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Slow Cooked Rosemary Lamb Ragu is an Italian mains built around chicken.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2092 · Hand-built original
Slow Cooked Shredded Beef Ragu Pasta is an Italian pasta, slow cooked. Ready in 230 min.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2093 · Hand-built original
A rich beef, pork and pancetta ragù that cooks all day in the slow cooker and finishes with milk, served on tagliatelle.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-15226 · Hand-built original
Chicken breasts and chunky potatoes slow-cooked together with Italian seasoning and garlic until tender. An easy, hearty one-pot supper with almost no hands-on time.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-18074 · Hand-built original
Layers of beef marinara, cottage cheese, mozzarella and uncooked lasagna noodles, slow cooked until tender.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-4902 · Hand-built original
A dump-and-leave marinara that slow cooks into a deep, sweet tomato sauce with basil and oregano.
Main ingredient: notes
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15238 · Hand-built original
A sausage meat ragù with tomato, red wine, nutmeg and chilli, baked slowly and stirred through hand-shaped semolina cavatelli, with a crisp pea, radish and Little Gem salad alongside.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8323 · Hand-built original
A creamy salmon risotto where smoked salmon, peas, lemon and dill are folded in only at the end.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-15267 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti tossed with asparagus, mushrooms and a horseradish-spiked smoked salmon and herb cream.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-15270 · Hand-built original
A slow-fermented pizza leavened with active sourdough starter instead of commercial yeast, at a Neapolitan-style hydration. The dough cold-ferments into balls that stretch into crisp-bottomed, airy-rimmed rounds topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano and basil.
Main ingredient: about
HB-4561 · Hand-built original
A classic Italian spaghetti tossed in olive oil with thinly sliced garlic, crushed red pepper, Parmigiano Reggiano and parsley.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-11990 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti tossed in olive oil warmed with minced garlic and red pepper flakes, loosened with its own cooking water and finished with parmesan.
Main ingredient: spaghetti
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8374 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-2148 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti carbonara with smoked pancetta, garlic and parsley, tossed off the heat with egg and pecorino.
Main ingredient: spaghetti
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-5160 · Hand-built original
A Roman carbonara variation where diced zucchini sautés with pancetta and white wine before joining spaghetti in a yolk and cheese sauce. Parsley and two cheeses keep it bright and rich at once.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-15310 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti tossed with fried zucchini, basil and two hard cheeses into a creamy emulsion, finished with butter.
Main ingredient: zucchini
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4564 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti in a tomato sauce built on anchovies, black olives, capers and chilli flakes, finished with fresh basil.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-8375 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti all’amatriciana is an Italian main course built around pork.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-3195 · Hand-built original
Spaghettini cooked risotto-style in a prawn-shell broth, left to caramelise in the pan, with mussels, prawns and squid stirred through at the end.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8377 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti served with beef and pork meatballs simmered in a crushed tomato sauce seasoned with oregano, thyme and crushed red pepper.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-10467 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti topped with large meatballs made from sirloin, Italian pork sausage and lamb with soaked bread, eggs and two grated cheeses. The browned meatballs simmer for hours in a red-wine marinara with crushed and diced tomatoes, basil and parsley.
Main ingredient: spaghetti
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-5386 · Hand-built original
Beef meatballs rolled with garlic and mixed herbs, browned, then simmered in a tomato and stock sauce and tossed with spaghetti.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8378 · Hand-built original
Lean beef mince dry-fried with onion, celery, carrot and mushrooms, simmered in red wine and tomatoes until rich and thick, served over spaghetti with Parmesan.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13978 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2149 · Hand-built original
An Italian beef mince and tomato sauce simmered for 45 minutes and tossed with spaghetti.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-3466 · Hand-built original
Ground beef and Italian sausage simmered with carrots, celery and onion in a tomato, red wine and milk sauce with Parmesan, served over spaghetti.
Main ingredient: turkey
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-9476 · Hand-built original
Punchy, pungent flavours of anchovies, chilli flakes, capers and olives make this Tom's spaghetti puttanesca a heady classic – add the optional garlic ciabatta for a bit on the side. Each serving provides 615 kcal, 19g protein, 87g carbohydrates (of which 8g sugars), 19g fat (of which 5.5g saturates), 8.5g fibre and 1.4g salt.
Main ingredient: butter
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3196 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti with black garlic cream, licorice, and hazelnuts is a first course with a unique and refined taste: surprise your guests with this recipe!
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-2152 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti folded through oven-roasted eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and olives in the style of Sicilian caponata. A honey-vinegar raisin agrodolce and salty ricotta salata sharpen the sweet vegetables.
Main ingredient: eggplant
HB-15311 · Hand-built original
A surprising pasta sauce of cantaloupe cooked down in butter until it turns savory and almost unrecognizable. Cream, tomato paste and lemon pull it together under a dusting of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Main ingredient: cantaloupe
HB-15312 · Hand-built original
Well, this is your lucky day. This classic Italian dish of "murdered" spaghetti is browned in the pan before being cooked using the absorption method. Paired simply with tomato, garlic and chilli, it has plenty of fresh Italian flavour.
Main ingredient: passata
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2157 · Hand-built original
Thick spaghetti wrapped in a silky roasted red pepper cream and topped with cubes of salt cod scented with lemon and bay. The sweet peppers and briny fish make a striking first course.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-15313 · Hand-built original
Short pasta tossed through reheated spiced beef mince enriched with mascarpone and passata until creamy. Basil, Parmesan and a flicker of chilli finish the bowls.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-15321 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: rigate
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2181 · Hand-built original
Short pasta in a spicy tomato and vodka sauce blended with cottage cheese and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-4010 · Hand-built original
An Italian mushroom lasagne with dried porcini, tomato, cream and hard cheeses.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4021 · Hand-built original
Plum-sized pork meatballs seasoned with fennel, smoked paprika, lemon zest and yogurt, browned and then simmered in brothy tomatoes with shallots. Toasted bread, parmesan and herbs finish the rustic Italian pan.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-15357 · Hand-built original
Rigatoni in a spicy tomato sauce with rendered Spanish chorizo, white wine and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: rigatoni
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4774 · Hand-built original
A long-baked pork sugo built on bacon, a mushroom-vegetable paste, chicken livers, smoked paprika, chile and a finish of fish sauce and Parmesan. Half the sauce is reserved for another meal before rigatoni goes through the rest.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15358 · Hand-built original
Four thin, crisp pizzas on a margherita base of passata and mozzarella, topped with pepperoni, herby homemade sausagemeat crumbles, red onion, Parmesan and basil.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-17651 · Hand-built original
Italian sausages simmered with red onion, peppers, tomatoes, chilli and oregano into a quick sauce for whole wheat pasta. Parsley over the top keeps the simple supper fresh.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-15359 · Hand-built original
Rigatoni is tossed through a quick ragù of tinned tuna in olive oil, cherry tomatoes and tomato paste warmed with garlic, curry powder, chilli and chipotle flakes, then softened with parmesan and double cream.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8422 · Hand-built original
Tube pasta in a tomato paste and heavy cream sauce sharpened with vodka and crushed red pepper, finished with parmesan, butter and basil.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-10450 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2187 · Hand-built original
A baked spinach and ricotta cake with eggs, parmesan and nutmeg forms the centrepiece, topped with wild mushrooms fried with shallot, thyme and Madeira, roast squash and a warm gorgonzola cream.
Main ingredient: spinach
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8426 · Hand-built original
Hand-made green tagliatelle, its dough coloured with spinach purée, is tossed with a sun-dried tomato, almond and ricotta pesto and topped with cherry tomatoes, walnuts, crisp guanciale and torn burrata.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-8433 · Hand-built original
A caprese of cherry tomatoes and basil with mozzarella pearls briefly baked in skeleton molds, dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Main ingredient: cherry tomatoes
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-12129 · Hand-built original
Crunchy croûtons from day-old bread soak up a shallot and red wine vinaigrette alongside blanched asparagus, red onion softened in vinegar, torn mint and crumbled feta.
Main ingredient: day-old country or sourdough bread
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8437 · Hand-built original
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