped 1/4 tsp pepper
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 aubergine, chopped 2 mugs of extra mature grated cheese
10 closed cap baby mushrooms, sliced
2 400 grams tins of tomatoes Method
• In a medium saucepan melt butter over a low heat.
1 box of passata
• Slowly blend in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Half a tube of tomato puree
• Stir in milk slowly until you have a smooth sauce.
2 tsp dried oregano
• When it bubbles and thickens remove from heat.
2 tsp dried basil
• Pour gently over lasagne base and sprinkle cheese over top and
1 italian oxo cube
bake for 1 hour 15 mins at 180 or gas mark 4.
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 box of lasagne sheets
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp oil
Method ...Veg lasagne method continued
• In a large frying pan, place oil, onions, garlic, peppers,
• Layer up the mixture in a 3 inch deep pan starting with a layer of
mushrooms, courgettes and aubergine and fry gently.
lasagne sheets and then a layer of mixture until it is two layers
• When peppers soften add potatoes and cherry tomatoes.
deep and finish with a layer of lasagna sheets.
• Stir in passata and tins of tomatoes and herbs, chilli, sugar and oxo
• Top with white sauce (see recipe above) and bake at 180 or gas
and simmer gently till it thickens.
mark 4 for an hour and 15 mins.
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4 5Chickpea and sweet potato Fridge Frittata
curry Ingredients
8 eggs
Ingredients 2 mugs of grated cheese
4 large (jacket potato size) sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into
1 large onion, chopped
cubes
2 peppers, chopped and deseeded
2 tins of chickpeas
1 mug of sweetcorn, cooked
4 chicken oxo cubes
1 mug of peas, cooked
3 tsp turmeric
3 large potatoes, peeled, cubed and pre boiled
2 tsp garam masala
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground garlic
2 Tbs of curry paste
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbs of oil
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 tin of hot dog sausages, chopped or 1 tin of ham, chopped
2 medium onions
3 peppers, deseeded and chopped Method
1 tin of coconut milk • In a large roasting pan, put all the vegetables, garlic, salt, pepper
3 mugs of water and cheese and meat.
• Beat the eggs in a jug, and pour over mixture in pan.
Method • Bake for 40 mins at 180 or gas mark 4.
• Drain chickpeas and add chickpeas, water and sweet potato to a
large saucepan, bring to boil and then simmer on a low heat.
• In a frying pan, add oil, curry paste, spices, onion, garlic and
peppers. Fry until peppers soften and add to pan of chickpeas.
• Into the saucepan crumble up the chicken oxo cubes and add half
the tin of coconut milk. Simmer until mixture thickens and
chickpeas are soft. If needed, to thin the sauce or for taste you can
add the rest of the coconut milk.
6 7Turkish chicken tray bake Tuna Pasta bake
Ingredients Ingredients
4 chicken breasts or 8 skinless and boneless chicken thighs 2 large tins tuna
1 1/2 tsp paprika 4 mugs of pasta
1/2 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 large onion
3 chicken oxo cubes 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 red onions, cut into medium sized chunks 2 peppers, deseeded and sliced
4 peppers, deseeded cut into strips 2 tins of tomatoes
10 baby new potatoes, cut in halves 1 box of passata
1 and 1/2 mugs of water 1 1/2 mugs of grated cheese
1 1/2 tsp of garlic granules 2 packets of plain crisps, roughly crushed
Method Method
• Place chicken, lemon and vegetables in a roasting tin. • Boil pasta in salted water till softened, drain water and put in a
• Sprinkle over garlic, paprika and oxo cubes, add water, cover and large oven pan.
bake for 1 hour on 180 or gas mark 4. • Drain tuna and add to pasta along with peppers, onion and garlic.
• Take cover off for last 10 mins. Goes well with salad. Pour in tin tomatoes and passata, mix well, sprinkle grated cheese
on top.
• Bake at 180 or gas mark 4 for 45-50 mins till golden. When ready to
serve sprinkle crushed crisps over bake.
8 9Sausage Casserole Cottage Pie
Ingredients Ingredients
6-8 sausages 500gram beef mince
3 carrots, chopped 2 onions, chopped
1 large onion or leek, sliced 2 beef oxo cubes
2 sticks of celery, sliced 2 tins baked beans
1 parsnip, chopped 1 Tbs brown sauce or worcestor sauce
1/2 tube tomato puree 1 mug of water
4 beef oxo cubes 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 Tbs beef gravy granules 4 large potatoes, boiled and mashed
1 Tbs of brown sauce
1 tsp of mixed herbs Method
• Fry mince and onions, till mince is browned.
2 1/2 mugs of water
• Drain off excess oil, add beans and crumbled oxo cubes, stir in
Method sauce, add water and simmer. If it needs to thicken you can add
• Brown off sausages in a frying pan, remove from heat and slice gravy granules.
each sausage into 4 pieces. • When it is bubbling and thickens, put in an oven proof dish. Gently
• Place sausages into casserole dish or oven pan, add carrots, onion, lay mash potato on top till all mince is covered, making sure to
celery, parsnip. reach the edges of the dish (to prevent leaking gravy).
• Crumble stock cubes into casserole dish, add water, tom puree, • When covered, layer the top with the tomatoes and bake until
herbs, sauce and gravy granules and stir well. golden brown and crispy at 200 or gas mark 5 for 1 hour.
• Cover and cook on 150 or gas mark 2 for 1 hour 30 mins. Serve
with potatoes, peas and cabbage.
10 11Curried butternut squash Vegetable soup
soup Ingredients
1/2 mug of curly kale, finely chopped
Ingredients 2 Tbs pearl barley or red lentils
1 medium butternut squash
2 carrots, finely diced
1 Tbs curry powder
1 parsnip, finely diced
4 chicken or vegetable stock cubes
1/2 mug of sweetcorn
2 tsp ground garlic
2 sticks of celery, finely diced
1/4 tsp salt
1 large onion, finely diced
1/4 tsp pepper
2 potatoes, finely diced
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
A little oil
1 tsp dried parsley
2 mugs of water
4 mugs of water
Method 4 vegetable oxo cubes
• Peel and deseed squash, cut into chunks, drizzle with a little oil and
roast at 180 or gas mark 4 for one hour or till soft. Method
• Put all ingredients in a large saucepan, bring to the boil and
• Remove from oven and put in a saucepan and mash really well till
simmer for 35 mins, stirring several times.
smooth.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• Add water and curry powder, garlic and stock cubes, bring to the
boil and simmer for 15 mins. Serve with crusty bread.
12 13Pizza potatoes Jac Monroe's Soda Bread
Ingredients Ingredients
4 large potatoes, peeled, sliced and part boiled (till just going soft) 2 1/4 mugs of self-raising flour
3 italian oxo cubes Juice of half a lemon
1 onion chopped 1 mug of milk
4 rashers of bacon, chopped 1 1/2 level tsp of bicarbonate of soda
1 1/4 mugs of milk A little flour for dough shaping and dusting loaf
A little margarine
Method
• Squeeze the lemon juice into the milk and leave for about 5 mins
Method
• Layer potatoes, onion, bacon and a sprinkle of italian oxo cubes in to curdle and separate.
an oven proof dish (should make about 3 layers), finishing with a • Put the flour in the bowl, add the bicarb and stir through.
layer of potato. • Make a shallow hole in the middle of the flour and pour in most of
• Add the milk to the dish, dot a little margarine over the potato and the liquid, save a little back so if mixture looks too dry and stiff you
sprinkle the last of the oxo over them. can add it. Mix well with a wooden spoon to make a sticky dough.
• Cover dish and put in oven at 200 or gas mark 5 for 45 mins, If it looks too dry, add remaining liquid.
removing cover for the last 10 mins. Potatoes should be soft and • Tip out onto a floured surface and gently pat into shape. DO NOT
the top crispy. The milk makes a pizza flavoured sauce in the dish. KNEAD.
• Pop the dough into whatever dish you are going to bake it in.
Score a line about 1cm deep down the centre of the bread and
dust with a little sprinkle of flour.
• Place in the centre of a preheated oven at 180 or gas mark 4 and
bake for about 40 minutes. When baked the loaf should sound hol-
low when you tap the bottom and feel very light.
14 15Naan Bread Banana muffins
Ingredients Ingredients
2 tsp ground coriander 3-4 ripe bananas
2 tsp garlic granules 1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt 1 egg
1/2 mug of greek yoghurt 1 1/2 mugs of self raising flour
2 mugs of flour 3/4 mug of sugar
1/4 mug of vegetable oil
Method 2 tsp cinnamon
• Put flour, coriander, garlic and salt in a bowl and mix well.
• Make a shallow hole in the middle of flour mixture and stir in yo- Method
ghurt with a wooden spoon to make a light dough. • Peel bananas, place in a bowl and mash well.
• When dough is formed, tip out onto a floured surface, divide into • Add sugar and stir well.
equal pieces and roll out each piece into an oval shape about 2 • Add baking powder, flour, egg, oil and cinnamon and beat with a
centimetres thick. wooden spoon till well mixed. This makes approx 18 cakes.
• Use a non stick pan and dry fry one at a time turning over to brown • Bake at 180 or gas mark 4 for 20-25 mins.
each side, until dough rises slightly and is cooked.
• You can, if you wish, bake these in an oven wrapped in foil for 20
mins at 180 or gas mark 4. They also freeze very well.
16 17Pineapple upside down Bread Pudding
cake Ingredients
Bread of any kind (wholemeal, white, crusty, bagels) - you need about
Ingredients 1 loaf for this recipe, but in this case more is always better
1 tin of pineapple rings, drained
3-4 Tbs of mixed spice
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 mug of sugar
4 large eggs
3 mugs of mixed fruit
3/4 of a mug of sugar
A little margarine.
1 mug of self raising flour
Just under 1/2 tub of 500g margarine (this is also about 3/4 of a mug) Method
• Tear bread into chunks (crusts as well), place in a bowl and pour
Method over 3 mugs of boiling water. Leave for a few mins to soak in and
• Drain tin of pineapple juice and spread rings out in base of oven
cool slightly.
proof dish.
• Get your hands in the bread and squash it between your fingers
• Beat sugar and margarine together til light and creamy.
until it is all mixed together.
• Add eggs, flour and baking powder and beat with a wooden spoon
• Add sugar and spice and mixed fruit and mix it all up until it is an
til smooth and drops off the spoon slowly.
even colour.
• Spoon over pineapple and smooth out evenly.
• Place into roasting pan. Run a fork over the top of mixture and dot
• Bake in oven at 180 or gas mark 4 until golden and skewer comes
all over with tiny dobs of margarine - about a 1/4 of a teaspoon
out clean.
every 2 inches.
• Bake in the centre of an oven at 170 or gas mark 3 for about 1 1/2
hours or until firm to the touch and skewer comes out clean.
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