Rice & Pasta Dishes Reviews

Here is another really quick and simple recipe, this time it is for making risotto. I usually make chicken risotto, but recently substituted the chicken for fresh chorizo and that was amazing. Ingredients: 125 grams of arborio risotto rice per person 1 pint of chicken stock drizzle of olive oil 1 tablespoon ...  Read the complete review

This is a simple but enjoyable recipe given to me by my mum. It's quick and ideal for putting together on evenings when you don't have much time but want something tasty. The recipe is vegetarian but the addition of a pack of pre-cooked crispy bacon pieces thrown in at the last minute makes it even tastier for meat ...  Read the complete review

Who can forget the lovely scene in The Lady & The Tramp when the two dogs sit and share a plate of meatballs and spaghetti or even the spoof version of the scene in Hot Shots!? Or who hasn't gone to IKEA and not succumbed to their lovely meatballs? Well in my time I've watched The Lady & The Tramp and Hot Shots! and gone to IKEA and had ...  Read the complete review

I was sat on facebook one night, with Chinese Food Made Easy playing on the TV keeping me company. All of a sudden, I had this urge for rice - no idea where that came from..... So the next occasion I was home alone, I set about making some Everything Fried Rice. This is not so much a recipe as an inspiriation (I hope) for you ...  Read the complete review

Beef Pasta Medley is loosely based on a bolgnaise and slightly adapted by me and my mom over the years . Ingredients ( to serve 4 ) .................. mince beef/steak mince - 500g 1 onion - diced/chopped/ sliced however you prefer it 1 can of chopped toms 1 garlic clove crushed (optional ) frozen ...  Read the complete review

I eat rice and pasta pretty regularly at the moment, I find it to be quite economical as they both tend to fill you up for little cost. One of my recent recipes for pasta is quite rich and tasty. I shall call it Pasta Surprise. It costs under £5 for the meal which can feed 4 people. The ingredients I use are as ...  Read the complete review

It is a pity that Dooyoo decided to have a section for Pasta and Rice together, since it would make more sense to have them as separate. Anyway. I like pasta, which by theway does not make you fat. Pasta is rich in carbohydrates but what really makes you fat is the combination of pasta and meet. According to recent studies, a ...  Read the complete review

Serves 4 Adults - very generously - no starter or pudding! - or 6 adults as a meal Ingredients 2 x Courgettes - chopped into bite size pieces 2 x Leeks - sliced 2 x Handfuls of frozen peas 1 x Packet Bacon Lardons 200 ml Chicken Stock Small tub of Creme Fraiche (Light if you want to be ...  Read the complete review

This is my own recipe for one of my favourite meals spaghetti bolognese. Its probably not that traditional but I have it on good authority (family!) that it tastes great and even if I do say so myself - it really does! It knocks the spots off anything I have ever used from a jar because Im a fussy eater - I dont like too many onions in my ...  Read the complete review

Lovely Spag bol! This recipe is pretty simple to make, but extra yummy (and a million times nicer than the stuff you get from a jar - and I'm a bit of a food philistine so I even quite like that....) It originally featured sun dried tomatoes (what is this, 1995?) but I always forget to buy them so I just use fresh. It's supposed to ...  Read the complete review

During this credit crunch it is good to have a few inexpensive but nutritious recipe ideas. Here is one that we have done regularly for several years that the entire family enjoys enormously. Tomato and Cream Cheese Pasta Sauce Serves 4 Preparation and cooking time 15 minutes 1 large onion, ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely love pasta, and have come up with a few little quick dishes in my time, so I'm gonna share some of them with you. I'm not one for really fancy foods, so most of mine have only a few ingredients. Hope you like them! I'm gonna start off with my favourite 'pasta in a hurry' dish. I lived on this for most of my student days. ...  Read the complete review

I would just like to share a recipe I made up today for a pasta loving girlfriend of my sons. It went along the lines of 1 Onion chopped finely and fried until clear and softened chopped chicken breast fried until cooked and tender you can add as much or as little as you want. tin of tomatoes chopped herbs 1 ...  Read the complete review

So - you've all been watching Nigella recently? She of the sultry smile and owner of the most cavernous pantry in London who can whip up a range of meals in 10 minutes flat for all those uninvited guests. Her friends must think she's an upmarket McDonalds - perfect for a quick snack on the way home. Well - I've been studying the shows ...  Read the complete review

A few summers a go a friend of mine had an italian student stay with them. My friend decided that she'd make her a Carbonara to make her feel at home but the student politely informed her that the meal she had made was no where near the traditional Carbonara that they had in there country. Following on from that she taught her how it should be ...  Read the complete review

**Easy Peasy Carbonara** Easy Peasy said Lionel squeezy Here's a little dish to make that's dead easy Only takes a jiffy, wow that's nice and breezy A Carbonara that won't leave you feeling queasy So come on get cooking it as it's so easy peasy **Carbonara and Pancetta** I like Pasta ...  Read the complete review

QUICK CHEATS KEDGEREE Kedgeree is originally a rice, lentil and onion dish from India. The Brits added fish and eggs to make this brunch dish we love and know today. To serve four you will need 4 eggs 2 x250g microwave pilau rice (Delia would be so proud) 6oz smoked haddock fillet salt and ...  Read the complete review

This is my failsafe recipe for risotto, it can be adapted very easily to suit what you have to hand but I tend to make it either as a chicken and mushroom version or as simply mushroom if I am cooking for my veggie husband. I love this dish because it is filling, tasty and pretty healthy too. I use the new knorr stock pots to make my ...  Read the complete review

Red Pepper Pasta - no meat allowed in this one! This is a recipe that I adapted after trying something similar in the Co-op salad bar. Ideal for a meat alternative, and a good way of getting some of your 5 a day! This particular recipe serves 2 people, but can easily be adapted to cater for more. If my 2 kids are having it as well ...  Read the complete review

This dish is known as "Pizza Rice" in our family - in a vain attempt to fool the kids that they are not actually eating a rice bake. The quantities are really vague - put in the amount your family will eat! There is enough rice and liquid for 5 people at least. Get some chicken breast, or pork, or bacon, or sausage, or ...  Read the complete review