Take 5 Ingredients and.....its Dinner!

Just 5 Ingredients for an easy-peasy tasty meal, delicious!

Salmon Parcels

Serves 2

2 Salmon Fillets

1 orange juiced

1 sheet of puff pastry

1 egg beaten with a little milk  

Leave the salmon to marinate in the fresh orange juice for 30 mins.

Meanwhile cut the puff pastry into 2 pieces large enough to make parcels for the salmon

Lay the salmon on the sheet of puff pastry and make a parcel by pulling the ends together and pinching with a fork.  Brush with the egg mixture and pop on a lined baking tray for 20 mins @ 180 or until pastry is golden in colour...

Tuna & Sweetcorn Cakes

Serves 2

1 Can of Tuna Chunks 400g 

3 tablespoons of mashed potato

1 egg beaten 

3 tablespoons of sweetcorn

Tossed green salad

Combine drained tuna, sweetcorn, mashed potato & beaten egg.  Shape into cakes.  Dust in a little flour and fry on a non stick pan with a little olive oil for about 4 mins each side until golden brown and heated through.

Serve with a tossed green salad

Asian Inspired Tuna Cakes

Swop the egg for 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce and add some fresh coriander..

Honey Lemon Chicken

Serves 4

Marinade:

4 tablespoons of lemon juice

3 tablespoons of honey

1 tablespoons of Dijon

4 chicken breasts … whole or cubed..  

Ovenbaked baby potatoes

Pop all of the marinade ingredients into a bowl.  Stir well to combine all of the ingredients .

Add the cubed chicken stir and coat with the marinade aallow to marinate,  if possible for an hour.. 

Heat oven to 200 (400F) Gas 6) and place in a casserole dish covered for the first 10 mins.. Stir to combine chicken with marinade and cook for a further 15 mins.

Baked baby potatoes -  drizzle  with olive oil & seasalt & cook for 20 mins @ 200..

Sesame Chill Beef  

Serves 4

500g beef strips

1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped

2 tbls of oyster sauce

4 handfuls of broccoli florets steamed

Steamed rice or noodles

Heat a non-stick wok and swirl with a little olive oil, pop the chilli on the pan for 30 seconds then add the beef strips, cook on a high heat for 1 min the add the oyster sauce, continue to cook until the sauce bubbles, pop in the steamed broccoli and stir.  Transfer to a serving dish.

Serve with steamed rice add a green veggie like steamed sugar snap peas – delicious!