Chicken Cacciatore

•  chicken pieces, cut into serving sizes,bone in
• Salt
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red capsicuum sliced
•  mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 400gms tinned tomatos
• 1 cup passata
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano 

  Working in batches so that you don't crowd the pan, place the chicken pieces skin side down in the pan.  Cook until nicely browned, about 5 minutes, then turn over and lightly brown the other side. Remove chicken to a plate, set aside.

 Add the sliced onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms to the pan. Increase the heat to medium high. Cook until the onions are translucent, and the mushrooms have given up most of their moisture, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and cook a minute more.

 Add the wine and scrape up any browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the wine is reduced by half. Add the tomatoes. Stir in the pepper, thyme, oregano, and about a teaspoon of salt. Test and taste to adjust. Simmer uncovered for another 5 minutes. Place the chicken pieces on top of the tomatoes and onions, skin side up.  Lower the heat and cover.

Simmer until chicken is cooked and serve on a bed of pasta.

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Minestrone

•  
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup diced celery (3 stalks)
• 1 cup diced carrots (2 carrots)
• 1 cup diced onion (1 small)
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried)
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/3 cups shell pasta
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1  can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups slightly packed chopped fresh spinach
• Finely shredded Parmeson cheese, for serving (Parmesan works too)

Creamy Turkey

This recipe begins with a slow cooker and 2 turkey legs.

Slice 3 brown onions
4 celery ribs
3 carrots
2 garlic cloves
Place on base of slow cooker
Top with the turkey legs and cover with chicken stock.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cook on low for 8 hours
Remove all turkey bones and break up into pieces the cooked meat
Thicken and stir through a generous amount of sour cream.

Serve on a bed of rice with a topping of grated cheese.

Pan fried Broccoli

Cut a stalk of broccoli in half and or quarters (cut down sides)
Pan fry in olive oil approx 2 minutes
Drizzle with citrus  ( 1 lemon cut in half and added to the pan)

Place in oven until broccoli starts to soften
Then drape with pancetta
Cover with a little cheese (mozzarella and parmesan) and melt

Serve with capers and some steak

Frys to accompany

Braised Beef Slow Cooker Chinese Style

This is a a slow cooker recipe for beef Chinese style.

Roughly chop two brown onions
Slice 2 carrots
Cut 2 capsicum into strips
2 sliced garlic bulbs
Take 200gms of small whole mushrooms

Combine in a slow cooker with:

2 cups of beef stock
2tbs of Shao Shin Wine
1 cup of Chinese braising Stock

600gms diced beef
6 Sliced Chinese sausage
Diced bacon

Put on low for  10 hours

Serve with spring onion and cashews and noodles

Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker)

In your slow cooker

Slice 2 onions and place on the bottom of your slow cooker
Dice 2 garlic cloves and add
Add 3 cups of chicken stock
1 tsp Hot English mustard
1 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
1tbs vinegar

Add your pork leg ( with bone is best without still ok)

Cover pork with a bbq sauce

Slow cook for 6 to 10 hours

Serve on a roll with tomato salsa and a dash of lemon.

Oven Baked Chicken Risotto

Start by sautéing some leek, garlic and red pepper in olive oil.

In a separate pan brown
4 cut chicken thighs
2 Diced chorizo sausages

Combine and add
2 cups aborio rice and cook until clear
1 litre chicken stock

Combine in an oven proof dish
Bake at 180c for 40 minutes

Top with grated Parmesan