Diary Free Recipes : English Shepherd's Pie

The best way to make an English Shepherd's Pie, is to use an old traditional recipe. Shepherd's Pie is made from lamb, which many people do not realize. And has been around for about 150 years or more. When made from beef, it is called Cottage Pie.

Diary Free Recipes : English Shepherd's Pie

Diary Free Recipes : Ingredients

• 1 lb. of minced lamb
• 1 lb. of chopped tomatoes
• 3 lbs. of old potatoes
• 1 diced onion
• 1 large diced carrot
• 1 clove of crushed garlic
• 3 tablespoon of tomato pure
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of corn flour
• 1 crushed lamb or beef stock cube
• 1 pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 small stick of butter
• 1 1/4 of a cup of cold milk

Diary Free Recipes : English Shepherd's Pie

Diary Free Recipes : Preparation

Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan (on a medium flame) together with the carrot, garlic, and onion. Cook until soft, while stirring frequently. Add the minced lamb together with the crushed stock cube, and cook until the lamb has a brown texture to it. Add the chopped tomatoes, together with the tomato pure and corn flour. Leave to simmer (on a low flame) for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened.

Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and boil them for about 20 minutes until soft. Mash the potatoes together with the salt, pepper, milk and butter, until fluffy.

Put the cooked minced lamb into a 3 inch glass Pyrex cooking dish, and top with the mashed potato. Use the back of a fork to smooth the mashed potato, and create a dimpled affect to it.

Place the dish under a hot grill until the potato is brown and crispy. At this stage, the potato may be lightly topped with grated cheese if required.

Diary Free Recipes : Serving Instructions

The amount of ingredients proportioned in this recipe, is for a healthy serving of between six and eight portions.

Note: Changes can be made to both the quantity of the recipe, for either smaller or larger families, together with the recipe itself. For example, if you would prefer to use beef instead of lamb (Cottage Pie) and if you would prefer to the replace the carrot with another vegetable, such as swede or sweet corn. However, as you begin to change the recipes ingredients, you will also change the many years of tradition and taste that make this pie so tasty.

Enjoy your Shepherd's Pie with a large serving of cooked green beans or peas, together with a glass of medium red wine.

Diary Free Recipe : Chapli Kabab

Chapli Kabab is one of the most popular kababs which is ubiquitous in Pakistan. In Chapli Kabab, you need specially prepared masala which is mixed with diced tomatoes and minced meat, and finally its pan-fried or grilled. Therefore, there are two versions of the Chapli Kabab, the pan-fried and the grilled.

Diary Free Recipe : Chapli Kabab

We would like to detail the pan-fried version of the delectable Chapli Kabab. Here are the ingredients:

Diary Free Recipe : Ingredients

• One kilogram of beef or mutton keema (minced meat)
• 1 tsp. crushed red chili powder
• 1½ tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. coarsely ground dhania (coriander)
• 1 tsp. finely ground safed jeera (cumin seeds)
• 4-5 finely chopped green chillies
• 1 medium finely sliced onion
• 1 egg4 finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 bunch finely chopped fresh pudina (mint leaves)
• 1 bunch hara dhania (coriander leaves)
• Salt to taste
• 1½ cup Dalda or any other cooking oil

Once you have all the ingredients, you require mixing all of them up along with the minced mutton or beef, you then need to knead it and leave the mixture in that state for about half an hour. This will allow the masala and all other ingredients to mix thoroughly, hence creating a stronger flavor of the kabab.

To make the kabab, you require taking about 1¼ teaspoon of the mixture in your hands, place a portion of the mixture on your palms and roll it till it forms a smooth ball. Now to bring the kabab to the shape of a typical kabab, you require flattening the ball. To flatten the kabab, simply press the ball between your palms. The sizes of the Chapli Kababs are generally a little bigger than conventional kabab sizes. Finally, after you finish rolling all the kababs from the mixture, heat the oil in a frying pan and after the oil's hot, start frying the kababs until the kababs are well done.

You can now serve the delicious Chapli Kababs with garnishing of your choice. You can serve the kabab with onion rings, and the green coriander chutney. If you prefer sauce such as chilly garlic sauce, it will taste great as well. Ideally, Chapli Kababs should be taken with rotis (breads) such as Rumali Roti, Naan or Tandoori Roti.

To make the coriander chutney, you should first paste the coriander leaves and mint leaves, and then add ginger, green chilies, garlic and salt. Don't forget to chill the chutney before you serve.

Enjoy!

Diary Free Recipes : Easy Dinner Recipes

Meal time often causes stress, stress, stress! Our lifestyles are busy and we want to provide nutritious meals for our families but our time is limited. We just don't have the time to spend in the kitchen. Here are some tips for cutting down the time you spend there and a couple of great recipes too!

Buy a big head of iceberg lettuce for instant healthy wraps. You can fill lettuce wraps with anything like shrimp, chicken, tuna, and egg salad. Super healthy!

Diary Free Recipes : Easy Dinner Recipes

Another great time saver is rotisserie chickens you purchase in the supermarket. Pick up a couple of these and cut them up. You can even freeze them in baggies for defrosting when needed.

Sloppy Joes are a great on the run meal. All you have to do is cook up the hamburger add tomato sauce and your favourite spices. Good to go. Don't forget the buns!

Making your own meatballs from scratch are a great time saver and very easy to freeze. You can make meatball sandwiches with the addition of tomato sauce. A nice addition this is to add some caramelized onions. These onions can be made ahead of time and kept refrigerated too.

Lasagna and a salad kit is a great quick meal. Lasagna takes time, but here is a short cut lasagna recipe.

Diary Free Recipes : Lazy Lasagna

• 1 lb ground Beef 
• 18 oz (1 jar) pasta sauce 
• 1/2 pack of broad egg noodles 
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese 
• 1/3 cup sour cream 
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

1.  In a skillet brown the ground beef; drain 
2. Stir in the pasta sauce and simmer uncovered over med-low heat for 10 minutes 
3. In a large pot of boiling water cook noodles until tender; drain 
4. Combine mozzarella with sour cream. 
5. In the bottom of a 8 cup casserole or baking dish spread half the noodles.
6. Next layer the mozzarella-sour cream mixture 
7. Next layer half the meat mixture and the rest of the noodles and remaining meat 
8. Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese. 
9. Baked covered at 350 F degrees for about 25 minutes 
10. Uncover and cook another 5 minutes.

Diary Free Recipes : Quick Beef Stroganoff

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
• 1 lb boneless beef sirloin steak, 3/4-inch thick, cut into thin strips 
• 2 tbsp chopped onions 
• 3 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1/8 tsp dried parsley flakes 
• 1 3/4 cups beef broth 
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms 
• 3 cups uncooked medium egg noodles 
• 1/2 cup sour cream

1. Heat the oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat 
2. Add the beef and cook until it's well browned, stirring often. 
3. Add the onion, garlic and parsley and cook until the onion is tender-crisp. Stir the broth and mushrooms in the skillet and heat to a boil. 
4. Stir in the noodles. Reduce the heat to low. 
5. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the noodles are tender. 
6. Stir the sour cream in the skillet and cook until the mixture is hot.

If you want to make this recipe a few days ahead just place it in a microwave safe dish, cover and freeze. Remove it to thaw the morning you want to serve. Microwave it or stove top heat it until hot.

Quick recipes, freezing homemade food, cooking ahead of time - these are all ways to make your life easier during the week when you meet face to face with the dinner hour rush!

Diary Free Recipes : Looking For Quick and Easy Recipes?

Are you a busy cook who feels you are going in circles most of the time? Yet you want to feed your family healthy meals at home? This article offers recipes to help you with your quest! These recipes are quick, easy, and family-friendly! This macaroni casserole goes into the oven quickly. While it bakes, steam a veggie or make a green salad.

Diary Free Recipes : Looking For Quick and Easy Recipes?

Diary Free Recipes : MEATY BAKED MACARONI 

This is listed on my Quick Fix Recipes because it only takes about 20 minutes prep time. It does need to bake for half an hour making it completely ready in well less than an hour. While the casserole bakes you can prepare a salad or steam a vegetable for a complete meal.

• 1 lb lean ground beef (or chicken, if desired) 
• 1/2 cup chopped onion 
• 1 jar (16-oz) favorite spaghetti sauce 
• 1 can (4-oz) sliced mushrooms, drained 6 oz macaroni, cooked according to package directions; drained 
• 1 cup sour cream 
• 4 oz sliced provolone cheese, sliced 
• 4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded

Cook beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to break up. When browned, drain well. Return to the skillet and add the onion; cook for a couple of minutes to soften onion. Stir the spaghetti sauce and mushrooms into the meat and onion; simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray an oblong baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spread half the macaroni over the bottom of the pan. Top with half the sauce mixture topped with half the sour cream. Layer the provolone cheese over the sour cream. Repeat the process ending with the mozzarella cheese. Spray the underside of a piece of foil lightly with nonstick cooking spray and cover the dish loosely.

Bake at 350 degress for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 5 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings

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Diary Free Recipes : TURKEY SLIDERS - SOUTHWESTERN STYLE 

• 1 lb lean ground turkey 
• 1 jar (16-oz) your favorite salsa 
• 1 can (4-oz) diced green chiles 
• 1 large egg 
• 1 pkg (1.25 oz) taco seasoning mix 
• 16 slider buns or Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, warmed 
• 4 slices American, each cut into quarters

Preheat grill to a medium-high heat. Light brush with vegetable oil.

In a large mixing bowl combine the following: turkey, 1/2 cup of the salsa, chiles, egg, and taco seasoning mix; mix gently but thoroughly. Divide into 16 equal portions and make portions into patties about 2-inches wide.

Place sliders on the hot grill and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side or until cooked thoroughly.

Top each with a slice of the cheese and serve on the warmed buns or rolls.

Enjoy!