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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2016 14 Food Mid-week meals with Gourmet Today TV When the week is getting the better of you and you need some quick and easy meals that are also satisfying, there is nothing better than a plate of pasta, and no one does pasta better than a Diacono. Michael Diacono makes two simple pasta dishes that make great mid-week meals. Ghagin Grieg is cooked like a risotto and is a hit with grown ups and kids alike. For a more grown up pasta dish try his recipe with mussels and chorizo. Gourmet Today TV is back in October, every Saturday at 16:05. Ghagin Grieg Spaghetti with mussels and chorizo Ingedients • Olive oil • Butter • ½ small onion • 250g minced meat (beef and pork) • 250g Ditalini (zibeg) • 1 litre chicken stock • Large handful Parmesan • Parsley • Knob butter Method 1 Heat the olive oil and butter. 2 Fry the onion until soft. 3 Add the mince and season with salt and pepper. 4 Add the thyme and cook until browned (approx. 5 mins). 5 Add the pasta and mix well allowing to fry for a few mins. 6 Add a ladleful of stock and allow to simmer until the stock has been absorbed as you would with a risotto. 7 Add the remaining stock a ladleful at a time until the pasta has cooked (8 mins). 8 Add the Parmesan, parsley and knob of butter. Mix well until the butter is melted. 9 Serve immediately. This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 16 July, 2016. Ingedients • 250g spaghetti • 2 cloves garlic • Glass white wine • Handful parsley • 500g mussels • 50g chorizo • Handful cherry tomatoes • Salt and pepper Method 1 Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente. 2 In the meantime fry some chopped chorizo in olive oil. 3 Add the garlic and the white wine. 4 Add the cherry tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. 5 Add the mussels and cover with a lid for a few mins until the mussels open. 6 Add the parsley and mix well. 7 Transfer the pasta to the sauce with a little bit of the water it was cooking in. 8 Add some more parsley and serve. This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 15 July, 2016.