Recipes

Spaghetti Bolognaise:

Ingredients:

•  Handful of spaghetti
• 500 grams beef mince
• Jar of pasta sauce eg Dolmio
• One onion
• Mushrooms
• Carrots (optional)

Method:

• Fry mince with a teaspoon of oil
• Chop all the veg and add to mince, cook for ten minutes
• Put on pasta in boiling water with teaspoon of salt and oil, time according to packaging
• Add pasta sauce, salt and black pepper and simmer for 15 minutes
• Add cheese if preferred

Serves four

Chilli con Carne

Ingredients:

• Cup of rice
• 500 grams beef mince
• Packet of Chilli con Carne mix
• One onion
• One tin of kidney beans

Method:

• Fry mince with a teaspoon of oil
• Chop onion and add to mince, fry for ten minutes
• Rinse rice and put in boiling water with teaspoon of salt and oil according to packaging
• Add mix and drained kidney beans, salt and black pepper and simmer for 15 minutes
• Add sour cream if preferred
• Can also be served with nachos instead of rice

Serves four

Fajitas

Ingredients:

•  Packet of tortilla wraps
• Sachet of Fajita mix eg Old el Paso
• 500 grams chicken
• Two peppers
• One onion

Can be served with wedges or rice

Method:

• Fry chicken with a teaspoon of oil
• Chop all the veg and add to chicken, add sachet, cook for 15 minutes
• Add sour cream, salsa or cheese if preferred

Serves four

Courgette Lasagne (vegetarian option)

Ingredients:

• 2 large courgettes grated
• 1 clove garlic
• 125 grams of ricotta
• 300ml jar of tomato pasta sauce
• 6 sheets lasagne

Method

• Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5  
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan
• Cook the courgette and garlic until soft  
• Add the ricotta, season and mix well
• Put a layer of the mix in the bottom of a small dish  
• Add a quarter of the sauce then cover with 2 sheets of lasagne  
• Repeat twice, ending with lasagne  
• Spoon over the last 1/4 of tomato sauce  
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until bubbling
• Top with cheese if preferred

Serves four