With the children
going back to school we sometimes need
quick and easy meal solutions for when they come
in starving after a hard day!
Having some time-saving recipes handy can stop
them reaching for sweets and crisps whilst they
wait for their meal.
A good after-school snack can be as simple as
a small bowl of smooth peanut butter with either
breadsticks or carrot fingers- cheaper if prepared
by you rather than the ready bought and less nutritious
varieties.
•
Cook the chicken dippers as per pack instructions
(usually 10-15 mins)
• Toast the bread
• Grill the bacon until crisp
• Mix the mayonnaise with the shredded lettuce
• Layer up the sandwich and cut into 2 triangles
** You can hold the triangles together using cocktail
sticks (but make sure you remove them before giving
them to really little ones) **
Pea
and Ham Pasta Bows
You
Will Need...
You will need (serves 4)
Pasta bows (approx 400g/14oz)
Frozen peas (150g/5oz)
1 bunch of spring onions, sliced
Garlic and herb light cream cheese (200g/7oz)
Wafer thin ham, shredded (150g/5oz)
Instructions
•
Start by cooking the pasta in boiling water
as per the pack instructions
• Add the peas to the pasta for the last 3 minutes
of cooking time
• While you are doing that gently fry the spring
onions in 1 tbsp of olive oil for 1 minute
• Then stir in the garlic and herb cream cheese
with the spring onions, adding 4-6 tbsp of the
water from the pasta to thin down the sauce
• Mix in the ham and heat through
• Then toss together with the drained pasta
and peas
Serve immediately and enjoy!
Cooks
Tip –
When
cooking with spices, always use plastic utensils
rather than wooden ones, which will discolour really
easily and can pick up and retain flavours even
after washing.
