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423 recipes

No-Knead Yeast Bread

A no-knead yeast bread baked in a covered pot until deeply golden and crusty. It is chewy inside with a crisp crust.

WesternBread, Sides45 minServes 10155 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

HB-3929 · Hand-built original

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (Soft & Chewy)

Soft, chewy oatmeal cookies made by creaming butter with brown and white sugar, then stirring in flour, cinnamon, rolled oats and plumped raisins, baked until the edges are golden.

WesternCookie45 minServes 16383 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: raisins

HB-7738 · Hand-built original

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Omelette

A single folded omelette of eggs and cream with a golden mushroom and garlic filling, layered with grated cheese, thyme and parsley so the cheese melts as the omelette folds.

WesternBreakfast, Brunch15 minServes 1732 kcalGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: butter

HB-7745 · Hand-built original

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One Pot Cajun Beef Pasta with lots-of-veg

Ground beef and a generous load of grated and chopped vegetables simmered with crushed tomato, kidney beans and Cajun spices, with elbow pasta cooked in the same pot and finished with melted colby cheese.

WesternMain, One Pot Meals40 minServes 7796 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7752 · Hand-built original

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One Pot Chicken, Vegetable & Parmesan Orzo (Risoni)

Bite-size chicken, frozen diced vegetables and orzo simmered together in milk and stock for seven minutes, finished with parmesan and baby spinach so it lands like a loose, creamy risotto.

WesternPasta20 minServes 4535 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7755 · Hand-built original

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Our best No Mayo Coleslaw

Shredded green cabbage, shaved fennel, red apple and dill are tossed in a mustard and apple cider vinegar dressing with no mayonnaise anywhere in sight. Caraway seeds go over the slaw, which then rests for at least an hour so the cabbage wilts into the dressing.

WesternSides15 minServes 1084 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: large head green cabbage

HB-7795 · Hand-built original

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Oven Baked BBQ Chicken - with quick homemade barbecue sauce

Chicken pieces braise in the oven in a quick homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and mustard powder, soaking up the sauce as they cook. A final pass under the broiler caramelizes the glaze, and fresh herbs go over the top.

WesternDinner1 hrServes 51303 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7798 · Hand-built original

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Oven Baked Sausages with Potatoes, Vegetable AND Gravy!

Sausages roast on top of baby potatoes, carrots and red onions seasoned with thyme and oregano, while a butter, flour and beef broth gravy poured around them thickens in the same pan. Fresh thyme finishes the tray at serving time.

WesternDinner1 hrServes 4235 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7802 · Hand-built original

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Oven Fried Parmesan Baked Chicken Tenders

These oven fried chicken tenders TRULY come out just like they've been fried! They are a beautiful golden brown all over and super crunchy. Make these with chicken tenderloins or cut chicken breast into tenderloin length strips!

WesternDinner30 minServes 3695 kcal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1621 · Hand-built original

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Pan Fried Gnocchi with Pumpkin & Spinach

Pan Fried Gnocchi with Pumpkin & Spinach is a Western dinner, main built around pieces. Ready in 35 min.

WesternDinner, Main35 minServes 2699 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: ¾ oz pumpkin

HB-1636 · Hand-built original

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Pea and Ham Soup (slow cooker or stove)

Dried split peas and a meaty ham hock cook together low and slow with onion, carrot, celery and bay until the soup is thick, then the shredded ham goes back in.

WesternMains, Soup10 hr 10 minServes 616 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ham

HB-7857 · Hand-built original

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Peach Salad II with Orange Poppyseed Dressing

Peach Salad II with Orange Poppyseed Dressing is a Western side salad centred on arugula. It combines baby rocket/arugula, yellow peaches, walnuts for a straightforward, balanced result.

WesternSide Salad15 minServes 6232 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: arugula

HB-3717 · Hand-built original

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Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Rocket

Ripe pear slices, toasted walnuts and crumbled blue cheese layered over peppery rocket with a light honey and mustard dressing.

WesternSide Salad15 minServes 5442 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: apples

HB-7870 · Hand-built original

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Pearl Barley Soup

A vegetable soup of pearl barley with carrot, celery, swede and mushrooms in vegetable stock, finished with fresh parsley.

WesternSoup55 minServes 4248 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: extra virgin olive oil

Pairs well with: crusty bread, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad

HB-7874 · Hand-built original

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Perfect Crispy French Fries

Twice-fried russet fries, simmered first in vinegar water, that stay crisp well after they cool.

WesternSide35 minServes 4185 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: edward

HB-14788 · Hand-built original

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Pie Crust (Shortcrust Pastry)

A classic all-purpose shortcrust pie crust made in a food processor with cold butter and ice water, chilled, rolled and blind baked.

WesternBaking1 hr 50 minServes 8120 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7903 · Hand-built original

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

A retro upside-down cake with caramelised pineapple rings and maraschino cherries baked under a vanilla sour cream batter, flipped so the fruit becomes the topping.

WesternCake1 hr 5 minServes 10252 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: canned pineapple slices in juice

HB-7914 · Hand-built original

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Pistachio Cake

Pistachio Cake is a Western cake, sweet baking built around egg. Ready in 150 min.

WesternCake, Sweet Baking2 hr 30 minServes 10317 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-3118 · Hand-built original

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Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mustard Sauce

Pork tenderloins seared, oven-roasted and rested, then sliced and served with a pan sauce of cream, two mustards, tarragon and parsley. The sauce is loosened with a little water if needed.

WesternMain33 minServes 598 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7956 · Hand-built original

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Pork Tenderloin with Honey Garlic Sauce

Pork tenderloins rubbed with garlic powder and paprika, seared and roasted in a honey garlic sauce with cider vinegar and soy. The sauce reduces after roasting to a sticky syrup that coats every slice.

WesternMains35 minServes 5120 kcalEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-14866 · Hand-built original

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Pound Cake

Pound Cake is a Western sweet baking built around temperature. Ready in 100 min.

WesternSweet Baking1 hr 40 minServes 10280 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-3242 · Hand-built original

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Prawn cocktail mini tacos (shrimp)

Prawn cocktail mini tacos (shrimp) is a Western appetiser, party food centred on salmon. It combines corn tortillas, cooking salt / kosher salt, Olive oil spray for a straightforward, balanced result.

WesternAppetiser, Party Food1 hr 7 minServes 1769 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-3744 · Hand-built original

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Profiteroles

Choux pastry puffs baked until crisp and golden, filled with vanilla custard and drizzled with a warm dark chocolate and cream sauce.

WesternSweet1 hr 10 minServes 4895 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7984 · Hand-built original

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Pumpkin Soup - Classic and Easy

A classic smooth pumpkin soup simmered from pumpkin chunks, onion and whole garlic cloves in broth, blended and finished with cream. Any pumpkin or butternut squash works, and the soup comes together in about fifteen minutes.

WesternSoup15 minServes 4144 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-14910 · Hand-built original

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Pupcakes! (dog cupcakes with "frosting")

Banana and peanut butter cupcakes made for dogs, baked in a muffin tin and piped with a potato, yogurt and honey frosting finished with a small dog biscuit.

WesternDog Treats40 minServes 12182 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: mashed

HB-7992 · Hand-built original

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Puttanesca Fish Tray Bake

Barramundi fillets baked over roasted baby potatoes in a puttanesca-style sauce of canned tomato, olives, capers, anchovies, fennel and cherry tomatoes, finished with basil.

WesternMains1 hrServes 4107 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: baby potatoes

HB-7993 · Hand-built original

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Quick and Easy Baked Zucchini

Zucchini wedges roasted at high heat under breadcrumbs and parmesan until the topping turns golden and the flesh stays tender.

WesternSide Dish15 minServes 493 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: zucchini

HB-7999 · Hand-built original

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