?Vegetable Risotto

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
50gr. Arborio Rice
4 Mushrooms, Sliced
Half Courgette, Sliced
1 Carrot, Sliced
1 Stick Celery, Chopped
Small Handful of Green Beans
250ml Stock or Water
1 Tablespoon Freshly Chopped Parsley
Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Heat the oil in a pan. Stir in the rice and vegetables and cook over a low heat for a couple of minutes. Pour in half the stock/water and simmer until is absorbed. Add the remaining liquid until the stock is absorbed. The whole cooking time will be about 25 min. Stir in the parsley.

?Chicken and Butternut Pie

2 Boiled Potatoes
Half Steamed Butternut Squash
30gr. Plain Flour
20gr. Unsalted Butter plus a little bit
350ml Milk plus a little bit
3 Tablespoon Cheddar Cheese, Grated
Half Cubed Chicken Breast, Cooked

Place the flour, butter and milk in a saucepan and whisk until smooth, bring to the boil while still whisking, turn down the heat to low and leave for 5/6 minutes to cook through. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese. Mash the potatoes with a knob of butter and a tablespoonful of milk. Spoon the chicken and squash into a ovenproof dish. Cover with the cheese sauce and spread over the mashed potato. Cook in the pre-heated oven for 25 minutes until slightly browned on top and the sauce is bubbling at the edges.

?Lasagna

8 Sheets Lasagna
200gr. Lean Beef, Minced
Half Onion, Chopped
1 Carrot, Chopped
300gr. Canned Tomatoes
1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 Rounded Tablespoon Plain Flour
20gr. Butter
200ml Milk
30gr. Parmesan Cheese

Boil the lasagna in a large pan of water for about 10 minutes, drain and put on a table cloth. Preheat the oven to 180. Lightly oil an ovenproof dish. Put the beef, onion and carrot into a saucepan and cook for about 15 minutes, then add tomatoes and parsley and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Put the flour and butter in a sauce pan and stir over a moderate heat to make a thick paste, gradually add the milk stirring well, take the pan off the heat and stir in the Parmesan. To assemble put a layer of meat sauce in the base, then a layer of lasagna, then a layer of white sauce and so on. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.