Italian
Adam Liaw’s butter chicken ‘bolognese’
Not bolognese. Not butter chicken. Just the best parts of both combining to create a surprisingly quick crowd pleaser.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Adam Liaw
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Neil Perry’s chicken in crazy water (acqua pazza)
This technique, developed by Neopolitan fishermen as a way to cook delicate white fish, is also awesome for chicken.
- 1-2 hrs
- Neil Perry
Pumpkin risotto with rosemary and goat’s cheese
Roasting the pumpkin brings out its natural sweetness in this warming vegetarian risotto.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Jessica Brook
Eggplant caviar on bruschetta
Big-flavoured, meat-free and cheap to make, this works as a dip served with crunchy toast or as a sauce alongside grilled or roasted ingredients.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Neil Perry
Cherry tomatoes make this simple pasta recipe pop. Prawns make it feel fancy
This easy prawn pasta is bursting with flavour thanks to juicy cherry tomatoes, while fresh chilli makes for a fiery sauce.
- < 30 mins
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Fancy enough for a dinner party, easy enough for weeknights
Store-bought lasagne sheets are the secret shortcut behind this vegetarian pasta bake. Just add a salad.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Jessica Brook
A classic vegetarian pasta dish gets some extra va-va-voom
Fudgy roasted eggplant adds a little “something something” to this creamy Italian-American pasta dish – roasted eggplants alla vodka.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Jessica Brook
Roast chicken isn’t just for weekends. This one’s ready in under 30 minutes
A tasty stuffing keeps the meat moist and tender as it bakes in a rich tomato sauce. Dinner sorted.
- < 30 mins
- Jessica Brook
Bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, basil, olives and feta
Turn this easy dinner party starter into a light dinner by adding roasted capsicum or slices of cured meat.
- < 30 mins
- Neil Perry
Puttanesca rice-stuffed tomatoes
The pasta sauce’s pantry ingredients flavour the filling of these “gorgeous red orbs”.
- 1-2 hrs
- Danielle Alvarez
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