Category: one pot cooking

American goulash

American goulash

Not to be confused with traditional Hungarian goulash that is a chunky beef stew, American goulash is a one pot macaroni dish made with mince. While it has similar elements (meat and paprika) the two are very different dishes. If you are looking for a 

One pot Mexican chicken rice

One pot Mexican chicken rice

We love Mexican food and have on weekly rotation tacos or nachos. Both are super easy to make with left over pulled pork and a handful of fresh ingredients. The kids have been enjoying rice bowls too and as their taste buds have developed we 

stroganoff (beef or chicken)

stroganoff (beef or chicken)

Stroganoff is an easy mid week dinner with a sour cream mushroom sauce. It can be made with chicken, beef or pork depending on what meat you prefer. There is also an option for different sides with pasta, rice, mash potato or egg noodles. Our 

shredded chicken and bacon sauce

shredded chicken and bacon sauce

Stuffed spuds are a winner in our house and super easy to make with left overs or our shredded chicken and bacon sauce. It takes an hour to cook a potato in the oven and they can be cooked ahead of time. You can also 

creamy lemon chicken

creamy lemon chicken

The family fell in love with creamy lemon chicken from Lala’s Kitchen when it appeared as a guest recipe on skinnymixers with Thermomix instructions. The only problem was I was left washing a pan, the Thermomix and an oven dish. I have been able to 

larb gai

larb gai

Larb Gai is one of our favourite Thai dishes for eating out or eating at home. You can make it with your choice of mince but our favourites are chicken or pork. The sauce is a combination of sweet, sour and tangy made with brown 

Chicken paella (without the seafood)

Chicken paella (without the seafood)

I love a paella but I do not love seafood. While my kids will eat fish & chips and panko prawn nigiri (tail and all) as a favourite Japanese snack, we do not cook a lot of seafood at home. I have experimented with a