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

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

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

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

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

Chicken chasseur spaghetti

Ingredients
1 chicken fillet, chopped
3 slices bacon, chopped
70g spaghetti
Half tin of chopped tomatoes
Half an onion, chopped
1 beef stock cube
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
Dried parsley
Dried basil

1. Fry the chicken, onion and bacon

2. Dissolve the stock cube in 250ml water and pour over the chicken, bacon and onion

3. Bring to the boil and add the spaghetti and worcestershire sauce.

4. Add the tomatoes and simmer until sauce starts to thicken

5. Stir in the parsley and basil and serve

Serves 1

Sausage in yorkshire pudding

Ingredients
2 sausages, chopped
1 giant yorkshire pudding
Half an onion, chopped
Beef stock cube

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

2. Fry the sausage and onion until both are cooked

3. Dissolve the stock cube in 250ml water, stir and pour over the sausage and onion

4. Simmer and stir frequently until the liquid thickens into gravy.

5. Meanwhile bake the yorkshire pudding for 7-10 minutes until cooked

6. Put the yorkshire pudding on a plate and pour the sausage, onions and gravy into it

Serves 1

Cauliflower cheese with bacon

Ingredients
100g cauliflower, chopped
4 slices bacon, chopped
Half an onion, chopped
1 packet cheese sauce mix
30g cheddar cheese, grated

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

2. Fry the cauliflower, bacon and onion until everything is cooked

3. Make the cheese sauce (packet instructions)

4. Put the cauliflower, bacon and onion in a baking dish and pour the cheese sauce over

5. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes

Serves 1

Salmon and egg bake

Ingredients
1 salmon fillet
2 eggs
3 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
25g cheddar cheese, grated
Parsley, chopped

1. Fry the salmon, onion and tomatoes until salmon is cooked and onions are soft

2. Crumble the salmon, add the parsley and mix. then put in an ovenproof dish

3. Crack the eggs on top of the ingredients in the dish and scatter the cheese on top

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until eggs are cooked

Serves 1

Potato, bacon and onion in cheese sauce

Ingredients
2 small potatoes (sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
3 slices of bacon (chopped)
25g butter
packet of cheese sauce (to make about 150ml)
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp poppy seeds

1. Melt the butter in a pan and fry the potatoes and onions for 10 minutes.

2. Add the bacon and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the herbs and poppy seeds

3. Make the cheese sauce according to packet instructions and pour over the other ingredients in the pan

4 Stir well and serve immediately

Serves 1

Chicken and bacon risotto

Ingredients
75g risotto rice
1 chicken breast, chopped into chunks
3 slices of bacon, chopped
1 onion
50g peas
1 chicken stock cube
400ml water
rosemary and thyme

1. Boil the water and dissolve the stock cube, keep it hot.

2. Fry the chicken, onion and bacon until they are all cooked.

3. Add the rice, peas and some of the stock. Stir and cook until it has been absorbed then add some more, gradually until all of the stock is absorbed

4. Stir in the herbs

Serves 1

Fish in tomato and onion sauce

Ingredients
600g white fish fillets
500g jar tomato pasta sauce
2 small onions, chopped
100g parmesan
dried parsley
dried basil

1. Preheat oven to 190°C / 375°F / gas 5

2. Fry the onions until soft then place in a baking dish.

3. Pour the sauce over the onions and stir well, stir in the herbs.

4. Place the fish in the middle of the dish and cover with some of the sauce.

5. Sprinkle the parmesan over the top and bake for 20-25 minutes

Serves 4

Baked eggs with tomato and chorizo

Ingredients
50g chorizo, chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 red onion, chopped
2 eggs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
oregano
parsley

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

2. Fry the chorizo and onion for 5 minutes

3. Add the tomatoes and garlic powder and heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently

4. Stir in the herbs then put the mixture into the dish, make a hollow in the middle

5. Break 2 eggs into the hollow, season and bake for 15 minutes or until the eggs are cooked

Creamy pork and rice

Ingredients
500g pork, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
200g rice
500ml water
chicken stock cube
2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp tomato puree
100ml creme fraiche
parsley
chives

1. Fry the pork and onion until cooked.

2. Dissolve the stock cube in the water and pour over the pork and onion. Add the rice

3. Add the tomato puree, paprika and parsley

4. Stir well then cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally

5. Stir in the creme fraiche and chives and cook for another 5 minutes

Serves 4

Potato cakes

Ingredients
400g potatoes, boiled and grated
200g carrots, grated
1 onion, chopped
1 egg, beaten

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

2. Fry the onion until soft.

3. Mix together the potato, carrot and onion. Season and stir in the egg.

4. Shape the mixture into burger shapes and place on a greased baking tray

5. Bake for 15 minutes, turn over then bake for another 15 minutes

Makes approx 12

Lasagne

Ingredients
250g lasagne sheets
500g minced beef
500g tomato pasta sauce
500g white lasagne sauce
1 onion, chopped
50g cheddar, grated
basil, oregano

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

2. Fry the onion until soft then add the mince and cook until the mince has browned

3. Stir in the bolognese sauce and herbs and heat through for 5 minutes

4. Place a layer of lasagne sheets in the bottom of a baking tin / dish

5. Spread half of the mixture on top, then another layer of lasagne sheets, then mixture, then lasagne sheets

6. Spread the white sauce over the top and sprinkle the grated cheese over

7. Bake for 30 minutes

Serves 4