The All New Bang on Trend Cookbook Challenge 2018

caronc

caronc wrote: »

...... "spiced chicken and lentils" from the Delia one. (I couldn't find the Jocasta one online to share but here's a link to the Delia one https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/one-pot-recipes/spiced-chicken-with-lentils). In both cases I'll halve the recipe.
I'll report back.

I made the above last night as planned. I halved the recipe using 750g chicken thighs (4 thighs). I used brown lentils. I served it with pitta and mango chutney.
The finished dish was really tasty but I would have liked more lentils. I have three thighs LO but only just enough lentil mix for two small portions.
The chicken was cooked before the lentils so I ended up having to remove the chicken and finishing the lentils on the hob to avoid overcooking the chicken.
Would I make it again? Yes, though I would stick with the quantity of chicken I used but cook the full amount of the rest of the recipe. I'd also partially cook the lentils on the hob before adding the chicken back in and baking it.

Nelski

Thanks for that caronc its really useful to get feedback for oneski portions.

Pollycat

Nelski wrote: »

Thanks for that caronc its really useful to get feedback for oneski portions.

It's also nice to get feedback on how the dish turned out and potential changes.

Nelski

Pollycat wrote: »

It's also nice to get feedback on how the dish turned out and potential changes.

Agree Pollycat nice to see you btw I read earlier on another thread that you were not well so hope you feel better soon.

Nelski

Making this tonight which is very new to me sweet potato and black bean burgers

Im hoping they will be very good as it took 3 supermarkets to find black beans clearly not a popular ingredient round here

After this its head back in the cook books for more inspiration

caronc

Oh they sound good Nelski:)

Nelski

Nelski wrote: »

Making this tonight which is very new to me sweet potato and black bean burgers

Well just finished dinner and I can easily give them 9/10

I am quite a hardened carnivore but I would choose these for a change from beef burgers any day.
I thought they may be a bit dry when they came out the oven but not at all

Next time, and there will be one, I will follow the recommendation to make 8 ....I made 6 and they are very filling.

I used quinoa not millet but followed everything else to the letter. The one point loss was the fact it was in cups and oz not grammes so had to work all that out first but its done for next time and the fact I have 5 to go in a packed freezer but thats the norm for me.

caronc

Nelski wrote: »

Well just finished dinner and I can easily give them 9/10

I am quite a hardened carnivore but I would choose these for a change from beef burgers any day.
I thought they may be a bit dry when they came out the oven but not at all

Next time, and there will be one, I will follow the recommendation to make 8 ....I made 6 and they are very filling.

I used quinoa not millet but followed everything else to the letter. The one point loss was the fact it was in cups and oz not grammes so had to work all that out first but its done for next time and the fact I have 5 to go in a packed freezer but thats the norm for me.

Thanks for the feedback - despite being another carnivore I do like a good veggie burger and my nephew's gf is pesce so I'm always looking for ideas for gatherings that don't end up being a piece of salmon or something with mushrooms :rotfl:. I suspect they might also work well turned into balls with toms sauce/pasta or in a sub sandwich. Might also get me over my quinoa aversion:cool:

Mrs_Cheshire

Had a couple of new meals recently, chicken with tomato and mascarpone sauce and cheese melted. Today had a sw cauliflower, gammon and macaroni cheese, was ok but wouldn't rush to make it again.
I'm planning on making a sw chicken tikka masala tomorrow, so hopefully that turns out well.

Florence_J

So I meant to make the peppers stuffed with cauliflower rice from Tom Kerridge's cook book. Instead I made a dish that had all of the main ingredients (peppers, cauliflower rice, tomatoe puree, mozzarella) but I went renegade and made it myself without following the recipe or even looking at it (not sure why).

I liked it and it was perfectly edible but OH said the peppers weren't roasted enough, the cauliflower rice was bland, the tomato puree was weird, but the cheese was nice.

I think next time I will follow the recipe, I am sure the recipe is nice.