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Ready Steady Cook

Have a go at cooking the dishes from the show yourself - perfect for a quick meal or last-minute entertaining. Weekdays 4.30pm on BBC Two.

Monday
Paul Rankin & Alex MacKay
Tuesday
Richard Phillips & Tony Tobin
Wednesday
Lesley Waters & Paul Rankin
Thursday
No programme
Friday
No programme
Monday 7 July 2008
Paul Rankin's biography (image: Paul Rankin)

Paul Rankin
  Alex Mackay's biography (image: Alex Mackay)

Alex Mackay
Ingredients

Green team
Brie, baby spinach, can of kidney beans, sweet potato, packet of puff pastry, beef tomato

Red team
Minced beef, basmati rice, bird's-eye chillies, yellow pepper, courgette, tomatoes

Recipes
Onion, garlic, spinach and cheese pie

Sweet potato, spinach, cheese and tomato tortilla

Red kidney bean 'hummus' and tomato salsa with spiced pastry dippers

Warm spinach salad with grilled tomatoes, roasted sweet potatoes and balsamic kidney beans

Spicy meatball skewers on parsley and turmeric rice

Stuffed Provençal vegetables with a basil and tomato coulis

Mediterranean burger on a bed of spinach with citrus salad

Quickie bag

Ingredients

Organic cheddar, chicken breast, horseradish vodka, leeks, tomatoes, tortilla wraps, pine nuts

Chosen chef: Paul Rankin

Recipes

Herb and pepper chicken with roasted vine tomatoes

Chicken with pine nut crust and creamed leeks

Quesadillas with cheese, tomatoes and chives

Cucumber, mint and citrus cocktail


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