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1 Year and On

Chicken Meatballs in Soup

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

1 spring onion
375g chicken mince
3 1/2 cups salt reduced chicken stock
1 1/2 tablespoons frozen peas
1 1/2 tablespoons finely diced carrot
1 tablespoon alphabet noodles or other small pasta

Finely chop half the spring onion and thinly slice the remainder. Combine the chicken and the finely chopped spring onion until well mixed, then form into small balls, about the size of a walnut. Bring the chicken stock to the boil in a saucepan and add the peas, carrot and noodles. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, then add the reserved sliced spring onion.

Drop the chicken balls into the simmering soup. Cook until the meatballs flost to the surface and turn white.


Mini Quiche Lorraines

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Makes 12

2 sheets frozen ready-rolled short crust pastry, thawed.
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped ham or bacon
1 spring onion, finely choped
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Cut the pastry into 12 rouds using 8cm cutter. Line 12 shallow patty pans or mini muffin tins with the pastry.

Mix together the tomato, cheese, ham and spring onion and spoon the mixture into the pastry cases.

Whisk together the milk and egg. Pour enough into each pastry case to cover the filling.

Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is set and golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days.


Bubble and Squeek- great way to use up leftovers.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 4

1 cup cooked potato
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup grated, cooked cabbage
1 cup small, cooked broccoli florets
4 eggs, beaten
2 chives, snipped
20g unsalted butter

Put the vegetables into a bowl and mix well with the egg and chives. Melt the butter in a large frying pan and add the vegetable mixture. Cook over medium heat until the underside is golden, the cut into quarters and turn. Cook the mixture for a little longer until the surface is goldn and the egg set. Alternatively, once the underside is cooked, put the frying pan under a hot grill for 1-2 minutes or until the top is set.


Baked Chicken Nuggets

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
Serves 4

1 1/3 cups corn flakes
400g boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Plain flour, for dusting
1 egg white

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Crush corn flakes until they resemble breadcrumbs.

Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Toss in seasoned flour then in lightly beaten egg white. Roll each piece in the crumbs until well coated.

Lightly grease a baking tray with oil and place the nuggets on it. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.


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