Tuesday 28 August 2012

Tuna pasta bake


Ingredients
150g pasta
100g tinned tuna
400g tomato pasta sauce
50g sweetcorn
200ml water
Cheddar cheese, grated

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

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

3. Sprinkle the cheese over the top

4. Bake for 35-40 minutes

Serves 2

Monday 20 August 2012

Feta filo parcels


Ingredients
3 sheets filo pastry
100g feta cheese, crumbled
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp dried parsley

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6

2. Lie the pastry sheets on top of each other and cut into 12 squares (3x4)

3. Take each square (3 layers) and push into the holes in a baking tin (as shown in photo)

4. Mix the cheese, egg and parsley together and put equal amounts into each pastry

5. Scrunch up the corners of each pastry to make a little parcel and brush with a small amount of milk or beaten egg

6. Bake for 15 minutes

Friday 10 August 2012

Feta, sundried tomato and basil quiche


Ingredients

Savoury pastry case
2 medium eggs
150ml single cream
100g feta cheese, crumbled
100g sundried tomatoes
Fresh basil

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 6

2. Place the tomatoes, cheese and basil into the pastry case.

3. Beat the eggs, add the single cream and mix

4. Pour into the pastry case

5. Bake for 30 mins

Friday 3 August 2012

Salmon with couscous and tomato sauce


Ingredients
1 salmon fillet
50g couscous
1 chicken stock cube
300ml water
200g tin of chopped tomatoes
1tsp dill
Parsley, chopped
Cheddar cheese, grated

1. Season the salmon and fry for 10 minutes, turning over halfway through.

2. Add the tomatoes, dill and water and bring to the boil. Crumble the stock cube in and stir.

3. Add the couscous and simmer until water has absorbed.

4. Stir in the parsley, put on a plate and sprinkle the cheese over

Serves 1