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Easy to make and low in fat, this delicious tomato baked potato recipe is perfect for a filling, winter supper or lunch and has a spicy chilli kick. Visit goodtoknow for more jacket potato and easy dinner recipes.

Tomato and chilli jacket potatoes

potatoes

olive oil

onion,

celery,

garlic,

green chillies, deseeded and finely sliced

tbsp freshly grated root ginger

can chopped tomatoes

red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped

½ level tsp salt

(7 ounces) caster sugar

milliliters (¼ pint) cider vinegar

star anise

The Hairy Bikers’ take on sausage casserole makes a wonderfully warming and filling dish, and it freezes brilliantly. 

Each serving provides 423 kcal, 23.5g protein, 16g carbohydrates (of which 9.5g sugars), 28.5g fat (of which 10g saturates), 4.5g fibre and 2g salt.



Hairy Bikers' sausage casserole

1–2 tbsp sunflower oil

pork sausages

rashers rindless streaky bacon,

onions, thinly sliced

garlic cloves, crushed

½–1 tsp hot chilli powder or smoked paprika

tin chopped tomatoes

300 milliliters/10fl oz chicken stock

tomato purée

Worcestershire sauce

dark brown muscovado sugar

herbs

bay leaves

thyme

milliliters/3½fl oz red or white wine (optional)

tin butter beans

salt and black pepper

rice bread

You need to have this delightfully warming pumpkin soup in your little black book of dinners. Serve with a swirl of cream.

Pumpkin soup

carrots,

garlic

bay leaf

unsalted butter

pumpkin

floury potato,

litre/1¾ pint vegetable or chicken stock, a little extra may be needed

100 milliliters/3½fl oz double cream

pumpkin seeds

Mulligatawny is a richly flavoured soup, spiced with curry powder and thickened with rice. Perfect for a cold day, serve with a dollop of tangy sour cream.

This meal, if served as five portions, provides 245kcal, 5g protein, 36g carbohydrate (of which 12g sugars), 8g fat (of which 3.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 0.4g salt per portion.

Mulligatawny soup

butter

sunflower oil

garlic cloves, chopped

celery sticks, thinly sliced

sweet potato, peeled,

eating apple, peeled, quartered,

tbsp medium curry powder

vegetable or chicken stock cube (low-salt is best)

water

mango chutney

100 grams/3½oz basmati rice

grams/3½oz natural yoghurt

coriander

This recipe makes really soft, melt-in-the- mouth British-style fudge. A batch of super-creamy fudge makes a brilliant present for family and friends at birthdays and Christmas. 

Use the iced water hack and you won't need a sugar thermometer. 

Fudge

tin condensed milk

450 grams/1lb light brown soft sugar

120 grams/4½oz butter, cubed

125 milliliters/4fl oz milk

salt

Nigel Slater’s apple crumble balances tart Bramleys with an oat crumble topping that’s made extra crunchy by demerara sugar.

Nigel Slater's apple crumble

1kg/2lb 3½oz Bramley apples

sugar,

water juice

grams/3½oz plain flour

grams/2½oz butter

oats

100 grams/3½oz demerara sugar

It's easy to make your own mulled cider. As well as fruit and spices, we've added extra apple brandy to our version of this delicious winter warmer

Mulled cider

dry cider

Calvados

apple juice

dark brown sugar

cloves

cinnamon sticks,broken

tbsp allspiceberries

Pour the cider, Calvados, apple juice and sugar into a large saucepan, and gently heat to mull.

Add the orange zest and spices, bring to a simmer, then turn down and keep on a low heat for 20-30 mins. Ladle into glass mugs to serve.

Veggie sausage rolls are easy to make and ideal for serving at a party or keeping in the fridge for a festive treat. These are packed with savoury cheesy stuffing and cranberries.

Veggie Sausage Rolls

175 grams/6 ounces crustless day-old wholemeal bread, torn into pieces

butter,

leeks (150 grams/5½oz trimmed weight), thinly sliced

sage leaves, finely chopped

thyme leaves

free-range eggs, 1 beaten for egg wash

120 grams/4 ounces Parmesan (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese), grated

grams/3½oz manchego (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese), grated

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces pack all-butter puff pastry

tsp plain flour,

grams/1¾oz cranberries

Veggie sausage rolls

If you want some banging chilli flavours, try these crisp coated cauliflower florets with a creamy spicy sauce for an irresistible starter, side dish or light meal.

Bang Bang Cauliflower

70 grams/2½oz panko breadcrumbs

sea salt flakes

tsp black pepper

paprika

garlic powder

cauliflower,

100 milliliters/3½fl oz oat milk

milliliters/4fl oz sriracha mayonnaise (vegan if required, see recipe tips)

tbsp sweet chilli sauce

maple syrup or agave nectar

red chilli, finely sliced (optional)

spring onions, finely sliced

Bang bang cauliflower

Balance healthy ingredients beautifully with this vegan casserole recipe.

This meal served as six portions provides 217 kcal, 8g protein, 40g carbohydrate (of which 28g sugars), 3g fat (of which 0.5g saturates), 9g fibre and 1.9g salt per portion. 

Aubergine and bean casserole

vegetable oil

onions, quartered

garlic clove, crushed

250 grams/9 ounces chestnut mushrooms, halved

aubergines,

x 400 grams/14 ounces can borlotti or butter beans

brown sugar

tsp smoked paprika

100 milliliters/3½fl oz vegetable stock

molasses

tbsp tomato ketchup

Dijon mustard

milliliters/1¼fl oz sherry vinegar

parsley

For the coldest wintry evenings, tuck into a rich beef stew with fluffy dumplings to warm you right down to your toes.

Beef stew

grams/1lb 10 ounces beef braising steak, chopped into bite-sized pieces

tbsp plain flour

baby onions, peeled

leeks, roughly chopped

swede,

150 milliliters/5fl oz red wine

500 milliliters/18fl oz beef stock

Worcestershire sauce,

tbsp balsamic vinegar,

grams/4½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting

tsp baking powder

60 grams/2½oz suet

water, to make a dough

potato

A no-fuss veggie pasta bake packed full of your 5-a-day! Make sure you use a vegetarian-friendly hard cheese if you're cooking for vegetarians.

Each serving provides 598 kcal, 23g protein, 68g carbohydrate (of which 14g sugars), 24g fat (of which 8g saturates), 10g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Vegetable pasta bake

red pepper, seeds removed,

yellow pepper, seeds removed,

aubergine, finely chopped

courgette, finely chopped

red onion, sliced

150 grams/5½oz cherry tomatoes, halved

tbsp basil

300 grams/10½oz pasta,

pesto

2-3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan, or a vegetarian hard cheese alternative

Instead of making up a meatball mixture with minced meat or meats, parmesan, garlic and egg, I simply squeeze the stuffing out of about half a kilo of Italian sausages and roll it into cherry tomato-sized balls.  



Shortcut sausage meatballs

450 grams/1lb Italian sausages

garlic oil

spring onions

oregano

tbsp white wine

tomatoes

salt and black pepper,

parsley (optional)

Instead of making a meatball mixture with minced meat or meats, parmesan, garlic and egg, I simply squeeze the stuffing out of about half a kilo of Italian sausages and roll it into cherry tomato-sized balls.

This sausage casserole is packed full of flavour, with a mix of warming spices and pieces of chorizo. It makes a great family winter dinner. Plus it can be make ahead of time too!

Sausage Casserole

20-30 depending on how sausages

onion

red peppers

chorizo (the bitesize ones, chopped in half)

garlic (peeled and minced)

(120 milliliters) red wine

chicken stock cubes (crumbled)

tins (3x400 grams) chopped tomatoes

oz (400 grams) tin haricot beans, (drained and rinsed)

Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan until hot, and brown the sausages all over (you may need to do this in two batches if your pan isn&#x27;t big enough). It should take about 6-8 minutes.

Add in the onion and cook for a further 3 minutes on a medium heat until the onion softens slightly. Add the red peppers and mini chorizo pieces and cook for a further 3 minutes (try to get the chorizo to come into contact with the pan, rather than resting on top of everything else, this will help them to brown slightly).

Add the garlic, paprika and thyme and stir. Cook for 1 minute, then add in the wine. Let the wine bubble away for 2-3 minutes until reduced. Scrape up any bits that have stuck to the pan at this point.

Crumble in the stock cubes and stir, then add in the tinned tomatoes. Stir and bring to a gentle boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring a couple of times during cooking.

Add in the drained haricot and cannellini beans, stir and cook for a further 5 minutes until heated through.

Serve with mashed potatoes and peas if you like.

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This sausage casserole is packed full of flavour, with a mix of warming spices and pieces of chorizo. It makes a great family winter dinner.

Sausage & Bean Casserole

Make this ginger cake traybake in advance and you can freeze it before adding the icing - in fact freezing improves the taste.

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