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

Chicken and Rice Hotpot

Ingredients
2 chicken fillets (chopped into chunks)
75g rice
1 small onion (or half of a large one), chopped
300ml water
1 chicken stock cube
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme

1. Fry the chicken and onion for 5 minutes until cooked

2. Add the water, chicken stock cube and rice and stir. Season, add the herbs and stir.

3. Cook on a medium heat for 30 minutes

Serves 1

Chicken and mascarpone wrapped in ham

Ingredients
Chicken breast
2 tbsp mascarpone
Rosemary, chopped or dried
2-4 slices of ham
1 tsp lemon juice

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

2. Mix the rosemary into the mascarpone and season

3. Cut a slit in the chicken and put the mascarpone inside

4. Tightly wrap the slices of ham around the chicken until it is all covered

5. Wrap in tin foil and bake for 25 minutes until cooked through

6. Pour lemon juice over and serve

Turkey burgers

Ingredients
500g turkey mince
1 small onion, chopped
50g fresh breadcrumbs (about 2 slices of bread)
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp sage
4 large bread buns

1. Fry the onion until soft

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

3. Shape into 4 burgers and chill for 30 minutes

4. Grill the burgers for about 10 minutes each side until cooked all the way through

5. Serve in bread buns

Serves 4

Chicken and chorizo pasta

Ingredients
1 chicken breast cut into chunks
a few slices of chorizo cut into smaller pieces
75g pasta
2 large tomatoes (or 4 small one), chopped
400ml water
chicken stock cube
rosemary, thyme and sage

1. Fry the chicken and chorizo in oil, then add the chopped tomatoes and stir until the meat is cooked and the tomatoes are mushy

2. Dissolve the stock cube in the water and pour into the pan

3. Add the pasta and cook until all of the liquid has soaked into the pasta / boiled off

4. Add the herbs and stir in