Chorizo and potato stewed in verjuice.

Ingredients

• Corn
• Sliced beans (frozen)
• Thyme
• Tarragon
• Coriander
• Onion (grated)
• Chorizo (sliced)
  
• Potatoes (new, sliced)
• Vegetable stock (store bought, but good quality)
• Olive oil
• Butter
  
• Salt
  

Method

1. Sweat onion in olive oil and butter, with a few sprigs of tarragon and thyme
2. Fry chorizo in oily mess until soft
3. Throw in potatoes and deglaze pan with verjuice, then add a splash more (maybe 1/2 cup total)
4. Almost cover potatoes with vege stock and stew until the sauce reduces to a nice consistency, the potatoes are soft and your mouth is watering.
   
5. When just about done pick out the thyme and tarragon and add the chopped coriander.
6. Serve with steamed corn and beans

Time to cook: About 20 minutes
Cost of per serve: $5.50
Inspiration: Last weekends good weekend.

Chorizo, Chicken and Cannelini Beans in Tomato Broth

Chorizo, Chicken and Cannelini Beans in Tomato Broth












This was a fantastic, tasty quick meal and for once in my life I almost got portion control right to boot (no huge ass plastic tub full of leftovers in the fridge; just a small one this time). I think some crusty bread would have finished this off nicely, but that would have broken the one starch rule.

Ingredients

• Chorizo
• Chicken tenderloins
• Cannelini beans
• Tomatoes, tinned
• White wine
• Salt
• Coriander
• Pepper
• Olive Oil

Time to prepare: 15 minutes
Cost of ingredients: $23
Number of serves: 2.5
Recipe inspiration: Nothing in particular, but it was all mine.

Risoni with Chorizo and Eggplant

Risoni with Chorizo and Eggplant, with Rocket and Parmesan Garnish












This turned out very tasty, however I discovered that my three year old hasn't really learned to chew properly and the pieces of eggplant with skin triggered his gag reflex with spectacular results.

Ingredients

• Risoni
• Chorizo
• Eggplant
• Onion
• Diced tomato, canned
• Chicken stock
• Garlic
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Rocket
• Parmesan

Time to prepare: About 30 minutes
Cost of ingredients: About $15
Number of serves: 6
Recipe inspiration: Subliminally probably the Donna Hay chorizo special in the paper's sunday magazine, but I didn't reference them when creating.

Chicken, Chorizo and Butter Bean Casserole

Chicken, Sausage and Butter Bean Casserole












Recipe was adapted from a Delicious magazine article. Everyone happily dug in.

• Chicken breast, corn fed with skin
• Chorizo
• Italian Sausage
• Tinned Tomato
• Butter Beans
• White wine
• Chicken stock
• Salt
• Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Smoked paprika
• Coriander
• Potato
• Butter
• Salt
• Nutmeg

Time to cook: 50 minutes.
Approx cost of ingredients: $25