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

Spaghetti bolognese

Ingredients

200g beef mince
70g spaghetti
250 tomato pasta sauce
Half a red onion, chopped
Beef stock cube dissolved in 200ml water
1tsp worcestershire sauce
Parmesan shavings
Dried oregano
Dried basil

1. Fry the mince and onion until both are cooked

2. Add worcestershire sauce the pour the beef stock over and bring to the boil

3. Add the spaghetti and boil until it has softened

4. Add the tomato sauce and herbs, mix well and simmer for about 10 mins until sauce has thickened

5. Serve and sprinkle parmesan shavings over

Serves 1

Sausage and tomato pasta

Ingredients
2 sausages, chopped
70g pasta
Half tin of chopped tomatoes
1 beef stock cube
Half an onion
Dried thyme

1. Fry the sausages

2. Dissolve the stock cube in 250ml water and pour over the sausages. Boil

3. Add the pasta

4. Add the tomatoes, onions and thyme and stir well

5. Simmer until sauce has thickened and serve

Serves 1

Onion soup

Ingredients
1 onion
1 beef stock cube dissolved in 300ml water
25g sugar
1tsp worcestershire sauce
1tsp dried thyme
Croutons

1. Fry the onions in butter on a low heat for about 10 minutes until they start to go soft

2. Add sugar and thyme and mix well. Cook for another 10 minutes until onions are brown and soft

3. Pour the beef stock over the onions, add the worcestershire sauce and stir

4. Cook for another 10 minutes until it has thickened

5. Add croutons and serve

Sausage and onion in puff pastry

Ingredients
2 sausages, chopped
Half an onion, chopped
Puff pastry
Worcestershire sauce
25g cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease a baking tray

2. Fry the sausages and onions for about 10 minutes until brown.

3. Add a few drops of worcestershire sauce and stir

4. Cut out a circle of the puff pastry about 15cm in diameter. Place on the baking tray.

5. Using a knife, lightly make a circle 3cm from the edge, but dont cut all the way through

6. Put the sausage and onions on the puff pastry inside the inner circle, leaving the outer edge clear

7. Sprinkle the cheese in middle

8. Bake for 20 minutes until pastry is puffed up and brown


Serves 1

Beef burgers

Ingredients
200g beef mince
Half an onion, chopped
30g fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg
Dried oregano
Bread bun
Lettuce

1. Fry the onion until soft

2. Mix together the mince, onion, breadcrumbs, egg and herbs

3. Shape into 2 burgers and fry for about 10 minutes each side until cooked all the way through

4. Serve in bread buns with lettuce

Serves 1

Chicken pasta bake

Ingredients
75g pasta
1 chicken breast fillet, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
200g tomato pasta sauce
100ml water
Cheddar cheese, grated

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

2. Fry the chicken 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

Cheese and onion filled baked potato

Ingredients
1 baking potato
30g cheddar cheese, grated
30g butter
Half an onion, chopped
Olive oil
Salt

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

2. Wash the potato and stab all over with a fork. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt

3. Wrap potato loosely in foil and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, turning over halfway through

4. Cut potato in half and scoop out some of the insides. Place in a bowl

5. Add butter and mash. Add cheese and onion and mix well

6. Put this mixture back into the potato skins and bake for 15 minutes