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The ultimate Christmas roast beef

Yorkshire pudding batter and blanched vegetables are prepared ahead, then a whole sirloin roasts while potatoes crisp in dripping. Bacon and chestnut sprouts, reheated vegetables, wine gravy and the Yorkshires complete the Christmas table.

BritishMain course14 hrServes 6-81765 kcalHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-18501 · Hand-built original

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The Ultimate Detroit-Style Pizza

A thick, airy Detroit-style pizza with a tall, tender crumb, a lacy wall of crisped brick cheese and mozzarella around the edges, and stripes of buttery oregano tomato sauce laid over the top.

AmericanMain courseVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: pizza

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-15585 · Hand-built original

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The Ultimate Turkey Dinner Leftovers Soup

A smooth, creamy soup that turns the whole holiday plate into something new: turkey broth blended with mashed potato and gravy, studded with turkey and carrots, and crowned with a baked stuffing and cheese crust.

Serves 4 to 61733 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-15587 · Hand-built original

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The Very Best Mac and Cheese

Baked elbow macaroni in a mustard-sharpened cheddar and Parmesan sauce, capped with garlic panko crumbs toasted in butter and olive oil.

Main course1 hr12 servings168 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: butter

HB-8628 · Hand-built original

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Thin-Crust Pizza

A very thin, crisp pizza base from an olive-oil dough, par-baked before a simple topping of tomato sauce, garlic and mozzarella or hard Italian cheese.

Main course1 hr 10 minServes 1669 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-8630 · Hand-built original

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Thiéré

Meet Thiéré, a warm-hearted rice dish that carries the flavours of West Africa straight to your table. Built around fragrant rice, sweet onions and whatever fresh vegetables the day offers, it is nourishing, endlessly forgiving and made for sharing. This Malian favourite delivers colour, aroma and comfort in a single pot.

MalianMain Dishes35 min1–2 servings1236 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

HB-2353 · Hand-built original

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Three Cheese Stuffed Shells

Jumbo pasta shells filled with a ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan blend seasoned with basil and Italian seasoning, baked in spaghetti sauce under a final layer of mozzarella. All the flavors of lasagna in neat, scoopable shells.

American, Italian, Italian AmericanDinner, Main Course1 hrServes 6338 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-15592 · Hand-built original

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Three Sandwich Lunchbox

A lunchbox of three sandwich varieties on soft sliced bread — ham with tomato and crab stick, ham with apple and crab stick, and ham with seasoned chopped egg — layered with crisp lettuce and honey mustard.

KoreanMain courseServes 6476 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: sandwich bread

Pairs well with: tomato soup, pickles, fruit salad, iced tea, potato chips

HB-12581 · Hand-built original

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Three Sisters Hominy Harvest Stew

A Native American harvest stew of hominy, beans, squash and tomatoes simmered with red chiles and herbs. It is hearty, earthy and gently spiced.

Native AmericanMain CourseServes 7209 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: zucchini

HB-3890 · Hand-built original

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Three-Cheese Pizza with Grilled Radicchio and Fig

A 10-inch pizza topped with mozzarella, Gorgonzola and Pecorino, charred radicchio and quartered dried figs, finished with fresh arugula.

Main coursemakes one 10-inch pizza36 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: mozzarella

HB-8631 · Hand-built original

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Tigadegena (Malian Peanut Butter Chicken Stew)

Chicken simmered in a luxurious sauce of unsweetened peanut butter, tomato and onion, the colour of burnished copper, served over fluffy white rice — Mali's most beloved Sunday meal.

Maliandinner1 hr 30 min6 servings670 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-2356 · Hand-built original

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Tilapia Stew

Cold outside? Stuffed up? This tilapia stew is exactly what you need. The soup is full of napa cabbage, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger with a sour and spicy broth flavored with lime juice, bird’s eye chilies, cumin, and mustard seeds. The soup is rounded out with tilapia for aquatic protein. It all comes together in one pot; ready in 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped herbs and more bird’s eye chilies if you want more heat.

ZambianMain Course45 minGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: tilapia

HB-2357 · Hand-built original

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Tingling Gnocchi with Browned Butter Miso Cabbage

Pillowy gnocchi and wilted cabbage tossed in browned butter whisked with miso, numbed gently by Sichuan peppercorns and brightened with lemon. Parmesan and chives finish a dish that is rich, savory and quietly tingling.

ItalianMain courseVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: gnocchi

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-15600 · Hand-built original

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Toad in the Hole with Shallot Marmalade

Mini toads in the hole — individual sausages baked in crisp, risen batter in a muffin tin — served with a jammy shallot marmalade sharpened with jalapeño, Worcestershire sauce and balsamic, and crispy sage on top.

BritishMain course13 hrMakes 1287 kcalDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-15607 · Hand-built original

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Tofu and Broccoli

Crisp cornstarch-coated tofu and charred broccoli florets glazed in a soy, sesame and brown sugar sauce with garlic, ginger and scallions. A weeknight stir-fry that goes straight over rice.

ChineseMain course0 min2 to 4 servings555 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-15610 · Hand-built original

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Tofu and Egg Fried Rice

Pressed tofu stir-fried until fluffy and dry so it mingles with the rice like extra egg, then combined with carrot, rice, and a chicken-stock egg scramble. Chopped green onion finishes the pan.

KoreanMain courseServes 2120 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, seaweed soup, soy sauce

HB-16133 · Hand-built original

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Tofu and Green Pea Curry

Extra-firm tofu browned until blistered, then simmered in a heavily spiced tomato paste curry with green peas and cherry tomatoes. Butter melts in at the end for richness, lemon juice lifts it, and rice catches the sauce.

Indian50 min4 servings333 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-15611 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Burger

A bunless burger whose buns are pan-fried tofu patties bound with starch and egg and flecked with black sesame. Ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion stack between them with mustard and sriracha sauces.

KoreanMain courseGluten-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: green salad, pickles, tomato soup, fruit

HB-16141 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Burritos

Tofu Burritos is a dish built around tofu. It takes 30 min in total and makes 2 serving(s). It pairs well with steamed rice and stir-fried vegetables.

vegetarian, 30-minute meals, weeknight meals, comfort food, dinner, lunch, main dish30 min2 serving(s)843 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-2671 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Clam Stew

A mild Korean-style stew of littleneck clams, silken tofu, zucchini, onion and enoki mushrooms in a kombu broth, finished with beaten egg, scallions and sesame oil.

Soup35 min4 servings26 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: clam

HB-8637 · Hand-built original

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Tofu curry

Marinated tofu cubes fried with red onion and vegan butter, folded into a spiced passata sauce with cardamom, turmeric and garam masala. Basmati rice, coconut yoghurt and warm naan or poppadums complete the curry.

IndianMain course1 hrServes 395 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-18294 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Doenjang Jjageuli

A thick, spoonable stew of tofu and minced beef with zucchini, simmered in a doenjang seasoning loosened with water rather than a separate broth. It is made to be ladled straight over rice.

KoreanMain courseGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, seaweed soup, fried egg

HB-16134 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Duruchigi

Tofu simmered in anchovy-kelp broth under a matured gochujang seasoning with green onion, onion, and two kinds of chili. The sauce reduces around the tofu until it is thick and deeply savory.

KoreanMain courseDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, kalguksu noodles, kimchi, seaweed soup

HB-16135 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Egg Gimbap

A rice-free gimbap built on a pan-fried sheet of tofu and egg, rolled in seaweed with carrot, imitation crab, pickled radish, and spinach. A brush of sesame oil and a sprinkle of sesame seeds finish the roll.

KoreanMain courseGluten-freeDairy-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: kimchi, fish cake soup, pickled radish, tteokbokki

HB-16132 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Eggplant Stir-fry

Salted and squeezed eggplant stir-fried with golden pan-fried tofu in a dark soy, oyster, and doubanjiang seasoning warmed with chili oil. Green onion and red chili finish the pan at the end.

KoreanMain course30 minServes 2103 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, seaweed soup, seasoned bean sprouts

HB-16129 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Japchae

Tofu noodles tossed with salted zucchini and carrot, blanched oyster mushrooms, bell pepper, and ribbons of egg in a soy and sesame seasoning. Everything is stir-fried separately so each element keeps its own texture.

KoreanMain courseServes 1416 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: tofu noodles

Pairs well with: kimchi, steamed rice, seaweed soup, pickled radish

HB-16150 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Meatballs in Burst Tomato Sauce

Crisp baked meatballs made from extra-firm tofu, panko and Parmesan, served in a cherry tomato sauce with shallot, garlic and tomato paste that cooks while they bake.

Main course40 min4 servings38 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-8638 · Hand-built original

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Tofu mee goreng noodles

Cornflour-dusted tofu fries crisp before joining stir-fried broccoli, pepper, carrot and pak choi over ready-cooked noodles. Ketjap manis and chilli paste glaze the whole pan.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course1 hrServes 3185 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-18013 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Noodle Kimbap

Keto-style gimbap that swaps rice for tofu noodles, layered with perilla leaves, carrot, and thin egg sheets. The rolls are sealed with a dab of water and brushed with sesame oil.

KoreanMain courseServes 2214 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: tofu noodles

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, miso soup, seasoned spinach

HB-16137 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Noodle Pad Thai

Pad Thai reworked with tofu noodles, grilled chicken breast, scrambled egg, and bean sprouts in a fish sauce seasoning sharpened with vinegar. Crushed peanuts and extra peperoncino go over the top.

KoreanMain courseDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: tofu noodles

Pairs well with: lime wedges, bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, cucumber salad

HB-16139 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Okonomiyaki

A flourless okonomiyaki of mashed tofu, cabbage, bacon, shrimp, and egg, griddled in rounds until golden on both sides. Tonkatsu sauce, mayonnaise, and bonito flakes finish each pancake.

KoreanMain courseGluten-freeDairy-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled ginger, green salad, steamed rice

HB-16148 · Hand-built original

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Tofu Pizza

Wide slices of pan-grilled tofu stand in for pizza crust, spread with tomato sauce and topped with onion, cherry tomatoes, chicken breast, and mozzarella. A covered pan melts the cheese in about 5 minutes.

KoreanMain courseGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: green salad, pickled radish, tomato soup, coleslaw

HB-16156 · Hand-built original

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