Simple Dinners: 140+ New Recipes, Clever Ideas and Speedy Solutions for Every Day by Donna Hay

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  • Caramelised onion and potato frittata

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: starchy potatoes; chicken stock; rosemary; eggs; pouring cream; caramelised onion chutney
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  • Soft egg and crispy pancetta pasta

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course
    • Ingredients: spaghetti pasta; garlic; pancetta; sage; Parmesan cheese; eggs
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  • Thai shredded egg salad

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Salads; Main course
    • Ingredients: green beans; cucumbers; mint; basil; coriander leaves; red chillies; limes; fish sauce; caster sugar; eggs; sesame oil; dry-roasted cashew nuts
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  • Soufflé omelette

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: eggs; egg whites; pouring cream; ricotta cheese; Parmesan cheese
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  • Moroccan eggs

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course; Moroccan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: yoghurt; Turkish bread; baby spinach; black olive tapenade; eggs; za'atar
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  • Ricotta egg fritters

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Pancakes, waffles & crêpes; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: eggs; store-cupboard ingredients; ricotta cheese; Parmesan cheese; chives; pancetta
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  • Baked pancetta brioche with thyme mushrooms

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: brioche rolls; pancetta; eggs; pouring cream; Gruyère cheese; field mushrooms; thyme
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  • Smashed pea, goat's cheese and egg bruschetta

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: frozen peas; mint; lemons; crusty bread; soft goat cheese; eggs
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  • Smoked ham and potato hash with poached eggs

    from Simple Dinners: 140+ New Recipes, Clever Ideas and Speedy Solutions for Every Day Simple Dinners by Donna Hay

    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: starchy potatoes; butter; parsley; smoked ham; watercress; eggs; horseradish cream; sour cream; prepared horseradish
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  • Bacon egg rolls

    from Simple Dinners: 140+ New Recipes, Clever Ideas and Speedy Solutions for Every Day Simple Dinners by Donna Hay

    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Sandwiches & burgers; Main course
    • Ingredients: smoked bacon; cherry tomatoes; eggs; pouring cream; tomato relish
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  • Spicy chickpea and chorizo fried eggs

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Quick / easy; Stews & one-pot meals; Main course
    • Ingredients: chorizo sausages; red onions; store-cupboard ingredients; oregano; canned chickpeas; eggs; smoked paprika
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  • Simple chicken schnitzel sandwich

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Sandwiches & burgers; Main course
    • Ingredients: breadcrumbs; Parmesan cheese; chicken breasts; rolls; celeriac; parsley; mayonnaise; lemons
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  • Roasted pumpkin, blue cheese and pear bruschetta

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Main course; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: butternut pumpkins; sage; sourdough bread; blue cheese; wild rocket; pears; walnuts; caramelised onion chutney
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  • Harissa pumpkin and goat's cheese pizza

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    • Categories: Pizza & calzones; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: butternut pumpkins; harissa paste; flat bread; ricotta cheese; caramelised onion chutney; firm goat cheese; arugula; prosciutto
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  • Bread and butter bacon pudding

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Egg dishes; Main course
    • Ingredients: sourdough bread; bacon; eggs; milk; butter; Gruyère cheese; Dijon mustard
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  • Sourdough chicken pies

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Pies, tarts & pastries; Main course
    • Ingredients: cooked chicken meat; sour cream; ricotta cheese; parsley; store-cupboard ingredients; white bread; sesame seeds
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  • Prosciutto, sage and ricotta French toast

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: ricotta cheese; basil; Parmesan cheese; white bread; prosciutto; eggs; sage
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  • Crunchy top beef pies

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: brown onions; beef chuck; beef stock; tomato purée; Worcestershire sauce; crusty bread; rosemary
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  • Chicken and fennel salad with Parmesan wafers

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Main course
    • Ingredients: fennel; cooked chicken breast meat; parsley; mint; mayonnaise; lemons; baguette bread; Parmesan cheese; thyme
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  • Lemon, caper and tuna grilled sandwiches

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Sandwiches & burgers; Main course
    • Ingredients: canned tuna; mayonnaise; salt-packed capers; lemons; dill; parsley; wholemeal bread
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  • Roasted tomato, garlic and bread salad

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Salads; Main course
    • Ingredients: tomatoes; sourdough bread; garlic; white balsamic vinegar; baby rocket; prosciutto
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  • Baked spicy beef quesadillas

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Sandwiches & burgers; Main course; Mexican
    • Ingredients: flour tortillas; chilli sauce; sour cream; avocados; limes; coriander leaves; beef mince; tomato paste; canned white beans; cheddar cheese
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  • Cheat's ricotta gnocchi with sage butter

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    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: ricotta cheese; Parmesan cheese; plain flour; pancetta; sage
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  • Pasta with chorizo, tomato and basil

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    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: basil; chorizo sausages; cherry tomatoes; pappardelle pasta; lemons; buffalo mozzarella cheese; Parmesan cheese
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  • Prawn spaghetti with lemon vodka sauce

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    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Quick / easy; Main course
    • Ingredients: spaghetti pasta; garlic; prawns; pouring cream; vodka; lemons; parsley
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  • Roasted tomato, garlic and bread salad

    • Breadcrumbs on April 22, 2013

      p. 32 - Outstanding! DH has you squeeze the roasted garlic into a dish to whisk up a dressing but I found the garlic wasn’t breaking up well so I whizzed the dressing in my mini Cuisinart. I used Cobb’s sourdough bread and the wonderful crunchy, dense croutons were a highlight in this dish. I went with Kumato tomatoes (Romas are drab right now). I’d consider this salad to be a bit of a riff on a panzanella salad. I omitted the prosciutto. I couldn’t find my white balsamic so I went w my regular balsamic with no averse affect it seems. This dish is a flavour explosion, everyone was commenting that the dressing was incredible and it was a perfect match for the sweetness of the caramelized tomatoes. Honestly this is one of the best salads I’ve made in a long time. I passed parmesan at the table and it was lovely grated atop. If I could give this an 11 out of 10 I would. Photos here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/895710#8031519

    • Goblina on December 05, 2021

      Io ho aggiunto della mozzarella di bufala stracciata a mano

  • Cheat's ricotta gnocchi with sage butter

    • Astrid5555 on September 29, 2012

      This is not a simple dinner. The dough was so sticky that I had to use two spoons to shape the gnocchi, which took almost 20 minutes. Taste was ok, but not a hit with the children. Substituted home-made tomato sauce for sage butter.

  • Prawn spaghetti with lemon vodka sauce

    • Astrid5555 on May 30, 2013

      Quick and delicious. Added lemon zest to up the lemon taste. Will make again!

  • Chicken and porcini pappardelle

    • Astrid5555 on October 03, 2016

      Made this with leftover chicken breast meat from yesterday's whole roast chicken. Very good, quick weeknight dinner, with very little effort required. Husband loved it!

  • Pork meatballs with Chinese noodles

    • e_ballad on September 05, 2018

      Perfectly fine, but not especially different from another favourite recipe similar to this. Some added veg might be a more rounded meal.

  • Simple paella

    • amystar on January 23, 2022

      easy and tasty. i’ve made it multiple times over the years and have made adjustments to suit myself. i use brown onions instead of red. i use two chorizo sausages instead of three. i add chopped red capsicum. i don’t serve with cherry tomatoes if i don’t have them but they add a lovely bright pop to your mouthfuls of delicious rice. this is fab and quick.

  • Spicy lamb meatball and lentil soup

    • mondraussie on October 01, 2021

      It was OK, but a little too heavy for my taste for dinner. Might be better for lunch.

  • Thai poached chicken

    • Hellyloves2cook on August 26, 2013

      Made this quickly one afternoon - essentially an easy quick meal to prepare. Serve with Thai rice. My 3 sons loved it! Just wish there was a bit more sauce.

    • Dishyrishie on January 09, 2015

      Quick easy and tasty. Great weeknight option.

  • Lamb and feta burgers

    • e_ballad on February 23, 2019

      Ok, but not as flavourful as the ingredients would suggest.

  • Roasted apple and quince pork cutlets

    • e_ballad on April 13, 2020

      A tasty quick midweek meal.

  • Sesame-crusted salmon with preserved lemon and zucchini salad

    • Dishyrishie on March 20, 2017

      Bland and boring. Don't bother

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  • ISBN 10 1742704344
  • ISBN 13 9781742704340
  • Published Oct 01 2012
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 208
  • Language English
  • Countries Australia
  • Publisher Hardie Grant Books

Publishers Text

How many times have you opened the pantry or fridge door and thought there's nothing to eat? This book is your saviour. Whether it's pasta or rice from the pantry or vegetables from the fridge, best-selling author Donna Hay will show you how to take everyday ingredients and turn them into delicious weeknight dinners. Donna is of the school that believes if you have an egg in the fridge, you have a meal on the table. So long as you have the versatile basics on hand, all you need to do is grab a few fresh vegetables or herbs on your way home and you have a quick meal and flavoursome dinner on the table. Divided into chapters according to ingredient - such as eggs, pasta, noodles and rice, chicken, beef, fruit and chocolate - simple dinners provides delicious, easy recipes to create at home. And no Donna Hay book would be complete without her signature tips and tricks, helping you get the most out of your ingredients. This book is proof that the simplest things are often the best. It will change the way you think about cooking.

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