Faith’s spicy chicken and tomato cous cous
Many thanks to Claire for sharing her yummy cous cous recipe 🙂 Ingredients 150g of cous cous 200ml boiling water 1 tablespoon of curry paste Juice of 1 lime (Faith likes to ‘help’ juice the lime, now meaning we end up using 2 limes :-)) 10-15 cherry tomatoes – cut in half Method First grill … Continue reading
Claire’s spinach and potato cheese pie
Many thanks to Claire for sharing her yummy recipe 🙂 Ingredients 400g potatoes – peeled and chopped 200g spinach – washed and finely chopped 1 onion – diced 2 garlic cloves – peeled and crushed 2 tablespoons of greek yoghurt 50g grated cheese 2 tomatoes – sliced 1 teaspoon of mild curry powder Method Pre heat … Continue reading
Cheese and tomato pitta pockets
A really quick and easy finger food recipe… Ingredients 1 mini pitta bread – cut in half 2 ‘squirts’ of tomato puree 1 small handful of grated cheddar cheese Method Squeeze the cut end of the pitta bread open, squirt in a small amount of tomato puree and add some grated cheddar. Place the pitta … Continue reading
Chicken, tomato and red pepper pasta
Ingredients Baby pasta shells 1 can of chopped tomatoes 1/2 a large onion – finely chopped 1 red pepper – de-seeded and chopped Paprika Baby chicken stock cube Grated parmesan cheese Unsalted butter 1 chicken breast, skinned and cubed Method Melt the butter and add the onions, gently frying until soft, then add the cubed chicken … Continue reading
Tomato and basil sauce
Many thanks to Clare for sharing her tomato and basil sauce recipe Ingredients 1/2 oz of unsalted butter 5 oz tomatoes – skinned and de-seeded – to skin add the tomatoes to boiling water for 30/40 seconds then transfer to cold water, the skin should peel off 1/4 finely chopped onion 2 basil leaves – … Continue reading
Cheesy courgette and tomato puree
Ingredients 2 courgettes – diced 5 medium tomaotes – skinned, de-seeded and diced Grated cheddar – or similar hard cheese Unsalted butter Tomato puree (optional) Method Melt the unsalted butter and saute off the courgettes. Once the courgettes have softened add in the tomatoes and cook down. Once the veggies have cooked add a small … Continue reading
Tomato and Red Pepper pasta shells
Ingredients Baby pasta shells 1 can of chopped tomatoes 1/2 a large onion – finely chopped 1 red pepper – de-seeded and chopped Paprika Baby chicken stock cube Grated parmesan cheese Unsalted butter Method Melt the butter and add the onions, gently frying until soft, then add your peppers and cook on a low light … Continue reading
Courgette and tomato pasta stars
Ingredients 2 courgettes – diced 5 medium tomatoes – skinned, de-seeded and diced Pasta stars Grated cheddar – or similar hard cheese Unsalted butter Tomato puree (optional) Method Firstly cook the pasta stars according to the pack instructions – if you can’t get pasta stars any baby pasta can be used. Melt the unsalted butter … Continue reading
Bacon and tomato pasta
Ingredients 1Â courgette – diced 1 can of chopped tomatoes Pasta stars Grated cheddar – or similar hard cheese (optional) Unsalted butter 2 rashers of unsmoked back bacon – trimmed Method Firstly cook the pasta stars according to the pack instructions – if you can’t get pasta stars any baby pasta can be used. Melt the … Continue reading
Tuna and Tomato Pasta
Ingredients 1 small can of tuna in spring water (drained and flaked) 1Â courgette – diced 1 can of chopped tomatoes Grated cheddar (or similar cheese) Baby pasta stars Method Add the tin of tomatoes and the chopped courgettes to a pan and cook down for about 20 minutes or until the courgettes are soft. Add … Continue reading
Salmon with courgette and tomatoes
Ingredients 2 salmon fillets 2 large courgettes – diced 6 medium tomatoes – skinned, de-seeded and chopped Milk Unsalted butter Tomato puree Method Melt a snall knob of butter in a pan and add the courgettes, saute until soft then add the tomatoes to cook down. While the courgettes are cooking put your salmon fillets … Continue reading
Cod fillet with tomato, onion and courgettes
Ingredients 1 cod fillet 1 large courgette – diced 1 can chopped tomatoes 1/2 large onion – finely chopped Unsalted butter Milk Method Melt a snall knob of butter in a pan and add the courgettes and onions, saute until soft then add the tomatoes to cook down. While the courgettes are cooking put your cod fillet in … Continue reading
Cheesy Chicken with carrots and tomatoes
Ingredients 1 Chicken breast 2 mediums sized tomatoes – skinned, de-seeded and chopped 2 medium carrots – sliced 1 leek – sliced Grated cheddar (or similar hard cheese) Unsalted butter Method Boil your carrots and leeks until soft then add a small amount of butter and the chopped tomatoes and cook down until you have … Continue reading
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