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Classic Poisson Cru (Ia Ota)

Red tuna soaked briefly in salt water, mixed with tomato, cucumber and onion, then lime juice and coconut milk — poisson cru served slightly chilled with a bowl of rice.

TahitianMain course30 minServes 6142 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: tuna

Pairs well with: steamed rice, coconut rice, taro, green salad

HB-18571 · Hand-built original

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Classic Ratatouille

Sliced zucchini, squash, eggplant and Roma tomatoes bake in neat rows over a balsamic tomato sauce until silky and tender.

ItalianDinner, main dish1 hrServes 691 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: eggplant

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

HB-17157 · Hand-built original

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Classic Seafood Boil With Lemon-Butter

A Low Country style boil of shrimp, smoked sausage, corn and new potatoes simmered in order in a spiced lemon broth, served with lemon-butter and cocktail sauce.

Main course45 min10–12 servings57 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pork

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

HB-6583 · Hand-built original

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Classic Vegetarian Quinoa Chili

A vegetarian chili of kidney, garbanzo and white beans with quinoa simmered in tomato sauce and vegetable broth with chili powder, cumin and chipotle, finished with lime.

AmericanMain course35 minServes 6399 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: quinoa

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

HB-11381 · Hand-built original

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Claypot chicken with pearl barley and beer

A whole chicken browned and roasted in one casserole over pearl barley, vegetables and beer, rested in the pot, then served with a mustard-dressed butterhead lettuce salad.

Main course13 hrServes 440 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-6587 · Hand-built original

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Coconut and Beef Curry with Noodles

Thin strips of beef sirloin seared and simmered with red onion and bell peppers in a coconut milk and red curry sauce, served over rice noodles with basil and lime.

ThaiMain courseServes 4489 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

HB-6593 · Hand-built original

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Coconut and chilli beef shin pie with bitter leaf salad

This comforting slow-cooked beef shin pie is bursting with flavour and crispy butter bean croûtons make a very special salad. Equipment and preparation: You will need a large flameproof casserole dish with a tight-fitting lid and a 10½in round pie dish.

Main course14 hrServes 61019 kcal

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-0631 · Hand-built original

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Coconut chicken curry

A lighter coconut chicken curry that still packs a flavour-punch! The richness is reduced by only using a little of the coconut cream from a tin of coconut milk, but you still get the wonderful flavour. Serve with freshly cooked rice or cauli rice. Each serving provides 538 kcal, 35g protein, 11g carbohydrates (of which 7g sugars), 39g fat (of which 20g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.6g salt.

Main course1 hrServes 2538 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-2824 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Chickpea & Sweet Potato Curry

A coconut milk curry of chickpeas and sweet potato cubes over a blended onion, ginger and garlic base, spiced with curry powder, garam masala and smoked paprika and finished with cilantro and lime.

IndianMain course1 hr 15 min4 serving(s)62 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chickpeas

Pairs well with: Basmati Rice, Naan

HB-6595 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Curry Chicken

Pieces of chicken breast simmered in a coconut milk sauce built on red onion, shallots, curry powder and tomato paste, finished with lime, mint and cilantro.

IndianMain course35 min5 serving(s)86 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: Basmati Rice, Naan

HB-6598 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Curry Ramen

A single-serving bowl of instant ramen simmered with frozen mixed vegetables, then enriched with coconut milk, curry powder and the ramen seasoning packet.

AsianMain course10 minServes 1677 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: vegetables

HB-6599 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Fish Curry

Meet Coconut Fish Curry, the fragrant national dish of Micronesia and a beautiful example of how the islands turn a handful of simple ingredients into something memorable. Tender pieces of fresh fish simmer gently in creamy coconut milk spiced with curry, ginger and a bright squeeze of lime. It comes together in well under an hour, yet tastes like a proper occasion, the sort of tropical supper that transports you somewhere warm the moment the pan starts to bubble.

MicronesianMain Dishes1–2 servings342 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: salmon

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

HB-0634 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Kitchri With Jammy Eggs

A coconut milk kitchri of red lentils and rice cooked with blended onion, tomato, garlic and ginger and warm spices, topped with jammy eggs and yogurt.

IndianMain course0 min4 servings172 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: red lentils

Pairs well with: basmati rice, naan, raita, mango chutney, dal

HB-6600 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Marinated Chicken (Grill or Stove)

Coconut milk is a fantastic marinade which tenderises the chicken and infuses it with rich flavour. The added bonus is that the marinade doubles as a scrumptious sauce! Cook this on your BBQ or stovetop.

Tropical!Dinner, Grilling25 minServes 4478 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-0637 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Red-Lentil Curry

Red lentils simmered with onion, ginger, garlic and warm spices in coconut milk, with diced zucchini stirred in near the end and cilantro scattered over.

IndianMain course45 minMakes 6 to 8 (main course) servings268 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: lentils

Pairs well with: Basmati Rice, Naan

HB-6602 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Rice

Few dishes capture the easy warmth of the Caribbean quite like Coconut Rice from St Lucia. Creamy coconut milk turns ordinary grains into something fragrant and faintly sweet, fluffy enough to stand alone yet generous enough to carry a whole plate of island cooking. It asks for barely a handful of ingredients and about twenty minutes at the stove. Proof that the best food on the island has always been the simplest.

Saint LucianMain Dishes1–2 servings1208 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

HB-0641 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Shrimp

Large shrimp seasoned, dipped in an egg and flour batter, pressed into panko and shredded coconut, and fried at 350°F until golden.

HawaiianMain course30 minServes 4422 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-10284 · Hand-built original

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Coconut shrimps, spicy mussels and smoked rib bites

A sharing platter of three parts: slow-roasted smoked rib bites in barbecue sauce, coconut-crusted fried prawns with chipotle mayonnaise, and mussels steamed in beer with hot pepper sauce and cream.

Main course14 hrServes 2770 kcalHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-6604 · Hand-built original

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Cod en papillote

A delightful little gift to yourself! This fish-wrapped-in-paper dish serves one, but it can be easily scaled up.

Main course1 hrServes 164 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cod

HB-2826 · Hand-built original

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Coffee Liqueur Tiramisu

A layered tiramisu of coffee-liqueur-dipped ladyfingers and a mascarpone cream folded with a cooked egg yolk base, chilled and dusted with cocoa.

AmericanMain courseVegetarianGluten-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-12486 · Hand-built original

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Coffee sorbet

Coffee sorbet is a fresh and delicious spoon dessert prepared without an ice cream maker. Perfect to serve at the end of a meal, during summer dinners.

Desserts4 hr 20 minServes 0159 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

HB-2829 · Hand-built original

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Coffee-and-Bourbon-Braised Short Ribs

Beef short ribs braised for three hours in bourbon with instant espresso, brown sugar and Worcestershire, then roasted uncovered until the sauce thickens, served over mashed potatoes.

Main course4 hr 20 min4–6 servings145 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-6610 · Hand-built original

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Colcannon Soup

A creamy potato, cabbage and kale soup finished with half and half, green onion and bacon.

IrishDinner40 minServes 4443 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: bacon

Pairs well with: green salad, crusty bread

HB-5175 · Hand-built original

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Cold Noodles With Tomatoes and Peanut Sauce

Chilled udon or spaghetti tossed in a peanut butter, chili crisp and grated tomato sauce, topped with cherry tomatoes, roasted peanuts, fried shallots, scallions and cilantro.

Main course25 min4 servings226 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spaghetti

HB-6613 · Hand-built original

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