Top 10 recipes that kept you warm this July

By Lesego Madisa, 1 August 2024

Wondering what TASTE readers cook when the weather is cold, wet, and grey? This July is was all about pies, dumplings, soups and easy bakes. Need some inspo? Read below for the recipes TASTE readers loved this July.

10. Mustard chicken casserole with hash brown crust

Don't hold back on the mustard! This creamy casserole has a crispy potato that crisps up in the oven. Serve with creamy mash if you want something rich and comforting or top with peppery rocket leaves to keep it.

Get the recipe for mustard chicken casserole with hash brown crust here. 

9. Potato and corn pie

Go big or go home with Keletso Motau's potato and corn samoosa-inspired phyllo pastry-topped pie. If corn and potato samoosas aren't your favourite, feel free to swap the filling with your best combos.

Potato and corn pie

Get the recipe for potato and corn pie here.

8. Braised short rib rashers

Short rib rashers are a budget-friendly alternative if you love short ribs but don't always have the means to splurge. Season simply with steak rub and slow-cook in beef stock and herbs in the oven. This recipe serves the rashers with slap chips, but any of your favourite sides and carbs will hit the spot.

BRAISED SHORTRIB RASHERS WITH CHIPS

Get the recipe for braised short rib rashers here. 

7. Condensed milk-and-pecan squares

If you always need a sweet treat after dinner, we suggest baking these condensed milk-and-pecan squares on a Sunday for the week ahead. No flops here, this recipe is dead easy, forgiving and can be customised to your liking – don't like pecans, use walnuts instead.

Condensed-milk-and-pecan-squares

Get the recipe for condensed milk-and-pecan squares here. 

6. No-bake chocolate tarts

Trying to get onto the pistachio and chocolate trend? This recipe is an excellent hack. Make pistachio paste from scratch and fill into chocolate-and-coconut cups and top with Nutella spread. This recipe is definitely for those with a sweet tooth, but with such a vibrant green colour, who can resist?

No-bake chocolate tarts

Get the recipe for no-bake chocolate tarts here. 

5. Boerie roll pie

Keletso Motau merges SA's go-to after-party meals: boerewors rolls and pie to make a new South African classic. This hearty, made-for-sharing pie is everything we love about winter cooking and feasting.

Get the recipe for boerie roll pie here. 

4. Classic Italian cabbage and rice soup with toasted cheese

For under R50 a serving, this recipe proves that eating and cooking on a budget doesn't have to result in bland and boring meals. Clem Pedro gives us a masterclass in making your ingredients stretch without compromising on flavour.

Get the recipe for Italian cabbage-and-rice soup here. 

3. Moroccan soup with pulses and easy drop dumplings

This comforting bowl of Moroccan soup is easier and faster than you think. It comes together in just an hour from start to finish, plus it's served with drop dumplings to soak up all that fiery flavour.

Moroccan soup with pulses and easy drop dumplings

Get the recipe for Moroccan soup with pulses here. 

2. Lamb bone and vegetable soup with bread dumplings

This soup served with fluffy bread dumplings is a perfect remedy for a chilly day. The dumplings are made with a baguette soaked in milk rather than dough and are filled with flavours that complement the soup.

Lamb bone-and-vegetable soup with bread dumplings

Get the recipe for lamb bone and vegetable soup with bread dumplings here

1. Baked chicken soup pie with flatbread topping

Perfect for chilly nights and cosy gatherings, this soup pie is about to become your family's new favourite meal. No need to make toasted sarmies for this soup, dunk the flatbread topping instead. However, our favourite thing about this recipe is that there's hardly any cooking involved. Cut corners with Woolies ready-made chicken soup and shredded rotisserie chicken and this beauty is ready to serve in just 20 minutes!

Baked chicken soup pie with flatbread topping

Get the recipe for baked chicken soup pie with flatbread topping here. 

Lesego Madisa

Article by Lesego Madisa

TASTE's commercial content producer loves thrifty recipes, fridge foraging and never says "no" to cake. When she's not flipping through the pages of food mags and cookbooks, she's happily baking and knitting in her tiny apartment.
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