House full of blokes

I tried a product sample at the supermarket of a Spanish spicy bean soup.  I liked it so I bought a pouch to feed 2-4 people for lunch. The senior bloke at my house polished it off all by himself and I felt a little ripped off.  I looked at a couple of recipes on line and thought about the flavour profile and decided I could do it better myself.  This is the result.  I've made this soup about 4 times now and the family love it.  The recipe can be tinkered with a bit by omitting the chorizo or by including red capsicum with the other vegetables (expensive here in the winter). This is a rich, spicy, delicious soup. The beans and vegies make it a hearty meal. I love it with the addition of chorizo - but it's great as a vegetarian meal too. Ingredients 2 sticks celery chopped into small dice Medium red onion finely chopped 2 carrots chopped into small dice   200 grams chorizo chopped into small pieces (optional) 1-2 cloves garlic crushed ...

Pasta is a family staple.  It provides us with some quick, easy, tasty meals.  This dish is light, healthy and delicious.  It keeps really well for a fabulous 'left over' lunch the next day. Ingredients 1 kg skinless chicken breast or thighs flour for dusting (approx 1/2 cup) 1 cup kalamata olives (pitted if you can get them) 1 1/2 cups chicken stock 1 cup white wine 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1-2tsp dried) 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano (or 1-2 tsp dried) 200g green beans (chopped into 2-3cm pieces) 2-3 handfuls of spinach leaves 2/3 sour cream pack of pasta of your choice Method Preheat oven to 180C Coat chicken pieces in flour and brown for about 2 minutes on each side in a hot pan with a little olive oil.  Use a pan you can put in the oven or transfer the chicken into an oven proof dish. Put herbs, olives, chicken stock and wine in with the chicken, cover with foil and place in the oven.  Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is co...