It can be difficult to come up with exciting meals every single day of the week while keeping on top of our busy lives. In response to our need for ideas for what to cook, especially with store cupboard ingredients and hero ingredients that can make cooking a breeze, Tesco have created a lovely recipe search tool to help us find ideas for a variety of recipes.

And so the UK's biggest supermarket asked me to create a recipe with a good dose of African magic to inspire cooks to try something different and exciting with puff pastry. 

    

I instantly thought of the fragrant Nigerian meat pies I enjoyed growing up. This time I gave it a quick revamp using a block of puff pastry and carving it in the style of a French Pithivier. This is a gorgeous pie that you can enjoy as a meal with a side salad or shared with friends and family in the garden or at a picnic. 

Milli Taylor who joined me in the kitchen, prepared an aromatic Cheese and Chutney Parcel that could prepare for a lovely dinner party entrée. Now all that's left is for you to tuck in and try these recipes at home. 

  

See the full recipes here and do try the Tesco recipe finder for more ideas.

               

         

Happy Cooking!