Best devilled sausages

6 devilled sausages in tomato sauce in a large round bowl.

This super easy to cook Devilled Sausages NZ recipe can be done in the crockpot or a casserole dish. Kids & adults will love this inexpensive, warm comforting family meal!

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Slow Cooked Bolar Roast

sliced roast beef on a chopping board

When you’re in a rush, a roast or crockpot is always easiest for family dinners. Slow cooking makes for a fuss-free family meal that’s ready by 5pm when your troops scoot in the door hungry and exhausted. This will quickly become your favourite Bolar Roast Beef recipe.

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Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Slices of freshly cooked corned beef

This piping hot, moist and tender crockpot corned beef with mustard sauce is the best we've ever eaten. This creation will soon turn you into a corned beef addict – using your crockpot every week! This is hands down, the absolute best slow cooker corned beef recipe!

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Coq au Vin (Chicken cooked in wine)

Coq au Vin (Chicken cooked in wine) Coq au Vin is a classic French dish of chicken cooked in red wine, a surprisingly easy way to make delectable chicken. Especially for Bastille Day on 14th July. Serves 6-8 Ingredients 3 tablespoons Olivado extra virgin olive oil 3 rashers Heller’s streaky bacon 12 pickling size onions…

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Navarin of Lamb

Winter is crockpot time and this slow cooked lamb crockpot recipe is perfect to make a big, family meal with a cheaper cut of meat. This is a classic french stew recipe but deliciously perfect for the budget. Just put all the ingredients in the crockpot or slow cooker and walk away. Yum!

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Spud and sausage casserole

Hmm, nothing beats coming home to the comforting aroma of a good slow cooker casserole. Throw bacon in the mix and you’re home and hosed. Give this Potato Bacon and Sausage Casserole a try this week.

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Crunchy Beetroot Salad with Pear and Feta

Crunchy Beetrot Salad with Pear and Feta Healthy food ideas

Beetroot will make you live longer. This is an amazingly crunchy, raw beetroot salad with feta and pear. Simple but healthy and delicious. Vegetarians will adore this recipe. Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 good-sized beetroots, different colours if possible, scrubbed, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks 3 ripe pears (or you could use apples) peeled cored…

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Perfect BBQ Steak

Fresh Ideas Perfect BBQ Steak

Perfect BBQ Steak Make your weekends spectacular with these special BBQ steak secrets. Want the best cooked, juiciest, tastiest steak at your place? Check out our 10 Fresh steps. And remember, the ultimate accompaniment to a perfectly cooked steak is a cold brewski and clean BBQ. Serves 4 All you need for the perfect steak is:…

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BBQ Salmon with Mango Salsa

nz summer recipes bbq salmon with mango salsa

Give your spring BBQ a taste of terrific Thailand with this tasty tropical BBQ coconut salmon with mango, papaya and honey. Serves 4 For BBQ Salmon, you will need: 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 5cm fresh ginger, finely chopped 5 fresh kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped or the finely grated zest of 1 lime 1…

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Bacon wrapped scallops

several bacon wrapped food skewers on a plate, greens in front.

Scallops wrapped in bacon and cooked to perfection! This is an easy, healthy and tasty entree or BBQ treat. Scallop season in New Zealand starts 1st September every year – a true NZ spring kaimoana treat…

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