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Oven-Baked Chicken Casserole with Carrots
Whole chicken browned in a casserole with carrots, garlic, and thyme, then finished in the oven.
View recipeBaked pasta with leek and ricotta
Al dente short pasta mixed with sautéed leek, ricotta and grated cheese, then baked until golden.
View recipeDry mushroom rice with homemade stock
A dry vegetarian rice dish with mushrooms, an onion and tomato sofrito, and homemade vegetable stock.
View recipeChickpea Stew with Aromatic Herbs
A vegetarian stew for 4 made with cooked chickpeas, potato, spinach, bay leaves, and cumin.
View recipeMushroom and Pepper Scramble
Sautéed mushrooms and piquillo peppers are finished with lightly beaten eggs for a succulent scramble.
View recipeOven-braised rabbit with carrots
Rabbit browned and oven-braised with carrots, onion, tomato, stock, and white wine. Serves 4; bake at 200 °C for about 80 minutes, until tender and thoroughly cooked.
View recipeBaked Salmon with Zucchini
Salmon portions baked over pre-roasted zucchini and seasoned with herbes de Provence and dill.
View recipeBaked Pasta with Pumpkin and Ricotta
Short pasta tossed with a cream of roasted pumpkin, leek, and ricotta, then finished with cheese for gratinating.
View recipeDry Chickpea Rice with Homemade Stock
Oven-baked rice with cooked chickpeas, tomato, and homemade stock, using 2 parts stock to 1 part rice.
View recipePea Stew with Aromatic Herbs
A vegetarian stew of peas, potato and onion, lightly thickened with flour and scented with mint and thyme.
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