Macaroni Cheese

Ingredients

100 g pasa shapes or macaroni
25 g butter or margarine
25 g flour
300 ml milk
100 g cheese, Cheddar or similar
½ tsp mustard
optional
ingredients		 small can tuna
100 g ham
50 g peas or sweetcorn
cooked onions or peppers

Method

  1. Cook the past and drain.
  2. Mix the margarine, flour, milk and mustard in a saucepan and whisk until the flour dissolves.
  3. Heat gently stirring all the time.  Bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Remove from the heat, add half the cheese, cooked pasta and any extras.  Season & stir together.
  5. Place in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
  6. Grill under a hot grill until bubbling and browning.

Pan Hash

You will Need

potatoes cut into small cubes
onion chopped and sliced
olive oil (or chilli oil)
optional
ingredients 		chorizo (chopped)
corned beef
Cheddar cheese chunks
other left-overs from fridge

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan.
  2. Add the potatoes and stir over a medium high heat until all the cubes are coated in fat.  Turn the heat down low, cover with a lid and cook gently for about 20 mins, stirring frequently to avoid the potato sticking to the pan base.
  3. Turn the heat back up to medium and remove the lid.  Add the onions and fry gently until they are soft (chorizo that needs to be cooked can also be added at this point).
  4. Add the final ingredients (depends on what is in the cupboard/fridge) and cook through.
  5. Serve hot with plenty of salt & pepper.

Smoky Beans with Basil and Bacon

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil for cooking
1 small onion finely chopped
2 rasher smoked back bacon
420 g can canellini beans rinsed and drained
2 large tomatoes roughly chopped
6 large basil leaves
Tabasco sauce

cheddar cheese or similar grated

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the bacon until golden and crisp.  Remove from the pan, leaving the oil.
  2. Add the finely chopped onion.  Stir and soften for about 5 mins.
  3. Add the tomatoes and beans.  Stir well and cook for another few minutes until the tomatoes soften.
  4. Shred the basil and add to the pan along with a few drops of Tabasco, to taste.

Serve on hot buttered toast with the bacon and top with the grated cheese.