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Oven Frittata

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients

1/2 tbsp olive oil
85g fusilli or macaroni
1 leek or bunch of spring onions
85g frozen or canned sweetcorn
85g frozen peas
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
2 large eggs
150ml semi skimmed milk
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (preferably lemon thyme)
50g extra mature chedder cheese, grated
2 tbsp parmesan cheese, finely grated
Method

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5.
Grease a 1.2 litre baking dish with the olive oil.

Cook the pasta in salted boiling water in a large pan for 8 mins. Add all the vegetables and cook for another 2-3 mins until the pasta is tender and the vegetables slightly softened. Drain, then tip into the baking dish and mix well.

Beat together the eggs and milk in a jug and add the thyme. Mix the two cheeses together and add most of it to the egg mixture, then season. Pour into the baking dish, stir gently, then scatter the rest of the cheese on top.

Bake for 35-40 mins until set and golden. Cool for a few mins, then serve with a green salad.




Italian Cheesy Breadsticks

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 tbsp butter, melted
ΒΌ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning

Method

Roll out the puff pastry and cut into thin strips
Brush the strips with melted butter
Sprinkle with parmesan and Italian seasoning
Turn the stips over and repeat
Twist the strips by turning in opposite directions both both ends
Place on a baking tray lined with a baking sheet and cook for about 10 minutes, until golden brown




Spaghetti Carbonara with Roasted Tomato Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients

Carbonara

225g dried spaghetti
150g sliced smoked pancetta
2 large eggs, plus 2 extra yolks
4 tbsp pecorino romano, finely grated
4 tbsp double cream
Olive oil
Black pepper

Roasted tomato salad

350g cherry tomatoes, halved
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
6 large sprigs of fresh basil, shredded
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Mixed green salad leaves
1/2 Red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced
1 Small bulb of fennel, halved and thinly sliced
Method

Preheat the oven to 425f / 220c / Gas Mark 7

Place the tomatoes cut side up in a shallow ovenproof dish.
Sprinkle with the garlic slices and basil, then drizzle over the olive oil. Season to taste
Mix the salad leaves in a serving dish and add the onion, cucumber & fennel.
Roast the tomatoes for 10 minutes, when done spoon them, with all their hot juices over the salad

Meanwhile:

Cook the pasta for 8 - 10 minutes in boiling salted water. Add 1 tsp of olive oil to the water
Dry fry the pancetta until it is crisp and golden, about 5 minutes
Whisk the eggs, yolks and cream in a bowl and season with black pepper, then whisk in the cheese
When the pasta is cooked, drain it quickly and return it to the pan, add the pancetta along with the cream and egg
Stir thoroughly and serve into deep plates or bowls, sprinkle over some extra cheese if required