Bacon and onion burgers

Ingredients
2 slices of bacon
Half an onion, chopped into very small pieces
25g cheddar cheese, grated
1 slice of bread, grated to make breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
Dried parsley
Dried thyme

1. Fry the onion and bacon, then cut the bacon into very small pieces

2. Mix the bacon, onion, cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley and thyme in a bowl

3. Add the egg and mix

4. Shape into a burger and fry for 5 minutes each side until firm

Serves 1

Creamy spaghetti and meatballs

Ingredients
100 minced pork
1 spring onion, chopped
Half an egg, beaten
75g spaghetti
50 soft cheese
Dried oregano

1. Boil the spaghetti

2. Mix the minced pork, half of the chopped onion, egg and oregano in a bowl

3. Shape into small balls

4. Fry with the rest of the onion for 10-15 minutes, turning regularly

5. Add the spaghetti and soft cheese and stir through for 5 minutes

Serves 1

Fish and gnocchi

Ingredients
1 whitefish fillet, chopped
75g gnocchi
Half onion, chopped
250g tomato pasta sauce
1tsp dried parsley

1. Boil the gnocchi for 10 minutes

2. Fry the onion until soft then add the fish and cook for another 5 minutes

3. Add the gnocchi and parsley to the fish and onions

4. Add the sauce and cook for 5 minutes stirring regularly

Serves 1

Bacon pancakes

Ingredients
2 slices bacon
50g self raising flour
1 egg, beaten
3 tbsp milk
20g cheddar cheese, grated
1 tsp dried parsley

1. Fry the bacon then cut into small pieces

2. Mix the flour, cheese, bacon and parsley in a bowl

3. Add the egg and milk and mix into a batter

4. Divide mixture in half and fry for 4-5 mins each side until firm

Makes 2

Chicken and spinach cheesy pasta

Ingredients
75 g pasta
1 chicken breast, chopped
40g spinach
1 spring onion, chopped
60g sweetcorn
50g soft cheese
Dried thyme
Dried oregano

1. Boil the pasta and sweetcorn for 10-15 mins

2. Fry the chicken and onions until cooked

3. Add the spinach, thyme and oregano to the chicken and onions and mix

4. Add the pasta and soft cheese and cook for 5 minutes stirring well

Serves 1

Pork and apple burgers

Ingredients
100g minced pork
1 small bramley apple, grated
1 spring onion, chopped
1 slice bread, grated to make breadcrumbs
Half an egg, beaten

1. Fry the onions until soft

2. Mix the minced pork, apple and breadcrumbs together

3. Add the onion and mix

4. Add the egg, mix and shape in to burgers

5. Fry in a griddle pan until cooked through

6. Serve in a bread bun

Makes 2

Salmon spaghetti bake

Ingredients
75g pasta
1 salmon fillet, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
200g tomato pasta sauce
100ml water
Cheddar cheese, grated
Parsley, chopped or dried

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 4

2. Fry the salmon and onions until cooked

2. Put all ingredients into a baking tin (except the cheese) and stir well

3. Sprinkle the cheese over the top

4. Bake for 30 minutes

Serves 1

Pork and pickle sausage rolls

Ingredients
2 sausages, skins removed
Ready rolled puff pastry sheets
3 tbsp smooth sandwich pickle

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease 2 baking trays

2. Lie the pastry out on a board and lie the sausage at one end

3. Roll the pastry, with the sausage over until it meets. Wet the pastry where it meets and press down. Cut along the length of the pastry

4. Cut the long roll in half and place on the baking tray

5. Repeat with the rest of the sausage and pastry. Then brush each sausage roll with milk

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes until cooked through

Creamy chicken and bacon

Ingredients
1 chicken fillet (chopped)
2 slices smoked bacon (chopped)
Half an onion (chopped)
1 chicken stock cube
2tbsp double cream
3 or 4 leaves of lettuce, torn up
Dried thyme
Potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6 and bake potatoes for 35-40 minutes until cooked

2. Fry the chicken and onion until brown then add the bacon and thyme and cook for another 5 minutes

3. Dissolve stock cube in 200ml water and pour over the chicken, onion and bacon

4. bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes stirring regularly

5. Stir in the lettuce and double cream and serve with the potatoes

Serves 1

Salmon and spinach filo quiche

Ingredients
1 salmon fillet
Filo pastry
1 egg
150ml double cream
5 or 6 leaves of spinach, boiled
Dried parsley
30g cheddar cheese, grated

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease a small pie dish

2. Line the pie dish with 4 layers of filo pastry (may have to cut to size/shape)

3. Fry the salmon until cooked and put in the dish with spinach, cheese and parsley

4. Beat the egg and double cream together and pour into the dish

5. Bake for 35-40 minutes until firm

Serves 1